IN THIS ISSUE:

June 27 Highlights
Neurology 2000 54: 2200. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO REVIEWERS:

Robert C. Griggs, Karl D. Kieburtz, Charles J. Duffy, Michael P. McDermott, and Kathleen M. McGee

Message from the Editors to our ad hoc Reviewers
Neurology 2000 54: 2197-2199. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Wendy R. Kates and Harvey S. Singer

Sex chromosomes, testosterone, and the brain
Neurology 2000 54: 2201-2202. [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Sathian

Practice makes perfect: Sharper tactile perception in the blind
Neurology 2000 54: 2203-2204. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

Richard M. Dubinsky, Anthony C. Stein, and Kelly Lyons

Practice parameter: Risk of driving and Alzheimer’s disease (an evidence-based review): Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Neurology 2000 54: 2205-2211. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

EXPEDITED PUBLICATION:

Suzana S. Petanceska, Vanja Nagy, Donald Frail, and Sam Gandy

Ovariectomy and 17ß-estradiol modulate the levels of Alzheimer’s amyloid ß peptides in brain
Neurology 2000 54: 2212-2217. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

A. J. Patwardhan, S. Eliez, B. Bender, M. G. Linden, and A. L. Reiss

Brain morphology in Klinefelter syndrome: Extra X chromosome and testosterone supplementation
Neurology 2000 54: 2218-2223. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. M. Zimmerman, M. T. Abrams, J. D. Giuliano, M. B. Denckla, and H. S. Singer

Subcortical volumes in girls with Tourette syndrome: Support for a gender effect
Neurology 2000 54: 2224-2229. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. W. Van Boven, R. H. Hamilton, T. Kauffman, J. P. Keenan, and A. Pascual–Leone

Tactile spatial resolution in blind Braille readers
Neurology 2000 54: 2230-2236. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

T. A. Glauser, M. Nigro, R. Sachdeo, L. A. Pasteris, S. Weinstein, B. Abou-Khalil, L. M. Frank, A. Grinspan, T. Guarino, D. Bettis, J. Kerrigan, G. Geoffroy, D. Mandelbaum, T. Jacobs, P. Mesenbrink, L. Kramer, and J. D’Souza

Adjunctive therapy with oxcarbazepine in children with partial seizures
Neurology 2000 54: 2237-2244. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Beydoun, R. C. Sachdeo, W. E. Rosenfeld, G. L. Krauss, N. Sessler, P. Mesenbrink, L. Kramer, and J. D’Souza

Oxcarbazepine monotherapy for partial-onset seizures: A multicenter, double-blind, clinical trial
Neurology 2000 54: 2245-2251. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Lamusuo, A. Pitkänen, L. Jutila, A. Ylinen, K. Partanen, R. Kälviäinen, H.-M. Ruottinen, V. Oikonen, K. Någren, P. Lehikoinen, M. Vapalahti, P. Vainio, and J. O. Rinne

[¹¹C]Flumazenil binding in the medial temporal lobe in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy: Correlation with hippocampal MR volumetry, T2 relaxometry, and neuropathology
Neurology 2000 54: 2252-2260. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. A. Raskind, E. R. Peskind, T. Wessel, and W. Yuan

Galantamine in AD: A 6-month randomized, placebo-controlled trial with a 6-month extension
Neurology 2000 54: 2261-2268. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. N. Tariot, P. R. Solomon, J. C. Morris, P. Kershaw, S. Lilienfeld, and C. Ding

A 5-month, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of galantamine in AD
Neurology 2000 54: 2269-2276. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. J. Perry and J. R. Hodges

Differentiating frontal and temporal variant frontotemporal dementia from Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 2000 54: 2277-2284. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Karen I. Bolla, Frank R. Funderburk, and Jean Lud Cadet

Differential effects of cocaine and cocaine alcohol on neurocognitive performance
Neurology 2000 54: 2285-2292. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Kin-Lun Tsang, Shu-Leong Ho, and Sing-Kai Lo

Estrogen improves motor disability in parkinsonian postmenopausal women with motor fluctuations
Neurology 2000 54: 2292-2298. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. S. Wong, V. Mok, W. W. M. Lam, R. Kay, A. Tang, Y. L. Chan, and J. Woo

Aspirin-associated intracerebral hemorrhage: Clinical and radiologic features
Neurology 2000 54: 2298-2301. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. D. Chervin, S. Nath Zallek, X. Lin, J. M. Hall, N. Sharma, and K. M. Hedger

Sleep disordered breathing in patients with cluster headache
Neurology 2000 54: 2302-2306. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. A. Marrie, C. Wolfson, M. C. J. M. Sturkenboom, O. Gout, O. Heinzlef, E. Roullet, and L. Abenhaim

Multiple sclerosis and antecedent infections: A case-control study
Neurology 2000 54: 2307-2310. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dade D. Fletcher, Nicholas D. Lawn, Troy D. Wolter, and Eelco F. M. Wijdicks

Long-term outcome in patients with Guillain–Barré syndrome requiring mechanical ventilation
Neurology 2000 54: 2311-2315. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

