IN THIS ISSUE:

September 22 Highlights
Neurology 1999 53: 897. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

William Theodore and Claude G. Wasterlain

Do early seizures beget epilepsy?
Neurology 1999 53: 898. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeffrey L. Cummings and David Knopman

Advances in the treatment of behavioral disturbances in Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 1999 53: 899. [Full Text]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

I. G. McKeith, E. K. Perry, and R. H. Perry

Report of the second dementia with Lewy body international workshop: Diagnosis and treatment
Neurology 1999 53: 902. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES:

Timothy A. Pedley

The changing face of academic neurology: Implications for neurologic education at the millennium
Neurology 1999 53: 906. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

S. Koh, T. W. Storey, T. C. Santos, A. Y. Mian, and A. J. Cole

Early-life seizures in rats increase susceptibility to seizure-induced brain injury in adulthood
Neurology 1999 53: 915. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. Kälviäinen, I. Nousiainen, M. Mäntyjärvi, E. Nikoskelainen, J. Partanen, K. Partanen, and P. Riekkinen, Sr.

Vigabatrin, a gabaergic antiepileptic drug, causes concentric visual field defects
Neurology 1999 53: 922. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Y. Takahashi, T. Fujiwara, K. Yagi, and M. Seino

Photosensitive epilepsies and pathophysiologic mechanisms of the photoparoxysmal response
Neurology 1999 53: 926. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

A. M. Kanner, J. Parra, M. Frey, G. Stebbins, S. Pierre–Louis, and J. Iriarte

Psychiatric and neurologic predictors of psychogenic pseudoseizure outcome
Neurology 1999 53: 933. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. I. Breier, P. G. Simos, G. Zouridakis, J. W. Wheless, L. J. Willmore, J. E. C. Constantinou, W. W. Maggio, and A. C. Papanicolaou

Language dominance determined by magnetic source imaging: A comparison with the Wada procedure
Neurology 1999 53: 938. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

P. P. De Deyn, K. Rabheru, A. Rasmussen, J. P. Bocksberger, P. L. J. Dautzenberg, S. Eriksson, and B. A. Lawlor

A randomized trial of risperidone, placebo, and haloperidol for behavioral symptoms of dementia
Neurology 1999 53: 946. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

W. P. Goldman, J. D. Baty, V. D. Buckles, S. Sahrmann, and J. C. Morris

Motor dysfunction in mildly demented AD individuals without extrapyramidal signs
Neurology 1999 53: 956. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. C. Liu, C. J. Hong, S. J. Wang, J. L. Fuh, P. N. Wang, H. Y. Shyu, and E. L. Teng

ApoE genotype in relation to AD and cholesterol: A study of 2,326 Chinese adults
Neurology 1999 53: 962. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Maja Steinlin, Marianne Styger, and Eugen Boltshauser

Cognitive impairments in patients with congenital nonprogressive cerebellar ataxia
Neurology 1999 53: 966. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

R. L. Green, J. J. Hutsler, W. C. Loftus, M. J. Tramo, C. E. Thomas, A. W. Silberfarb, R. E. Nordgren, R. A. Nordgren, and M. S. Gazzaniga

The caudal infrasylvian surface in dyslexia: Novel magnetic resonance imaging–based findings
Neurology 1999 53: 974. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Theodora W. M. Raaymakers

Aneurysms in relatives of patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage: Frequency and risk factors
Neurology 1999 53: 982. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

W. F. Stewart, R. B. Lipton, J. Whyte, A. Dowson, K. Kolodner, J. N. Liberman, and J. Sawyer

An international study to assess reliability of the Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) score
Neurology 1999 53: 988. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. Gervil, V. Ulrich, J. Kaprio, J. Olesen, and M. B. Russell

The relative role of genetic and environmental factors in migraine without aura
Neurology 1999 53: 995. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Kremer, C. M. Clark, E. W. Almqvist, L. A. Raymond, P. Graf, C. Jacova, M. Mezei, M. A. Hardy, B. Snow, W. Martin, and M. R. Hayden

Influence of lamotrigine on progression of early Huntington disease: A randomized clinical trial
Neurology 1999 53: 1000. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

William C. Koller, J. Thomas Hutton, Eduardo Tolosa, and Rudy Capilldeo

Immediate-release and controlled-release carbidopa/levodopa in PD : A 5-year randomized multicenter study
Neurology 1999 53: 1012. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Braune, M. Reinhardt, R. Schnitzer, A. Riedel, and C. H. Lücking

Cardiac uptake of [¹²³I]MIBG separates Parkinson’s disease from multiple system atrophy
Neurology 1999 53: 1020. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

