The Internet Journal of Neurology
ISSN: 1531-295X
Editor in Chief
Prof. H. Foyaca-Sibat
Head of Neurology and Stroke Unit
Faculty of Health Sciences
Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital; Walter Sisulu University
Mthatha South Africa
Head of Neurology and Stroke Unit
Faculty of Health Sciences
Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital; Walter Sisulu University
Mthatha South Africa
Editorial Board
J. Gary Abuelo M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Kidney Disease and Hypertension
Rhode Island Hospital
Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Providence, RI
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Kidney Disease and Hypertension
Rhode Island Hospital
Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Providence, RI
Sergio R. Acchiardo M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Chair of Nephrology
University of Tennessee
Memphis, TN
Professor of Medicine
Chair of Nephrology
University of Tennessee
Memphis, TN
Rajini Bankim Amin MD
President Society of Neurosciences Pune
Pune Maharshtra IndiaRetired Professor and Head of the Department of Medicine
B.J.Medical College
Pune
President Society of Neurosciences Pune
Pune Maharshtra IndiaRetired Professor and Head of the Department of Medicine
B.J.Medical College
Pune
Sharon P. Andreoli M.D.
Byron P. and Frances D. Hollett Professor of Pediatrics
Director, dept:Section of Pediatric Nephrology
James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Pediatrics
Indianapolis, IN
Byron P. and Frances D. Hollett Professor of Pediatrics
Director, dept:Section of Pediatric Nephrology
James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Pediatrics
Indianapolis, IN
Bryan N. Becker MD
Professor of Medicine; Head, Nephrology Section
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison WI
Professor of Medicine; Head, Nephrology Section
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison WI
Sushil Beri MBBS. MD. DCH. MRCPCH
Specialist Registrar in Paediatric Neurology
Department of Paediatric Neurology
Leicester Royal Infirmary
Leicester, LE1 5WW UK
Specialist Registrar in Paediatric Neurology
Department of Paediatric Neurology
Leicester Royal Infirmary
Leicester, LE1 5WW UK
Jeffrey S. Berns M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics; Interim Chief
Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division
Director, Renal Fellowship Program
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics; Interim Chief
Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division
Director, Renal Fellowship Program
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Roland Blantz MD
Professor of Medicine; Head, Division of Nephrology-Hypertension
University of California
San Diego, CA
Professor of Medicine; Head, Division of Nephrology-Hypertension
University of California
San Diego, CA
Bradley J. Bloom MD
Director, Pediatric Rheumatology
Hasbro Children's HospitalAssistant Professor of Pediatrics
Brown Medical School
Providence Rhode Island USA
Director, Pediatric Rheumatology
Hasbro Children's HospitalAssistant Professor of Pediatrics
Brown Medical School
Providence Rhode Island USA
Robert S. Brown M.D., FACP
Associate Professor of Medicine; Harvard Medical School
Clinical Chief, Nephrology Division; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Associate Professor of Medicine; Harvard Medical School
Clinical Chief, Nephrology Division; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Wendy W Brown MD, MPH
Chief of Staff; Jesse Brown VAMC
Professor of Medicine; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Chief of Staff; Jesse Brown VAMC
Professor of Medicine; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Jorge G. Burneo MD
UAB Epilepsy Center
Department of Neurology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham Alabama USA
UAB Epilepsy Center
Department of Neurology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham Alabama USA
JL Caceres MSc, PhD
Associate Professor in Medical Informatics
Senior Associate
International Center for Theoretical Physics
Trieste ItalyVice-Director for Research
Center for Cybernetics Applied to Medicine (CECAM)
Department of Physiology
University of Transkei
Umtata South Africa
Associate Professor in Medical Informatics
Senior Associate
International Center for Theoretical Physics
Trieste ItalyVice-Director for Research
Center for Cybernetics Applied to Medicine (CECAM)
Department of Physiology
University of Transkei
Umtata South Africa
Dr. Jonathan Carr FCP(SA) Neurology; MSc(Med)
Department of Neurology
University of Stellenbosch South Africa
Department of Neurology
University of Stellenbosch South Africa
Fernando Castellanos MD
Neurologist
Neurolgy Unit
Hospital Virgen del Puerto
Placeres Spain
Neurologist
Neurolgy Unit
Hospital Virgen del Puerto
Placeres Spain
Benjamin D. Cowley Jr. M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Section Chief, Nephrology & Hypertension
John Gammill Professor in Polycystic Kidney Disease
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Professor of Medicine
Section Chief, Nephrology & Hypertension
John Gammill Professor in Polycystic Kidney Disease
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Richard A. Fatica MD
Associate Staff, Nephrology and Hypertension; Director, Nephrology dept:Fellowship Program; Medical Director, Kidney Transplantation
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Associate Staff, Nephrology and Hypertension; Director, Nephrology dept:Fellowship Program; Medical Director, Kidney Transplantation
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Ravindra Kumar Garg MD,DA
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
King George's Medical College
Lucknow India
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
King George's Medical College
Lucknow India
L. Lee Hamm M.D.
Chair of Medicine
Department of Medicine, SL-12
Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, LA
Chair of Medicine
Department of Medicine, SL-12
Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, LA
Shakir Husain MD,DM,FINR(Switzerland)
Honorary Consultant
Stroke Neurology & Interventional Neuroradiology
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
New Delhi India
Honorary Consultant
Stroke Neurology & Interventional Neuroradiology
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
New Delhi India
Richard J. Johnson MD
J. Robert Cade Professor of Medicine and Chief
Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
J. Robert Cade Professor of Medicine and Chief
Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Shefali Karkare MD, DNB, DCH
Director of Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Neurology
University of Louisville, KY,USA
Director of Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Neurology
University of Louisville, KY,USA
Craig B. Langman M.D.
