IN THIS ISSUE:

February 27 Highlights
Neurology 2001 56: 427. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

John S. Stahl and Robert B. Daroff

Time for more attention to migrainous vertigo?
Neurology 2001 56: 428-429. [Full Text] [PDF]  

William J. Triggs and Howard S. Kirshner

Improving brain function with transcranial magnetic stimulation?
Neurology 2001 56: 429-430. [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

E. Hund, R. P. Linke, F. Willig, and A. Grau

Transthyretin-associated neuropathic amyloidosis: Pathogenesis and treatment
Neurology 2001 56: 431-435. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

ARTICLES:

H. Neuhauser, M. Leopold, M. von Brevern, G. Arnold, and T. Lempert

The interrelations of migraine, vertigo, and migrainous vertigo
Neurology 2001 56: 436-441. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R.A. Robbins, Z. Simmons, B.A. Bremer, S.M. Walsh, and S. Fischer

Quality of life in ALS is maintained as physical function declines
Neurology 2001 56: 442-444. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J.R. Mendell, R.J. Barohn, M.L. Freimer, J.T. Kissel, W. King, H.N. Nagaraja, R. Rice, W.W. Campbell, P.D. Donofrio, C.E. Jackson, R.A. Lewis, M. Shy, D.M. Simpson, G.J. Parry, M.H. Rivner, C.A. Thornton, M.B. Bromberg, R. Tandan, Y. Harati, and M.J. Giuliani

Randomized controlled trial of IVIg in untreated chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy
Neurology 2001 56: 445-449. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. Gamez, C. Navarro, A.L. Andreu, J.M. Fernandez, L. Palenzuela, S. Tejeira, R. Fernandez–Hojas, S. Schwartz, C. Karadimas, S. DiMauro, M. Hirano, and C. Cervera

Autosomal dominant limb-girdle muscular dystrophy: A large kindred with evidence for anticipation
Neurology 2001 56: 450-454. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A randomized, controlled trial of remacemide for motor fluctuations in Parkinson’s disease
Neurology 2001 56: 455-462. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Suppl Data] [Suppl Data]  

L. Terreni, E. Calabrese, A.M. Calella, G. Forloni, and C. Mariani

New mutation (R42P) of the parkin gene in the ubiquitinlike domain associated with parkinsonism
Neurology 2001 56: 463-466. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

C. J. McDermott, R. K. Dayaratne, J. Tomkins, M. E. Lusher, J. C. Lindsey, M. A. Johnson, G. Casari, D. M. Turnbull, K. Bushby, and P. J. Shaw

Paraplegin gene analysis in hereditary spastic paraparesis (HSP) pedigrees in northeast England
Neurology 2001 56: 467-471. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Suppl Data]  

A.H. Lockwood, D.S. Wack, R.F. Burkard, M.L. Coad, S.A. Reyes, S.A. Arnold, and R.J. Salvi

The functional anatomy of gaze-evoked tinnitus and sustained lateral gaze
Neurology 2001 56: 472-480. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Suppl Data] [Suppl Data]  

Julio A. Chalela, Ronald L. Wolf, Joseph A. Maldjian, and Scott E. Kasner

MRI identification of early white matter injury in anoxic–ischemic encephalopathy
Neurology 2001 56: 481-485. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Bryan Jennett, J. Hume Adams, Lilian S. Murray, and David I. Graham

Neuropathology in vegetative and severely disabled patients after head injury
Neurology 2001 56: 486-490. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Suppl Data]  

L. Hou, D. Osei-Hyiaman, H. Yu, Z. Ren, Z. Zhang, B. Wang, and S. Harada

Association of a 27-bp repeat polymorphism in ecNOS gene with ischemic stroke in Chinese patients
Neurology 2001 56: 490-496. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

T. Segura, J. Serena, M. Castellanos, J. Teruel, C. Vilar, and A. Dávalos

Embolism in acute middle cerebral artery stenosis
Neurology 2001 56: 497-501. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

C.A. Smith Hammond, L.B. Goldstein, D.J. Zajac, L. Gray, P.W. Davenport, and D.C. Bolser

Assessment of aspiration risk in stroke patients with quantification of voluntary cough
Neurology 2001 56: 502-506. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. Cabre, O. Heinzlef, H. Merle, G.G. Buisson, O. Bera, R. Bellance, J.C. Vernant, and D. Smadja

MS and neuromyelitis optica in Martinique (French West Indies)
Neurology 2001 56: 507-514. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Judith A. Racoosin, John Feeney, Greg Burkhart, and Gerard Boehm

Mortality in antiepileptic drug development programs
Neurology 2001 56: 514-519. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T.S. Walczak, I.E. Leppik, M. D’Amelio, J. Rarick, E. So, P. Ahman, K. Ruggles, G.D. Cascino, J.F. Annegers, and W.A. Hauser

Incidence and risk factors in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: A prospective cohort study
Neurology 2001 56: 519-525. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

B. Boroojerdi, M. Phipps, L. Kopylev, C.M. Wharton, L.G. Cohen, and J. Grafman

Enhancing analogic reasoning with rTMS over the left prefrontal cortex
Neurology 2001 56: 526-528. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