D. Berg, G. Becker, B. Zeiler, O. Tucha, E. Hofmann, M. Preier, P. Benz, W. Jost, K. Reiners, and K. W. Lange

Vulnerability of the nigrostriatal system as detected by transcranial ultrasound
Neurology 1999 53: 1026. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Y. Furukawa, T. G. Nygaard, M. Gütlich, A. H. Rajput, C. Pifl, L. DiStefano, L. J. Chang, K. Price, M. Shimadzu, O. Hornykiewicz, J. W. Haycock, and S. J. Kish

Striatal biopterin and tyrosine hydroxylase protein reduction in dopa-responsive dystonia
Neurology 1999 53: 1032. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

G. Meola, V. Sansone, D. Perani, A. Colleluori, S. Cappa, M. Cotelli, F. Fazio, C. A. Thornton, and R. T. Moxley

Reduced cerebral blood flow and impaired visual–spatial function in proximal myotonic myopathy
Neurology 1999 53: 1042. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. M. Ellis, A. Simmons, D. K. Jones, J. Bland, J. M. Dawson, M. A. Horsfield, S. C. R. Williams, and P. N. Leigh

Diffusion tensor MRI assesses corticospinal tract damage in ALS
Neurology 1999 53: 1051. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. C. Desport, P. M. Preux, T. C. Truong, J. M. Vallat, D. Sautereau, and P. Couratier

Nutritional status is a prognostic factor for survival in ALS patients
Neurology 1999 53: 1059. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Ceroni, A. Malaspina, T. E. Poloni, D. Alimonti, F. Rognoni, J. Habgood, F. Imbesi, P. Antonelli, E. Alfonsi, D. Curti, and J. deBelleroche

Clustering of ALS patients in central Italy due to the occurrence of the L84F SOD1 gene mutation
Neurology 1999 53: 1064. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. S. Katz, G. I. Wolfe, P. B. Andersson, D. S. Saperstein, J. L. Elliott, S. P. Nations, W. W. Bryan, and R. J. Barohn

Brachial amyotrophic diplegia: A slowly progressive motor neuron disorder
Neurology 1999 53: 1071. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

L. Middleton, K. Ohno, K. Christodoulou, J. Brengman, M. Milone, V. Neocleous, P. Serdaroglu, F. Deymeer, C. Özdemir, A. Mubaidin, K. Horany, A. Al-Shehab, I. Mavromatis, I. Mylonas, M. Tsingis, E. Zamba, M. Pantzaris, K. Kyriallis, and A. G. Engel

Chromosome 17p-linked myasthenias stem from defects in the acetylcholine receptor -subunit gene
Neurology 1999 53: 1076. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Udo A. Zifko, Michael W. Nicolle, Wolfgang Grisold, and Charles F. Bolton

Repetitive phrenic nerve stimulation in myasthenia gravis
Neurology 1999 53: 1083. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. Fallon, G. L. Harton, M. E. Sisson, E. Rodriguez, L. K. Field, E. F. Fugger, M. Geltinger, Y. Sun, A. Dorfmann, C. Schoener, D. Bick, J. Schulman, G. Levinson, and S. H. Black

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis for spinal muscular atrophy type I
Neurology 1999 53: 1087. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

A. Tourbah, J. L. Stievenart, O. Gout, B. Fontaine, R. Liblau, C. Lubetzki, E. A. Cabanis, and O. Lyon-Caen

Localized proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in relapsing remitting versus secondary progressive multiple sclerosis
Neurology 1999 53: 1091. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Monica W. Nortvedt, Trond Riise, Kjell–Morten Myhr, and Harald I. Nyland

Quality of life in multiple sclerosis: Measuring the disease effects more broadly
Neurology 1999 53: 1098. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. Fassbender, O. Mielke, T. Bertsch, F. Muehlhauser, M. Hennerici, M. Kurimoto, and S. Rossol

Interferon-–inducing factor (IL-18) and interferon- in inflammatory CNS diseases
Neurology 1999 53: 1104. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dean M. Wingerchuk, William F. Hogancamp, Peter C. O’Brien, and Brian G. Weinshenker

The clinical course of neuromyelitis optica (Devic’s syndrome)
Neurology 1999 53: 1107. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. M. Jacobson, R. Berg, M. Wall, K. B. Digre, J. J. Corbett, and R. D. Ellefson

Serum vitamin A concentration is elevated in idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Neurology 1999 53: 1114. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

C. Matsuda, M. Aoki, Y. K. Hayashi, M. F. Ho, K. Arahata, and R. H. Brown, Jr.

Dysferlin is a surface membrane–associated protein that is absent in Miyoshi myopathy
Neurology 1999 53: 1119. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Chiò, E. Finocchiaro, P. Meineri, E. Bottacchi, and D. Schiffer

Safety and factors related to survival after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in ALS
Neurology 1999 53: 1123. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Frank Thömke and Kurt Ringel