A. Cronin-Golomb, M. Cronin-Golomb, T. E. Dunne, A. C. Brown, K. Jain, P. B. Cipolloni, and S. H. Auerbach

Facial frequency manipulation normalizes face discrimination in AD
Neurology 2000 54: 2316-2318. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Tamaoka, F. Miyatake, S. Matsuno, K. Ishii, S. Nagase, N. Sahara, S. Ono, H. Mori, K. Wakabayashi, S. Tsuji, H. Takahashi, and S. Shoji

Apolipoprotein E allele–dependent antioxidant activity in brains with Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 2000 54: 2319-2321. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Labuda, D. Labuda, C. Miranda, J. Poirier, B.-W. Soong, N. E. Barucha, and M. Pandolfo

Unique origin and specific ethnic distribution of the Friedreich ataxia GAA expansion
Neurology 2000 54: 2322-2324. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

V. Leuzzi, A. Rinna, M. Gallucci, M. Di Capua, C. Dionisi–Vici, D. Longo, and E. Bertini

Ataxia, deafness, leukodystrophy: Inherited disorder of the white matter in three related patients
Neurology 2000 54: 2325-2328. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

T. H. Best, D. N. Franz, D. L. Gilbert, D. P. Nelson, and M. R. Epstein

Cardiac complications in pediatric patients on the ketogenic diet
Neurology 2000 54: 2328-2330. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. Ferini–Strambi, M. Bozzali, M. Cercignani, A. Oldani, M. Zucconi, and M. Filippi

Magnetization transfer and diffusion-weighted imaging in nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy
Neurology 2000 54: 2331-2333. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Eveline J. Roos, Gabriel J. E. Rinkel, Birgitta K. Velthuis, and Ale Algra

The relation between aneurysm size and outcome in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage
Neurology 2000 54: 2334-2336. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Ohno, M. Bando, H. Nagura, K. Ishii, and H. Yamanouchi

Apraxic agraphia due to thalamic infarction
Neurology 2000 54: 2336-2339. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. Tatu, T. Moulin, V. Martin, G. Monnier, and L. Rumbach

Unilateral pure thalamic asterixis: Clinical, electromyographic, and topographic patterns
Neurology 2000 54: 2339-2342. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. A. Obwegeser, R. J. Uitti, M. F. Turk, A. J. Strongosky, and R. E. Wharen

Thalamic stimulation for the treatment of midline tremors in essential tremor patients
Neurology 2000 54: 2342-2344. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Andrew K. Oh, Akira Ishiyama, and Robert W. Baloh

Deafness associated with abuse of hydrocodone/acetaminophen
Neurology 2000 54: 2345. [Full Text] [PDF]  

O. Combarros, J. Infante, M. López-Hoyos, M. J. Bartolomé, J. Berciano, J. Corral, and V. Volpini

Celiac disease and idiopathic cerebellar ataxia
Neurology 2000 54: 2346. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masatoshi Ito, Tomoko Miyajima, Tatsuya Fujii, and Takehiko Okuno

Subdural hematoma during low-dose ACTH therapy in patients with West syndrome
Neurology 2000 54: 2346-2347. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hennric Jokeit, Imke Noerpel, Elisabeth Herbord, and Alois Ebner

Heart rate does not decrease after right hemispheric amobarbital injection
Neurology 2000 54: 2347-2348. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Oscar G. Bernal and Nicholas Lenn

Multiple cranial nerve enhancement in early infantile Krabbe’s disease
Neurology 2000 54: 2348-2349. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

"Owl’s eyes" of CMV ventriculitis
Neurology 2000 54: 2217. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Alan Pestronk, Eduardo Nobile-Orazio, Marinella Carpo, Guglielmo Scarlato, Robert G. Holloway, and Thomas E. Feasby

Testing for serum IgM binding to GM1 ganglioside in clinical practice
Neurology 2000 54: 2353-2354. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martín Nogués, Josep Gamez, Agustin Codina, Carlos Cervera, Jonathan S. Katz, David S. Saperstein, and Richard J. Barohn

Brachial amyotrophic diplegia
Neurology 2000 54: 2354-2357. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. Anne Mitchell, Regula S. Briellmann, Renate M. Kalnins, Graeme D. Jackson, R. Martin, and R. Ubenkuzniecky

Cognitive consequences of coexisting temporal lobe developmental malformations and hippocampal sclerosis
Neurology 2000 54: 2356. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jim W. Knittweis, Whitney A. McMullen, S. N. Romas, R. Mayeux, A. J. C. Slooter, A. Ruitenberg, C. M. van Duijn, M. M. B. Breteler, and H. C. Liu

The effect of apoE on dementia is not through atherosclerosis: The Rotterdam Study
Neurology 2000 54: 2356-2358. [Full Text] [PDF]  

POSTER PRESENTATIONS:

Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Albuterol in Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy
Neurology 2000 54: 2350-2352. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Neurology 2000 54: 17A-18. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bruce Korf and Todd Sherer

BookReviews
Neurology 2000 54: 2359. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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