IN THIS ISSUE:

December Highlights
Neurology 1998 51: 1526. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO REVIEWERS:

Robert C. Griggs, Karl Kieburtz, Charles Duffy, Leon Epstein, and Michael McDermott

Message of gratitude from the editors to our ad hoc reviewers
Neurology 1998 51: 1521-1524. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIAL MESSAGE:

Karl Kieburtz

Avoiding conflicts of interest: Responsibilities of authors, reviewers, and editors
Neurology 1998 51: 1527-1528. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Mark D'Esposito

Serotonin neurotoxicity: Implications for cognitive neuroscience and neurology
Neurology 1998 51: 1529-1530. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ronald Cranford

Even the dead are not terminally ill anymore
Neurology 1998 51: 1530-1531. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EXPEDITED PUBLICATION:

M. Zeviani, C. T. Moraes, S. DiMauro, H. Nakase, E. Bonilla, E. A. Schon, and L. P. Rowland

Deletions of mitochondrial DNA in Kearns-Sayre syndrome
Neurology 1998 51: 1525. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

Karen I. Bolla, Una D. McCann, and George A. Ricaurte

Memory impairment in abstinent MDMA ("Ecstasy") users
Neurology 1998 51: 1532-1537. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. Alan Shewmon

Chronic "brain death": Meta-analysis and conceptual consequences
Neurology 1998 51: 1538-1545. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. Neary, J. S. Snowden, L. Gustafson, U. Passant, D. Stuss, S. Black, M. Freedman, A. Kertesz, P. H. Robert, M. Albert, K. Boone, B. L. Miller, J. Cummings, and D. F. Benson

Frontotemporal lobar degeneration: A consensus on clinical diagnostic criteria
Neurology 1998 51: 1546-1554. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. A. Mueller, M. M. Moore, D.C.R. Kerr, G. Sexton, R. M. Camicioli, D. B. Howieson, J. F. Quinn, and J. A. Kaye

Brain volume preserved in healthy elderly through the eleventh decade
Neurology 1998 51: 1555-1562. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. A. Lovell, C. Xie, and W. R. Markesbery

Decreased glutathione transferase activity in brain and ventricular fluid in Alzheimer's disease
Neurology 1998 51: 1562-1566. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Samuel, S.C.R. Williams, P. N. Leigh, A. Simmons, S. Chakraborti, C. M. Andrew, K. J. Friston, L. H. Goldstein, and D. J. Brooks

Exploring the temporal nature of hemodynamic responses of cortical motor areas using functional MRI
Neurology 1998 51: 1567-1575. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Wallace Deckel, Daniela Cohen, and Robert Duckrow

Cerebral blood flow velocity decreases during cognitive stimulation in Huntington's disease
Neurology 1998 51: 1576-1583. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

I. Ziv, M. Avraham, Y. Michaelov, R. Djaldetti, R. Dressler, J. Zoldan, and E. Melamed

Enhanced fatigue during motor performance in patients with Parkinson's disease
Neurology 1998 51: 1583-1586. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J.A.G. Agúndez, F. J. Jiménez-Jiménez, A. Luengo, J. A. Molina, M. Ortí-Pareja, A. Vázquez, F. Ramos, J. Duarte, F. Coria, J. M. Ladero, J. C. Alvarez-Cermeño, and J. Benítez

Slow allotypic variants of the NAT2 gene and susceptibility to early-onset Parkinson's disease
Neurology 1998 51: 1587-1592. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Kristin K. Baker, Lorraine Olson Ramig, Erich S. Luschei, and Marshall E. Smith

Thyroarytenoid muscle activity associated with hypophonia in Parkinson disease and aging
Neurology 1998 51: 1592-1598. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Christopher J. Earley, Jennifer B. Yaffee, and Richard P. Allen

Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of pergolide in restless legs syndrome
Neurology 1998 51: 1599-1602. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. Schöls, J. Haan, O. Riess, G. Amoiridis, and H. Przuntek

Sleep disturbance in spinocerebellar ataxias: Is the SCA3 mutation a cause of restless legs syndrome?
Neurology 1998 51: 1603-1607. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. A. Neubauer, B. Fiedler, B. Himmelein, F. Kämpfer, U. Läßker, G. Schwabe, I. Spanier, D. Tams, C. Bretscher, K. Moldenhauer, G. Kurlemann, S. Weise, K. Tedroff, O. Eeg-Olofsson, C. Wadelius, and U. Stephani

Centrotemporal spikes in families with rolandic epilepsy: Linkage to chromosome 15q14
Neurology 1998 51: 1608-1612. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

I. Miyai, T. Suzuki, K. Kii, J. Kang, and K. Kubota

Wallerian degeneration of the pyramidal tract does not affect stroke rehabilitation outcome
Neurology 1998 51: 1613-1616. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. J. Read, T. Hirano, D. F. Abbott, J. I. Sachinidis, H. J. Tochon-Danguy, J. G. Chan, G. F. Egan, A. M. Scott, C. F. Bladin, W. J. McKay, and G. A. Donnan

