IN THIS ISSUE:

March 27 Highlights
Neurology 2001 56: 697. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Thomas R. Henry and William H. Theodore

Homocarnosine elevations A cause or a sign of seizure control?
Neurology 2001 56: 698-699. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Murray Grossman and Tsutomu Nakada

A letter is a letter is a letter: Pure alexia for kana
Neurology 2001 56: 699-701. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

Oliver Neuhaus, Cinthia Farina, Hartmut Wekerle, and Reinhard Hohlfeld

Mechanisms of action of glatiramer acetate in multiple sclerosis
Neurology 2001 56: 702-708. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

Ognen A.C. Petroff, Fahmeed Hyder, Douglas L. Rothman, and Richard H. Mattson

Homocarnosine and seizure control in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and complex partial seizures
Neurology 2001 56: 709-715. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Robert Chen, Rami R. Garg, Andres M. Lozano, and Anthony E. Lang

Effects of internal globus pallidus stimulation on motor cortex excitability
Neurology 2001 56: 716-723. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A.M. Barrett, G.P. Crucian, R. Schwartz, H. Nallamshetty, and K.M. Heilman

Seeing trees but not the forest: Limited perception of large configurations in PD
Neurology 2001 56: 724-729. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. Aarsland, K. Andersen, J.P. Larsen, A. Lolk, H. Nielsen, and P. Kragh–Sørensen

Risk of dementia in Parkinson’s disease: A community-based, prospective study
Neurology 2001 56: 730-736. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Piero G. Antuono, Jennifer L. Jones, Yonker Wang, and Shi-Jiang Li

Decreased glutamate + glutamine in Alzheimer’s disease detected in vivo with ¹H-MRS at 0.5 T
Neurology 2001 56: 737-742. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R.S. Fisher, R.C. Sachdeo, J. Pellock, P.E. Penovich, L. Magnus, and P. Bernstein

Rapid initiation of gabapentin: A randomized, controlled trial
Neurology 2001 56: 743-748. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J.H. Veldink, L.H. van den Berg, J.M. Cobben, R.P. Stulp, J.M.B.V. De Jong, O.J. Vogels, F. Baas, J.H.J. Wokke, and H. Scheffer

Homozygous deletion of the survival motor neuron 2 gene is a prognostic factor in sporadic ALS
Neurology 2001 56: 749-752. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

N. Lechtzin, C. M. Wiener, L. Clawson, V. Chaudhry, and G. B. Diette

Hospitalization in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Causes, costs, and outcomes
Neurology 2001 56: 753-757. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R.D.M. Hadden, H. Karch, H.-P. Hartung, J. Zielasek, B. Weissbrich, J. Schubert, A. Weishaupt, D.R. Cornblath, A.V. Swan, R.A.C. Hughes, and K.V. Toyka

Preceding infections, immune factors, and outcome in Guillain–Barré syndrome
Neurology 2001 56: 758-765. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

K.J. Becker, A.B. Baxter, W.A. Cohen, H.M. Bybee, D.L. Tirschwell, D.W. Newell, H.R. Winn, and W.T. Longstreth, Jr.

Withdrawal of support in intracerebral hemorrhage may lead to self-fulfilling prophecies
Neurology 2001 56: 766-772. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Renee D. Bailey, Robert G. Hart, Oscar Benavente, and Lesly A. Pearce

Recurrent brain hemorrhage is more frequent than ischemic stroke after intracranial hemorrhage
Neurology 2001 56: 773-777. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Yasuhisa Sakurai, Yaeko Ichikawa, and Toru Mannen

Pure alexia from a posterior occipital lesion
Neurology 2001 56: 778-781. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

W. E. Brown, S. Eliez, V. Menon, J. M. Rumsey, C. D. White, and A. L. Reiss

Preliminary evidence of widespread morphological variations of the brain in dyslexia
Neurology 2001 56: 781-783. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Dessa Sadovnick, Irene M.L. Yee, and George C. Ebers

Recurrence risks to sibs of MS index cases: Impact of consanguineous matings
Neurology 2001 56: 784-785. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Bonavita, R. Schiffmann, D.F. Moore, K. Frei, B. Choi, N. Patronas MD, A. Virta, O. Boespflüg–Tanguy, and G. Tedeschi

Evidence for neuroaxonal injury in patients with proteolipid protein gene mutations
Neurology 2001 56: 785-788. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplemental references]  

Jason H.T. Karlawish, David Casarett, Jennifer Klocinski, and Pamela Sankar

How do AD patients and their caregivers decide whether to enroll in a clinical trial?
Neurology 2001 56: 789-792. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

