EDITORIALS:

James W. Prichard and Jeffrey L. Cummings

The insistent call from functional MRI
Neurology 1997 48: 797-800. [PDF]  

Dessa Sadovnick and Roger Kurlan

The increasingly complex genetics of Tourette's syndrome
Neurology 1997 48: 801-802. [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLE:

K. N. North, V. Riccardi, C. Samango-Sprouse, R. Ferner, B. Moore, E. Legius, N. Ratner, and M. B. Denckla

Cognitive function and academic performance in neurofibrornatosis 1: Consensus statement from the NF1 Cognitive Disorders Task Force
Neurology 1997 48: 1121-1127. [PDF]  

IN MEMORIAM:

Donald T. Stuss

D.F. "Frank" Benson (1928--1996)
Neurology 1997 48: 1144-1145. [PDF]  

Mark L. Dyken, Jr., MD

Alexander Treloar Ross, AB, MD, MS (1908--1997)
Neurology 1997 48: 1146-1147. [PDF]  

VIEWS AND REVIEWS:

Theresa D. Hernandez and Dean K. Naritoku

Seizures, epilepsy, and functional recovery after traumatic brain injury: A reappraisal
Neurology 1997 48: 803-806. [PDF]  

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES:

Marvin A. Fishman

Neurology workforce and the Residency Review Committee
Neurology 1997 48: 807-809. [PDF]  

HISTORICAL NEUROLOGY:

Christopher G. Goetz

Jean-Martin Charcot and Silas Weir Mitchell
Neurology 1997 48: 1128-1132. [Abstract] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Alan Pestronk, Rati Choksi, Gregory Blume, and Glenn Lopate

Multifocal motor neuropathy: Serum IgM binding to a GM1 ganglioside-containing lipid mixture but not to GMl alone
Neurology 1997 48: 1104-1106. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Joan Marti-Fabregas, Jordi Montero, Dolores Lopez-Villegas, and Miquel Quer

Post-irradiation neuromyotonia in bilateral facial and trigeminal nerve distribution
Neurology 1997 48: 1107-1108. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S. J. Kish, M. Guttman, Y. Robitaille, M. El-Awar, L. -J. Chang, and A. I. Levey

Striatal dopamine nerve terminal markers but not nigral cellularity are reduced in spinocerebellar ataxia type 1
Neurology 1997 48: 1109-1111. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Christina A.G. Bergqvist, Herbert I. Goldberg, Olafur Thorarensen, and Shawn J. Bird

Posterior Cervical spinal cord infarction following vertebral artery dissection
Neurology 1997 48: 1112-1114. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L. J. Currie, J. P. Bennett, Jr, MD, Ph, M. B. Harrison, J. M. Trugman, and G. F. Wooten

Clinical correlates of sleep benefit in Parkinson's disease
Neurology 1997 48: 1115-1117. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M. Aoki, K. Abe, N. Oda, M. Ikeda, T. Tsuda, M. Kanai, M. Shoji, P. H. St. George-Hyslop, and Y. Itoyama

A presenilin-1 mutation in a Japanese family with Alzheimer's disease and distinctive abnormalities on cranial MRI
Neurology 1997 48: 1118-1120. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Shinichiro Nagamitsu, Toyojiro Matsuishi, Akio Ohnishi, and Hirohisa Kato

Decreased CSF levels of substance P in patients with congenital sensory neuropathy with anhidrosis
Neurology 1997 48: 1133. [PDF]  

M. C. Prevett, P. Brown, and J. S. Duncan

Improvement of stiff-man syndrome with vigabatrin
Neurology 1997 48: 1133-1134. [PDF]  

Leonard H. Van den Berg, Henk Lokhorst, and John H. J. Wokke

Pulsed high-dose dexamethasone is not effective in patients with multifocal motor neuropathy
Neurology 1997 48: 1135. [PDF]  

Francis O. Walker

Voice fatigue in myasthenia gravis: The sinking pitch sign
Neurology 1997 48: 1135-1136. [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Gordon J. Gilbert

Ginkgo biloba
Neurology 1997 48: 1137. [PDF]  

Bradley J. Davis

AED withdrawal
Neurology 1997 48: 1137. [PDF]  

David Genis and Victor Volpini

Machado-Joseph disease, spinopontine atrophy, and SCA3
Neurology 1997 48: 1137-1138. [PDF]  

Jules J. Claus, Willem A. van Gool, Howard Feldman, and Erich Mohr

SPECT in AD
Neurology 1997 48: 1139. [PDF]  

Daniel M. Feinberg

Peripheral neuropathy
Neurology 1997 48: 1140. [PDF]  