Identifying hypoxic tissue after acute ischemic stroke using PET and ¹⁸F-fluoromisonidazole
Neurology 1998 51: 1617-1621. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Douglas J. Lanska and Richard J. Kryscio

Stroke and intracranial venous thrombosis during pregnancy and puerperium
Neurology 1998 51: 1622-1628. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. A. Derry, W. W. Dinsmore, M. Fraser, B. P. Gardner, C. A. Glass, M. C. Maytom, and M. D. Smith

Efficacy and safety of oral sildenafil (Viagra) in men with erectile dysfunction caused by spinal cord injury
Neurology 1998 51: 1629-1633. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. M. Flanigan, M. B. Bromberg, M. Gregory, J. R. Baringer, C. R. Jones, T. A. Nester, E. C. Klatt, and J. J. Townsend

Calciphylaxis mimicking dermatomyositis: Ischemic myopathy complicating renal failure
Neurology 1998 51: 1634-1640. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Massimo Leandri, Paul Eldridge, and John Miles

Recovery of nerve conduction following microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia
Neurology 1998 51: 1641-1646. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. A. Amato, K. Kagan-Hallet, C. E. Jackson, S. Lampkin, G. I. Wolfe, M. Ferrante, E. H. Bigio, and R. J. Barohn

The wide spectrum of myofibrillar myopathy suggests a multifactorial etiology and pathogenesis
Neurology 1998 51: 1646-1655. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Kuwabara, M. Asahina, M. Koga, M. Mori, N. Yuki, and T. Hattori

Two patterns of clinical recovery in Guillain-Barré syndrome with IgG anti-GM1 antibody
Neurology 1998 51: 1656-1660. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Robert P. Lisak, Beverly Bealmear, Joyce Benjamins, and Anne Skoff

Inflammatory cytokines inhibit upregulation of glycolipid expression by Schwann cells in vitro
Neurology 1998 51: 1661-1665. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. L. Moseley, K. A. Benzow, L. J. Schut, T. D. Bird, C. M. Gomez, P. E. Barkhaus, K. A. Blindauer, M. Labuda, M. Pandolfo, M. D. Koob, and L.P.W. Ranum

Incidence of dominant spinocerebellar and Friedreich triplet repeats among 361 ataxia families
Neurology 1998 51: 1666-1671. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. E. Ahlskog, S. C. Waring, R. C. Petersen, C. Esteban-Santillan, U.-K. Craig, P. C. O'Brien, M. F. Plevak, and L. T. Kurland

Olfactory dysfunction in Guamanian ALS, parkinsonism, and dementia
Neurology 1998 51: 1672-1677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Christina M. Marra, Paul Boutin, and Ann C. Collier

Screening for distal sensory peripheral neuropathy in HIV-infected persons in research and clinical settings
Neurology 1998 51: 1678-1681. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Kieburtz, D. Simpson, C. Yiannoutsos, M. B. Max, C. D. Hall, R. J. Ellis, C. M. Marra, R. McKendall, E. Singer, G. J. Dal Pan, D. B. Clifford, T. Tucker, B. Cohen, and AIDS Clinical Trial Group 242 Protocol Team*

A randomized trial of amitriptyline and mexiletine for painful neuropathy in HIV infection
Neurology 1998 51: 1682-1688. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. E. Goodkin, W. D. Rooney, R. Sloan, P. Bacchetti, L. Gee, M. Vermathen, E. Waubant, M. Abundo, S. Majumdar, S. Nelson, and M. W. Weiner

A serial study of new MS lesions and the white matter from which they arise
Neurology 1998 51: 1689-1697. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Omar A. Khan and Suhayl S. Dhib-Jalbut

Neutralizing antibodies to interferon ß-1a and interferon ß-1b in MS patients are cross-reactive
Neurology 1998 51: 1698-1702. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

I. Elovaara, M. Lällä, E. Spåre, T. Lehtimäki, and P. Dastidar

Methylprednisolone reduces adhesion molecules in blood and cerebrospinal fluid in patients with MS
Neurology 1998 51: 1703-1708. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Stefan Evers, Henning Henningsen, and E.-Bernd Ringelstein

Transient ischemic attacks caused by trumpet playing
Neurology 1998 51: 1709-1710. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joachim Gerber, Hayrettin Tumani, Herbert Kolenda, and Roland Nau

Lumbar and ventricular CSF protein, leukocytes, and lactate in suspected bacterial CNS infections
Neurology 1998 51: 1710-1714. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Mahlon D. Johnson, Cindy L. Vnencak-Jones, and Michael J. Mc Lean

