EDITORIALS:

Robert G. Holloway, Jr. and Steven P. Ringel

Narrowing the evidence-practice gap Strengthening the link between research and clinical practice
Neurology 1998 50: 319-321. [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLE:

Marc R. Nuwer and Bruce Sigsbee

The Health Care Financing Administration's new examination documentation criteria: Minimum auditing standards for the neurologic examination to be used by Medicare and other payors Report from the American Academy of Neurology Medical Economics and Management Subcommittee
Neurology 1998 50: 497-500. [Abstract] [PDF]  

EXPEDITED PUBLICATION:

John R. Corboy, Pamela J. Garl, and B. K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters

Human herpesvirus 8 DNA in CNS lymphomas from patients with and without AIDS
Neurology 1998 50: 335-340. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

C. Ballard and I. G. McKeith

Psychiatric features in diffuse Lewy body disease
Neurology 1998 50: 573. [PDF]  

Lisa A. Klatka

Psychiatric features in diffuse Lewy body disease
Neurology 1998 50: 573. [PDF]  

Carlo Colosimo, M. Merello, A. J. Hughes, K. Sieradzan, and A. J. Lees

Apomorphine responses in Parkinson's disease and the pathogenesis of motor complications
Neurology 1998 50: 573. [PDF]  

L. Verhagen Metman, E. R. Locatelli, D. Bravi, M. M. Mouradian, and T. N. Chase

Apomorphine responses in Parkinson's disease and the pathogenesis of motor complications
Neurology 1998 50: 574. [PDF]  

M. Ilyas Kamboh, Christopher E. Aston, and Steven T. Dekosky

Association between ACT polymorphism and Alzheimer's disease
Neurology 1998 50: 574. [PDF]  

Rupert Egensperger, Hartmut Herrmann, Siegfried Kösel, and Manuel B. Graeber

To the Editor
Neurology 1998 50: 575. [PDF]  

Ulrich Müller, Rolf-Hasso Bödeker, and Alexander Kurz

To the Editor
Neurology 1998 50: 575. [PDF]  

Kenneth V. Leone and Lawrence H. Phillips, II

Lymphoproliferative disorders and motor neuron disease
Neurology 1998 50: 576. [PDF]  

Lewis P. Rowland, P. H. Gordon, D. S. Younger, W. H. Sherman, A. P. Hays, E. D. Louis, D. J. Lunge, W. Trojaborg, R. E. Lovelace, P. L. Murphy, and N. Latov

Lymphoproliferative disorders and motor neuron disease
Neurology 1998 50: 576. [PDF]  

Ken Ikeda, Y. Zwasaki, M. Kinoshita, M. Zchijo, H. Fujii, Y. Matsuoka, and S. Irimajiri

Quantification of brain metabolites in ALS by localized proton magnetic spectroscopy
Neurology 1998 50: 576. [PDF]  

S. Rosenbaum, O. Gredal, and S. Topp

Quantification of brain metabolites in ALS by localized proton magnetic spectroscopy
Neurology 1998 50: 577. [PDF]  

Peterkin Lee Kwen and P. Pullicino

Pontine lesions in idiopathic narcolepsy
Neurology 1998 50: 577. [PDF]  

G. Plazzi, P. Montagna, F. Prouini, E. Lugaresi, A. Bizzi, Baltimor e, and M. Cohen

Pontine lesions in idiopathic narcolepsy
Neurology 1998 50: 578. [PDF]  

Isabelle Korn-Lubetzki, Yelena Virozou, and Aharon Klar

Myasthenia gravis and alopecia areata
Neurology 1998 50: 578. [PDF]  

A. Komiyama

Myasthenia gravis and alopecia areata
Neurology 1998 50: 578. [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

Correction
Neurology 1998 50: 566. [PDF]  

ARTICLE:

Leon G. Epstein

Does human herpesvirus 8 have a pathogenetic role in primary CNS lymphoma?
Neurology 1998 50: 322-323. [PDF]  