Michael Privitera

Complex partial status epilepticus
Neurology 1997 48: 1140. [PDF]  

Patrick Levallois

Alzheimer's disease and aluminum
Neurology 1997 48: 1141-1142. [PDF]  

Takashi Ichiyama, Takashi Hayashi, and Susumu Furukawa

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
Neurology 1997 48: 1142. [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

Corrections
Neurology 1997 48: 1142-1143. [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Carlos S. Kase, Christopher J. Watling, William T. Talman, David Riley, Robert B. Daroff, Barbara A. Bangert, Mark Desposito, Valeria Sansone, and Catherine A. Kernich

Book Reviews
Neurology 1997 48: 1148. [PDF]  

ARTICLE:

N. Llewellyn-Smith, M. Lai, D. H. Miller, P. Rudge, A. J. Thompson, and M. L. Cuzner

Effects of anti-CD4 antibody treatment on lymphocyte subsets and stimulated tumor necrosis factor alpha production: A study of 29 multiple sclerosis patients entered into a clinical trial of cM-T412
Neurology 1997 48: 810-816. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S. R. Schwid, M. D. Petrie, M. P. McDermott, D. S. Tierney, D. H. Mason, and A. D. Goodman

Quantitative assessment of sustained-release 4-aminopyridine for symptomatic treatment of multiple sclerosis
Neurology 1997 48: 817-820. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Wayne T. Cornblath and Douglas J. Quint

MRI of optic nerve enlargement in optic neuritis
Neurology 1997 48: 821-825. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Paolo Bongioanni and Giuseppe Meucci

T-cell tumor necrosis factor- receptor binding in patients with multiple sclerosis
Neurology 1997 48: 826-831. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R. M. Tresley, L. A. Stone, N. Fields, H. Maloni, H. McFarland, and J. A. Frank

Clinical safety of serial monthly administrations of gadopentetate dimeglumine in patients with multiple sclerosis: Implications for natural history and early-phase treatment trials
Neurology 1997 48: 832-835. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L. Chang, T. Ernst, C. Tornatore, H. Aronow, R. Melchor, I. Walot, E. Singer, and M. Cornford

Metabolite abnormalities in progressive rnultifocal leukoencephalopathy by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Neurology 1997 48: 836-844. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M. S. van der Knaap, P. G. Barth, F.J.M. Gabreëls, E. Franzoni, J. H. Begeer, H. Stroink, J. J. Rotteveel, and J. Valk

A new leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter
Neurology 1997 48: 845-854. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Ian A. Grant, Gene G. Hunder, Henry A. Homburger, and Peter J. Dyck

Peripheral neuropathy associated with sicca complex
Neurology 1997 48: 855-892. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Elizabeth A. Sekul, Catherine Chow, and Marinos C. Dalakas

Magnetic resonance imaging of the forearm as a diagnostic aid in patients with sporadic inclusion body myositis
Neurology 1997 48: 863-866. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M. Kessali, R. Zemmouri, A. Guilbot, T. Maisonobe, A. Brice, E. LeGuern, and D. Grid

A clinical, electrophysiologic, neuropathologic, and genetic study of two large Algerian families with an autosomal recessive demyelinating form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Neurology 1997 48: 867-873. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Satoshi Kuwabara, Masashi Nakajima, Shinji Matsuda, and Takamichi Hattori

Magnetic resonance imaging at the demyelinative foci in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
Neurology 1997 48: 874-877. [Abstract] [PDF]  

O. Gredal, S. Rosenbaum, S. Topp, M. Karlsborg, P. Strange, and L. Werdelin

Quantification of brain metabolites in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by localized proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Neurology 1997 48: 878-881. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Claudio Bassetti, Julien Bogousslavsky, Heinrich Mattle, and Andrea Bernasconi

Medial medullary stroke: Report of seven patients and review of the literature
Neurology 1997 48: 882-890. [Abstract] [PDF]  

H. S. Jerrgensen, H. Nakayama, J. Reith, H. O. Raaschou, and T. S. Olsen

Stroke recurrence: Predictors, severity, and prognosis. The Copenhagen Stroke Study
Neurology 1997 48: 891-895. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A. E. Mackey, M. Abrahamowicz, Y. Langlois, R. Battista, D. Simard, F. Bourque, J. Leclerc, R. Coté, and the Asymptomatic Cervical Bruit Study Group

Outcome of asymptomatic patients with carotid disease
Neurology 1997 48: 896-903. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Adnan I. Qureshi, Wayne H. Giles, Janet B. Croft, and Donald L. Bliwise