Fatal familial insomnia: Clinical and pathologic heterogeneity in genetic half brothers
Neurology 1998 51: 1715-1717. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ronald S. Go, Bruce V. Taylor, and David W. Kimmel

The natural history of asymptomatic meningiomas in Olmsted County, Minnesota
Neurology 1998 51: 1718-1720. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Bramanti, E. Sessa, C. Rifici, G. D'Aleo, D. Floridia, P. Di Bella, and F. Lublin

Enhanced spasticity in primary progressive MS patients treated with interferon beta-1b
Neurology 1998 51: 1720-1723. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. V. Kothare, K. VanLandingham, C. Armon, J. S. Luther, A. Friedman, and R. A. Radtke

Seizure onset from periventricular nodular heterotopias: Depth-electrode study
Neurology 1998 51: 1723-1727. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

W. U. Mirza, I. W. Rak, V. M. Thadani, J. J. Cereghino, W. R. Garnett, L. M. Brown, Y. Zhang, and G. W. Belendiuk

Six-month evaluation of Carbatrol (extended-release carbamazepine) in complex partial seizures
Neurology 1998 51: 1727-1729. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. H. Wilson, R. S. Puranam, Ruth Ottman, C. Gilliam, L. E. Limbird, A. L. George, Jr, and J. O. McNamara

Evaluation of the _2A-adrenergic receptor gene in a heritable form of temporal lobe epilepsy
Neurology 1998 51: 1730-1731. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. M. Bingham, B. Parrish, S. C.-Y. Chen, N. Canto-Moreira, and R. A. Zimmerman

Spectrum of disorders associated with enlarged sylvian fissures in infancy
Neurology 1998 51: 1732-1735. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Janine Louisa Good, Mahan Chehrenama, Richard Frederick Mayer, and Carol Lee Koski

Pulse cyclophosphamide therapy in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
Neurology 1998 51: 1735-1738. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. D. Weiss, C. A. Luciano, C. Semino-Mora, M. C. Dalakas, and R. H. Quarles

Molecular mimicry in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and melanoma
Neurology 1998 51: 1738-1741. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. O. Hutchinson

Inclusion body myositis: Abnormal protein accumulation does not trigger apoptosis
Neurology 1998 51: 1742-1745. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. de Seze, B. Udd, H. Haravuori, B. Sablonnière, C. A. Maurage, J. F. Hurtevent, N. Boutry, T. Stojkovic, S. Schraen, H. Petit, and P. Vermersch

The first European family with tibial muscular dystrophy outside the Finnish population
Neurology 1998 51: 1746-1748. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jun-ichi Satoh, Yasuo Kuroda, Hajime Nawata, and Toshihiko Yanase

Molecular basis of hypokalemic myopathy caused by 17-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase deficiency
Neurology 1998 51: 1748-1751. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Ueda, Y. Katayama, T. Kamiya, M. Mishina, H. Igarashi, S. Okubo, M. Senda, K. Iwabuchi, and A. Terashi

Hereditary spastic paraplegia with a thin corpus callosum and thalamic involvement in Japan
Neurology 1998 51: 1751-1754. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ryan J. Uitti, Robert E. Wharen, Jr, and Margaret F. Turk

Efficacy of levodopa therapy on motor function after posteroventral pallidotomy for Parkinson's disease
Neurology 1998 51: 1755-1757. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Parsian, B. Racette, Z. H. Zhang, S. Chakraverty, M. Rundle, A. Goate, and J. S. Perlmutter

Mutation, sequence analysis, and association studies of -synuclein in Parkinson's disease
Neurology 1998 51: 1757-1759. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clive Ballard, Fiona Shaw, Ian McKeith, and Roseanne Kenny

High prevalence of neurovascular instability in neurodegenerative dementias
Neurology 1998 51: 1760-1762. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

A. Papadimitriou, E. Chroni, I. Anastasopoulos, T. Avramidis, G. Hadjigeorgiou, and M. Koutroumanidis

Continuous muscle fiber activity associated with morphea (localized scleroderma)
Neurology 1998 51: 1763-1764. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Venkataraman, Mathew Alexander, and Chandran Gnanamuthu

Postinfectious pandysautonomia with complete recovery after intravenous immunoglobulin therapy
Neurology 1998 51: 1764-1765. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Raj D. Sheth and Barry E. Gidal

Refractory status epilepticus: Response to ketamine
Neurology 1998 51: 1765-1766. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Markus Naumann, Erich Hofmann, and Klaus V. Toyka

Multifocal brain MRI hypointensities secondary to embolic metal fragments from a mechanical heart valve prosthesis: A possible source of epileptic seizures
Neurology 1998 51: 1766-1767. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

F. J. Jiménez-Jiménez, E. García-Albea, M. Zurdo, P. Martínez-Onsurbe, and A. Ruiz de Villaespesa

Giant cell arteritis presenting as cluster headache
Neurology 1998 51: 1767-1768. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Wouter I. Schievink and Kris A. Smith