Isolated superior oblique palsies with brainstem lesions
Neurology 1999 53: 1126. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

D. Cadavid, P. L. Pearl, E. C. Dubovsky, A. Angiolillo, and L. G. Vezina

Stroke after zoster ophthalmicus in a 12-year-old girl with protein C deficiency
Neurology 1999 53: 1128. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

V. S. Pelak, S. L. Galetta, R. I. Grossman, J. J. Townsend, and N. J. Volpe

Evidence for preganglionic pupillary involvement in superficial siderosis
Neurology 1999 53: 1130. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

G. Saposnik, J. A. Bueri, R. C. Rey, and R. E. P. Sica

Catalepsy after stroke
Neurology 1999 53: 1132. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Steven M. Greenberg, Heather C. O’Donnell, Pamela W. Schaefer, and Eduard Kraft

MRI detection of new hemorrhages: Potential marker of progression in cerebral amyloid angiopathy
Neurology 1999 53: 1135. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

K. Johkura, K. Susuki, O. Hasegawa, Y. Kuroiwa, and S. Komatsumoto

Encephalopathy in scleromyxedema
Neurology 1999 53: 1138. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Nina A. Paleologos, David R. Macdonald, Nicholas A. Vick, and J. Gregory Cairncross

Neoadjuvant procarbazine, CCNU, and vincristine for anaplastic and aggressive oligodendroglioma
Neurology 1999 53: 1141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Michael Graham Espey, Ronald J. Ellis, Robert K. Heaton, and Anthony S. Basile

Relevance of glutamate levels in the CSF of patients with HIV-1–associated dementia complex
Neurology 1999 53: 1144. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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

No association of paraoxonase gene polymorphism with atherosclerosis or Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 1999 53: 1146. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kerry H. Levin

Neurologic manifestations of compressive radiculopathy of the first thoracic root
Neurology 1999 53: 1149. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

R. Bakshi, R. S. Miletich, K. Henschel, Z. A. Shaikh, V. Janardhan, M. Wasay, L. M. Stengel, R. Ekes, and P. R. Kinkel

Fatigue in multiple sclerosis: Cross-sectional correlation with brain MRI findings in 71 patients
Neurology 1999 53: 1151. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

S. Iannaccone, B. Sferrazza, A. Quattrini, S. Smirne, and L. Ferini–Strambi

Pompholyx (vesicular eczema) after IV immunoglobulin therapy for neurologic disease
Neurology 1999 53: 1154. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Virginia Pact and Tom Giduz

Mirtazapine treats resting tremor, essential tremor, and levodopa-induced dyskinesias
Neurology 1999 53: 1154. [Full Text]  

Soon K. Lee, Sun U. Kwon, Hyosook Ahn, and Jong S. Kim

Acute isolated monocular blindness and painless carotid artery dissection
Neurology 1999 53: 1155. [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

T. Mezaki, R. Kaji, N. Hirota, N. Kohara, and J. Kimura

Treatment of spasticity with muscle afferent block
Neurology 1999 53: 1156. [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Asymptomatic central pontine myelinolysis
Neurology 1999 53: 914. [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Lawrence S. Honig, Jay M. Gorell, Benjamin A. Rybicki, Christine Cole Johnson, and Edward L. Peterson

Smoking and Parkinson’s disease
Neurology 1999 53: 1158. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jack E. Riggs, Nicola Vanacore, Stefania Spila-Alegiani, Roberto Raschetti, and Giuseppe Meco

Mortality cancer risk in parkinsonian patients: A population-based study
Neurology 1999 53: 1158. [Full Text]  

Raymond Faber and D. Neary

Frontotemporal lobar degeneration: A consensus on clinical diagnostic criteria
Neurology 1999 53: 1158. [Full Text]  

Sachiko Hoshino, Akito Hayashi, Akira Tamaoka, Shin’ ichi Shoji, Yoshikazu Uesaka, Hirosha Nose, Masayoshi Ida, and Akio Takagi

Bilateral gustatory disturbance caused by a unilateral pontine lesion
Neurology 1999 53: 1158. [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Christian A. Koch, Jamie A. Robyn, Douglas J. Lanska, and Richard J. Kryscio

Intracranial venous thrombosis and proteinuria during pregnancy and puerperium
Neurology 1999 53: 1158. [Full Text]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 1999 53: 14A. [Full Text]  

Antonio Culebras

International Newsletter
Neurology 1999 53: 28A. [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Karen Roos and Steven R. Schwid

Neurology in the Tropics
Neurology 1999 53: 1162. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

Correction for vol. 53, p. 364
Neurology 1999 53: 1162. [Full Text]  

Correction for vol. 52, p. 1668
Neurology 1999 53: 1162. [Full Text]  

Correction for vol. 52, p. 1330
Neurology 1999 53: 1162. [Full Text]  

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