Habitual sleep patterns and risk for stroke and coronary heart disease: A 10-year follow-up from NHANES I
Neurology 1997 48: 904-910. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L. B. Morgenstern, A. J. Fox, B. L. Sharpe, M. Eliasziw, H.J.M. Barnett, and J. C. Grotta

The risks and benefits of carotid endarterectomy in patients with near occlusion of the carotid artery
Neurology 1997 48: 911-915. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Joseph M. Furman, Carey D. Balaban, and Ian F. Pollack

Vestibular compensation in a patient with a cerebellar infarction
Neurology 1997 48: 916-920. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Gary A. Rosenberg and Milo Navratil

Metalloproteinase inhibition blocks edema in intracerebral hemorrhage in the rat
Neurology 1997 48: 921-626. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D. Eidelberg, J. R. Moeller, A. Antonini, K. Kazumata, V. Dhawan, C. Budman, and A. Feigin

The metabolic anatomy of Tourette's syndrome
Neurology 1997 48: 927-933. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Valsamma Eapen, Jane O'Neill, Hugh M. D Gurling, and Mary M. Robertson

Sex of parent transmission effect in Tourette's syndrome: Evidence for earlier age at onset in maternally transmitted cases suggests a genomic imprinting effect
Neurology 1997 48: 934-936. [Abstract] [PDF]  

B. L. Miller, C. Ikonte, M. Ponton, M. Levy, K. Boone, A. Darby, N. Berman, I. Mena, and J. L. Cummings

A study of the Lund-Manchester research criteria for frontotemporal dementia: Clinical and single-photon emission CT correlations
Neurology 1997 48: 937-941. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Susan F. Mickel, Steven K. Broste, and Bradley C. Hiner

Lack of overlap in genetic risks for Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease
Neurology 1997 48: 942-948. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T. D. Bird, E. M. Wijsman, D. Nochlin, M. Leehey, S. M. Sumi, H. Payami, P. Poorkaj, E. Nemens, M. Rafkind, and G. D. Schellenberg

Chromosome 17 and hereditary dementia: Linkage studies in three non-Alzheimer families and kindreds with late-onset FAD
Neurology 1997 48: 949-954. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Richard Camicioli, Diane Howieson, Suzanne Lehman, and Jeffrey Kaye

Talking while walking: The effect of a dual task in aging and Alzheimer's disease
Neurology 1997 48: 955-958. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J. A. Schneider, R. L. Watts, M. Gearing, R. P. Brewer, and S. S. Mirra

Corticobasal degeneration: Neuropathologic and clinical heterogeneity
Neurology 1997 48: 959-968. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Michael J. Bannon and Christopher J. Whitty

Age-related and regional differences in dopamine transporter mRNA expression in human midbrain
Neurology 1997 48: 969-977. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D. I. Kaufer, B. L. Miller, L. Itti, L. A. Fairbanks, J. Li, J. Fishman, J. Kushi, and J. L. Cummings

Midline cerebral morphometry distinguishes frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer's disease
Neurology 1997 48: 978-984. [Abstract] [PDF]  

B. L. Plassman, K. A. Welsh-Bohmer, E. D. Bigler, S. C. Johnson, C. V. Anderson, M. J. Helms, A. M. Saunders, and J.C.S. Breitner

Apolipoprotein E 4 allele and hippocampal volume in twins with normal cognition
Neurology 1997 48: 985-988. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Herman Buschke, Martin J. Sliwinski, Gail Kuslansky, and Richard B. Lipton

Diagnosis of early dementia by the Double Memory Test: Encoding specificity improves diagnostic sensitivity and specificity
Neurology 1997 48: 989-996. [Abstract] [PDF]  

E. T. Poehlman, M. J. Toth, M. I. Goran, W. H. Carpenter, P. Newhouse, and C. J. Rosen

Daily energy expenditure in free-living non-institutionalized Alzheimer's patients: A doubly labeled water study
Neurology 1997 48: 997-1002. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L. Hertz-Pannier, W. D. Gaillard, S. H. Mott, C. A. Cuenod, S. Y. Bookheimer, S. Weinstein, J. Conry, P. H. Papero, S. J. Schiff, D. Le Bihan, and W. H. Theodore

Noninvasive assessment of language dominance in children and adolescents with functional MRI: A preliminary study
Neurology 1997 48: 1003-1012. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S. Dupont, M. Catala, D. Hasboun, F. Semah, and M. Baulac

Progressive facial hemiatrophy and epilepsy: A common underlying dysgenetic mechanism
Neurology 1997 48: 1013-1017. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R. Kuzniecky, H. Hetherington, J. Pan, J. Hugg, C. Palmer, F. Gilliam, E. Faught, and R. Morawetz

