IN THIS ISSUE:

November 26 Highlights
Neurology 2002 59: 1477. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Fred D. Lublin

When marketing and science intersect: Do patients with MS benefit?
Neurology 2002 59: 1480-1481. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karl Kieburtz and Michael McDermott

Needed in MS: Evidence, not EVIDENCE
Neurology 2002 59: 1482-1483. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard J. Barohn and Lewis P. Rowland

Neurology and Gulf War veterans
Neurology 2002 59: 1484-1485. [Full Text] [PDF]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

Y. Osaki, Y. Ben-Shlomo, G.K. Wenning, S.E. Daniel, A. Hughes, A.J. Lees, C.J. Mathias, and N. Quinn

Do published criteria improve clinical diagnostic accuracy in multiple system atrophy?
Neurology 2002 59: 1486-1491. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Deborah I. Friedman and Daniel M. Jacobson

Diagnostic criteria for idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Neurology 2002 59: 1492-1495. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

ARTICLES:

H. Panitch, D.S. Goodin, G. Francis, P. Chang, P.K. Coyle, P. O’Connor, E. Monaghan, D. Li, and B. Weinshenker

Randomized, comparative study of interferon ß-1a treatment regimens in MS: The EVIDENCE Trial
Neurology 2002 59: 1496-1506. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Clanet, E.W. Radue, L. Kappos, H.P. Hartung, R. Hohlfeld, M. Sandberg-Wollheim, M.F. Kooijmans-Coutinho, E.C. Tsao, and A.W. Sandrock

A randomized, double-blind, dose-comparison study of weekly interferon ß-1a in relapsing MS
Neurology 2002 59: 1507-1517. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

M. K. Sharief, J. Priddin, R. S. Delamont, C. Unwin, M. R. Rose, A. David, and S. Wessely

Neurophysiologic analysis of neuromuscular symptoms in UK Gulf War veterans: A controlled study
Neurology 2002 59: 1518-1525. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Pariwat Thaisetthawatkul, Eric L. Logigian, and David N. Herrmann

Dispersion of the distal compound muscle action potential as a diagnostic criterion for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
Neurology 2002 59: 1526-1532. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

O. Appenzeller, P.K. Thomas, S. Ponsford, J.L. Gamboa, R. Cáceda, and P. Milner

Acral paresthesias in the Andes and neurology at sea level
Neurology 2002 59: 1532-1535. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

V. I.H. Kwa, J. J. van der Sande, J. Stam, N. Tijmes, and J. L. Vrooland

Retinal arterial changes correlate with cerebral small-vessel disease
Neurology 2002 59: 1536-1540. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

Cheryl D. Bushnell and Larry B. Goldstein

Homocysteine testing in patients with acute ischemic stroke
Neurology 2002 59: 1541-1546. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Mathew J. Reeves, Joanne G. Hogan, and Ann P. Rafferty

Knowledge of stroke risk factors and warning signs among Michigan adults
Neurology 2002 59: 1547-1552. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

V. Ganesan, W. K. Chong, T. C. Cox, S. J. Chawda, M. Prengler, and F. J. Kirkham

Posterior circulation stroke in childhood: Risk factors and recurrence
Neurology 2002 59: 1552-1556. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

Rose Lai, Marc K. Rosenblum, and Lisa M. DeAngelis

Primary CNS lymphoma: A whole-brain disease?
Neurology 2002 59: 1557-1562. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Cherner, E. Masliah, R. J. Ellis, T. D. Marcotte, D. J. Moore, I. Grant, and R. K. Heaton

Neurocognitive dysfunction predicts postmortem findings of HIV encephalitis
Neurology 2002 59: 1563-1567. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. B. Clifford, J. C. McArthur, G. Schifitto, K. Kieburtz, M. P. McDermott, S. Letendre, B. A. Cohen, K. Marder, R. J. Ellis, and C. M. Marra

A randomized clinical trial of CPI-1189 for HIV-associated cognitive–motor impairment
Neurology 2002 59: 1568-1573. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

D. Garcia-Borreguero, O. Larrosa, Y. de la Llave, K. Verger, X. Masramon, and G. Hernandez

Treatment of restless legs syndrome with gabapentin: A double-blind, cross-over study
Neurology 2002 59: 1573-1579. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Alonso R. Riestra, Kyle B. Womack, Gregory P. Crucian, and Kenneth M. Heilman

