IN THIS ISSUE:

February 22 Highlights
Neurology 2000 54: 781. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

William J. Jagust and John H. Noseworthy

Brain atrophy as a surrogate marker in MS: Faster, simpler, better?
Neurology 2000 54: 782-783. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph J. Higgins and Mario F. Mendez

Roll over Pick and tell Alzheimer the news!
Neurology 2000 54: 784-785. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven L. Galetta

A stimulating view of human visual cortex
Neurology 2000 54: 785-786. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

Walter G. Bradley

Neurology in the next two decades: Report of the Workforce Task Force of the American Academy of Neurology
Neurology 2000 54: 787-789. [Full Text] [PDF]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

David C. Hess, Andrew M. Demchuk, Lawrence M. Brass, and Frank M. Yatsu

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins): A promising approach to stroke prevention
Neurology 2000 54: 790-796. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Viken L. Babikian and Louis R. Caplan

Brain embolism is a dynamic process with variable characteristics
Neurology 2000 54: 797-801. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

J. A. Cohen, J. S. Fischer, D. M. Bolibrush, A. J. Jak, J. E. Kniker, L. A. Mertz, T. T. Skaramagas, and G. R. Cutter

Intrarater and interrater reliability of the MS functional composite outcome measure
Neurology 2000 54: 802-806. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

N. C. Fox, R. Jenkins, S. M. Leary, V. L. Stevenson, N. A. Losseff, W. R. Crum, R. J. Harvey, M. N. Rossor, D. H. Miller, and A. J. Thompson

Progressive cerebral atrophy in MS: A serial study using registered, volumetric MRI
Neurology 2000 54: 807-812. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Y. Ge, R. I. Grossman, J. K. Udupa, J. Fulton, C. S. Constantinescu, F. Gonzales–Scarano, J. S. Babb, L. J. Mannon, D. L. Kolson, and J. A. Cohen

Glatiramer acetate (Copaxone) treatment in relapsing–remitting MS: Quantitative MR assessment
Neurology 2000 54: 813-817. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Kertesz, T. Kawarai, E. Rogaeva, P. St. George-Hyslop, P. Poorkaj, T. D. Bird, and D. G. Munoz

Familial frontotemporal dementia with ubiquitin-positive, tau-negative inclusions
Neurology 2000 54: 818-827. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ellen Grober, Richard B. Lipton, Charles Hall, and Howard Crystal

Memory impairment on free and cued selective reminding predicts dementia
Neurology 2000 54: 827-832. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. J. Manly, C. A. Merchant, D. M. Jacobs, S. A. Small, K. Bell, M. Ferin, and R. Mayeux

Endogenous estrogen levels and Alzheimer’s disease among postmenopausal women
Neurology 2000 54: 833-837. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles D. Smith, David A. Snowdon, Hao Wang, and William R. Markesbery

White matter volumes and periventricular white matter hyperintensities in aging and dementia
Neurology 2000 54: 838-842. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Thomas A. Ala, Goffa O. Beh, and William H. Frey, II

Pure hippocampal sclerosis: A rare cause of dementia mimicking Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 2000 54: 843-848. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. W. Lee, S. B. Hong, D. W. Seo, W. S. Tae, and S. C. Hong

Mapping of functional organization in human visual cortex: Electrical cortical stimulation
Neurology 2000 54: 849-854. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Howard D. Pomeranz and Simmons Lessell

Palinopsia and polyopia in the absence of drugs or cerebral disease
Neurology 2000 54: 855-859. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

N. Takeichi, K. Fukushima, H. Sasaki, I. Yabe, K. Tashiro, and Y. Inuyama

Dissociation of smooth pursuit and vestibulo-ocular reflex cancellation in SCA-6
Neurology 2000 54: 860-866. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. H. Nieman, L. J. Bour, D. H. Linszen, J. Goede, J. H. T. M. Koelman, B. P. R. Gersons, and B. W. Ongerboer de Visser

Neuropsychological and clinical correlates of antisaccade task performance in schizophrenia
Neurology 2000 54: 866-871. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. W. Hop, G. J. E. Rinkel, A. Algra, J. W. Berkelbach van der Sprenkel, and J. van Gijn

Randomized pilot trial of postoperative aspirin in subarachnoid hemorrhage
Neurology 2000 54: 872-878. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

