IN THIS ISSUE:

September 26 Highlights
Neurology 2000 55: 745. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Henry J. M. Barnett and Joseph P. Broderick

Carotid endarterectomy: Another wake-up call
Neurology 2000 55: 746-747. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Irene Hegeman Richard and John Nutt

Worsening of motor function in Parkinson’s disease: A "typical" response to "atypical" antipsychotic medications
Neurology 2000 55: 748-749. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

Stephen D. Silberstein

Practice parameter: Evidence-based guidelines for migraine headache (an evidence-based review): Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Neurology 2000 55: 754-762. [Full Text] [PDF]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

Jack E. Riggs

The biphasic pattern of age-specific malignant brain tumor mortality rates
Neurology 2000 55: 750-753. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

EXPEDITED PUBLICATION:

F. C. Crawford, M. J. Freeman, J. A. Schinka, L. I. Abdullah, M. Gold, R. Hartman, K. Krivian, M. D. Morris, D. Richards, R. Duara, R. Anand, and M. J. Mullan

A polymorphism in the cystatin C gene is a novel risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 2000 55: 763-768. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

S. Chaturvedi, R. Aggarwal, and A. Murugappan

Results of carotid endarterectomy with prospective neurologist follow-up
Neurology 2000 55: 769-772. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

Liam O’Neill, Douglas J. Lanska, and Arthur Hartz

Surgeon characteristics associated with mortality and morbidity following carotid endarterectomy
Neurology 2000 55: 773-781. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

A. E. Hillis, P. B. Barker, N. J. Beauchamp, B. Gordon, and R. J. Wityk

MR perfusion imaging reveals regions of hypoperfusion associated with aphasia and neglect
Neurology 2000 55: 782-788. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. G. Goetz, L. M. Blasucci, S. Leurgans, and E. J. Pappert

Olanzapine and clozapine: Comparative effects on motor function in hallucinating PD patients
Neurology 2000 55: 789-794. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

A. J. Manson, A. Schrag, and A. J. Lees

Low-dose olanzapine for levodopa induced dyskinesias
Neurology 2000 55: 795-799. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

K. Gwinn–Hardy, J. Y. Chen, H.-C. Liu, T. Y. Liu, M. Boss, W. Seltzer, A. Adam, A. Singleton, W. Koroshetz, C. Waters, J. Hardy, and M. Farrer

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 with parkinsonism in ethnic Chinese
Neurology 2000 55: 800-805. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. J. Thal, M. Calvani, A. Amato, and A. Carta

A 1-year controlled trial of acetyl-L-carnitine in early-onset AD
Neurology 2000 55: 805-810. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

I. Zerr, M. Pocchiari, S. Collins, J. P. Brandel, J. de Pedro Cuesta, R. S. G. Knight, H. Bernheimer, F. Cardone, N. Delasnerie-Lauprêtre, N. Cuadrado Corrales, A. Ladogana, M. Bodemer, A. Fletcher, T. Awan, A. Ruiz Bremón, H. Budka, J. L. Laplanche, R. G. Will, and S. Poser

Analysis of EEG and CSF 14-3-3 proteins as aids to the diagnosis of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
Neurology 2000 55: 811-815. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. J. Meador, D. W. Loring, T. E. Feinberg, G. P. Lee, and M. E. Nichols

Anosognosia and asomatognosia during intracarotid amobarbital inactivation
Neurology 2000 55: 816-820. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Bauer, B. Stoffel-Wagner, D. Flügel, M. Kluge, J. Schramm, F. Bidlingmaier, and C. E. Elger

Serum androgens return to normal after temporal lobe epilepsy surgery in men
Neurology 2000 55: 820-824. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Juhász, D. C. Chugani, O. Muzik, C. Watson, J. Shah, A. Shah, and H. T. Chugani

Electroclinical correlates of flumazenil and fluorodeoxyglucose PET abnormalities in lesional epilepsy
Neurology 2000 55: 825-835. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. S. Lee, S. K. Lee, S.-K. Kim, K. W. Kang, E. Kang, K. H. Lee, I. Y. Hyun, J.-K. Chung, and M. C. Lee

Late postictal residual perfusion abnormality in epileptogenic zone found on 6-hour postictal SPECT
Neurology 2000 55: 835-841. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

E. Granieri, I. Casetta, V. Govoni, M. R. Tola, D. Marchi, S. B. Murgia, A. Ticca, M. Pugliatti, B. Murgia, and G. Rosati

The increasing incidence and prevalence of MS in a Sardinian province
Neurology 2000 55: 842-848. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. A. Hernán, M. J. Hohol, M. J. Olek, D. Spiegelman, and A. Ascherio

Oral contraceptives and the incidence of multiple sclerosis
Neurology 2000 55: 848-854. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Di Giovanni, M. Mirabella, A. D’Amico, P. Tonali, and S. Servidei

Apoptotic features accompany acute quadriplegic myopathy
Neurology 2000 55: 854-858. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

HISTORICAL NEUROLOGY:

Edward J. Fine, Tara Manteghi, Sidney H. Sobel, and Linda A. Lohr

John Call Dalton, Jr., MD: America’s first neurophysiologist
Neurology 2000 55: 859-864. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