Proton spectroscopic imaging at 4.1 tesla in patients with malformations of cortical development and epilepsy
Neurology 1997 48: 1018-1024. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Carl B. Dodrill, John L. Arnett, Kenneth W. Sommerville, and Vincent Shu

Cognitive and quality of life effects of differing dosages of tiagabine in epilepsy
Neurology 1997 48: 1025-1030. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L. E. Gustavson, S. W. Boellner, G. R. Granneman, J. X. Qian, H. J. Guenther, T. El-Shourbagy, and K. W. Sommerville

A single-dose study to define tiagabine pharmacokinetics in pediatric patients with complex partial seizures
Neurology 1997 48: 1032-1036. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M. D. Holmes, C. B. Dodrill, G. A. Ojemann, A. J. Wilensky, and L. M. Ojemann

Outcome following surgery in patients with bitemporal interictal epileptiform patterns
Neurology 1997 48: 1037-1040. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J. I. Sirven, J. D. Liporace, J. A. French, M. J. O'Connor, and M. R. Sperling

Seizures in temporal lobe epilepsy: I. Reliability of scalp/sphenoidal ictal recording
Neurology 1997 48: 1041-1046. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J. I. Breier, N. A. Mullani, A. B. Thomas, J. W. Wheless, P. M. Plenger, K. L. Gould, A. Papanicolaou, and L. J. Willmore

Effects of duration of epilepsy on the uncoupling of metabolism and blood flow in complex partial seizures
Neurology 1997 48: 1047-1052. [Abstract] [PDF]  

H. Shinotoh, B. J. Snow, N. -S. Chu, C. -C. Huang, C. -S. Lu, C. Lee, H. Takahashi, and D. B. Calne

Presynaptic and postsynaptic striatal dopaminergic function in patients with manganese intoxication: A positron emission tomography study
Neurology 1997 48: 1053-1055. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S. Y. Bookheimer, T. A. Zeffiro, T. Blaxton, B. A. Malow, W. D. Gaillard, S. Sato, C. Kufta, P. Fedio, and W. H. Theodore

A direct comparison of PET activation and electrocortical stimulation mapping for language localization
Neurology 1997 48: 1056-1065. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A. Brashear, D. DeLeon, S. B. Bressman, D. Thyagarajan, M. R. Farlow, and W. B. Dobyns

Rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism in a second family
Neurology 1997 48: 1066-1069. [Abstract] [PDF]  

I. H. Richard, R. Kurlan, C. Tanner, S. Factor, J. Hubble, O. Suchowersky, C. Waters, and the Parkinson Study Group

Serotonin syndrome and the combined use of deprenyl and an antidepressant in Parkinson's disease
Neurology 1997 48: 1070-1076. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J. H. Friedman, W. C. Koller, M. C. Lannon, K. Busenbark, E. Swanson-Hyland, and D. Smith

Benztropine versus clozapine for the treatment of tremor in Parkinson's disease
Neurology 1997 48: 1077-1080. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A. Battaglia, F. Gurrieri, E. Bertini, A. Bellacosa, M. G. Pomponi, M. Paravatou-Petsotas, S. Mazza, and G. Neri

The inv dup(15) syndrome: A clinically recognizable syndrome with altered behavior, mental retardation, and epilepsy
Neurology 1997 48: 1081-1086. [Abstract] [PDF]  

K. Kurohara, Y. Kuroda, H. Maruyama, H. Kawakami, M. Yukitake, M. Matsui, and S. Nakamura

Homozygosity for an allele carrying intermediate CAG repeats in the dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA) gene results in spastic paraplegia
Neurology 1997 48: 1087-1089. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A. C. Nirkko, K. M. Rösler, C. Ozdoba, O. Heid, G. Schroth, and C. W. Hess

Human cortical plasticity: Functional recovery with mirror movements
Neurology 1997 48: 1090-1093. [Abstract] [PDF]  

G. Plazzi, R. Corsini, F. Provini, G. Pierangeli, P. Martinelli, P. Montagna, E. Lugaresi, and P. Cortelli

REM sleep behavior disorders in multiple system atrophy
Neurology 1997 48: 1094-1096. [Abstract] [PDF]  

James L. Frey and Joseph E. Heiserman

Absence of pontine lesions in narcolepsy
Neurology 1997 48: 1097-1099. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Mirja L. Hämäläinen, Kalle Hoppu, and Pirkko Santavuori

Sumatriptan for migraine attacks in children: A randomized placebo-controlled study Do children with migraine respond to oral sumatriptan differently from adults?
Neurology 1997 48: 1100-1103. [Abstract] [PDF]  

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