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InterACTN Case Studies: Now Accepting Submissions

Explore the impact of, and learn from, your decisions in our FREE neurology patient case series, interACTN.

 

We are now accepting case studies to further develop the diagnostic skills of your colleagues; please submit your contribution through the Annals of Clinical & Translational Neurology submissions site.

Case of an 85-year-old Woman with Subacute Onset of Bilateral Chorea

An 85-year-old woman presented with 2-3 weeks of progressive abnormal movements. Test your knowledge on the case here! 

Case of a 26-year-old Man with Subacute Progressive Visual Loss

A 26-year-old man with HIV was referred from an infectious disease specialist due to an abnormal finding of Fundoscopy. Test your knowledge on the case here! 

The Case of a 60-year-old Man with Gradual Change in Personality and Judgement

The patient is a 60-year-old righ-handed male pilot who presents with decline in job performance and gradual changes in personality and judgement beginning around 4 years ago. Test your knowledge on the case here! 

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Real‐World Comparison of High‐Efficacy Versus Non‐High‐Efficacy Therapies in Multiple Sclerosis

Sarmad Al-Araji, Marcello Moccia, Alessia Bianchi, Charmaine Yam, Weaam Hamed, Suraya Mohamud, Alan J. Thompson, Frederik Barkhof, Ahmed T. Toosy, Olga Ciccarelli, 
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NMDAR-Antibody Encephalitis Diagnosed With Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma: A Case Series

Soo Hyun Ahn, Cynthea Prima, Tae Min Kim, Soon-Tae Lee, Kon Chu, 
  •  15 July 2025
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Fixel‐Based Analysis of Diffusion Imaging as a Quantitative Marker of Disease State in Spinocerebellar Ataxia

David J. Arpin, S. H. Subramony, the READISCA Consortium, David E. Vaillancourt, Tetsuo Ashizawa, Alexandra Durr, Thomas Mareci, Thomas Klockgether, Jennifer Faber, Henry L. Paulson, Gülin Öz, Matthew R. Burns, 
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Efgartigimod for generalized myasthenia gravis: A multicenter real‐world cohort study in China

Sushan Luo, Qilong Jiang, Wenshuang Zeng, Qinzhou Wang, Zhangyu Zou, Yanyan Yu, Daojun Hong, Quantao Zeng, Song Tan, Zhouao Zhang, Yong Zhang, Xiuming Guo, Jing Chen, Zhongyan Zhao, Shixiong Huang, Jianquan Shi, Ying Chen, Lei Du, Chong Yan, Jianying Xi, Jie Song, Chongbo Zhao, the Chinese Myasthenia Gravis Collaborating Group (CMGCG), 
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Prolonged venous transit is associated with worse neurological recovery in successfully reperfused large vessel strokes

Janet Mei, Hamza Adel Salim, Dhairya A. Lakhani, Licia Luna, Aneri Balar, Mona Shahriari, Nathan Z. Hyson, Francis Deng, Adam A. Dmytriw, Adrien Guenego, Vaibhav Vagal, Victor C. Urrutia, Elisabeth B. Marsh, Hanzhang Lu, Risheng Xu, Rich Leigh, Dylan Wolman, Gaurang Shah, Benjamin Pulli, Kambiz Nael, Gregory W. Albers, Max Wintermark, Jeremy J. Heit, Tobias D. Faizy, Argye E. Hillis, Raf Llinas, Vivek Yedavalli, 
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A comparison of natalizumab and ocrelizumab on disease progression in multiple sclerosis

Pietro Iaffaldano, Giuseppe Lucisano, Tommaso Guerra, Damiano Paolicelli, Emilio Portaccio, Matilde Inglese, Matteo Foschi, Francesco Patti, Franco Granella, Silvia Romano, Paola Cavalla, Giovanna De Luca, Paolo Gallo, Paolo Bellantonio, Antonio Gallo, Sara Montepietra, Alessia Di Sapio, Marika Vianello, Rocco Quatrale, Daniele Spitaleri, Raffaella Clerici, Valentina Torri Clerici, Eleonora Cocco, Vincenzo Brescia Morra, Girolama Alessandra Marfia, Vincenzo Daniele Boccia, Massimo Filippi, Maria Pia Amato, Maria Trojano, the Italian MS Register, 
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Variability of cortico‐cortical evoked potentials in the epileptogenic zone is related to seizure occurrence

Odile Feys, Vincent Wens, Sophie Schuind, Estelle Rikir, Benjamin Legros, Xavier De Tiège, Nicolas Gaspard, 
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Clinical trials for Lennox–Gastaut syndrome: Challenges and priorities

Juliet K. Knowles, Aaron E. L. Warren, Ismail S. Mohamed, Carl E. Stafstrom, Hyun Yong Koh, Debopam Samanta, Renée A. Shellhaas, Gita Gupta, Tracy Dixon-Salazar, Linh Tran, Sonal Bhatia, Jane M. McCabe, Anup D. Patel, Zachary M. Grinspan, 
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Amyloid‐related imaging abnormalities (ARIA): diagnosis, management, and care in the setting of amyloid‐modifying therapy

Rade B. Vukmir, 
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Abnormal intrinsic functional hubs and connectivity in patients with post‐stroke depression

Xiumei Wu, Kang Xu, Tongyue Li, Luoyu Wang, Yanhui Fu, Zhenqiang Ma, Xiaoyan Wu, Yiying Wang, Fenyang Chen, Jinyi Song, Yulin Song, Yating Lv, 
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Altered brain perfusion and oxygen levels relate to sleepiness and attention in post-COVID syndrome

Claudia Chien, Josephine Heine, Ahmed Khalil, Lars Schlenker, Tim J. Hartung, Fabian Boesl, Katia Schwichtenberg, Rebekka Rust, Judith Bellmann-Strobl, Christiana Franke, Friedemann Paul, Carsten Finke, 
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