S. Evers, E. Altenmüller, and E. B. Ringelstein

Cerebrovascular ischemic events in wind instrument players
Neurology 2000 55: 865-867. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. He, K. Hoang-Xuan, Y. Marie, P. Leuraud, K. Mokhtari, M. Kujas, J. Y. Delattre, and M. Sanson

P18 tumor suppressor gene and progression of oligodendrogliomas to anaplasia
Neurology 2000 55: 867-869. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. M. Ringman and J. H. Simmons

Treatment of REM sleep behavior disorder with donepezil: A report of three cases
Neurology 2000 55: 870-871. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Verghese, G. Kuslansky, M. J. Katz, M. Sliwinski, H. A. Crystal, H. Buschke, and R. B. Lipton

Cognitive performance in surgically menopausal women on estrogen
Neurology 2000 55: 872-874. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. L. Eberling, B. R. Reed, J. E. Coleman, and W. J. Jagust

Effect of estrogen on cerebral glucose metabolism in postmenopausal women
Neurology 2000 55: 875-877. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

E. Broussolle, C. B. Lücking, N. Ginovart, P. Pollak, P. Remy, and A. Dürr

[¹⁸F]-dopa PET study in patients with juvenile-onset PD and parkin gene mutations
Neurology 2000 55: 877-879. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

V. Arbusow, M. Strupp, R. Wasicky, A. K. E. Horn, P. Schulz, and T. Brandt

Detection of herpes simplex virus type 1 in human vestibular nuclei
Neurology 2000 55: 880-882. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

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

Weekly diffusion-weighted imaging of normal-appearing white matter in MS
Neurology 2000 55: 882-884. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Hashimoto, T. Uozumi, and S. Tsuji

Paraspinal motor evoked potentials by magnetic stimulation of the motor cortex
Neurology 2000 55: 885-888. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. Müller, G. K. Wenning, K. Jellinger, A. McKee, W. Poewe, and I. Litvan

Progression of Hoehn and Yahr stages in parkinsonian disorders: A clinicopathologic study
Neurology 2000 55: 888-891. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Michael Koutroumanidis, Michael J. Hennessy, Colin D. Binnie, and Charles E. Polkey

Aggravation of partial epilepsy and emergence of new seizure type during treatment with VNS
Neurology 2000 55: 892-893. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Michael W. Rabow, Joan M. Fair, Grace E. Hardie, and Stephen J. McPhee

An evaluation of the end-of-life care content in leading neurology textbooks
Neurology 2000 55: 893-894. [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Kimura, N. Tachibana, J. Kohyama, Y. Otsuka, S. Fukazawa, and R. Waki

A discrete pontine ischemic lesion could cause REM sleep behavior disorder
Neurology 2000 55: 894-895. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jay Varrato and Steve Galetta

Fourth nerve palsy unmasked by botulinum toxin therapy for cervical torticollis
Neurology 2000 55: 896. [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Askmark, Y. Olsson, and S. Rossitti

Treatable dropped head syndrome in hypothyroidism
Neurology 2000 55: 896-897. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Anne T. Berg, Willem Arts, Jacques Boulloche, Carol S. Camfield, Peter Camfield, Pierre Jallon, Jérôme Loiseau, Pierre Loiseau, Shlomo Shinnar, Dennis J. Dlugos, Donald L. Gilbert, and C. Ralph Buncher

An EEG should not be obtained routinely after first unprovoked seizure in childhood
Neurology 2000 55: 898-899. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hubert H. Fernandez, William J. Weiner, Alireza Minagar, and Lisa M. Shulman

Quetiapine for L-dopa–induced psychosis in PD
Neurology 2000 55: 899. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frans Nollet, Herwin Horemans, Anita Beelen, D.A. Trojan, J.-P. Collet, S. Shapiro, B. Jubelt, R.G. Miller, J.C. Agre, T.L. Munsat, D. Hollander, R. Tandan, C. Granger, A. Robinson, L. Finch, T. Ducruet, and N.R. Cashman

A multicenter, randomized, double-blinded trial of pyridostigmine in postpolio syndrome
Neurology 2000 55: 899-901. [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Edward Coffey, Kathleen B. Digre, and Julia J. Kleinschmidt

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Neurology 2000 55: 901. [Full Text] [PDF]  

David A. Olson, Kamal H. Masaki, Lon R. White, Daniel J. Foley, Helen Petrovitch, Grant Izmirlian, Richard Havlik, G. Webster Ross, and Katalin G. Losonczy

Association of vitamin E and C supplement use with cognitive function and dementia in elderly men
Neurology 2000 55: 901-902. [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. G. Smits, J. E. Nagtegaal, Christine Quinto, Charles Gellido, Joseph Masdeu, and Sudhansu Chokroverty

Post-traumatic delayed sleep phase syndrome
Neurology 2000 55: 902-903. [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. E. Bogen, Toshio Fukutake, and Takamichi Hattori

Roller coaster headache and subdural hematoma
Neurology 2000 55: 903. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Raul A. Rodas, Jeffrey J. Raizer, and Lisa M. DeAngelis

Cerebral sinus thrombosis diagnosed by MRI and MR venography in cancer patients
Neurology 2000 55: 903. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 2000 55: 21A-22. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

Richard L. Barbano, Marc E. Lenaerts, James R. Couch, and David N. Herrmann

Book Reviews
Neurology 2000 55: 904. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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