IN THIS ISSUE:

March 14 Highlights
Neurology 2000 54: 1017. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

R. John Leigh and David E. Riley

Eye movements in parkinsonism: It’s saccadic speed that counts
Neurology 2000 54: 1018-1019. [Full Text] [PDF]  

George Karpati and Reinhard Hohlfeld

Biologically stressed muscle fibers in sporadic IBM: A clue for the enigmatic etiology?
Neurology 2000 54: 1020-1021. [Full Text] [PDF]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

Gregory W. Albers

Choice of endpoints in antiplatelet trials: Which outcomes are most relevant to stroke patients?
Neurology 2000 54: 1022-1028. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

S. Rivaud-Péchoux, M. Vidailhet, G. Gallouedec, I. Litvan, B. Gaymard, and C. Pierrot-Deseilligny

Longitudinal ocular motor study in corticobasal degeneration and progressive supranuclear palsy
Neurology 2000 54: 1029-1032. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Brenda L. Banwell and Andrew G. Engel

B-Crystallin immunolocalization yields new insights into inclusion body myositis
Neurology 2000 54: 1033-1041. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. M. Schumacher, S. A. Ellias, E. P. Palmer, H. S. Kott, J. Dinsmore, P. K. Dempsey, A. J. Fischman, C. Thomas, R. G. Feldman, S. Kassissieh, R. Raineri, C. Manhart, D. Penney, J. S. Fink, and O. Isacson

Transplantation of embryonic porcine mesencephalic tissue in patients with PD
Neurology 2000 54: 1042-1050. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

I. G. McKeith, C. G. Ballard, R. H. Perry, P. G. Ince, J. T. O’Brien, D. Neill, K. Lowery, E. Jaros, R. Barber, P. Thompson, A. Swann, A. F. Fairbairn, and E. K. Perry

Prospective validation of Consensus criteria for the diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies
Neurology 2000 54: 1050-1058. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Schmand, R. M. A. de Bie, M. Koning-Haanstra, J. S. de Smet, J. D. Speelman, and A. H. van Zomeren

Unilateral pallidotomy in PD: A controlled study of cognitive and behavioral effects
Neurology 2000 54: 1058-1064. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. J. Rothdach, C. Trenkwalder, J. Haberstock, U. Keil, and K. Berger

Prevalence and risk factors of RLS in an elderly population: The MEMO Study
Neurology 2000 54: 1064-1068. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Åberg, K. Liewendahl, P. Nikkinen, T. Autti, J. O. Rinne, and P. Santavuori

Decreased striatal dopamine transporter density in JNCL patients with parkinsonian symptoms
Neurology 2000 54: 1069-1074. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. Merlini, J-C. Kaplan, C. Navarro, A. Barois, D. Bonneau, J. Brasa, B. Echenne, P. Gallano, L. Jarre, M. Jeanpierre, L. Kalaydjieva, F. Leturcq, A. Levi-Gomes, A. Toutain, I. Tournev, A. Urtizberea, J.-M. Vallat, T. Voit, and J.-M. Warter

Homogeneous phenotype of the gypsy limb-girdle MD with the -sarcoglycan C283Y mutation
Neurology 2000 54: 1075-1079. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. C. McArthur, C. Yiannoutsos, D. M. Simpson, B. T. Adornato, E. J. Singer, H. Hollander, C. Marra, M. Rubin, B. A. Cohen, T. Tucker, B. A. Navia, G. Schifitto, D. Katzenstein, C. Rask, L. Zaborski, M. E. Smith, S. Shriver, L. Millar, and D. B. Clifford

A phase II trial of nerve growth factor for sensory neuropathy associated with HIV infection
Neurology 2000 54: 1080-1088. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Tardieu, J. Le Chenadec, A. Persoz, L. Meyer, S. Blanche, and M.-J. Mayaux

HIV-1–related encephalopathy in infants compared with children and adults
Neurology 2000 54: 1089-1095. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J.-P. Brandel, N. Delasnerie-Lauprêtre, J.-L. Laplanche, J.-J. Hauw, and A. Alpérovitch

Diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: Effect of clinical criteria on incidence estimates
Neurology 2000 54: 1095-1099. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Otto, H. Esselmann, W. Schulz-Schaeffer, M. Neumann, A. Schröter, P. Ratzka, L. Cepek, I. Zerr, P. Steinacker, O. Windl, J. Kornhuber, H. A. Kretzschmar, S. Poser, and J. Wiltfang

Decreased ß-amyloid_1-42 in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Neurology 2000 54: 1099-1102. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Verkkoniemi, M. Somer, J. O. Rinne, L. Myllykangas, R. Crook, J. Hardy, M. Viitanen, H. Kalimo, and M. Haltia

Variant Alzheimer’s disease with spastic paraparesis: Clinical characterization
Neurology 2000 54: 1103-1109. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Ganguli, H. H. Dodge, P. Chen, S. Belle, and S. T. DeKosky

Ten-year incidence of dementia in a rural elderly US community population: The MoVIES Project
Neurology 2000 54: 1109-1116. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Kreisler, O. Godefroy, C. Delmaire, B. Debachy, M. Leclercq, J.-P. Pruvo, and D. Leys

The anatomy of aphasia revisited
Neurology 2000 54: 1117-1123. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. W. Desmond, J. T. Moroney, M. C. Paik, M. Sano, J. P. Mohr, S. Aboumatar, C.-L. Tseng, S. Chan, J. B. W. Williams, R. H. Remien, W. A. Hauser, and Y. Stern

Frequency and clinical determinants of dementia after ischemic stroke
Neurology 2000 54: 1124-1131. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Sainio, J. Jääskeläinen, H. Pihlaja, and O. Carpén

Mild familial neurofibromatosis 2 associates with expression of merlin with altered COOH-terminus
Neurology 2000 54: 1132-1138. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Cercignani, G. Iannucci, M. A. Rocca, G. Comi, M. A. Horsfield, and M. Filippi

Pathologic damage in MS assessed by diffusion-weighted and magnetization transfer MRI
Neurology 2000 54: 1139-1144. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

George P. A. Rice, Massimo Filippi, and Giancarlo Comi

Cladribine and progressive MS: Clinical and MRI outcomes of a multicenter controlled trial
Neurology 2000 54: 1145-1155. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. H. Simon, R. P. Kinkel, L. Jacobs, L. Bub, and N. Simonian

A Wallerian degeneration pattern in patients at risk for MS
Neurology 2000 54: 1155-1160. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

H. R. Griffith, S. B. Perlman, A. R. Woodard, P. A. Rutecki, J. C. Jones, L. F. Ramirez, R. DeLaPena, M. Seidenberg, and B. P. Hermann

Preoperative FDG-PET temporal lobe hypometabolism and verbal memory after temporal lobectomy
Neurology 2000 54: 1161-1165. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Randomized trial of modafinil as a treatment for the excessive daytime somnolence of narcolepsy
Neurology 2000 54: 1166-1175. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Alyssa T. Reddy, Gary L. Hedlund, and Alan K. Percy

Enlarged parietal foramina: Association with cerebral venous and cortical anomalies
Neurology 2000 54: 1175-1178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

J. I. Sirven, M. Sperling, D. Naritoku, S. Schachter, D. Labar, M. Holmes, A. Wilensky, J. Cibula, D. M. Labiner, D. Bergen, R. Ristanovic, J. Harvey, R. Dasheiff, G. L. Morris, C. A. O’Donovan, L. Ojemann, D. Scales, M. Nadkarni, B. Richards, and J. D. Sanchez

Vagus nerve stimulation therapy for epilepsy in older adults
Neurology 2000 54: 1179-1182. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hian-Tat Ong and Elaine Wyllie

Benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes: Is it always benign?
Neurology 2000 54: 1182-1185. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

David Neal Franz, Tracy A. Glauser, Cynthia Tudor, and Shelley Williams

Topiramate therapy of epilepsy associated with Angelman’s syndrome
Neurology 2000 54: 1185-1188. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