N.M. Bornstein, B. Aronovich, A.D. Korczyn, S. Shavit, D.M. Michaelson, and J. Chapman

Antibodies to brain antigens following stroke
Neurology 2001 56: 529-530. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. J. Alberts

Suppression of recurrent transient ischemic attacks by a statin agent
Neurology 2001 56: 531-532. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jong S. Kim

Asterixis after unilateral stroke: Lesion location of 30 patients
Neurology 2001 56: 533-536. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Katherine A. Knudsen, Jonathan Rosand, Diane Karluk, and Steven M. Greenberg

Clinical diagnosis of cerebral amyloid angiopathy: Validation of the Boston Criteria
Neurology 2001 56: 537-539. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

W.J. Davenport, A.M. Siegel, J. Dichgans, P. Drigo, I. Mammi, P. Pereda, N.W. Wood, and G.A. Rouleau

CCM1 gene mutations in families segregating cerebral cavernous malformations
Neurology 2001 56: 540-543. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. Ito, E. R. Melhem, S. Mori, F. S. Eichler, G. V. Raymond, and H. W. Moser

Diffusion tensor brain MR imaging in X-linked cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy
Neurology 2001 56: 544-547. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. Volkmann, N. Allert, J. Voges, P. H. Weiss, H.-J. Freund, and V. Sturm

Safety and efficacy of pallidal or subthalamic nucleus stimulation in advanced PD
Neurology 2001 56: 548-551. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Lopiano, M. Rizzone, B. Bergamasco, A. Tavella, E. Torre, P. Perozzo, M.C. Valentini, and M. Lanotte

Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus: Clinical effectiveness and safety
Neurology 2001 56: 552-554. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B.P.C. van de Warrenburg, M. Lammens, C.B. Lücking, P. Denèfle, P. Wesseling, J. Booij, P. Praamstra, N. Quinn, A. Brice, and M.W.I.M. Horstink

Clinical and pathologic abnormalities in a family with parkinsonism and parkin gene mutations
Neurology 2001 56: 555-557. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

T. Uchiyama, T. Fukutake, K. Arai, K. Nakagawa, and T. Hattori

Machado–Joseph disease associated with an absence of fungiform papillae on the tongue
Neurology 2001 56: 558-560. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

W.O. Tatum, IV, DO;, K.D. Johnson, S. Goff, J.A. Ferreira, S.R. Benbadis, and F.L. Vale

Vagus nerve stimulation and drug reduction
Neurology 2001 56: 561-563. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Van Koningsveld, P.A. Van Doorn, P.I.M. Schmitz, and F.G.A. Van der Meché

Changes in referral pattern and its effect on outcome in patients with Guillain–Barré syndrome
Neurology 2001 56: 564-566. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Eve R. Rogers, Thanh G. Phan, and Eelco F.M. Wijdicks

Myocardial injury after hemorrhage into the lateral medulla oblongata
Neurology 2001 56: 567-568. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

W. Scott Burgin and Andrei V. Alexandrov

Deterioration following improvement with tPA therapy: Carotid thrombosis and reocclusion
Neurology 2001 56: 568-570. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J.E. Riggs, B.D. Ellis, J.P. Hogg, A. Al-Azzaz, and S.S. Schochet, Jr.

Acute periaqueductal syndrome associated with the G11778A mitochondrial DNA mutation
Neurology 2001 56: 570-571. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Rabinstein, J. Jerry, E. Saraf–Lavi, E. Sklar, and W.G. Bradley

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss associated with herpes simplex virus type 1 infection
Neurology 2001 56: 571-572. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hans D. Katzberg, Tariq Aziz, and Joel Oger

In myasthenia gravis cells from atrophic thymus secrete acetylcholine receptor antibodies
Neurology 2001 56: 572-573. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Donald L. Gilbert, John M. Freeman, D. Hirtz, S. Ashwal, A. Berg, D. Bettis, C. Camfield, P. Camfield, P. Crumrine, R. Elterman, S. Schneider, and S. Shinnar

Practice parameter: Evaluating a first nonfebrile seizure in children: Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology, the Child Neurology Society, and the American Epilepsy Society
Neurology 2001 56: 574-575. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sunil Pradhan, Rakesh K. Gupta, Keizo Hirayama, and Yukio Tokumaru

Cervical dural sac and spinal cord in juvenile muscular atrophy of distal upper extremity
Neurology 2001 56: 575. [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. J. Tschampa, W. Schulz–Schaeffer, J. Wiltfang, S. Poser, M. Otto, M. Neumann, H. A. Kretzschmar, and Kazutomi Kanemaru

Decreased CSF amyloid ß42 and normal tau levels in dementia with Lewy bodies
Neurology 2001 56: 576. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Laura S. Boylan and Mohammad Fouladvand

Developmental apraxia arising from neonatal brachial plexus palsy
Neurology 2001 56: 576-577. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR:

Calendar
Neurology 2001 56: 18A-19. [Full Text] [PDF]  

INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER:

Antonio Culebras

Neurology 2001 56: 25A-26. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

Michael Diringer and Angelika F. Hahn

The Brain and Cardiac Surgery: Causes of Neurological Complications and Their Prevention
Neurology 2001 56: 578. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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