Murray Grossman

Not all words are created equal Category-specific deficits in central nervous system disease
Neurology 1998 50: 324-325. [PDF]  

Michael L. Goldstein and Steven P. Ringel

Neurologic single system examination documentation requirements
Neurology 1998 50: 326. [PDF]  

James L. Bernat, Michael L. Goldstein, and Steven P. Ringel

Conflicts of interest in neurology
Neurology 1998 50: 327-331. [PDF]  

Thomas Heinsius, Julien Bogousslavsky, and Guy Van Melle

Large infarcts in the middle cerebral artery territory Etiology and outcome patterns
Neurology 1998 50: 341-350. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S. F. Cappa, G. Binetti, A. Pezzini, A. Padovani, L. Rozzini, and M. Trabucchi

Object and action naming in Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia
Neurology 1998 50: 351-355. [Abstract] [PDF]  

G. E. Smith, D. L. Bohac, S. C. Waring, E. Kokmen, E. G. Tangalos, R. J. Ivnik, and R. C. Petersen

Apolipoprotein E genotype influences cognitive ‘phenotype’ in patients with Alzheimer's disease but not in healthy control subjects
Neurology 1998 50: 355-362. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Douglas J. Lanska

Dementia mortality in the United States Results of the 1986 National Mortality Follow back Survey
Neurology 1998 50: 362-367. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D. M. Jacobs, M.-X. Tang, Y. Stern, M. Sano, K. Marder, K. L. Bell, P. Schofield, G. Dooneief, B. Gurland, and R. Mayeux

Cognitive function in nondemented older women who took estrogen after menopause
Neurology 1998 50: 368-373. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Martin Prince, Sophia Rabe-Hesketh, and Patrick Brennan

Do anti-arthritic drugs decrease the risk for cognitive decline?: An analysis based on data from the MRC Treatment Trial of Hypertension in Older Adults
Neurology 1998 50: 374-379. [Abstract] [PDF]  

N. Hirono, E. Mori, K. Ishii, Y. Ikejiri, T. Imamura, T. Shimomura, M. Hashimoto, H. Yamashita, and M. Sasaki

Frontal lobe hypometabolism and depression in Alzheimer's disease
Neurology 1998 50: 380-383. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M. Elizabeth Gerard, Mark C. Spitz, John A. Towbin, and Dianne Shantz

Subacute postictal aggression
Neurology 1998 50: 384-388. [Abstract] [PDF]  

H. Lamb, J. Christie, A. B. Singleton, A. Leake, R. H. Perry, P. G. Ince, I. G. McKeith, L. M. Melton, J. A. Edwardson, and C. M. Morris

Apolipoprotein E and alpha-1 antichymotrypsin polymorphism genotyping in Alzheimer's disease and in dementia with Lewy bodies Distinctions between diseases
Neurology 1998 50: 388-391. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Adnan I. Qureshi, Debra L. Hanson, Jeffrey L. Jones, and Robert S. Janssen

Estimation of the temporal probability of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) dementia after risk stratification for HIV-infected persons
Neurology 1998 50: 392-397. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A. Achiron, U. Gabbay, R. Gilad, S. Hassin-Baer, Y. Barak, M. Gornish, A. Elizur, Y. Goldhammer, and I. Sarova-Pinhas

Intravenous immunoglobulin treatment in multiple sclerosis Effect on relapses
Neurology 1998 50: 398-402. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C. Gasperini, C. Pozzilli, S. Bastianello, T. Koudriavtseva, S. Galgani, E. Millefiorini, A. Paolillo, M. A. Horsfield, L. Bozzao, and C. Fieschi

Effect of steroids on Gd-enhancing lesions before and during recombinant beta interferon la treatment in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis
Neurology 1998 50: 403-406. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T. Ichiyama, M. Nishikawa, T. Yoshitomi, T. Hayashi, and S. Furukawa

