IN THIS ISSUE:

November 27 Highlights
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EDITORIALS:

Giuseppe Erba

Preventing seizures from "Pocket Monsters": A way to control reflex epilepsy
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David W. Chadwick

Driving restrictions and people with epilepsy
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VIEWS & REVIEWS:

R. H. Osborne, M. P.W.A. Houben, C. C. Tijssen, J. W.W. Coebergh, and C. M. van Duijn

The genetic epidemiology of glioma
Neurology 2001 57: 1751-1755. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

ARTICLES:

D. Chan, N. C. Fox, R. Jenkins, R. I. Scahill, W. R. Crum, and M. N. Rossor

Rates of global and regional cerebral atrophy in AD and frontotemporal dementia
Neurology 2001 57: 1756-1763. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

G.D. Silverberg, G. Heit, S. Huhn, R.A. Jaffe, S.D. Chang, H. Bronte–Stewart, E. Rubenstein, K. Possin, and T.A. Saul

The cerebrospinal fluid production rate is reduced in dementia of the Alzheimer’s type
Neurology 2001 57: 1763-1766. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Y. Takahashi, T. Sato, K. Goto, M. Fujino, T. Fujiwara, M. Yamaga, H. Isono, and N. Kondo

Optical filters inhibiting television-induced photosensitive seizures
Neurology 2001 57: 1767-1773. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

E. Faught, R. Ayala, G. G. Montouris, and I. E. Leppik

Randomized controlled trial of zonisamide for the treatment of refractory partial-onset seizures
Neurology 2001 57: 1774-1779. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Suppl Data]  

Gregory L. Krauss, Lorraine Ampaw, and Allan Krumholz

Individual state driving restrictions for people with epilepsy in the US
Neurology 2001 57: 1780-1785. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hennric Jokeit, Michael Okujava, and Friedrich G. Woermann

Memory fMRI lateralizes temporal lobe epilepsy
Neurology 2001 57: 1786-1793. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. Manganotti, S. Tamburin, G. Zanette, and A. Fiaschi

Hyperexcitable cortical responses in progressive myoclonic epilepsy: A TMS study
Neurology 2001 57: 1793-1799. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Regula S. Briellmann, Yvonne Torn–Broers, Graeme D. Jackson, and Samuel F. Berkovic

Seizures in family members of patients with hippocampal sclerosis
Neurology 2001 57: 1800-1804. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Didier Milhaud, Julien Bogousslavsky, Guy van Melle, and Pierre Liot

Ischemic stroke and active migraine
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C. Dahlöf, P. Tfelt–Hansen, H. Massiou, and A. Fazekas

Dose finding, placebo-controlled study of oral almotriptan in the acute treatment of migraine
Neurology 2001 57: 1811-1817. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

N. Witting, R. C. Kupers, P. Svensson, L. Arendt–Nielsen;, A. Gjedde, and T. S. Jensen

Experimental brush-evoked allodynia activates posterior parietal cortex
Neurology 2001 57: 1817-1824. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Suppl Data] CME  

P. Labauge, L. Brunereau, S. Laberge, and J.-P. Houtteville

Prospective follow-up of 33 asymptomatic patients with familial cerebral cavernous malformations
Neurology 2001 57: 1825-1828. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Francesco Bibbiani, Justin D. Oh, and Thomas N. Chase

Serotonin 5-HT1A agonist improves motor complications in rodent and primate parkinsonian models
Neurology 2001 57: 1829-1834. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J.G. Nutt, S.L. Rufener, J.H. Carter, V.C. Anderson, R. Pahwa, J.P. Hammerstad, and K.J. Burchiel

Interactions between deep brain stimulation and levodopa in Parkinson’s disease
Neurology 2001 57: 1835-1842. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. Jen, J. Wan, M. Graves, H. Yu, A. F. Mock, C. J. Coulin, G. Kim, Q. Yue, D. M. Papazian, and R. W. Baloh

Loss-of-function EA2 mutations are associated with impaired neuromuscular transmission
Neurology 2001 57: 1843-1848. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J.-F. Desaphy, A. De Luca, P. Tortorella, D. De Vito, A. L. George, Jr., and D. Conte Camerino

