IN THIS ISSUE:

April 23 Highlights
Neurology 2002 58: 1137-1138. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Peter B. Rosenberger and David A. Rottenberg

Does training change the brain?
Neurology 2002 58: 1139-1140. [Full Text] [PDF]  

David N. Herrmann and John W. Griffin

Intermediate filaments: A common thread in neuromuscular disorders
Neurology 2002 58: 1141-1143. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

J. Clay Goodman, Dorthea Juul, Barbara Westmoreland, and Rosalie Burns

RITE performance predicts outcome on the ABPN Part I examination
Neurology 2002 58: 1144-1146. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental data]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

Massimo Filippi and Robert I. Grossman

MRI techniques to monitor MS evolution: The present and the future
Neurology 2002 58: 1147-1153. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael A. Schwarzschild, Jiang-Fan Chen, and Alberto Ascherio

Caffeinated clues and the promise of adenosine A_2A antagonists in PD
Neurology 2002 58: 1154-1160. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

J. C. Janssen, E. K. Warrington, H. R. Morris, P. Lantos, J. Brown, T. Revesz, N. Wood, M. N. Khan, L. Cipolotti, N. C. Fox, and M. N. Rossor

Clinical features of frontotemporal dementia due to the intronic tau 10⁺¹⁶ mutation
Neurology 2002 58: 1161-1168. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplemental data]  

P. L. Lantos, N. J. Cairns, M. N. Khan, A. King, T. Revesz, J. C. Janssen, H. Morris, and M. N. Rossor

Neuropathologic variation in frontotemporal dementia due to the intronic tau 10⁺¹⁶ mutation
Neurology 2002 58: 1169-1175. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplementary data]  

H. B. Posner, M.-X. Tang, J. Luchsinger, R. Lantigua, Y. Stern, and R. Mayeux

The relationship of hypertension in the elderly to AD, vascular dementia, and cognitive function
Neurology 2002 58: 1175-1181. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Scarmeas, J. Brandt, M. Albert, D. P. Devanand, K. Marder, K. Bell, A. Ciappa, B. Tycko, and Y. Stern

Association between the APOE genotype and psychopathologic symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 2002 58: 1182-1188. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. J. Killiany, B. T. Hyman, T. Gomez-Isla, M. B. Moss, R. Kikinis, F. Jolesz, R. Tanzi, K. Jones, and M. S. Albert

MRI measures of entorhinal cortex vs hippocampus in preclinical AD
Neurology 2002 58: 1188-1196. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. D. Smith, A. H. Andersen, R. J. Kryscio, F. A. Schmitt, M. S. Kindy, L. X. Blonder, and M. J. Avison

Women at risk for AD show increased parietal activation during a fluency task
Neurology 2002 58: 1197-1202. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P.G. Simos, J.M. Fletcher, E. Bergman, J.I. Breier, B.R. Foorman, E.M. Castillo, R.N. Davis, M. Fitzgerald, and A.C. Papanicolaou

Dyslexia-specific brain activation profile becomes normal following successful remedial training
Neurology 2002 58: 1203-1213. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. L. Brey, S. L. Holliday, A. R. Saklad, M. G. Navarrete, D. Hermosillo–Romo, C. L. Stallworth, C. R. Valdez, A. Escalante, I. del Rincón, G. Gronseth, C. B. Rhine, P. Padilla, and D. McGlasson

Neuropsychiatric syndromes in lupus: Prevalence using standardized definitions
Neurology 2002 58: 1214-1220. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

M. Hadjivassiliou, S. Boscolo, G. A.B. Davies–Jones, R. A. Grünewald, T. Not, D. S. Sanders, J. E. Simpson, E. Tongiorgi, C. A. Williamson, and N. M. Woodroofe

The humoral response in the pathogenesis of gluten ataxia
Neurology 2002 58: 1221-1226. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

M. D. Boska, K. M.A. Welch, P. B. Barker, J. A. Nelson, and L. Schultz

Contrasts in cortical magnesium, phospholipid and energy metabolism between migraine syndromes
Neurology 2002 58: 1227-1233. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

H. Kaube, Z. Katsarava, S. Przywara, J. Drepper, J. Ellrich, and H.-C. Diener

Acute migraine headache: Possible sensitization of neurons in the spinal trigeminal nucleus?
Neurology 2002 58: 1234-1238. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. Hedrich, K. Marder, J. Harris, M. Kann, T. Lynch, H. Meija–Santana, P. P. Pramstaller, E. Schwinger, S. B. Bressman, S. Fahn, and C. Klein

Evaluation of 50 probands with early-onset Parkinson’s disease for Parkin mutations
Neurology 2002 58: 1239-1246. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

D. S. Goldstein, C. S. Holmes, R. Dendi, S. R. Bruce, and S.-T. Li

Orthostatic hypotension from sympathetic denervation in Parkinson’s disease
Neurology 2002 58: 1247-1255. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Nicoletti, A. Bartoloni, A. Reggio, F. Bartalesi, M. Roselli, V. Sofia, J. Rosado Chavez, H. Gamboa Barahona, F. Paradisi, G. Cancrini, V. C.W. Tsang, and A. J. Hall

Epilepsy, cysticercosis, and toxocariasis: A population-based case-control study in rural Bolivia
Neurology 2002 58: 1256-1261. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

