IN THIS ISSUE:

July 25 Highlights
Neurology 2000 55: 163. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Samuel F. Hunter and David A. Hafler

Ubiquitous pathogens: Links between infection and autoimmunity in MS?
Neurology 2000 55: 164-165. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marilyn S. Albert and David A. Drachman

Alzheimer’s disease: What is it, how many people have it, and why do we need to know?
Neurology 2000 55: 166-168. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Samuel F. Berkovic

Paroxysmal movement disorders and epilepsy: Links across the channel
Neurology 2000 55: 169-170. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

S. L. Pullman, D. S. Goodin, A. I. Marquinez, S. Tabbal, and M. Rubin

Clinical utility of surface EMG: Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Neurology 2000 55: 171-177. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

K.-P. Wandinger, W. Jabs, A. Siekhaus, S. Bubel, P. Trillenberg, H.-J. Wagner, K. Wessel, H. Kirchner, and H. Hennig

Association between clinical disease activity and Epstein–Barr virus reactivation in MS
Neurology 2000 55: 178-184. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

J. H. Simon, J. Lull, L. D. Jacobs, R. A. Rudick, D. L. Cookfair, R. M. Herndon, J. R. Richert, A. M. Salazar, J. Sheeder, D. Miller, K. McCabe, A. Serra, M. K. Campion, J. S. Fischer, D. E. Goodkin, N. Simonian, M. Lajaunie, K. Wende, A. Martens-Davidson, R. P. Kinkel, and F. E. Munschauer, III

A longitudinal study of T1 hypointense lesions in relapsing MS: MSCRG trial of interferon ß-1a
Neurology 2000 55: 185-192. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. E. Balashov, M. Comabella, T. Ohashi, S. J. Khoury, and H. L. Weiner

Defective regulation of IFN and IL-12 by endogenous IL-10 in progressive MS
Neurology 2000 55: 192-198. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Lê X. Hy and Donald M. Keller

Prevalence of AD among whites: A summary by levels of severity
Neurology 2000 55: 198-204. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

N. Kemppainen, H. Ruottinen, K. Någren, and J. O. Rinne

PET shows that striatal dopamine D1 and D2 receptors are differentially affected in AD
Neurology 2000 55: 205-209. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. Kantarci, C. R. Jack, Jr., Y. C. Xu, N. G. Campeau, P. C. O’Brien, G. E. Smith, R. J. Ivnik, B. F. Boeve, E. Kokmen, E. G. Tangalos, and R. C. Petersen

Regional metabolic patterns in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease: A 1H MRS study
Neurology 2000 55: 210-217. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

H. Yamada, N. Sadato, Y. Konishi, S. Muramoto, K. Kimura, M. Tanaka, Y. Yonekura, Y. Ishii, and H. Itoh

A milestone for normal development of the infantile brain detected by functional MRI
Neurology 2000 55: 218-223. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. J. Swoboda, B.-W. Soong, C. McKenna, E. R. P. Brunt, M. Litt, J. F. Bale, Jr., T. Ashizawa, L. B. Bennett, A. M. Bowcock, E. S. Roach, D. Gerson, T. Matsuura, P. T. Heydemann, M. P. Nespeca, J. Jankovic, M. Leppert, and L. J. Ptácek

Paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia and infantile convulsions: Clinical and linkage studies
Neurology 2000 55: 224-230. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Table]  

Beth Klein, Bonnie E. Levin, Michael S. Duchowny, and Maria M. Llabre

Cognitive outcome of children with epilepsy and malformations of cortical development
Neurology 2000 55: 230-235. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. J. Cereghino, V. Biton, B. Abou-Khalil, F. Dreifuss, L. J. Gauer, and I. Leppik

Levetiracetam for partial seizures: Results of a double-blind, randomized clinical trial
Neurology 2000 55: 236-242. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Sallie A. Baxendale, Pamela J. Thompson, and Neil D. Kitchen

Postoperative hippocampal remnant shrinkage and memory decline: A dynamic process
Neurology 2000 55: 243-249. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. C. Henshall, R. S. B. Clark, P. D. Adelson, M. Chen, S. C. Watkins, and R. P. Simon

Alterations in bcl-2 and caspase gene family protein expression in human temporal lobe epilepsy
Neurology 2000 55: 250-257. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. H. Rhoney, L. B. Tipps, K. R. Murry, M. C. Basham, D. B. Michael, and W. M. Coplin

Anticonvulsant prophylaxis and timing of seizures after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
Neurology 2000 55: 258-265. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Kamran, V. Bates, R. Bakshi, P. Wright, W. Kinkel, and R. Miletich

Significance of hyperintense vessels on FLAIR MRI in acute stroke
Neurology 2000 55: 265-269. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. Lamy, J. B. Hamon, J. Coste, and J. L. Mas

Ischemic stroke in young women: Risk of recurrence during subsequent pregnancies
Neurology 2000 55: 269-274. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

