{"title":"Letter to the Editor: Increasing incidence of Parkinson's disease in patients with epilepsy: A Nationwide Cohort Study","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jns.2024.123206","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We have read with a great deal of interest the article by Hwang et al. (1) and appreciate the authors’' commendable efforts. The article was intelligently written and provides a significant insight into the study carried out by the authors. We greatly acknowledge the brief concepts the authors have shared regarding Parkinson's disease and epilepsy, which are without doubt an asset to the field of neurology. The study has laid a good foundation for future related studies. The article mentions epilepsy as an uncommon comorbidity of Parkinson's disease and the transition of a non-epilepsy brain to an epilepsy brain. It is also mentioned that PD is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra, and the incidence of the two diseases. However, as we assess the article in depth, we have found some shortcomings that would have enhanced the sense and purpose of the study.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17417,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Neurological Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.6000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of the Neurological Sciences","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022510X24003411","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CLINICAL NEUROLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
We have read with a great deal of interest the article by Hwang et al. (1) and appreciate the authors’' commendable efforts. The article was intelligently written and provides a significant insight into the study carried out by the authors. We greatly acknowledge the brief concepts the authors have shared regarding Parkinson's disease and epilepsy, which are without doubt an asset to the field of neurology. The study has laid a good foundation for future related studies. The article mentions epilepsy as an uncommon comorbidity of Parkinson's disease and the transition of a non-epilepsy brain to an epilepsy brain. It is also mentioned that PD is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra, and the incidence of the two diseases. However, as we assess the article in depth, we have found some shortcomings that would have enhanced the sense and purpose of the study.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of the Neurological Sciences provides a medium for the prompt publication of original articles in neurology and neuroscience from around the world. JNS places special emphasis on articles that: 1) provide guidance to clinicians around the world (Best Practices, Global Neurology); 2) report cutting-edge science related to neurology (Basic and Translational Sciences); 3) educate readers about relevant and practical clinical outcomes in neurology (Outcomes Research); and 4) summarize or editorialize the current state of the literature (Reviews, Commentaries, and Editorials).
JNS accepts most types of manuscripts for consideration including original research papers, short communications, reviews, book reviews, letters to the Editor, opinions and editorials. Topics considered will be from neurology-related fields that are of interest to practicing physicians around the world. Examples include neuromuscular diseases, demyelination, atrophies, dementia, neoplasms, infections, epilepsies, disturbances of consciousness, stroke and cerebral circulation, growth and development, plasticity and intermediary metabolism.