IN THIS ISSUE:

May 8 Highlights
Neurology 2001 56: 1125. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Charlotte A. Gaydos

Chlamydia pneumoniae and its proposed link to multiple sclerosis: To be or not to be?
Neurology 2001 56: 1126-1127. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven Jacobson and Anne Cross

Association of Chlamydia pneumoniae and multiple sclerosis: Stage two?
Neurology 2001 56: 1128-1129. [Full Text] [PDF]  

David B. Hogan and Ian G. McKeith

Of MCI and dementia: Improving diagnosis and treatment
Neurology 2001 56: 1131-1132. [Full Text] [PDF]  

COMMENTARY:

Robert C. Griggs

Chlamydia: Conflict and controversy
Neurology 2001 56: 1130. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

R. C. Petersen, J.C. Stevens, M. Ganguli, E. G. Tangalos, J.L. Cummings, and S. T. DeKosky

Practice parameter: Early detection of dementia: Mild cognitive impairment (an evidence-based review): Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Neurology 2001 56: 1133-1142. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. S. Knopman, S. T. DeKosky, J. L. Cummings, H. Chui, J. Corey–Bloom, N. Relkin, G. W. Small, B. Miller, and J. C. Stevens

Practice parameter: Diagnosis of dementia (an evidence-based review): Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Neurology 2001 56: 1143-1153. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

R. S. Doody, J.C. Stevens, C. Beck, R.M. Dubinsky, J.A. Kaye, L. Gwyther, R.C. Mohs, L.J. Thal, P.J. Whitehouse, S.T. DeKosky, and J.L. Cummings

Practice parameter: Management of dementia (an evidence-based review): Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Neurology 2001 56: 1154-1166. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

IN MEMORIAM:

Serge Duckett and Gérard Said

Jean Lapresle, MD (1921–2000)
Neurology 2001 56: 1167. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

Song-Yi Yao, Charles W. Stratton, William M. Mitchell, and Subramaniam Sriram

CSF oligoclonal bands in MS include antibodies against Chlamydophila antigens
Neurology 2001 56: 1168-1176. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. J. Meador, D. W. Loring, P. G. Ray, A. M. Murro, D. W. King, K. R. Perrine, B. R. Vazquez, and T. Kiolbasa

Differential cognitive and behavioral effects of carbamazepine and lamotrigine
Neurology 2001 56: 1177-1182. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Helbecque, C. Berr, D. Cottel, I. Fromentin–David, V. Sazdovitch, F. Ricolfi, P. Ducimetière, C. Di Menza, and P. Amouyel

VLDL receptor polymorphism, cognitive impairment, and dementia
Neurology 2001 56: 1183-1188. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H-X. Wang, Å. Wahlin, H. Basun, J. Fastbom, B. Winblad, and L. Fratiglioni

Vitamin B₁₂ and folate in relation to the development of Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 2001 56: 1188-1194. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. T. M. Hu, S. J. White, A. H. Herlihy, K. R. Chaudhuri, J. V. Hajnal, and D. J. Brooks

A comparison of ¹⁸F-dopa PET and inversion recovery MRI in the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease
Neurology 2001 56: 1195-1200. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

HISTORICAL NEUROLOGY:

Elan D. Louis

Samuel Adams’ tremor
Neurology 2001 56: 1201-1205. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Mark Pippenger, Robert G. Holloway, and Barbara G. Vickrey

Neurologists’ use of ICD-9CM codes for dementia
Neurology 2001 56: 1206-1209. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Rordorf, W. J. Koroshetz, M. A. Ezzeddine, A. Z. Segal, and F. S. Buonanno

A pilot study of drug-induced hypertension for treatment of acute stroke
Neurology 2001 56: 1210-1213. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Vidailhet, J. Tassin, F. Durif, A. Nivelon–Chevallier, Y. Agid, A. Brice, and A. Dürr

A major locus for several phenotypes of myoclonus–dystonia on chromosome 7q
Neurology 2001 56: 1213-1216. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]  

P.E. McKeever, L. Junck, M.S. Strawderman, M. Blaivas, A. Tkaczyk, M.A. Cates, M. Yan, and L. Li

Proliferation index is related to patient age in glioblastoma
Neurology 2001 56: 1216-1218. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J.R. Streffer, M. Bitzer, M. Schabet, J. Dichgans, and M. Weller

