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Unveiling biomarkers in neurological diseases

Guest Editor
Wen-Jun Tu, PhD, MD, Beijing TianTan Hospital and Capital Medical University, China

Submission Status: Open until 3 June 2026

Facial nerve disorders and diseases

Guest Editors
Myriam Loyo Li, MD, MCR, Oregon Health and Science University Hospital, USA
Gerd Fabian Volk, PhD, Jena University Hospital, Germany
Myung Chul Yoo, MD, PhD, Kyung Hee University, South Korea


Submission Status: Open until 20 May 2026

Disorders of consciousness: understanding the spectrum to focus treatment

Guest Editors
Maude Beaudoin-Gobert, PhD, Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon, France
Emilio Garzon Cediel, MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Alfonso Magliacano, PsyD, PhD, Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Italy
Valeria Pingue, MD, University of Pavia, Italy


Submission Status: Open until 12 December 2025

Challenges in neurocritical care

Guest Editors
Elisa Gouvea Bogossian, MD, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Swarna Rajagopalan, MD, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, USA


Submission Status: Open until 1 November 2025

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Biotechnology in neurology and neuroscience

Guest Editors
Dilawar Hassan, PhD, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Mexico
Małgorzata Kujawska, PhD, DSc, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland

 

Brain maintenance and cognitive reserve in aging

Guest Editors
Edward Spencer Bliss, PhD, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
Luodan Yang, PhD, South China Normal University, China

 

The effect of viruses on neurodegenerative diseases

Guest Editors:
Andrew Noel Bubak, MS, PhD, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, USA
Maria Nagel, MD, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, USA

Pathophysiology and therapeutic advances in post-COVID syndrome

Guest Editors
Leonidas D. Panos, MD, University of Bern, Switzerland
Valentino Rački, MD, PhD, Department of Neurology, University of Rijeka, Croatia

Cancer pain

Guest Editors:
Nicola Montano, MD, PhD, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy
Yohannes W. Woldeamanuel, MD, Stanford University, USA

Sex/gender differences in neurophysiology in the normal and pathological brain

Guest Editors:
Ruiyang Ge, PhD: The University of British Columbia, Canada
Massimiliano Valeriani, MD, PhD: Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Italy

Traumatic brain injury: advances in treatments, imaging, rehab, and outcomes

Guest Editors:
Nada Andelic: Oslo University Hospital, Norway
Vishal K. Chavda: Stanford University Medical Center, US
Mangor Pedersen: Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Alice Theadom: Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

Biomarkers of neurological diseases

Guest Editors:
Santiago Perez-Lloret: Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina
Wen-Jun Tu: Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

Sleep physiology and circadian rhythms: pathophysiological mechanisms in common diseases

Guest Editors:
Majid Ghareghani: CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Canada
Birendra Mallick: Amity Institute of Neuropsychology & Neurosciences, India
Simone Russo: Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences “L. Sacco”, University of Milan, Italy
Alessandro Viganò: IRCCS Santa Maria Nascente, Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Italy

Neuroinflammation and brain disease

Guest Editors:
Anna Bersano: Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta", Italy
Jürgen Engele: University of Leipzig, Germany
Michael Schäfer: University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany 
 

Interoception in health and disease

Guest Editors
Jessica L. Hazelton, PhD, Adolfo Ibáñez University, Chile
 

Neurological complications of HIV infection

Guest Editors
Lucette A. Cysique, MA, PhD, University of New South Wales, Australia 
Mikki Schantell, PhD, MPH, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, USA
 

Trends and challenges in neuroengineering applications

Guest Editors
Miaomiao Guo, PhD, Hebei University of Technology of China, China
Iram Khan, PhD, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), India

 

2013

Cross journal collection
Venous involvement in neurological disorders and aging
Collection published: 17 December 2013


2011

Thematic series
Gray Matter Pathology in Multiple Sclerosis
BMC Neurology
Edited by: Dr Robert Zivadinov, Dr Istvan Pirko
Collection published: 6 December 2011

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