IN THIS ISSUE:

October 10 Highlights
Neurology 2000 55: 905. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Benjamin M. Segal and Anne H. Cross

Fas(t) track to apoptosis in MS: TNF receptors may suppress or potentiate CNS demyelination
Neurology 2000 55: 906-907. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert G. Hart

What causes intracerebral hemorrhage during warfarin therapy?
Neurology 2000 55: 907-908. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

Randolph W. Evans, Carmel Armon, Elliot M. Frohman, and Douglas S. Goodin

Assessment: Prevention of post–lumbar puncture headaches: Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Neurology 2000 55: 909-914. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

Søren H. Sindrup and Troels S. Jensen

Pharmacologic treatment of pain in polyneuropathy
Neurology 2000 55: 915-920. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [[Data suppl]]  

ARTICLES:

C. Comi, M. Leone, S. Bonissoni, S. DeFranco, F. Bottarel, C. Mezzatesta, A. Chiocchetti, F. Perla, F. Monaco, and U. Dianzani

Defective T cell Fas function in patients with multiple sclerosis
Neurology 2000 55: 921-927. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

W.-X. Huang, P. Huang, A. Gomes, and J. Hillert

Apoptosis mediators FasL and TRAIL are upregulated in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in MS
Neurology 2000 55: 928-934. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Lauren B. Krupp and Leigh E. Elkins

Fatigue and declines in cognitive functioning in multiple sclerosis
Neurology 2000 55: 934-939. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

M. Filippi, M. Inglese, M. Rovaris, M. P. Sormani, M. A. Horsfield, G. Iannucci, B. Colombo, and G. Comi

Magnetization transfer imaging to monitor the evolution of MS: A 1-year follow-up study
Neurology 2000 55: 940-946. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jonathan Rosand, Elaine M. Hylek, Heather C. O’Donnell, and Steven M. Greenberg

Warfarin-associated hemorrhage and cerebral amyloid angiopathy: A genetic and pathologic study
Neurology 2000 55: 947-951. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

M. R. Frankel, L. B. Morgenstern, T. Kwiatkowski, M. Lu, B. C. Tilley, J. P. Broderick, R. Libman, S. R. Levine, and T. Brott

Predicting prognosis after stroke: A placebo group analysis from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke rt-PA Stroke Trial
Neurology 2000 55: 952-959. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

M. Moussouttas, P. Fayad, M. Rosenblatt, M. Hashimoto, J. Pollak, K. Henderson, T. Y.- Z. Ma, and R. I. White

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations: Cerebral ischemia and neurologic manifestations
Neurology 2000 55: 959-964. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

I. Gilron, S. L. Booher, J. S. Rowan, B. Smoller, and M. B. Max

A randomized, controlled trial of high-dose dextromethorphan in facial neuralgias
Neurology 2000 55: 964-971. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [[Data suppl]]  

B. S. Galer, L. L. Twilling, J. Harle, R. S. Cluff, E. Friedman, and M. C. Rowbotham

Lack of efficacy of riluzole in the treatment of peripheral neuropathic pain conditions
Neurology 2000 55: 971-975. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Girlanda, A. Quartarone, F. Battaglia, G. Picciolo, S. Sinicropi, and C. Messina

Changes in spinal cord excitability in patients affected by ulnar neuropathy
Neurology 2000 55: 975-978. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Alexandra Sailer, Johannes Dichgans, and Christian Gerloff

The influence of normal aging on the cortical processing of a simple motor task
Neurology 2000 55: 979-985. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Sugawara, K. Kato, M. Komatsu, C. Wada, K. Kawamura, S. Shindo, N. Yoshioka, K. Tanaka, S. Watanabe, and I. Toyoshima

A novel de novo mutation in the desmin gene causes desmin myopathy with toxic aggregates
Neurology 2000 55: 986-990. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. J. Pittock, C. Joyce, V. O’Keane, B. Hugle, O. Hardiman, F. Brett, A. J. Green, D. E. Barton, M. D. King, and D. W. Webb

Rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism: A clinical and genetic analysis of a new kindred
Neurology 2000 55: 991-995. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Thobois, P. F. Dominey, J. Decety, P. Pollak, M. C. Gregoire, D. Le Bars, and E. Broussolle

Motor imagery in normal subjects and in asymmetrical Parkinson’s disease: A PET study
Neurology 2000 55: 996-1002. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Beth A. Malow, Kirk Levy, Katherine Maturen, and Robert Bowes

Obstructive sleep apnea is common in medically refractory epilepsy patients
Neurology 2000 55: 1002-1007. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. H. T. Karlawish, J. L. Klocinski, J. Merz, C. M. Clark, and D. A. Asch

Caregivers’ preferences for the treatment of patients with Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 2000 55: 1008-1014. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

HISTORICAL NEUROLOGY:

Kenneth L. Tyler and Rolf Malessa

The Goltz–Ferrier debates and the triumph of cerebral localizationalist theory
Neurology 2000 55: 1015-1024. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

C. M. Epstein, J. L. Woodard, A. Y. Stringer, R. A. E. Bakay, T. R. Henry, P. B. Pennell, and B. Litt

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation does not replicate the Wada test
Neurology 2000 55: 1025-1027. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. S. Briellmann, R. M. Kalnins, M. J. Hopwood FRANZCP, C. Ward FRANZCP, S. F. Berkovic, and G. D. Jackson

