IN THIS ISSUE:

November 28 Highlights
Neurology 2000 55: 1427. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Richard Mayeux

Evil forces and vulnerable brains
Neurology 2000 55: 1428-1429. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Louis J. Ptácek

Ligand-gated ion channelopathies: Mutations in different genes causing one disease
Neurology 2000 55: 1429-1430. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

T. D. Fife, R. J. Tusa, J. M. Furman, D. S. Zee, E. Frohman, R. W. Baloh, T. Hain, J. Goebel, J. Demer, and L. Eviatar

Assessment: Vestibular testing techniques in adults and children: Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Neurology 2000 55: 1431-1441. [Full Text] [PDF]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

I. Rapin, Y. Lindenbaum, D. W. Dickson, K. H. Kraemer, and J. H. Robbins

Cockayne syndrome and xeroderma pigmentosum: DNA repair disorders with overlaps and paradoxes
Neurology 2000 55: 1442-1449. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

EXPEDITED PUBLICATION:

B.A. Malow, J. Edwards, M. Marzec, O. Sagher, and G. Fromes

Effects of vagus nerve stimulation on respiration during sleep: A pilot study
Neurology 2000 55: 1450-1454. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

L. J. Whalley, J. M. Starr, R. Athawes, D. Hunter, A. Pattie, and I. J. Deary

Childhood mental ability and dementia
Neurology 2000 55: 1455-1459. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

S. L. Minger, M. M. Esiri, B. McDonald, J. Keene, J. Carter, T. Hope, and P. T. Francis

Cholinergic deficits contribute to behavioral disturbance in patients with dementia
Neurology 2000 55: 1460-1467. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Suppl Fig E1] [ Suppl Fig E2] [ Suppl Fig E3] [ Fig Legends] [ Suppl Tables]  

A. Gambardella, G. Annesi, M. De Fusco, A. Patrignani, U. Aguglia, F. Annesi, A. A. Pasqua, P. Spadafora, R. L. Oliveri, P. Valentino, M. Zappia, A. Ballabio, G. Casari, and A. Quattrone

A new locus for autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy maps to chromosome 1
Neurology 2000 55: 1467-1471. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

A. A. Arzimanoglou, F. Andermann, J. Aicardi, C. Sainte–Rose, M.-A. Beaulieu, J.-G. Villemure, A. Olivier, and Th. Rasmussen

Sturge–Weber syndrome: Indications and results of surgery in 20 patients
Neurology 2000 55: 1472-1479. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Regula S. Briellmann, Samuel F. Berkovic, and Graeme D. Jackson

Men may be more vulnerable to seizure-associated brain damage
Neurology 2000 55: 1479-1485. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. P. Leite, V. C. Terra–Bustamante, R. M. F. Fernandes, A. C. Santos, L. Chimelli, A. C. Sakamoto, J. A. Assirati, and O. M. Takayanagui

Calcified neurocysticercotic lesions and postsurgery seizure control in temporal lobe epilepsy
Neurology 2000 55: 1485-1491. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Suppl Table]  

R. G. Holloway, S. P. Ringel, J. L. Bernat, C. M. Keran, and B. L. Lawyer

US neurologists: Attitudes on rationing
Neurology 2000 55: 1492-1497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Chabot and V. W. Yong

Interferon beta-1b increases interleukin-10 in a model of T cell–microglia interaction: Relevance to MS
Neurology 2000 55: 1497-1505. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

G. R. W. Moore, E. Leung, A. L. MacKay, I. M. Vavasour, K. P. Whittall, K. S. Cover, D. K. B. Li, S. A. Hashimoto, J. Oger, T. J. Sprinkle, and D. W. Paty

A pathology-MRI study of the short-T2 component in formalin-fixed multiple sclerosis brain
Neurology 2000 55: 1506-1510. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. G. H. Dahlöf, R. B. Lipton, K. A. McCarroll, M. S. Kramer, C. R. Lines, and M. D. Ferrari

Within-patient consistency of response of rizatriptan for treating migraine
Neurology 2000 55: 1511-1516. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

W. F. Stewart, R. B. Lipton, E. Chee, J. Sawyer, and S. D. Silberstein

Menstrual cycle and headache in a population sample of migraineurs
Neurology 2000 55: 1517-1523. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

A. Maassen VanDenBrink, R. W. M. van den Broek, R. de Vries, A. J. J. C. Bogers, C. J. J. Avezaat, and P. R. Saxena

Craniovascular selectivity of eletriptan and sumatriptan in human isolated blood vessels
Neurology 2000 55: 1524-1530. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Marinos C. Dalakas, Mavis Fujii, Mian Li, and Beverly McElroy

The clinical spectrum of anti-GAD antibody-positive patients with stiff-person syndrome
Neurology 2000 55: 1531-1535. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

S. W. Lichtman, G. Seliger, B. Tycko, and K. Marder

Apolipoprotein E and functional recovery from brain injury following postacute rehabilitation
Neurology 2000 55: 1536-1539. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A multicenter assessment of dopamine transporter imaging with DOPASCAN/SPECT in parkinsonism
Neurology 2000 55: 1540-1547. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Rodger J. Elble

