IN THIS ISSUE:

Irene H. Richard

July 13 Highlights
Neurology 1999 53: 1. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIAL MESSAGES:

Robert C. Griggs

New features in Neurology
Neurology 1999 53: 2. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Elisabeth Tournier-Lasserve

CACNA1A mutations
Neurology 1999 53: 3. [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. A. Figlewicz and T. D. Bird

"Pure" hereditary spastic paraplegias
Neurology 1999 53: 5. [Full Text]  

E. Steve Roach

Von Hippel–Lindau disease
Neurology 1999 53: 7. [Full Text]  

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

Consent issues in the management of cerebrovascular diseases: A Position Paper of the American Academy of Neurology Ethics and Humanities Subcommittee
Neurology 1999 53: 9. [Full Text] [PDF]  

IN MEMORIAM:

Louis D. Boshes

Neurology 1999 53: 12. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

Justin A. Zivin

Thrombolytic stroke therapy: Past, present, and future
Neurology 1999 53: 14. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Bernd C. Kieseier, Thomas Seifert, Gavin Giovannoni, and Hans-Peter Hartung

Matrix metalloproteinases in inflammatory demyelination: Targets for treatment
Neurology 1999 53: 20. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

ARTICLES:

P. Carrera, M. Piatti, S. Stenirri, L. M. E. Grimaldi, E. Marchioni, M. Curcio, P. G. Righetti, M. Ferrari, and C. Gelfi

Genetic heterogeneity in Italian families with familial hemiplegic migraine
Neurology 1999 53: 26. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. Jen, Q. Yue, S. F. Nelson, H. Yu, M. Litt, J. Nutt, and R. W. Baloh

A novel nonsense mutation in CACNA1A causes episodic ataxia and hemiplegia
Neurology 1999 53: 34. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Battistini, S. Stenirri, M. Piatti, C. Gelfi, P. G. Righetti, R. Rocchi, F. Giannini, N. Battistini, G. C. Guazzi, M. Ferrari, and P. Carrera

A new CACNA1A gene mutation in acetazolamide-responsive familial hemiplegic migraine and ataxia
Neurology 1999 53: 38. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. Hedera, S. DiMauro, E. Bonilla, J. Wald, O. P. Eldevik, and J. K. Fink

Phenotypic analysis of autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraplegia linked to chromosome 8q
Neurology 1999 53: 44. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

F. Martínez Murillo, H. Kobayashi, E. Pegoraro, G. Galluzzi, G. Creel, C. Mariani, E. Farina, E. Ricci, G. Alfonso, R. M. Pauli, and E. P. Hoffman

Genetic localization of a new locus for recessive familial spastic paraparesis to 15q13-15
Neurology 1999 53: 50. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

R. D. M. Hadden, B. Sharrack, S. Bensa, S. E. Soudain, and R. A. C. Hughes

Randomized trial of interferon ß-1a in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy
Neurology 1999 53: 57. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

D. Leppert, P. Hughes, S. Huber, B. Erne, C. Grygar, G. Said, K. M. Miller, A. J. Steck, A. Probst, and P. Fuhr

Matrix metalloproteinase upregulation in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and nonsystemic vasculitic neuropathy
Neurology 1999 53: 62. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

E. P. Pioro, A. W. Majors, H. Mitsumoto, D. R. Nelson, and T. C. Ng

1H-MRS evidence of neurodegeneration and excess glutamate glutamine in ALS medulla
Neurology 1999 53: 71. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ali-Reza Moslemi, Atle Melberg, Elisabeth Holme, and Anders Oldfors

Autosomal dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegia: Distribution of multiple mitochondrial DNA deletions
Neurology 1999 53: 79. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

E. Moro, M. Scerrati, L. M. A. Romito, R. Roselli, P. Tonali, and A. Albanese

Chronic subthalamic nucleus stimulation reduces medication requirements in Parkinson’s disease
Neurology 1999 53: 85. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

P. J. Blanchet, J. Fang, K. Hyland, L. A. Arnold, M. M. Mouradian, and T. N. Chase

Short-term effects of high-dose 17ß-estradiol in postmenopausal PD patients: A crossover study
Neurology 1999 53: 91. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

V. Ibáñez, N. Sadato, B. Karp, M.-P. Deiber, and M. Hallett

Deficient activation of the motor cortical network in patients with writer’s cramp
Neurology 1999 53: 96. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Röricht, B.-U. Meyer, L. Niehaus, and S. A. Brandt

Long-term reorganization of motor cortex outputs after arm amputation
Neurology 1999 53: 106. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Mamoli, B. Censori, L. Casto, C. Sileo, B. Cesana, and M. Camerlingo