TLE patients with postictal psychosis: Mesial dysplasia and anterior hippocampal preservation
Neurology 2000 55: 1027-1030. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

F. Gilliam, B. J. Steinhoff, H.-J. Bittermann, R. Kuzniecky, E. Faught, and B. Abou–Khalil

Adult myoclonic epilepsy: A distinct syndrome of idiopathic generalized epilepsy
Neurology 2000 55: 1030-1033. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Y. Hardan, N. J. Minshew, and M. S. Keshavan

Corpus callosum size in autism
Neurology 2000 55: 1033-1036. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. J. Felice, M. Gomez Lira, M. Natowicz, M. L. Grunnet, G. J. Tsongalis, A. A. F. Sima, and R. F. Kaplan

Adult-onset MLD: A gene mutation with isolated polyneuropathy
Neurology 2000 55: 1036-1039. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. Vahedi, C. Denier, A. Ducros, V. Bousson, C. Levy, H. Chabriat, M. Haguenau, E. Tournier–Lasserve, and M. G. Bousser

CACNA1A gene de novo mutation causing hemiplegic migraine, coma, and cerebellar atrophy
Neurology 2000 55: 1040-1042. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Förderreuther and A. Straube

Indomethacin reduces CSF pressure in intracranial hypertension
Neurology 2000 55: 1043-1045. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John L. Goudreau, Eelco F. M. Wijdicks, and Steve F. Emery

Complications during apnea testing in the determination of brain death: Predisposing factors
Neurology 2000 55: 1045-1048. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicole Calakos, Nancy Fischbein, J. Richard Baringer, and Cheryl Jay

Cortical MRI findings associated with rapid correction of hyponatremia
Neurology 2000 55: 1048-1051. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Pappata, M. Levasseur, R. N. Gunn, R. Myers, C. Crouzel, A. Syrota, T. Jones, G. W. Kreutzberg, and R. B. Banati

Thalamic microglial activation in ischemic stroke detected in vivo by PET and [¹¹C]PK11195
Neurology 2000 55: 1052-1054. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

B. van Harten, W. A. van Gool, I. M. van Langen, J. M. Deekman, P. H. S. Meijerink, and H. C. Weinstein

A new mutation in the prion protein gene: A patient with dementia and white matter changes
Neurology 2000 55: 1055-1057. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Pedraza, J. Gámez, A. Rovira, A. Zamora, E. Grive, N. Raguer, and J. Ruscalleda

MRI findings in Möbius syndrome: Correlation with clinical features
Neurology 2000 55: 1058-1060. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Selim R. Benbadis, William O. Tatum, IV, F. Reed Murtagh, and Fernando L. Vale

MRI evidence of mesial temporal sclerosis in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
Neurology 2000 55: 1061-1062. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. H. Gilman, O. H. Del Brutto, H. H. García, and M. Martínez

Prevalence of taeniosis among patients with neurocysticercosis is related to severity of infection
Neurology 2000 55: 1062. [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Zaja, D. Russo, G. Fuga, G. Perella, and M. Baccarani

Rituximab for myasthenia gravis developing after bone marrow transplant
Neurology 2000 55: 1062-1063. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ging-Yuek Robin Hsiung and Phillip D. Swanson

Cerebral air embolism after central venous catheter removal
Neurology 2000 55: 1063-1064. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. Bakshi, M. F. Morcos, T. F. Gabryel, and P. Dandona

Is fluid-attenuated inversion recovery MRI more sensitive than conventional MRI for hypoglycemic brain injury?
Neurology 2000 55: 1064-1065. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Mario Di Napoli, David C. Hess, Andrew M. Demchuk, Larry M. Brass, and Frank M. Yatsu

HMG–CoA reductase inhibitors (statins): A promising approach to stroke prevention
Neurology 2000 55: 1066-1067. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

H. J. Koch, A. Szecsey, Paul S. Aisen, Michael Grundman, Ronald G. Thomas, and Leon J. Thal

A randomized controlled trial of prednisone in Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 2000 55: 1067. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Richard G. Curless, J. M. Friedman, and J. Szudek

Use of "unidentified bright objects" on MRI for diagnosis of neurofibromatosis 1 in children
Neurology 2000 55: 1067-1068. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul Averback, Phlipp Kahle, S. J. Teipel, H. Hampel, and Greer M. Murphy, Jr.

Combined assessment of tau and neuronal thread protein in Alzheimer’s disease CSF
Neurology 2000 55: 1068-1069. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Richard C. Meibach, Michael F. Mazurek, and Patricia Rosebush

Neurologic side effects in neuroleptic-naïve patients treated with haloperidol or risperidone
Neurology 2000 55: 1069. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

Correction
Neurology 2000 55: 1070. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correction August 8 International Newsletter
Neurology 2000 55: 1070. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

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

Lawrence J. Hirsch

Book Reviews
Neurology 2000 55: 1070. [Full Text] [PDF]  

INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER:

Antonio Culebras

Neurology 2000 55: 30A-31. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

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