IN THIS ISSUE:

January 9 Highlights
Neurology 2001 56: 1. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIAL MESSAGE:

Robert C. Griggs

Neurologycelebrates its 50th anniversary
Neurology 2001 56: 2-3. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Ali H. Rajput

Environmental toxins accelerate Parkinson’s disease onset
Neurology 2001 56: 4-5. [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

IN MEMORIAM:

Sid Gilman

Michael S. Aldrich, MD (1949–2000)
Neurology 2001 56: 6-7. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

B. A. Racette, L. McGee-Minnich, S. M. Moerlein, J. W. Mink, T. O. Videen, and J. S. Perlmutter

Welding-related parkinsonism: Clinical features, treatment, and pathophysiology
Neurology 2001 56: 8-13. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

Daniela Berg, Christiane Siefker, Petra Ruprecht-Dörfler, and Georg Becker

Relationship of substantia nigra echogenicity and motor function in elderly subjects
Neurology 2001 56: 13-17. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Maureen P. Dymek, Paul Atchison, Lindy Harrell, and Daniel C. Marson

Competency to consent to medical treatment in cognitively impaired patients with Parkinson’s disease
Neurology 2000 56: 17-24. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [ Data Suppl] CME  

Kenneth B. Baker and Erwin B. Montgomery, Jr.

Performance on the PD test battery by relatives of patients with progressive supranuclear palsy
Neurology 2001 56: 25-30. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [ Data Suppl] [ Data Suppl]  

J. Rättyä, J. Turkka, A. J. Pakarinen, M. Knip, M. A. Kotila, O. Lukkarinen, V.V. Myllylä, and J. I.T. Isojärvi

Reproductive effects of valproate, carbamazepine, and oxcarbazepine in men with epilepsy
Neurology 2001 56: 31-36. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karen Ritchie, Sylvaine Artero, and Jacques Touchon

Classification criteria for mild cognitive impairment: A population-based validation study
Neurology 2001 56: 37-42. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. Knopman, L.L. Boland, T. Mosley, G. Howard, D. Liao, M. Szklo, P. McGovern, and A. R. Folsom

Cardiovascular risk factors and cognitive decline in middle-aged adults
Neurology 2001 56: 42-48. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

M.-X. Tang, P. Cross, H. Andrews, D. M. Jacobs, S. Small, K. Bell, C. Merchant, R. Lantigua, R. Costa, Y. Stern, and R. Mayeux

Incidence of AD in African-Americans, Caribbean Hispanics, and Caucasians in northern Manhattan
Neurology 2001 56: 49-56. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Marla J. Hamberger, Robert R. Goodman, Kenneth Perrine, and Tara Tamny

Anatomic dissociation of auditory and visual naming in the lateral temporal cortex
Neurology 2001 56: 56-61. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Nicoletti, M.L. Lo Bartolo, S. Lo Fermo, V. Cocuzza, M.R. Panetta, C. Marletta, M.R. Ciancio, M.L. Cataldi, F. Patti, and A. Reggio

Prevalence and incidence of multiple sclerosis in Catania, Sicily
Neurology 2001 56: 62-66. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

B. Buchwald, J. Bufler, M. Carpo, F. Heidenreich, R. Pitz, J. Dudel, E. Nobile–Orazio, and K.V. Toyka

Combined pre- and postsynaptic action of IgG antibodies in Miller Fisher syndrome
Neurology 2000 56: 67-74. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

W.M.J. Bosboom, L.H. Van den Berg, I. Mollee;, L.D. Sasker;, J. Jansen, J.H.J. Wokke, and T. Logtenberg

Sural nerve T-cell receptor Vß gene utilization in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and vasculitic neuropathy
Neurology 2001 56: 74-81. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [ Data Suppl] [ Data Suppl]  

Shin J. Oh, Chris LaGanke, and Gwen C. Claussen

Sensory Guillain–Barré syndrome
Neurology 2001 56: 82-86. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [ Data Suppl]  

S. Nakano, A. Shinde, S. Kawashima, S. Nakamura, I. Akiguchi, and J. Kimura

Inclusion body myositis: Expression of extracellular signal-regulated kinase and its substrate
Neurology 2001 56: 87-93. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

V. Chaudhry, D. R. Cornblath, J. W. Griffin, R. O’Brien, and D. B. Drachman

Mycophenolate mofetil: A safe and promising immunosuppressant in neuromuscular diseases
Neurology 2001 56: 94-96. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

E. Ciafaloni, J.M. Massey, B. Tucker–Lipscomb, and D.B. Sanders

Mycophenolate mofetil for myasthenia gravis: An open-label pilot study
Neurology 2001 56: 97-99. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Muglia, M. Zappia, V. Timmerman, P. Valentino, A. L. Gabriele, F. L. Conforti, P. De Jonghe, M. Ragno, R. Mazzei, M. Sabatelli, G. Nicoletti, A. M. Patitucci, R. L. Oliveri, F. Bono, A. Gambardella, and A. Quattrone