T. Hamano, T. Mutoh, H. Sugie, H. Koga, and M. Kuriyama

Phosphoglycerate kinase deficiency: An adult myopathic form with a novel mutation
Neurology 2000 54: 1188-1190. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

E. Seidel, C. Hansen, P. P. Urban, T. Vogt, W. Müller-Forell, and H. C. Hopf

Idiopathic trigeminal sensory neuropathy with gadolinium enhancement in the cisternal segment
Neurology 2000 54: 1191-1192. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Yoshiaki Furukawa, Oleh Hornykiewicz, Stanley Fahn, and Stephen J. Kish

Striatal dopamine in early-onset primary torsion dystonia with the DYT1 mutation
Neurology 2000 54: 1193-1195. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

E. K. Tan, T. Matsuura, S. Nagamitsu, M. Khajavi, J. Jankovic, and T. Ashizawa

Polymorphism of NACP-Rep1 in Parkinson’s disease: An etiologic link with essential tremor?
Neurology 2000 54: 1195-1198. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Defazio, A. Berardelli, G. Abbruzzese, V. Coviello, R. De Salvia, F. Federico, R. Marchese, L. Vacca, G. Assennato, and P. Livrea

Primary hemifacial spasm and arterial hypertension: A multicenter case–control study
Neurology 2000 54: 1198-1200. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Raj D. Sheth and Barry E. Gidal

Intravenous valproic acid for myoclonic status epilepticus
Neurology 2000 54: 1201. [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Pohl, A. Rösler, I. Sünkeler, H.-J. Braune, W. H. Oertel, and S. Lautenbacher PD

Insertion pain in needle electromyography can be reduced by simultaneous finger slapping
Neurology 2000 54: 1201. [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Poulas, E. Tsibri, D. Papanastasiou, T. Tsouloufis, M. Marinou, P. Tsantili, T. Papapetropoulos, and S. J. Tzartos

Equal male and female incidence of myasthenia gravis
Neurology 2000 54: 1202-1203. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniël E. Blockmans, Daniël C. Knockaert, and Herman J. Bobbaers

Still’s disease can cause neutrophilic meningitis
Neurology 2000 54: 1203-1205. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Dural arteriovenous fistula mimicking leukoencephalopathy
Neurology 2000 54: 1123. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Transient tumor attacks
Neurology 2000 54: 1205. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Selim Benbadis, Jacqueline French, Catherine Zahn, and Gary Franklin

The use of felbamate in the treatment of patients with intractable epilepsy
Neurology 2000 54: 1206. [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Miller Fisher, Gregory T. Whitman, and Robert W. Baloh

Neuropathology in older people with disequilibrium of unknown cause
Neurology 2000 54: 1206. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Carl I. Cohen, C. E. Coffey, J. A. Saxton, G. Ratcliff, and J. F. Lucke

Relation of education to brain size in normal aging
Neurology 2000 54: 1207-1208. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Helfried Jacobs, Peter Vieregge, Karen Marder, Ming Tang, Elan Louis, and Richard Mayeux

Risk of Alzheimer’s disease in relatives of Parkinson’s disease patients with and without dementia
Neurology 2000 54: 1208-1209. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christian Wöber, Çiçek Wöber-Bingöl, Michael A. Ueberall, and Dieter Wenzel

Intranasal sumatriptan for the acute treatment of migraine in children
Neurology 2000 54: 1209-1210. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephanie R. Lash and Colin P. Derdeyn

Cerebral hemodynamic impairment: Methods of measurement in association with stroke
Neurology 2000 54: 1210. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Richard L. Barbano

Handbook of Manual Muscle Testing
Neurology 2000 54: 1211. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tallie Z. Baram

Childhood Epilepsies and Brain Development
Neurology 2000 54: 1211. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR:

Neurology 2000 54: 21. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CHANGES, PEOPLE, COMMENTS:

Robert J. Joynt

Neurology 2000 54: 26. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

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