Tumor necrosis factor-a, interleukin-lβ, and interleukin-6 in cerebrospinal fluid from children with prolonged febrile seizures Comparison with acute encephalitis/encephalopathy
Neurology 1998 50: 407-411. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S.-R. Zhou, C. C. Maier, G. W. Mitchell, C. C. LaGanke, J. E. Blalock, and J. N. Whitaker

A cross-reactive anti-myelin basic protein idiotope in cerebrospinal fluid cells in multiple sclerosis
Neurology 1998 50: 411-417. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C. Macmillan, T. Kirkham, K. Fu, V. Allison, E. Andermann, D. Chitayat, D. Fortier, M. Gans, H. Hare, N. Quercia, D. Zackon, and E. A. Shoubridge

Pedigree analysis of French Canadian families with T14484C Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy
Neurology 1998 50: 417-422. [Abstract] [PDF]  

G. V. McDonnell and S. A. Hawkins

An epidemiologic study of multiple sclerosis in Northern Ireland
Neurology 1998 50: 423-428. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Thomas F. Scott, Kumar Bhagavatula, Peter J. Snyder, and Carol Chieffe

Transverse myelitis: Comparison with spinal cord presentations of multiple sclerosis
Neurology 1998 50: 429-433. [Abstract] [PDF]  

K. M. Shannon, R. D. Penn, J. S. Kroin, C. H. Adler, K. A. Janko, M. York, and S. J. Cox

Stereotactic pallidotomy for the treatment of Parkinson's disease: Efficacy and adverse effects at 6 months in 26 patients
Neurology 1998 50: 434-438. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Warren P. Mason, Samuel D.J. Yeh, and Lisa M. DeAngelis

¹¹¹Indium-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid cerebrospinal fluid flow studies predict distribution of intrathecally administered chemotherapy and outcome in patients with leptomeningeal metastases
Neurology 1998 50: 438-444. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T. J. O'Brien, E. L. So, B. P. Mullan, M. F. Hauser, B. H. Brinkmann, N. I. Bohnen, D. Hanson, G. D. Cascino, C. R. Jack, Jr., and F. W. Sharbrough

Subtraction ictal SPECT co-registered to MRI improves clinical usefulness of SPECT in localizing the surgical seizure focus
Neurology 1998 50: 445-454. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Marcelo E. Lancman, Selim Benbadis, Eric Geller, and Harold H. Morris

Sensitivity and specificity of asymmetric recall on WADA test to predict outcome after temporal lobectomy
Neurology 1998 50: 455-459. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D. B. Rye, B. Dihenia, J. D. Weissman, C. M. Epstein, and D. L. Bliwise

Presentation of narcolepsy after 40
Neurology 1998 50: 459-465. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J. Schoenen, J. Jacquy, and M. Lenaerts

Effectiveness of high-dose riboflavin in migraine prophylaxis A randomized controlled trial
Neurology 1998 50: 466-470. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J. S. Katz, G. I. Wolfe, W. W. Bryan, R. Tintner, and R. J. Barohn

Acetylcholine receptor antibodies in the Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome
Neurology 1998 50: 470-475. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J. J. Verschuuren, J. Dalmau, R. Tunkel, B. Lang, F. Graus, L. Schramm, J. B. Posner, J. Newsom-Davis, and M. R. Rosenfeld

Antibodies against the calcium channel β-subunit in Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome
Neurology 1998 50: 475-479. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Michele Theriault, Joseph Dort, Garnette Sutherland, and Douglas W. Zochodne

A prospective quantitative study of sensory deficits after whole sural nerve biopsies in diabetic and nondiabetic patients Surgical approach and the role of collateral sprouting
Neurology 1998 50: 480-484. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J. S. Hott, M. C. Dalakas, C. Sung, M. Hallett, and R. J. Youle

Skeletal muscle-specific immunotoxin for the treatment of focal muscle spasm
Neurology 1998 50: 485-491. [Abstract] [PDF]  