Response of radiochemotherapy-associated cerebral edema to a phytotherapeutic agent, H15
Neurology 2001 56: 1219-1221. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. A. Egan, C. R. Thompson, M. MacCollin, and S. Lessell

Monocular elevator paresis in neurofibromatosis type 2
Neurology 2001 56: 1222-1224. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. H. Wessels, A. H.N. Hopman, M. I.J. Ummelen, B. Krijne–Kubat, F. C.S. Ramaekers, and A. Twijnstra

Differentiation between reactive gliosis and diffuse astrocytoma by in situ hybridization
Neurology 2001 56: 1224-1227. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

T. Miyazaki, S. Kusunoki, K. Kaida, M. Shiina, and I. Kanazawa

Guillain–Barré syndrome associated with IgG monospecific to ganglioside GD1b
Neurology 2001 56: 1227-1229. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. A. Hughes, P. C. Byrne, S. Webb, P. McMonagle, V. Patterson, M. Hutchinson, and N. A. Parfrey

SPG15, a new locus for autosomal recessive complicated HSP on chromosome 14q
Neurology 2001 56: 1230-1233. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Leone, M.B. Russell, A. Rigamonti, A. Attanasio, L. Grazzi, D. D’Amico, S. Usai, and G. Bussone

Increased familial risk of cluster headache
Neurology 2001 56: 1233-1236. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Laura E. Åberg, Juha O. Rinne, Irmeli Rajantie, and Pirkko Santavuori

A favorable response to antiparkinsonian treatment in juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis
Neurology 2001 56: 1236-1239. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Descombes, A.M. Bonnet, U.E. Gasser, C. Thalamas, J. Dingemanse, I. Arnulf, M.P. Bareille, Y. Agid, and O. Rascol

Dual-release formulation, a novel principle in L-dopa treatment of Parkinson’s disease
Neurology 2001 56: 1239-1242. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Pierre C. Combremont and Elliott M. Marcus

Intracranial hemorrhages associated with sumatriptan
Neurology 2001 56: 1243-1244. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Byung-Chul Lee, Sung-Hee Hwang, Jae-Chun Bae, and Seok-Bum Kwon

Brainstem infarction following Korean viper bite
Neurology 2001 56: 1244-1245. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

B. Chioza, H. Wilkie, L. Nashef, J. Blower, D. McCormick, P. Sham, P. Asherson, and A.J. Makoff

Association between the _1a calcium channel gene CACNA1A and idiopathic generalized epilepsy
Neurology 2001 56: 1245-1246. [Full Text] [PDF]  

K.M. Mattila, M. Luomala, T. Lehtimäki, P. Laippala, T. Koivula, and I. Elovaara

Interaction between ESR1 and HLA-DR2 may contribute to the development of MS in women
Neurology 2001 56: 1246-1247. [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Table]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Sandra A. Block and Rohit Bakshi

FLAIR MRI of striatonigral degeneration
Neurology 2001 56: 1200. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

G.R. Eichhorn, Z. Ammache, W. Bell, and W.T.C. Yuh

Unusually prominent perivascular spaces
Neurology 2001 56: 1242. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Yoshito Tsushima and Keigo Endo

Significance of hyperintense vessels on FLAIR MRI in acute stroke
Neurology 2001 56: 1248-1249. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

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

Complications during apnea testing in the determination of brain death: Predisposing factors
Neurology 2001 56: 1249. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erich Mohr, K. Hildebrand, T. Mendis, P. P. De Deyn, Irene H. Richard, and John Nutt

Worsening of motor function in Parkinson’s disease: A "typical" response to "atypical" antipsychotic medications
Neurology 2001 56: 1249. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael R. Haupts, Cornelia Hardt, Dieter Pöhlau, Bernd Sczesni, Wolfgang Elias, Horst Langenbahn, Hans J. Obert, Peter v. Wussow, Monica W. Nortvedt, Trond Riise, Kjell-Morten Myhr, and Harald I. Nyland

Quality of life as a predictor for change in disability in MS
Neurology 2001 56: 1250. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR:

Calendar
Neurology 2001 56: 17. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

Robert A. Gross, Kevin Biglan, Lewis Sudarsky, David N. Herrmann, and Robert K. Shin

Book Reviews
Neurology 2001 56: 1251-1252. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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