K. J. Felice, R. C. Schwartz, C. A. Brown, C. R. Leicher, and M. L. Grunnet

Autosomal dominant Emery–Dreifuss dystrophy due to mutations in rod domain of the lamin A/C gene
Neurology 2000 55: 275-280. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

HISTORICAL NEUROLOGY:

Kenneth L. Tyler, Dorothy Roberts, and H. Richard Tyler

The shorthand publications of Sir William Richard Gowers
Neurology 2000 55: 289-293. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

MEDICAL HYPOTHESIS:

I. Arnulf, A.-M. Bonnet, P. Damier, B.-P. Bejjani, D. Seilhean, J.-P. Derenne, and Y. Agid

Hallucinations, REM sleep, and Parkinson’s disease: A medical hypothesis
Neurology 2000 55: 281-288. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

S. J. Kish, Y. Furukawa, L. Ang, S. P. Vorce, and K. S. Kalasinsky

Striatal serotonin is depleted in brain of a human MDMA (Ecstasy) user
Neurology 2000 55: 294-296. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Angela Peng, Boyd M. Koffman, James D. Malley, and Marinos C. Dalakas

Disease progression in sporadic inclusion body myositis: Observations in 78 patients
Neurology 2000 55: 296-298. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. D. Schellinger, E. Schmutzhard, J. B. Fiebach, B. Pfausler, H. Maier, and S. Schwab

Poliomyelitic-like illness in central European encephalitis
Neurology 2000 55: 299-302. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. F. Chinnery, G. A. Taylor, N. Howell, R. M. Andrews, C. M. Morris, R. W. Taylor, I. G. McKeith, R. H. Perry, J. A. Edwardson, and D. M. Turnbull

Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups and susceptibility to AD and dementia with Lewy bodies
Neurology 2000 55: 302-304. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Crum, B. Mokri, and J. Fulgham

Spinal manifestations of vertebral artery dissection
Neurology 2000 55: 304-306. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. J. Kappelle, M. Eliasziw, A. J. Fox, and H. J. M. Barnett

Small, unruptured intracranial aneurysms and management of symptomatic carotid artery stenosis
Neurology 2000 55: 307-309. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Gino Battaglioli, Daniel R. Rosen, Sidney M. Gospe, Jr., and David L. Martin

Glutamate decarboxylase is not genetically linked to pyridoxine-dependent seizures
Neurology 2000 55: 309-311. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

James W. Y. Chen, Alyssa M. O’Farrell, and Arthur W. Toga

Optical intrinsic signal imaging in a rodent seizure model
Neurology 2000 55: 312-315. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Ninan T. Mathew, Jayasree Kailasam, and Amanda Fischer

Responsiveness to celecoxib in chronic paroxysmal hemicrania
Neurology 2000 55: 316. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marvin McCreary, Charles Emerman, Joseph Hanna, and Judith Simon

Acute myelopathy following intranasal insufflation of heroin: A case report
Neurology 2000 55: 316-317. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

I. Pénisson-Besnier, P. Reynier, P. Asfar, O. Douay, A. Sortais, F. Dubas, J. Emile, and Y. Malthièry

Recurrent brain hematomas in MELAS associated with an ND5 gene mitochondrial mutation
Neurology 2000 55: 317-318. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. Yamakawa, H. Kuroda, K. Fujihara, S. Sato, I. Nakashima, A. Takeda, K. Suzuki, and Y. Itoyama

Familial neuromyelitis optica (Devic’s syndrome) with late onset in Japan
Neurology 2000 55: 318-320. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Amie W. Hsia, Kathryn Isaac, and Jonathan S. Katz

Cauda equina syndrome from intradiscal electrothermal therapy
Neurology 2000 55: 320. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Kayser-Fleischer corneal ring
Neurology 2000 55: 280. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Arteriovenous fistula in neurofibromatosis
Neurology 2000 55: 288. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

The fogging effect
Neurology 2000 55: 315. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

J. Howard Jaster, Thomas W. Smith, Aaron M. Gleckman, Robert D. Currier, and Jose Bebin

A medullary syndrome characterized by wild arm ataxia
Neurology 2000 55: 321. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrick J. M. Lavin, Sean P. Donahue, Daniel M. Jacobson, Mark L. Moster, Steven L. Galetta, Grant T. Liu, and Eric R. Eggenberger

Isolated trochlear nerve palsy in patients with multiple sclerosis
Neurology 2000 55: 321-322. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gordon Francis, F. Weber, and P. Rieckmann

Effect of interferon ß on human myelin basic protein-specific T-cell lines: Comparison of IFNß-1a and IFNß-1b
Neurology 2000 55: 322-323. [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Ho, J. D. Luterman, P. S. Aisen, G. M. Pasinetti, Thomas J. Montine, and Jason D. Morrow

Elevated CSF prostaglandin E₂ levels in patients with probable AD
Neurology 2000 55: 323. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Louis R. Caplan and Joseph R. Berger

Cerebellar seizures of Hughlings Jackson
Neurology 2000 55: 323-324. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Michael Fetell

BookReviews
Neurology 2000 55: 325. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR:

Neurology 2000 55: 19A. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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