H. Satoi, N. Oka, T. Kawasaki, K. Miyamoto, I. Akiguchi, and J. Kimura

Mechanisms of tissue injury in vasculitic neuropathies
Neurology 1998 50: 492-496. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S.-C. Jeong, J.-C. Bae, S.-H. Hwang, H.-C. Kim, and B.-C. Lee

Cerebral sparganosis with intracerebral hemorrhage: A case report
Neurology 1998 50: 503-506. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R. Norman Harden, David Rogers, Kathleen Fink, and Richard H. Gracely

Controlled trial of ketorolac in tension-type headache
Neurology 1998 50: 507-509. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J. Treib, G. Dobler, A. Haass, W. von Blohn, M. Strittmatter, G. Pindur, G. Froesner, and K. Schimrigk

Thunderclap headache caused by Erve virus?
Neurology 1998 50: 509-511. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Julián Benito-León, Rogelio Simón, and Carlos Miera

Numb chin syndrome as the initial manifestation of HN infection
Neurology 1998 50: 511-512. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Piu Chan, Caroline M. Tanner, Xin Jiang, and J. William Langston

Failure to find the a-synuclein gene missense mutation (G²⁰⁹A) in 100 patients with younger onset Parkinson's disease
Neurology 1998 50: 513-514. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C. G. Goetz, E. J. Pappert, L. M. Blasucci, G. T. Stebbins, Z. D. Ling, M. V. Nora, and P. M. Carvey

Intravenous levodopa in hallucinating Parkinson's disease patients: High-dose challenge does not precipitate hallucinations
Neurology 1998 50: 515-517. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Y. Imaiso, T. Taniwaki, T. Yamada, T. Yoshimura, M. Hirano, S. Ueno, N. Kaneda, and J. Kira

A novel mutation of the GTP-cyclohydrolase I gene in a patient with hereditary progressive dystoniddopa-responsive dystonia
Neurology 1998 50: 517-519. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Robert E. Adams and Michael N. Diringer

Response to external ventricular drainage in spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage with hydrocephalus
Neurology 1998 50: 519-523. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D. T. Blumenthal, S. Shanske, S. S. Schochet, F. M. Santorelli, S. DiMauro, M. Jaynesm, and J. Bodensteiner

Myoclonus epilepsy with ragged red fibers and multiple mtDNA deletions
Neurology 1998 50: 524-525. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M. T. Al-Lozi, V. B. Hemelt, and A. Pestronk

Steroid-responsive myopathy with deficient chondroitin sulfate C in skeletal muscle connective tissue
Neurology 1998 50: 526-529. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Daniel M. Feinberg, Alfred J. Spiro, and Karen M. Weidenheim

Distinct light microscopic changes in human immunodeficiency virus-associated nemaline myopathy
Neurology 1998 50: 529-531. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S. Saitoh, M. Y. Momoi, T. Yamagata, Y. Mori, and M. Imai

Effects of dichloroaeetate in three patients with MELAS
Neurology 1998 50: 531-534. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S. Ono, K. Takahashi, K. Jinnai, F. Kanda, Y. Fukuoka, H. Kurisaki, S. Mitake, T. Inagaki, T. Yamano, and K. Nagao

Loss of serotonin-containing neurons in the raphe of patients with myotonic dystrophy: A quantitative immunohistochemical study and relation to hypersomnia
Neurology 1998 50: 535-538. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Reiko Fukatsu, Atsushi Yamadori, and Toshikatsu Fujii

Impaired recall and preserved encoding in prominent amnesic syndrome: A case of basal forebrain amnesia
Neurology 1998 50: 539-541. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D. L. Schorner, A. Pegna, B. Matton, M. Seeck, L. Bidaut, D. Slossman, S. Roth, and T. Landis

Ictal agraphia: A patient study
Neurology 1998 50: 542-545. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C. Tiberti, L. Sabe, G. Kuzis, A. Garcia Cuerva, R. Leiguarda, and S. E. Starkstein