David A. Hinkle, David M. Raizen, Michael L. McGarvey, and Grant T. Liu

Cerebral air embolism complicating cardiac ablation procedures
Neurology 2001 56: 792-794. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. S. Damian, A. Gerlach BS, F. Schmidt, E. Lehmann BS, and H. Reichmann

Modafinil for excessive daytime sleepiness in myotonic dystrophy
Neurology 2001 56: 794-796. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Daniel M. Jacobson

Relative pupil-sparing third nerve palsy: Etiology and clinical variables predictive of a mass
Neurology 2001 56: 797-798. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T.J. Counihan, L.A. Shinobu, E.N. Eskandar, G.R. Cosgrove, and J.B. Penney, Jr.

Outcomes following staged bilateral pallidotomy in advanced Parkinson’s disease
Neurology 2001 56: 799-802. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Casali, V. Bonifati, F.M. Santorelli, G. Casari, D. Fortini, A. Patrignani, G. Fabbrini, R. Carrozzo, G. D’Amati, N. Locuratolo, N. Vanacore, M. Damiano, A. Pierallini, F. Pierelli, G.A. Amabile, and G. Meco

Mitochondrial myopathy, parkinsonism, and multiple mtDNA deletions in a Sephardic Jewish family
Neurology 2001 56: 802-805. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hubert H. Fernandez, Brandon Krupp, and Joseph H. Friedman

The course of tardive dyskinesia and parkinsonism in psychiatric inpatients: 14-year follow-up
Neurology 2001 56: 805-807. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Michizono, F. Umehara, T. Hashiguchi, K. Arimura, E. Matsuura, O. Watanabe, N. Fujimoto, Y. Okada, and M. Osame

Circulating levels of MMP-1, -2, -3, -9, and TIMP-1 are increased in POEMS syndrome
Neurology 2001 56: 807-810. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

David S. Liebeskind, Nora Ostrzega, Claude G. Wasterlain, and Edgar A. Buttner

Neurologic manifestations of disseminated infection with Mycobacterium abscessus
Neurology 2001 56: 810-813. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

G.C. Marchiori, A. Vaglia, M. Vianello, P.G. Bardin, and B. Giometto

Encephalitis associated with glutamic acid decarboxylase autoantibodies
Neurology 2001 56: 814. [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Neamtu, M. Belmont, D.C. Miller, P. Leroux, H. Weinberg, and D. Zagzag

Rheumatoid disease of the CNS with meningeal vasculitis presenting with a seizure
Neurology 2001 56: 814. [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Aneesh B. Singhal, Bhim S. Singhal, Meher A. Ursekar, and Walter J. Koroshetz

Serial MR angiography and contrast-enhanced MRI in chickenpox-associated stroke
Neurology 2001 56: 815-817. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Carl W. Bazil and Alison Pack

Insulinoma presenting as seizure disorder
Neurology 2001 56: 817-818. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Nakano, T. Mitsui, I. Endo, Y. Takeda, S. Ozaki, and T. Matsumoto

Solitary plasmacytoma with VEGF overproduction: Report of a patient with polyneuropathy
Neurology 2001 56: 818-819. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Thomas Blattler, Adrian M. Siegel, Wolfram Jochum, Adriano Aguzzi, Klaus Hess, and Zürich Switzerland

Primary cerebral amyloidoma
Neurology 2001 56: 777. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Mony de Leon, Maciek Bobinski, Antonio Convit, Oliver Wolf, Ricardo Insausti, Clifford R. Jack, Jr., Yuecheng Xu, and Ronald C. Petersen

Usefulness of MRI measures of entorhinal cortex versus hippocampus in AD
Neurology 2001 56: 820-823. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Alastair M. Buchan, Dan Warren, Rowan Burnstein, and Douglas Kondziolka

Transplantation of cultured human neuronal cells for patients with stroke
Neurology 2001 56: 820. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Meredith R. Lowe, John C. De Toledo, Alejandro A. Rabinstein, and Marshall F. Giulla

MRI evidence of mesial temporal sclerosis in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
Neurology 2001 56: 820. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

Corrections
Neurology 2001 56: 823. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CALENDAR:

Calendar
Neurology 2001 56: 21. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

John B. Selhorst, David H. Mattson, Andrea Bozoki, Karen C. Johnston, Bradford B. Worrall, Karen C. Johnston, and Bradford B. Worrall

Book Reviews • Books Received
Neurology 2001 56: 824-825. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CHANGES, PEOPLE, COMMENTS:

Robert J. Joynt

Changes • People • Comments
Neurology 2001 56: 25. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

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