An analysis of the costs of ischemic stroke in an Italian stroke unit
Neurology 1999 53: 112. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Guillon, L. Brunereau, V. Biousse, H. Djouhri, C. Lévy, and M.-G. Bousser

Long-term follow-up of aneurysms developed during extracranial internal carotid artery dissection
Neurology 1999 53: 117. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

H. P. Adams, Jr., B. H. Bendixen, E. Leira, K. C. Chang, P. H. Davis, R. F. Woolson, W. R. Clarke, and M. D. Hansen

Antithrombotic treatment of ischemic stroke among patients with occlusion or severe stenosis of the internal carotid artery: A report of the Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST)
Neurology 1999 53: 122. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

H. P. Adams, Jr., P. H. Davis, E. C. Leira, K.-C. Chang, B. H. Bendixen, W. R. Clarke, R. F. Woolson, and M. D. Hansen

Baseline NIH Stroke Scale score strongly predicts outcome after stroke: A report of the Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST)
Neurology 1999 53: 126. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

R. Schmidt, F. Fazekas, P. Kapeller, H. Schmidt, and H.-P. Hartung

MRI white matter hyperintensities: Three-year follow-up of the Austrian Stroke Prevention Study
Neurology 1999 53: 132. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

J. H. Simon, L. D. Jacobs, M. K. Campion, R. A. Rudick, D. L. Cookfair, R. M. Herndon, J. R. Richert, A. M. Salazar, J. S. Fischer, D. E. Goodkin, N. Simonian, M. Lajaunie, D. E. Miller, K. Wende, A. Martens-Davidson, R. P. Kinkel, F. E. Munschauer, III, and C. M. Brownscheidle

A longitudinal study of brain atrophy in relapsing multiple sclerosis
Neurology 1999 53: 139. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

M. Blinkenberg, C. V. Jensen, S. Holm, O. B. Paulson, and P. S. Sørensen

A longitudinal study of cerebral glucose metabolism, MRI, and disability in patients with MS
Neurology 1999 53: 149. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. M. Bronstein, R. L. Lallone, R. S. Seitz, G. W. Ellison, and L. W. Myers

A humoral response to oligodendrocyte-specific protein in MS: A potential molecular mimic
Neurology 1999 53: 154. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

N. K. Leidy, A. Elixhauser, B. Vickrey, E. Means, and M. K. Willian

Seizure frequency and the health-related quality of life of adults with epilepsy
Neurology 1999 53: 162. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. S. Hughes, B. Abou-Khalil, P. J. M. Lavin, T. Fakhoury, B. Blumenkopf, and S. P. Donahue

Visual field defects after temporal lobe resection: A prospective quantitative analysis
Neurology 1999 53: 167. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

James W. Hugg, Edward J. Butterworth, and Ruben I. Kuzniecky

Diffusion mapping applied to mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: Preliminary observations
Neurology 1999 53: 173. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. C. Kattah, L. Mejico, G. A. Chrousos, L. E. Zimmerman, and H. J. Manz

Pathologic findings in a steroid-responsive optic nerve infarct in giant-cell arteritis
Neurology 1999 53: 177. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Yamada, Y. Itoh, A. Inaba, Y. Wada, M. Takashima, S. Satoh, T. Kamata, R. Okeda, T. Kayano, N. Suematsu, T. Kitamoto, E. Otomo, M. Matsushita, and H. Mizusawa

An inherited prion disease with a PrP P105L mutation: Clinicopathologic and PrP heterogeneity
Neurology 1999 53: 181. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. E. Coffey, J. A. Saxton, G. Ratcliff, R. N. Bryan, and J. F. Lucke

Relation of education to brain size in normal aging: Implications for the reserve hypothesis
Neurology 1999 53: 189. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Scharf, A. Mander, A. Ugoni, F. Vajda, and N. Christophidis

A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of diclofenac/misoprostol in Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 1999 53: 197. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. J. Caselli, N. R. Graff–Radford, E. M. Reiman, A. Weaver, D. Osborne, J. Lucas, A. Uecker, and S. N. Thibodeau

Preclinical memory decline in cognitively normal apolipoprotein E–4 homozygotes
Neurology 1999 53: 201. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

N. Kawahara, H. Kume, K. Ueki, K. Mishima, T. Sasaki, and T. Kirino

VHL gene inactivation in an endolymphatic sac tumor associated with von Hippel– Lindau disease
Neurology 1999 53: 208. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. Quan, D. B. Hackney, A. A. Pruitt, R. E. Lenkinski, and K. M. Cecil

