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August 2021, Vol 78, No. 8, Pages 899-1021

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An Opportune Time for Newborn Screening in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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JAMA Neurol. 2021;78(8):901-902. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.1782

This Viewpoint discusses the history of newborn screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, new molecular therapies, and a national program of newborn screening.

Advanced Practice Clinicians—Neurology’s Underused Resource

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JAMA Neurol. 2021;78(8):903-904. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.1416

This Viewpoint discusses the benefit of integrating advanced practice clinicians into neurology practices to improve patient access and optimize care.

On the Brain

Sailing to the Mediterranean and Navigating Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

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JAMA Neurol. 2021;78(8):905-906. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.1652

This essay discusses the journey of a surgical oncologist as she navigates her father’s diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis as a physician and daughter in the face of evolving health care value.

Editorial

Equity and the ÌÇÐÄvlog

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JAMA Neurol. 2021;78(8):907-909. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.2135

Streamlining the Path to Endovascular Reperfusion in Stroke

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JAMA Neurol. 2021;78(8):909-911. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.1369

Association of Fetal Exposure to Newer Antiseizure Medications With Neurodevelopment: A Step Toward a Better Understanding

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JAMA Neurol. 2021;78(8):911-913. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.1217

APOE ε4 Association With Cognition and Alzheimer Disease Biomarkers in Down Syndrome—Implications for Clinical Trials and Treatments for All

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JAMA Neurol. 2021;78(8):913-915. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.1649
Original Investigation

Direct to Angiography vs Repeated Imaging Approaches in Transferred Patients Undergoing Endovascular Thrombectomy

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JAMA Neurol. 2021;78(8):916-926. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.1707

This pooled cohort study evaluates the functional and safety outcomes of the direct to angiography vs repeated imaging approaches in the different treatment windows and on-call vs regular hours in patients with large vessel occlusion undergoing transfer for endovascular thrombectomy.

Two-Year-Old Cognitive Outcomes in Children of Pregnant Women With Epilepsy in the Maternal Outcomes and Neurodevelopmental Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs Study

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JAMA Neurol. 2021;78(8):927-936. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.1583

This multicenter cohort study compares children at 2 years of age with and without fetal exposure to antiseizure medications and assesses the association of maximum exposure to these medications in the third trimester of pregnancy with neurodevelopment.

Association of Apolipoprotein E ɛ4 Allele With Clinical and Multimodal Biomarker Changes of Alzheimer Disease in Adults With Down Syndrome

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JAMA Neurol. 2021;78(8):937-947. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.1893

This cohort study examines Alzheimer disease symptoms and age at onset; changes in amyloid, tau, and neurodegeneration biomarkers; and topography of brain changes in adults with Down syndrome.

Association Between SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Immune-Mediated Myopathy in Patients Who Have Died

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JAMA Neurol. 2021;78(8):948-960. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.2004

This case-control autopsy series aims to identify differences in skeletal muscle and myocardial inflammation in patients who died with COVID-19 vs other diseases.

Accuracy of Tau Positron Emission Tomography as a Prognostic Marker in Preclinical and Prodromal Alzheimer Disease: A Head-to-Head Comparison Against Amyloid Positron Emission Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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JAMA Neurol. 2021;78(8):961-971. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.1858

This prognostic study examines the prognostic accuracy of baseline [18F]flortaucipir and [18F]RO948 (tau) positron emission tomography (PET) in individuals across the Alzheimer disease clinical spectrum and performs a head-to-head comparison with established magnetic resonance imaging and amyloid PET markers.

Home Health Management of Parkinson Disease Deep Brain Stimulation: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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JAMA Neurol. 2021;78(8):972-981. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.1910

This randomized clinical trial of individuals with Parkinson disease compares the efficacy of deep brain stimulation managed postoperatively by a home health nurse with the existing standard of in-clinic postoperative management.

Functional Outcomes Over the First Year After Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in the Prospective, Longitudinal TRACK-TBI Study

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JAMA Neurol. 2021;78(8):982-992. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.2043

This cohort study assesses outcomes in major areas of life functions at 2 weeks and 3, 6, and 12 months after moderate to severe traumatic brain injury.

DIAPH1 Variants in Non–East Asian Patients With Sporadic Moyamoya Disease

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JAMA Neurol. 2021;78(8):993-1003. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.1681

This genetic association study analyzes genetic characteristics of patients with moyamoya disease.

Review

Association Between Globular Glial Tauopathies and Frontotemporal Dementia—Expanding the Spectrum of Gliocentric Disorders: A Review

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JAMA Neurol. 2021;78(8):1004-1014. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.1813

This review of 88 published cases of globular glial tauopathies examines their associations with frontotemporal dementia and associated disorders.

Images in Neurology

Dynamic Tremor in a Patient With Parkinson Disease

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JAMA Neurol. 2021;78(8):1015. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.1431

This case report describes a 52-year-old man with Parkinson disease with sudden-onset resting tremor in the left upper limb only.

Ondine’s Curse and Trismus in Association With Kelch-like Protein-11 Autoimmunity

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JAMA Neurol. 2021;78(8):1016-1017. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.1557

This case report describes a 45-year-old man with sleep-related central hypoventilation (also known as Ondine’s curse) and trismus associated with Kelch-like protein-11 autoimmunity.

JAMA Neurology Clinical Challenge

Progressive Ataxia and Downbeat Nystagmus in an Adult

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JAMA Neurol. 2021;78(8):1018-1019. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.1205

A 63-year-old man presented with a history of vomiting, hypertension, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes, dilated ischemic cardiomyopathy, alcohol use, and stroke; physical examination found appendicular dysmetria with truncal ataxia and downbeat nystagmus. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed a hyperintensity on T2-weighted and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery sequences without reduced diffusion in the cerebellar nodule. What is your diagnosis?

Comment & Response

Questions on Predicting Early Neurological Deterioration in Patients With Minor Stroke and Large-Vessel Occlusion

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JAMA Neurol. 2021;78(8):1020. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.2022

Questions on Predicting Early Neurological Deterioration in Patients With Minor Stroke and Large-Vessel Occlusion—Reply

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JAMA Neurol. 2021;78(8):1020-1021. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.2025
Correction

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JAMA Neurol. 2021;78(8):1021. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.2768
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JAMA Neurol. 2021;78(8):899. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.3679
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