W. J. Powers, C. P. Derdeyn, S. M. Fritsch, D. A. Carpenter, K. D. Yundt, T. O. Videen, and R. L. Grubb, Jr.

Benign prognosis of never-symptomatic carotid occlusion
Neurology 2000 54: 878-882. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marc D. Reichhart, Julien Bogousslavsky, and Robert C. Janzer

Early lacunar strokes complicating polyarteritis nodosa: Thrombotic microangiopathy
Neurology 2000 54: 883-889. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. L. Sherman, D. L. Tirschwell, P. J. Micklesen, W. T. Longstreth, Jr., and L. R. Robinson

Somatosensory potentials, CSF creatine kinase BB activity, and awakening after cardiac arrest
Neurology 2000 54: 889-894. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. S. Dikmen, J. E. Machamer, H. R. Winn, G. D. Anderson, and N. R. Temkin

Neuropsychological effects of valproate in traumatic brain injury : A randomized trial
Neurology 2000 54: 895-902. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ralf Schnabel, Martin Beblo, and Theodor W. May

Is geomagnetic activity a risk factor for sudden unexplained death in epilepsies?
Neurology 2000 54: 903-908. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Renzo Guerrini, A. James Barkovich, László Sztriha, and William B. Dobyns

Bilateral frontal polymicrogyria: A newly recognized brain malformation syndrome
Neurology 2000 54: 909-913. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

B. D. Moore, III, J. M. Slopis, E. F. Jackson, A. E. De Winter, and N. E. Leeds

Brain volume in children with neurofibromatosis type 1: Relation to neuropsychological status
Neurology 2000 54: 914-920. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. R. Berger, A. Nath, R. N. Greenberg, A. H. Andersen, R. A. Greene, A. Bognar, and M. J. Avison

Cerebrovascular changes in the basal ganglia with HIV dementia
Neurology 2000 54: 921-926. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. J. Ellis, A. C. Gamst, E. Capparelli, S. A. Spector, K. Hsia, T. Wolfson, I. Abramson, I. Grant, and J. A. McCutchan

Cerebrospinal fluid HIV RNA originates from both local CNS and systemic sources
Neurology 2000 54: 927-936. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jie Zhang, Saïd Bendahhou, Michael C. Sanguinetti, and Louis J. Ptácek

Functional consequences of chloride channel gene (CLCN1) mutations causing myotonia congenita
Neurology 2000 54: 937-942. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ingemar S. J. Merkies, Paul I. M. Schmitz, Frans G. A. van der Meché, and Pieter A. van Doorn

Psychometric evaluation of a new sensory scale in immune-mediated polyneuropathies
Neurology 2000 54: 943-949. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Yoshio Ikeda, Masami Shizuka, Mitsunori Watanabe, Koichi Okamoto, and Mikio Shoji

Molecular and clinical analyses of spinocerebellar ataxia type 8 in Japan
Neurology 2000 54: 950-955. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

H. R. Siebner, M. Peller, F. Willoch, S. Minoshima, H. Boecker, C. Auer, A. Drzezga, B. Conrad, and P. Bartenstein

Lasting cortical activation after repetitive TMS of the motor cortex: A glucose metabolic study
Neurology 2000 54: 956-963. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Eduardo E. Benarroch, Ann M. Schmeichel AS, and Joseph E. Parisi

Involvement of the ventrolateral medulla in parkinsonism with autonomic failure
Neurology 2000 54: 963-968. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Ann Pakalnis, Juliann Paolicchi, and Elizabeth Gilles

Psychogenic status epilepticus in children: Psychiatric and other risk factors
Neurology 2000 54: 969-970. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jonathan W. Sturm, Frederick Andermann, and Samuel F. Berkovic

"Pressure to laugh": An unusual epileptic symptom associated with small hypothalamic hamartomas
Neurology 2000 54: 971-973. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Orrin Devinsky, Alain Vuong, Anne Hammer, and Pamela S. Barrett

Stable weight during lamotrigine therapy: A review of 32 studies
Neurology 2000 54: 973-975. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Avi Ashkenazi, Yakir Kaufman, and Tamir Ben-Hur

Bilateral focal motor status epilepticus with retained consciousness after stroke
Neurology 2000 54: 976-978. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ritsuo Hashimoto, Yasufumi Tanaka, and Imaharu Nakano

Amnesic confabulatory syndrome after focal basal forebrain damage
Neurology 2000 54: 978-980. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. W. Loring, K. J. Meador, J. D. Allison, and J. C. Wright