Transient MRI enhancement in a patient with seizures and previously resected glioma: Use of MRS
Neurology 1999 53: 211. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

R. H. Boerman, E. M. Maassen, J. Joosten, H. A. M. Kaanders, H. A. M. Marres, J. van Overbeeke, and P. De Wilde

Trigeminal neuropathy secondary to perineural invasion of head and neck carcinomas
Neurology 1999 53: 213. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

J. M. Duff, R. J. Spinner, N. M. Lindor, D. W. Dodick, and J. L. D. Atkinson

Familial trigeminal neuralgia and contralateral hemifacial spasm
Neurology 1999 53: 216. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Yosikazu Nakamura, Eiko Aso, and Hiroshi Yanagawa

Relative risk of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease with cadaveric dura transplantation in Japan
Neurology 1999 53: 218. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

S. Schmidt, H.-J. Hertfelder, T. von Spiegel, R. Hering, M. Harzheim, H. Lassmann, M. Deckert-Schlüter, and U. Schlegel

Lethal capillary leak syndrome after a single administration of interferon beta-1b
Neurology 1999 53: 220. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

L. A. Kalashnikova, A. D. Korczyn, S. Shavit, O. Rebrova, T. Reshetnyak, and J. Chapman

Antibodies to prothrombin in patients with Sneddon’s syndrome
Neurology 1999 53: 223. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

F. Yoshii, N. Ooki, Y. Shinohara, K. Uehara, and F. Mochimaru

Multiple cerebral infarctions associated with ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
Neurology 1999 53: 225. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

M. D. Reynolds, J. M. Johnston, H. H. Dodge, S. T. DeKosky, and M. Ganguli

Small head size is related to low Mini-Mental State Examination scores in a community sample of nondemented older adults
Neurology 1999 53: 228. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. Verrotti, F. Basciani, S. Morresi, M. de Martino, G. Morgese, and F. Chiarelli

Serum leptin changes in epileptic patients who gain weight after therapy with valproic acid
Neurology 1999 53: 230. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

M. Dichgans, M. Wick, and T. Gasser

Cerebrospinal fluid findings in CADASIL
Neurology 1999 53: 233. [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. C. Morton-Bours, E. J. Skalabrin, and G. W. Albers

Cerebral amyloid angiopathy with unilateral hemorrhages, mass effect, and meningeal enhancement
Neurology 1999 53: 233. [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Steve D. Wheeler and Enrique J. Carrazana

Topiramate-treated cluster headache
Neurology 1999 53: 234. [Full Text]  

Y. Itoh, M. Yamada, N. Sodeyama, N. Suematsu, M. Matsushita, E. Otomo, and H. Mizusawa

Atherosclerosis is not implicated in association of APOE 4 with AD
Neurology 1999 53: 236. [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

L. John Greenfield, Jr., Mila Blaivas, and Ivo Drury

De novo status epilepticus due to multiple cerebral hamartomas
Neurology 1999 53: 237. [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Maculopathy in spinocerebellar ataxia type 7
Neurology 1999 53: 244. [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Dennis E. Wilkins, Gary Franklin, Catherine Zahn, and Jay Rosenberg

A guideline for discontinuing antiepileptic drugs in seizure-free patients
Neurology 1999 53: 239. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew E. Budson, Gottfried Schlaug, Hannah R. Briemberg, Karen L. Furie, and Hakan Ay

Perfusion- and diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in transient global amnesia
Neurology 1999 53: 239. [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Yves Agid, F. Lhermitte, David Q. Beversdorf, and Kenneth M. Heilman

Facilitory paratonia and frontal lobe functioning
Neurology 1999 53: 239. [Full Text]  

Òscar Miró, Josep M. Grau, Enric Pedrol, Daniel M. Feinberg, Alfred J. Spiro, and Karen M. Weidenheim

Distinct light microscopic changes in HIV-associated nemaline myopathy
Neurology 1999 53: 239. [Full Text]  

William I. Rosenblum and Roland Nau

Varicella zoster virus–associated focal vasculitis without herpes zoster
Neurology 1999 53: 239. [Full Text]  

Britt Anderson, Mark Jude Tramo, and Michael S. Gazzaniga

Brain size, head size, and intelligence quotient in monozygotic twins
Neurology 1999 53: 239. [Full Text]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 1999 53: 19A. [Full Text]  

Antonio Culebras

International Newsletter
Neurology 1999 53: 23A. [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

P. Michael Conneally, Ghassan E. Kanazi, Marjorie R. Harris, and David Goldblatt

Clinical Companion to the Molecular and Genetic Basis of Neurological Disease, 2nd Edition
Neurology 1999 53: 245. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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