Gating of myotonic Na channel mutants defines the response to mexiletine and a potent derivative
Neurology 2001 57: 1849-1857. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. M. Shefner, R. H. Brown, Jr., D. Cole, P. Chaturvedi, D. Schoenfeld, K. Pastuszak, R. Matthews, M. Upton–Rice, and M. E. Cudkowicz

Effect of neurophilin ligands on motor units in mice with SOD1 ALS mutations
Neurology 2001 57: 1857-1861. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. I. Tracy, S. S. Faro, F. B. Mohammed, A. B. Pinus, S. M. Madi, and J. W. Laskas

Cerebellar mediation of the complexity of bimanual compared to unimanual movements
Neurology 2001 57: 1862-1869. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. A. Freeman, A. J. Thompson, R. Fitzpatrick, M. Hutchinson, C. Miltenburger, K. Beckmann, F. Dahlke, L. Kappos, C. Polman, and C. Pozzilli

Interferon-ß1b in the treatment of secondary progressive MS: Impact on quality of life
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J. Matsumoto, D. Morrow, K. Kaufman, D. Davis, J.E. Ahlskog, A. Walker, D. Sneve, J. Noseworthy, and M. Rodriguez

Surgical therapy for tremor in multiple sclerosis: An evaluation of outcome measures
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BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

M. P. Sormani, M. Rovaris, F. Bagnato, P. Molyneux, P. Bruzzi, C. Pozzilli, D. H. Miller, G. Comi, and M. Filippi

Sample size estimations for MRI-monitored trials of MS comparing new vs standard treatments
Neurology 2001 57: 1883-1885. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nancy L. Sicotte and Rhonda R. Voskuhl

Onset of multiple sclerosis associated with anti-TNF therapy
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Jack H. Simon, Lawrence Jacobs, and R. Philip Kinkel

Transcallosal bands: A sign of neuronal tract degeneration in early MS?
Neurology 2001 57: 1888-1890. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. M.E. Grimaldi, G. Salemi, G. Grimaldi, A. Rizzo, R. Marziolo, C. Lo Presti, D. Maimone, and G. Savettieri

High incidence and increasing prevalence of MS in Enna (Sicily), southern Italy
Neurology 2001 57: 1891-1893. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marcel Hungs, Ling Lin, Michele Okun, and Emmanuel Mignot

Polymorphisms in the vicinity of the hypocretin/orexin are not associated with human narcolepsy
Neurology 2001 57: 1893-1895. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. R. Ólafsdóttir, D. B. Rye, T. E. Scammell, J. K. Matheson, K. Stefánsson, and J. R. Gulcher

Polymorphisms in hypocretin/orexin pathway genes and narcolepsy
Neurology 2001 57: 1896-1899. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Suppl Data]  

Michael A. Nitsche and Walter Paulus

Sustained excitability elevations induced by transcranial DC motor cortex stimulation in humans
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Antonio Carota, Andrea O. Rossetti, Theodoros Karapanayiotides, and Julien Bogousslavsky

Catastrophic reaction in acute stroke: A reflex behavior in aphasic patients
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Marios Panas, Nikolaos Kalfakis, Charalampos Karadimas, and Demetris Vassilopoulos

Episodes of generalized weakness in two sibs with the C164T mutation of the connexin 32 gene
Neurology 2001 57: 1906-1908. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Eurelings, C. W. Ang, N. C. Notermans, P. A. Van Doorn, B. C. Jacobs, and L. H. Van den Berg

Antiganglioside antibodies in polyneuropathy associated with monoclonal gammopathy
Neurology 2001 57: 1909-1912. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Suppl Data]  

E. Storey, R. J.M. Gardner, M. A. Knight, M. L. Kennerson, R. R. Tuck, S. M. Forrest, and G. A. Nicholson

A new autosomal dominant pure cerebellar ataxia
Neurology 2001 57: 1913-1915. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Suppl Data] [Suppl Data]  