Relationship between motor and language activation using fMRI
Neurology 2000 54: 981-983. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Simone Röricht and Bernd-Ulrich Meyer

Residual function in motor cortex contralateral to amputated hand
Neurology 2000 54: 984-987. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. L. M. Bakker, F.-E. de Leeuw, P. J. Koudstaal, A. Hofman, and M. M. B. Breteler

Cerebral CO₂ reactivity, cholesterol, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in the elderly
Neurology 2000 54: 987-989. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. M. Frattali, J. Grafman, N. Patronas, F. Makhlouf, and I. Litvan

Language disturbances in corticobasal degeneration
Neurology 2000 54: 990-992. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Antinori, A. Ammassari, R. Luzzati, A. Castagna, R. Maserati, G. Rizzardini, A. Ridolfo, M. Fasan, E. Vaccher, G. Landonio, M. Scerrati, A. Rocca, G. Butti, A. Nicolato, A. Lazzarin, and U. Tirelli

Role of brain biopsy in the management of focal brain lesions in HIV-infected patients
Neurology 2000 54: 993-997. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Letzel, C. J. G. Lang, K. H. Schaller, J. Angerer, S. Fuchs, B. Neundörfer, and G. Lehnert

Longitudinal study of neurotoxicity with occupational exposure to aluminum dust
Neurology 2000 54: 997-1000. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. W. Reddel, M. H. Barnett, W. X. Yan, G. M. Halmagyi, and J. D. Pollard

Chronic ophthalmoplegia with anti-GQ1b antibody
Neurology 2000 54: 1000-1002. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. Giess, M. Beck, R. Goetz, R. M. Nitsch, K. V. Toyka, and M. Sendtner

Potential role of LIF as a modifier gene in the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Neurology 2000 54: 1003-1005. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. G. Buzzi, G. Di Gennaro, M. D’Onofrio, O. Ciccarelli, F. M. Santorelli, D. Fortini, G. Nappi, F. Nicoletti, and C. Casali

mtDNA A3243G MELAS mutation is not associated with multigenerational female migraine
Neurology 2000 54: 1005-1007. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

I. Redonnet-Vernhet, F. Rouanet, J. M. Pedespan, C. Hocke, and F. Parrot

A successful pregnancy in a heterozygote for OTC deficiency treated with sodium phenylbutyrate
Neurology 2000 54: 1008. [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Takeuchi, K. Misu, N. Hattori, M. Nagamatsu, and G. Sobue

Immunoglobulin therapy for idiopathic chronic sensory ataxic neuropathy
Neurology 2000 54: 1008-1010. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. James Fessler and Mark J. Alberts

Stroke treatment with tissue plasminogen activator in the setting of aortic dissection
Neurology 2000 54: 1010. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. B. Lewis, G. MacQuillan, J. M. Bamford, and P. D. Howdle

Delayed myelopathic presentation of the acquired hepatocerebral degeneration syndrome
Neurology 2000 54: 1011. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Mitral annulus calcareous brain emboli
Neurology 2000 54: 817. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Gary Sclar, Cheryl A. Kennedy, James M. Hill, Michael K. McCormack, J. R. Berger, M. Tagliati, D. Simpson, S. Morgello, D. Clifford, and R. L. Schwartz

Cerebellar degeneration associated with HIV infection
Neurology 2000 54: 1012-1013. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Roy C. Katzin, Vini G. Khurana, and David G. Piepgras

Acute deterioration from thrombosis and rerupture of a giant intracranial aneurysm
Neurology 2000 54: 1013. [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Iannaccone, A. Quattrini, B. Sferrazza, L. Ferini-Strambi, Franco Gemignani, Adriana Marbini, and Mario Giovanni Terzano

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2 with restless legs syndrome
Neurology 2000 54: 1013-1014. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Renzo Rozzini, Tony Sabatini, Piera Barbisoni, Giuseppe Bellelli, Marco Trabucchi, M. Baldereschi, A. Di Carlo, and D. Inzitari

Dementia is a major predictor of death among the Italian elderly
Neurology 2000 54: 1014. [Full Text] [PDF]  

David Y. Ko and Stephen J. Sharp

Contrast agent neurotoxicity presenting as subarachnoid hemorrhage
Neurology 2000 54: 1014-1015. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR:

Neurology 2000 54: 14A-15. [Full Text] [PDF]  

INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER:

Antonio Culebras

Neurology 2000 54: 18A-19. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

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