The Isaac A. Abt , MD Professor of Kidney Diseases
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Head, Kidney Diseases
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL
The Isaac A. Abt , MD Professor of Kidney Diseases
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Head, Kidney Diseases
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL
Joao P. Leite MD, PhD
Associated Professor in Neurology
Department of Neurology
University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine at Ribeirao Preto
Campus Universitario
Ribeirao Preto Brazil
Associated Professor in Neurology
Department of Neurology
University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine at Ribeirao Preto
Campus Universitario
Ribeirao Preto Brazil
Oliver Lenz MD FACP FASN
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine; Director, Nephrology Fellowship Training Program
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
Miami, FL
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine; Director, Nephrology Fellowship Training Program
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
Miami, FL
Kore Liow M.D.
Medical Director
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center and Neurophysiology LaboratoryClinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita
Via Christi Regional Medical Center Campus
Wichita Kansas USA
Medical Director
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center and Neurophysiology LaboratoryClinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita
Via Christi Regional Medical Center Campus
Wichita Kansas USA
Calixto Machado MD, Ph.D., FAAN
President Cuban Society of Clinical Neurophysiology Instituto de Neurología y Neurocirugía Ciudad de la Habana Cuba
President Cuban Society of Clinical Neurophysiology Instituto de Neurología y Neurocirugía Ciudad de la Habana Cuba
Danuta Maslinska MD, PhD, DSc
Head of Department of Developmental Neuropathology
Polish Academy of Sciences
Institute of Medical Research Centre
Warsaw Poland
Head of Department of Developmental Neuropathology
Polish Academy of Sciences
Institute of Medical Research Centre
Warsaw Poland
Nobuyuki Bill Miyawaki MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Renal Fellowship Program
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
Winthrop University Hospital
Mineola, NY
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Renal Fellowship Program
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
Winthrop University Hospital
Mineola, NY
Mitra K. Nadim MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine; Director, USC Center for dept:Hypertension & Renovascular Care; Division of Nephrology; Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine; Director, USC Center for dept:Hypertension & Renovascular Care; Division of Nephrology; Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Alessandra Nicoletti MD
Department of Neuroscience
University of Catania
Catania Italy
Department of Neuroscience
University of Catania
Catania Italy
Jefferson V. Proaño MD
Santiago Valderde 68 Col Santiago Ejidales
Mexico D.F. Mexico
Santiago Valderde 68 Col Santiago Ejidales
Mexico D.F. Mexico
Christian Prueter MD
Consultant
Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Neurology
Hospital Maria Hilf Bruchstraße Gangelt Germany
Consultant
Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Neurology
Hospital Maria Hilf Bruchstraße Gangelt Germany
Roger A. Rodby M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine; Director, Renal Fellowship Program
Section of Nephrology
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Associate Professor of Medicine; Director, Renal Fellowship Program
Section of Nephrology
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Rudolph A Rodriguez M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine; University of Washington; dept:VA/Puget Sound Medical Center
Director, Nephrology and Renal Dialysis Unit
Seattle, WA
Associate Professor of Medicine; University of Washington; dept:VA/Puget Sound Medical Center
Director, Nephrology and Renal Dialysis Unit
Seattle, WA
Mitchell H. Rosner MD
Associate Professor; Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Medicine
Director, Nephrology Fellowship Training Program
Division of Nephrology
University of Virginia HSC
Charlottesville, Virginia
Associate Professor; Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Medicine
Director, Nephrology Fellowship Training Program
Division of Nephrology
University of Virginia HSC
Charlottesville, Virginia
Gustavo Saposnik MD
Coordinator of the Stroke Unit
Ramos Mejia HospitalAssistant Professor of Neurology
Buenos Aires University Argentina
Coordinator of the Stroke Unit
Ramos Mejia HospitalAssistant Professor of Neurology
Buenos Aires University Argentina
Peter J. Snyder Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
University of Connecticut
Storrs Connecticut USAAssociate Director, Clinical Technology
Department of Clinical Research
Pfizer Global Research & Development
Adjunct Professor
University of Connecticut
Storrs Connecticut USAAssociate Director, Clinical Technology
Department of Clinical Research
Pfizer Global Research & Development
Fumihito Yoshi MD
Department of Neurology
Tokai University School of Medicine
Tokai Japan
Department of Neurology
Tokai University School of Medicine
Tokai Japan
Stephan G. Zipper MD
Director of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology
Katharina-Kasper-Kliniken
Frankfurt/Main Germany
Director of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology
Katharina-Kasper-Kliniken
Frankfurt/Main Germany