Prevalence and correlates of the catastrophic reaction in Alzheimer's disease
Neurology 1998 50: 546-548. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A. Gass, M. Filippi, M. E. Rodegher, A. Schwartz, G. Comi, and M. G. Hennerici

Characteristics of chronic MS lesions in the cerebrum, brainstem, spinal cord, and optic nerve on T1---weighted MRI
Neurology 1998 50: 548-550. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Norio Ohkoshi, Yoshinari Komatsu, Hidehiro Mizusawa, and Ichiro Kanazawa

Primary position upbeat nystagmus increased on downward gaze: Clinicopathologic study of a patient with multiple sclerosis
Neurology 1998 50: 551-553. [Abstract] [PDF]  

F. Cendes, I. Lopes-Cendes, E. Andermann, and F. Andermann

Familial temporal lobe epilepsy: A clinically heterogeneous syndrome
Neurology 1998 50: 554-557. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L. A. Corey, J. M. Pellock, J. G. Boggs, L. L. Miller, and R. J. DeLorenzo

Evidence for a genetic predisposition for status epilepticus
Neurology 1998 50: 558-560. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C. Schnittger, B. Soudah, R. von Wasielewski, M. de Groot, B. Haubitz, H. Becker, and R. Dengler

Infiltration of the central nervous System by a granulosa cell tumor immunestained by antibodies against inhibin
Neurology 1998 50: 560-562. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M. J. van den Bent, P. H. E. Hilkens, P. A. E. Sillevis Smitt, V. J. M. van Raaij-van den Aarssen, M. Bontenbal, and J. Verweij

Lhermitte's sign following chemotherapy with docetaxel
Neurology 1998 50: 563-564. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M. Uchuya, A. Fleury, F. Graus, D. Costagliola, R. Liblau, H. Merle-Beral, I. Théodorou, and J-Y. Delattre

Lack of association between human leukocyte antigens and the anti-Hu syndrome in patients with small-cell lung cancer
Neurology 1998 50: 565-566. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J. Pardo, A. Marcos, H. Bhathal, M. Castro, and E. Varea de Seijas

Chorea as a form of presentation of human immunodeficiency virus-associated dementia complex
Neurology 1998 50: 568-569. [PDF]  

M. Turnbarello, E. Tacconelli, C. Colosimo, R. Cauda, and L. Ortona

Meningoencephalomyelitis caused by herpes simplex virus-1 in a patient with idiopathic T CD4+ lymphocytopenia
Neurology 1998 50: 569-570. [PDF]  

L. Durelli, M. R. Bongioanni, B. Ferrero, A. Oggero, A. Marzano, and M. Rizzetto

Interferon treatment for multiple sclerosis: Autoimmune complications may be lethal
Neurology 1998 50: 570-571. [PDF]  

S. Sriram, W. Mitchell, and C. Stratton

Multiple sclerosis associated with Chlamydia pneumoniae infection of the CNS
Neurology 1998 50: 571-572. [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATION:

R. M. Zweifler, M. L. Brody, G. C. Graves, T. T. U, R. Drinkard, S. Cunningham, and J. F. Rothrock

Intravenous t-PA for acute ischemic stroke: Therapeutic yield of a stroke code system
Neurology 1998 50: 501-503. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTE:

D. Knopman, L. Schneider, K. Davis, S. Gracon, and F. Smith

Long-term tacrine treatment effects
Neurology 1998 50: 567-568. [PDF]  

LANDMARK ARTICLE: A CELEBRATION OF THE FIRST 50 YEARS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY: COMMENTARY:

John F. Kurtzke

On the evaluation of disability in multiple sclerosis
Neurology 1998 50: 317. [PDF]  

Margaret M. Hoehn and Melvin D. Yahr

Parkinsonism: Onset, progression, and mortality
Neurology 1998 50: 318. [PDF]  

POSITION STATEMENT:

Ethics and Humanities Subcommittee

American Academy of Neurology Policy on Conflicts of Interest
Neurology 1998 50: 332-334. [PDF]  

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