Clinical and genetic study of a large Charcot–Marie–Tooth type 2A family from southern Italy
Neurology 2001 56: 100-103. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Naoko Machigashira, Yoshihiro Yoshida, Sha-yan Wang, and Mitsuhiro Osame

HTLV-1–associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis with pseudohypoparathyroidism
Neurology 2001 56: 104-106. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

B. Voller, K. Vass, J. Wanschitz, K. Machold, S. Asenbaum, M. Hoberstorfer, and E. Auff

Hypertrophic chronic pachymeningitis as a localized immune process in the craniocervical region
Neurology 2001 56: 107-109. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

David A. Franco and Harry S. Greenberg

5-FU multifocal inflammatory leukoencephalopathy and dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency
Neurology 2001 56: 110-112. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

B. Stankoff, A. Tourbah, S. Suarez, E. Turell, J.L. Stievenart, C. Payan, A. Coutellier, S. Herson, L. Baril, F. Bricaire, V. Calvez, E.A. Cabanis, L. Lacomblez, and C. Lubetzki

Clinical and spectroscopic improvement in HIV-associated cognitive impairment
Neurology 2001 56: 112-115. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Gencik, N. Dahmen, S. Wieczorek, M. Kasten, J. Bierbrauer, I. Anghelescu, A. Szegedi, A. M. Menezes Saecker, and J. T. Epplen

A prepro-orexin gene polymorphism is associated with narcolepsy
Neurology 2001 56: 115-117. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A.C. Kappelle, T.J. Postma, M.J.B. Taphoorn, G.J. Groeneveld, M.J. van den Bent, C.J. van Groeningen, B.A. Zonnenberg, K.C.A. Sneeuw, and J.J. Heimans

PCV chemotherapy for recurrent glioblastoma multiforme
Neurology 2001 56: 118-120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

O. Martinez, R. Reisin, F. Andermann, B.G. Zifkin, and G. Sevlever

Evidence for reflex activation of experiential complex partial seizures
Neurology 2001 56: 121-123. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

F. Fittipaldi, A. Currà, L. Fusco, S. Ruggieri, and M. Manfredi

EEG discharges on awakening: A marker of idiopathic generalized epilepsy
Neurology 2001 56: 123-126. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

E. Masliah, M. Mallory, M. Alford, R. DeTeresa, L.A. Hansen, D.W. McKeel, Jr., and J.C. Morris

Altered expression of synaptic proteins occurs early during progression of Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 2001 56: 127-129. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Bernasconi, F. Andermann, N. Bernasconi, D.C. Reutens, and F. Dubeau

Lateralizing value of peri-ictal headache: A study of 100 patients with partial epilepsy
Neurology 2000 56: 130-132. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

S. W. Powers, M. J. Mitchell, K. C. Byars, A.-L. Bentti, S. L. LeCates, and A. D. Hershey

A pilot study of one-session biofeedback training in pediatric headache
Neurology 2001 56: 133. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard Wennberg

Postictal coughing and noserubbing coexist in temporal lobe epilepsy
Neurology 2001 56: 133-134. [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Lawrence J. Hirsch, Ronald G. Emerson, and Timothy A. Pedley

Prolonged "postictal" aphasia: Demonstration of persistent ictal activity with intracranial electrodes
Neurology 2001 56: 134-136. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Naveed Akhtar, Wasim Jafri, and Tahseen Mozaffar

Cerebral artery air embolism following an esophagogastroscopy: A case report
Neurology 2001 56: 136-137. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Paus, B. Pötzsch, J. H. Risse, T. Klockgether, and U. Wüllner

Chorea and antiphospholipid antibodies: Treatment with methotrexate
Neurology 2001 56: 137-138. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Localization of the "sneeze center"
Neurology 2001 56: 138. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

P. Mc Monagle, P. Byrne, T. Burke, N. Parfrey, and M. Hutchinson

Clinical and pathologic findings in hereditary spastic paraparesis with spastin mutation
Neurology 2001 56: 139. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lakshmi Nagarajan, Kay Johnston, Simon Williams, Jonathan T. Stewart, and Sally B. Zachariah

Hypothermia and thermoregulatory derangements induced by valproic acid
Neurology 2001 56: 139. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jorge G. Burneo, Nikolaos I. H. Papamitsakis, Panayiotis D. Mitsias, and Alireza Minagar

Cerebral ventricles are smaller in Hispanic than non-Hispanic patients with Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 2001 56: 139-140. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gregory L. Holmes, Gregory L. Krauss, and Neil R. Miller

Using the electroretinogram to detect and monitor the retinal toxicity of anticonvulsants
Neurology 2001 56: 140-141. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

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 2001 56: 142. [Full Text]  

CALENDAR:

Calendar
Neurology 2001 56: 29A-30. [Full Text]  

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