Nonpositional headache caused by spontaneous intracranial hypotension
Neurology 1998 51: 1768-1769. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. J. Kelly, D. E. Toker, P. Boyer, C. T. McDonald, and J. Niles

Granulomatous compressive thoracic myelopathy as the initial manifestation of Wegener's granulomatosis
Neurology 1998 51: 1769-1770. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Ritsuko Hanajima and Yoshikazu Ugawa

Impaired motor cortex inhibition in patients with ALS: Evidence from paired transcranial magnetic stimulation
Neurology 1998 51: 1771. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ulf Ziemann, Martin Winter, Carl D. Reimers, Karin Reimers, Frithjof Tergau, and Walter Paulus

Impaired motor cortex inhibition in patients with ALS: Evidence from paired transcranial magnetic stimulation
Neurology 1998 51: 1771-1772. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Klaus V. Toyka

Neurology's witness to history: Leo Alexander
Neurology 1998 51: 1772. [Full Text] [PDF]  

José Berciano and José M. Polo

Autosomal recessive posterior column ataxia and retinitis pigmentosa
Neurology 1998 51: 1772-1773. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Joseph J. Higgins

Autosomal recessive posterior column ataxia and retinitis pigmentosa
Neurology 1998 51: 1773. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leslie Suranyi

Dissociation of spinothalamic sensation in lateral medullary infarction
Neurology 1998 51: 1773-1774. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jong S. Kim

Dissociation of spinothalamic sensation in lateral medullary infarction
Neurology 1998 51: 1774. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kazumasa Sudo and Kunio Tashiro

Idiopathic granulomatous angiitis of the CNS manifesting as diffuse white matter disease
Neurology 1998 51: 1774. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph R. Berger, Timothy Wei, and Dianne Wilson

Idiopathic granulomatous angiitis of the CNS manifesting as diffuse white matter disease
Neurology 1998 51: 1774-1775. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. F. Finelli

Idiopathic granulomatous angiitis of the CNS manifesting as diffuse white matter disease
Neurology 1998 51: 1775. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Toshihiro Fukusako, Kiyoshi Negoro, and Mitsunori Morimatsu

Acute myopathy after liver transplantation
Neurology 1998 51: 1775-1776. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph V. Campellone, David Lacomis, David J. Kramer, and Michael J. Giuliani

Acute myopathy after liver transplantation
Neurology 1998 51: 1776. [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Stanzione, P. Mazzone, A. Peppe, M. Pierantozzi, A. Stefani, A. Bassi, and G. Bernardi

Antiparkinsonian and anti-levodopa-induced dyskinesia effects obtained by stimulating the same site within the GPi in PD
Neurology 1998 51: 1776. [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Bejjani, P. Damier, I. Arnulf, A. M. Bonnet, M. Vidailhet, D. Dormont, B. Pidoux, P. Cornu, C. Marsault, and Y. Agid

Antiparkinsonian and anti-levodopa-induced dyskinesia effects obtained by stimulating the same site within the GPi in PD
Neurology 1998 51: 1776-1777. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mario Savoiardo

Cerebellar input tremor: Inferior or superior cerebellar peduncle lesion?
Neurology 1998 51: 1777-1778. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Roger L. Albin

Cerebellar input tremor: Inferior or superior cerebellar peduncle lesion?
Neurology 1998 51: 1778. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gord Gubitz, Brenda Thomas, and Cochrane Stroke Group

Systematic reviews
Neurology 1998 51: 1778. [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. T. Longstreth, Jr

Systematic reviews
Neurology 1998 51: 1778. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roy W. Beck

Vigabatrin-associated retinal cone system dysfunction
Neurology 1998 51: 1778-1779. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mitchell G. Brigell

Vigabatrin-associated retinal cone system dysfunction
Neurology 1998 51: 1779. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Agathe Roubertie, Hélène Bellet, and Bernard Echenne

Vigabatrin-associated retinal cone system dysfunction
Neurology 1998 51: 1779. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gregory L. Krauss, Mary A. Johnson, and Neil R. Miller

Vigabatrin-associated retinal cone system dysfunction
Neurology 1998 51: 1779-1781. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

Correction
Neurology 1998 51: 1809. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correction
Neurology 1998 51: 1809. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR:

Calendar
Neurology 1998 51: 19A-20A. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CHANGES, PEOPLE, COMMENTS:

Robert J. Joynt

Changes, People, Comments
Neurology 1998 51: 23A-24A. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

LANDMARK ARTICLE:

Salvatore DiMauro

Commentary
Neurology 1998 51: 1525. [Full Text] [PDF]  

PROFESSIONAL NOTICES:

Professional Notices
Neurology 1998 51: 51A-72A. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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