G. F.A. Harding, E. L. Spencer, J. M. Wild, M. Conway, and R. L. Bohn

Field-specific visual-evoked potentials: Identifying field defects in vigabatrin-treated children
Neurology 2002 58: 1261-1265. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Bendahhou, T. R. Cummins, R. W. Kula, Y.-H. Fu, and L. J. Ptácek

Impairment of slow inactivation as a common mechanism for periodic paralysis in DIIS4-S5
Neurology 2002 58: 1266-1272. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

G. Kuhlenbäumer, P. Young, C. Oberwittler, G. Hünermund, A. Schirmacher, K. Domschke, B. Ringelstein, and F. Stögbauer

Giant axonal neuropathy (GAN): Case report and two novel mutations in the gigaxonin gene
Neurology 2002 58: 1273-1276. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

G. Almer, P. Teismann, Z. Stevic, J. Halaschek–Wiener, L. Deecke, V. Kostic, and S. Przedborski

Increased levels of the pro-inflammatory prostaglandin PGE2 in CSF from ALS patients
Neurology 2002 58: 1277-1279. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Vini G. Khurana, Carmen M. Perez–Terzic, Ronald C. Petersen, and William E. Krauss

Singing paraplegia: A distinctive manifestation of a spinal dural arteriovenous fistula
Neurology 2002 58: 1279-1281. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Y. Nishigaki, E. Bonilla, S. Shanske, D. A. Gaskin, S. DiMauro, and M. Hirano

Exercise-induced muscle "burning," fatigue, and hyper-CKemia: mtDNA T10010C mutation in tRNA^Gly
Neurology 2002 58: 1282-1285. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Hong, G. V. Shah, K. M. Adams, R. S. Turner, and N. L. Foster

Spontaneous intracranial hypotension causing reversible frontotemporal dementia
Neurology 2002 58: 1285-1287. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. J. Moser, R. E. Jorge, F. Manes, S. Paradiso, M. L. Benjamin, and R. G. Robinson

Improved executive functioning following repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
Neurology 2002 58: 1288-1290. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Cincotta, A. Borgheresi, P. Boffi, P. Vigliano, A. Ragazzoni, G. Zaccara, and U. Ziemann

Bilateral motor cortex output with intended unimanual contraction in congenital mirror movements
Neurology 2002 58: 1290-1293. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. R. Schwid, A. D. Goodman, M. P. McDermott, C. F. Bever, and S. D. Cook

Quantitative functional measures in MS: What is a reliable change?
Neurology 2002 58: 1294-1296. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

T. N. Mitchell, J. M. Stevens, S. L. Free, J. W. Sander, S. D. Shorvon, and S. M. Sisodiya

Anterior commissure absence without callosal agenesis: A new brain malformation
Neurology 2002 58: 1297-1299. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

F. Magnifico, G. Pierangeli, G. Barletta, C. Candela, P. Montagna, G. Bonavina, and P. Cortelli

Paroxysmal episodic central thermoregulatory failure
Neurology 2002 58: 1300-1302. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplemental data]  

Michael A. Elliott and Lynne P. Taylor

"Shiatsu sympathectomy": ICA dissection associated with a shiatsu massager
Neurology 2002 58: 1302-1304. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. E. Muscat, M. G. Malkin, R. E. Shore, S. Thompson, A. I. Neugut, S. D. Stellman, and J. Bruce

Handheld cellular telephones and risk of acoustic neuroma
Neurology 2002 58: 1304-1306. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

M. S. Matharu, C. J. Boes, and P. J. Goadsby

SUNCT syndrome: Prolonged attacks, refractoriness and response to topiramate
Neurology 2002 58: 1307. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lukas J.A. Stalpers and Elizabeth C. Moser

Results of radiotherapy for drooling in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Neurology 2002 58: 1308. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Marsha Smith, Didier Cros, and Volney Sheen

Hyperperfusion with vasogenic leakage by fMRI in migraine with prolonged aura
Neurology 2002 58: 1308-1310. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Marc C. Chamberlain

Etoposide for recurrent spinal cord ependymoma
Neurology 2002 58: 1310-1311. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Lawrence Hettinger, Gordon J. Kirschberg, Benjamin M. Sucher, Margit L. Bleecker, Gary M. Franklin, J. Clarke Stevens, Amy L. Weaver, John C. Witt, and Benn E. Smith

The frequency of carpal tunnel syndrome in computer users at a medical facility
Neurology 2002 58: 1313-1315. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ravindra Kumar Garg, Muralidhar K. Katti, and Oscar H. Del Brutto

Proposed diagnostic criteria for neurocysticercosis
Neurology 2002 58: 1315-1316. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel E. Jacome, Jean Schoenen, and Anna Ambrosini

Neuromuscular transmission in migraine: A single-fiber EMG study in clinical subgroups
Neurology 2002 58: 1316-1317. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gianfranco Denes

Comparison of apraxia in corticobasal degeneration and progressive supranuclear palsy
Neurology 2002 58: 1317. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ronald P. Lesser

Remission of intractable partial epilepsy following implantation of intracranial electrodes
Neurology 2002 58: 1317. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 2002 58: 22A. [Full Text] [PDF]  

INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER:

Antonio Culebras

International Newsletter
Neurology 2002 58: 31A-32. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

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