Essential tremor frequency decreases with time
Neurology 2000 55: 1547-1551. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Auer–Grumbach, P. De Jonghe, K. Wagner, K. Verhoeven, H.-P. Hartung, and V. Timmerman

Phenotype–genotype correlations in a CMT2B family with refined 3q13-q22 locus
Neurology 2000 55: 1552-1557. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

G. Modi, M. Modi, I. Martinus, and D. Saffer

New-onset seizures associated with HIV infection
Neurology 2000 55: 1558-1561. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. P. Szaflarski, D. M. Ficker, W. T. Cahill, and M. D. Privitera

Four-year incidence of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures in adults in Hamilton County, OH
Neurology 2000 55: 1561-1563. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. B. Pereira, M. Strupp, T. Eggert, A. Straube, and T. Brandt

Nicotine-induced nystagmus: Three-dimensional analysis and dependence on head position
Neurology 2000 55: 1563-1566. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

E. M. Frohman, H. Zhang, R. B. Dewey, K. S. Hawker, M. K. Racke, and T. C. Frohman

Vertigo in MS: Utility of positional and particle repositioning maneuvers
Neurology 2000 55: 1566-1569. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. M. Myhr, C. Ross, H. I. Nyland, K. Bendtzen, and C. A. Vedeler

Neutralizing antibodies to interferon (IFN) -2a and IFN ß-1a or IFN ß-1b in MS are not cross-reactive
Neurology 2000 55: 1569-1572. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Kompoliti, C. L. Comella, J. A. Jaglin, S. Leurgans, R. Raman, and C. G. Goetz

Menstrual-related changes in motoric function in women with Parkinson’s disease
Neurology 2000 55: 1572-1575. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

X. S. Hu, N. Okamura, H. Arai, M. Higuchi, T. Matsui, M. Tashiro, M. Shinkawa, M. Itoh, T. Ido, and H. Sasaki

¹⁸F-fluorodopa PET study of striatal dopamine uptake in the diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies
Neurology 2000 55: 1575-1577. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

G. Raux, R. Gantier, C. Thomas–Anterion, J. Boulliat, P. Verpillat, D. Hannequin, A. Brice, T. Frebourg, and D. Campion

Dementia with prominent frontotemporal features associated with L113P presenilin 1 mutation
Neurology 2000 55: 1577-1579. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. G. Ince, P. Duffey, H. R. Cochrane, J. Lowe, and P. J. Shaw

Relapsing ischemic encephaloenteropathy and cryoglobulinemia
Neurology 2000 55: 1579-1581. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. L. Murphy, S. M. Albert, C. M. Weber, M. L. Del Bene, and L. P. Rowland

Impact of spirituality and religiousness on outcomes in patients with ALS
Neurology 2000 55: 1581-1584. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Schuelke, B. Finckh, E. A. Sistermans, M. G. E. M. Ausems, C. Hübner, and A. von Moers

Ataxia with vitamin E deficiency: Biochemical effects of malcompliance with vitamin E therapy
Neurology 2000 55: 1584-1586. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

M. Zvartau–Hind, M. U. Din, A. Gilani, R. P. Lisak, and O. A. Khan

Topiramate relieves refractory trigeminal neuralgia in MS patients
Neurology 2000 55: 1587-1588. [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Haan, P. Sluis, L. H. Sluis, and M. D. Ferrari

Acetazolamide treatment for migraine aura status
Neurology 2000 55: 1588-1589. [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Stiasny, J. C. Möller, and W. H. Oertel

Safety of pramipexole in patients with restless legs syndrome
Neurology 2000 55: 1589-1590. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Tedde, P. Forleo, B. Nacmias, C. Piccini, L. Bracco, S. Piacentini, and and S. Sorbi

A presenilin-1 mutation (Leu392Pro) in a familial AD kindred with psychiatric symptoms at onset
Neurology 2000 55: 1590-1591. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

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

Mitochondrial analysis in autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraplegia
Neurology 2000 55: 1591-1592. [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. R. Williams

The yawning reflex: An upper motor neuron sign in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Neurology 2000 55: 1592-1593. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Richard J. Sanders, Sharon L. Hammond, and Gary M. Franklin

Outcome of surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome in Washington state workers’ compensation
Neurology 2000 55: 1594-1595. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rohit Bakshi, Steven Warach, and Werner Hacke

Diffusion-weighted MRI as an evolving standard of care in acute stroke
Neurology 2000 55: 1595. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Louis R. Caplan and J. Bogousslavsky

Do transient ischemic attacks have a neuroprotective effect?
Neurology 2000 55: 1596. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gregory Youngnam Chang, Young H. Sohn, and Kyung Y. Lee

Basilar artery vasospasm in postpartum cerebral angiopathy
Neurology 2000 55: 1596-1597. [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. R. Ponsford and Robert W. Van Boven

Tactile spatial resolution in blind Braille readers
Neurology 2000 55: 1597. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 2000 55: 22A-23. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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