Iiris Nousiainen, Maija Mäntyjärvi, and Reetta Kälviäinen

No reversion in vigabatrin-associated visual field defects
Neurology 2001 57: 1916-1917. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Suppl Data]  

Frederick E. Lepore

The preserved temporal crescent: The clinical implications of an "endangered" finding
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Drahomira Sencakova, Bahram Mokri, and Robyn L. McClelland

The efficacy of epidural blood patch in spontaneous CSF leaks
Neurology 2001 57: 1921-1923. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F.C. Goldstein, A.V. Ashley, M. Gearing, J. Hanfelt, L. Penix, L.J. Freedman, and A.I. Levey

Apolipoprotein E and age at onset of Alzheimer’s disease in African American patients
Neurology 2001 57: 1923-1925. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Lleó, R. Blesa, J. Gendre, M. Castellví, P. Pastor, R. Queralt, and R. Oliva

A novel presenilin 2 gene mutation (D439A) in a patient with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 2001 57: 1926-1928. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

M. López–Gómez, N. Castro, H. Jung, J. Sotelo, and T. Corona

Optimization of the single-day praziquantel therapy for neurocysticercosis
Neurology 2001 57: 1929. [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Jaksch, H. Lochmuller, F. Schmitt, B. Volpel, B. Obermaier–Kusser, and R. Horvath

A mutation in mt tRNALeu^(UUR) causing a neuropsychiatric syndrome with depression and cataract
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Soichi Oya, Kazuo Tsutsumi, Keisuke Ueki, and Takaaki Kirino

Reinduction of hyponatremia to treat central pontine myelinolysis
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Ali Benjelloun, Jacqueline Delavelle, François Lazeyras, and Pierre-Yves Dietrich

Possible efficacy of temozolomide in a patient with gliomatosis cerebri
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T. Pfefferkorn, T. Mayer, S. Von Stuckrad–Barre, M. Covi, and G. F. Hamann

Hyperperfusion-induced intracerebral hemorrhage after carotid stenting documented by TCD
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D. Kejariwal, S. Roy, and N. Sarkar

Seizure associated with acute hepatitis E
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NEUROIMAGES:

C. A. Garcia–Rivera, T.D. Rozen, D. Zhou, P. Allahyari, R. Niknam, D. Dougherty, J. Morgan, and A. Flanders

Miller Fisher syndrome: MRI findings
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S. Romano and C. Colosimo

Procerus sign in progressive supranuclear palsy
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CORRESPONDENCE:

M. G. E. M. Ausems, J. H. J. Wokke, A.J.J. Reuser, O.P. van Diggelen, P. Laforêt, B. Eymard, M. Fardeau, C. Caillaud, M. Nicolino, and L. Poenaru

Juvenile and adult-onset acid maltase deficiency in France: Genotype–phenotype correlation
Neurology 2001 57: 1938. [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Garbern, M. Shy, K. Krajewski, J. Kamholz, G. Hobson, F. Cambi, R. Schiffmann, S. Bonavita, R. Schiffmann, D. F. Moore, K. Freir, B. Choir, N. Patronas, A. Virta, O. Buespflüg—Tanguy, and G. Tedeschi

Evidence for neuroaxonal injury in patients with proteolipid gene mutations
Neurology 2001 57: 1938-1939. [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Maillot, L. Laueriere, E. Hazouard, B. Giraudeau, P. Corcia, Zachary Simmons, Barbara A. Bremer, Susan M. Walsh, and Rosemary A. Robbins

Quality of life in ALS is maintained as physical function declines
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Gabriel M. Ronen, Brandon F. Meaney, Charles Cunningham, P. Pavone, R. Bianchini, G. Incorpora, A. Pavone, E. Parano, and R. R. Trifiletti

Neuropsychological assessment in children with absence epilepsy
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CORRECTIONS:

To: A prospective study of cerebral white matter abnormalities in older people with gait dysfunction
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To: A 1-year, placebo-controlled preservation of function survival study of donepezil in AD patients
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CALENDAR:

Calendar
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BOOK REVIEWS:

Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 15th ed.
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CHANGES, PEOPLE, COMMENTS:

Robert J. Joynt

Changes • People • Comments
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