Is the middle between both halves?: Midpoint location and segment size estimation in neglect
Neurology 2002 59: 1580-1584. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Gydesen, J.M. Brown, A. Brun, L. Chakrabarti, A. Gade, P. Johannsen, M. Rossor, T. Thusgaard, A. Grove, D. Yancopoulou, M.G. Spillantini, E.M.C. Fisher, J. Collinge, and S.A. Sorensen

Chromosome 3 linked frontotemporal dementia (FTD-3)
Neurology 2002 59: 1585-1594. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

S. Larrieu, L. Letenneur, J. M. Orgogozo, C. Fabrigoule, H. Amieva, N. Le Carret, P. Barberger–Gateau, and J. F. Dartigues

Incidence and outcome of mild cognitive impairment in a population-based prospective cohort
Neurology 2002 59: 1594-1599. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D.S. Eliashiv, S.M. Elsas, K. Squires, I. Fried, and J. Engel, Jr.

Ictal magnetic source imaging as a localizing tool in partial epilepsy
Neurology 2002 59: 1600-1610. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

HISTORICAL NEUROLOGY:

Geneviève Aubert

Arthur Van Gehuchten takes neurology to the movies
Neurology 2002 59: 1612-1618. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

T. Koide, H. Ohtake, T. Nakajima, H. Furukawa, K. Sakai, H. Kamei, T. Makifuchi, and N. Fukuhara

A patient with dementia with Lewy bodies and codon 232 mutation of PRNP
Neurology 2002 59: 1619-1621. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. Marder, S. Sandler, A. Lechich, J. Klager, and S.M. Albert

Relationship between CAG repeat length and late-stage outcomes in Huntington’s disease
Neurology 2002 59: 1622-1624. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Furtado, M. Farrer, Y. Tsuboi, M. L. Klimek, R. de la Fuente-Fernández, J. Hussey, P. Lockhart, D. B. Calne, O. Suchowersky, A. J. Stoessl, and Z. K. Wszolek

SCA-2 presenting as parkinsonism in an Alberta family: Clinical, genetic, and PET findings
Neurology 2002 59: 1625-1627. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

S. Capellari, P. Parchi, B.D. Wolff, J. Campbell, R. Atkinson, D.M. Posey, R.B. Petersen, and P. Gambetti

Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease associated with a deletion of two repeats in the prion protein gene
Neurology 2002 59: 1628-1630. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Elan D. Louis, Steven M. Bromley, Eva C. Jurewicz, and Dryden Watner

Olfactory dysfunction in essential tremor: A deficit unrelated to disease duration or severity
Neurology 2002 59: 1631-1633. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Sellal, C. Berton, M. Andriantseheno, and C. Clerc

Hashimoto’s encephalopathy: Exacerbations associated with menstrual cycle
Neurology 2002 59: 1633-1635. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R.G. Jarrar, J.R. Buchhalter, F.B. Meyer, F.W. Sharbrough, and E. Laws

Long-term follow-up of temporal lobectomy in children
Neurology 2002 59: 1635-1637. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

M. Yoneda, T. Fujita, Y. Yamada, K. Yamada, A. Fujii, T. Inagaki, H. Nakagawa, A. Shimada, M. Kishikawa, M. Nagaya, T. Azuma, M. Kuriyama, and N. Wakamatsu

Late infantile Hirschsprung disease–mental retardation syndrome with a 3-bp deletion in ZFHX1B
Neurology 2002 59: 1637-1640. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

F. Bono, M. R. Lupo, P. Serra, C. Cantafio, A. Lucisano, A. Lavano, F. Fera, K. Pardatscher, and A. Quattrone

Obesity does not induce abnormal CSF pressure in subjects with normal cerebral MR venography
Neurology 2002 59: 1641-1643. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. Padua, I. Aprile, P. Caliandro, M. Mondelli, P. Pasqualetti, and P.A. Tonali

Carpal tunnel syndrome in pregnancy: Multiperspective follow-up of untreated cases
Neurology 2002 59: 1643-1646. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alejandro Rabinstein and Eelco F.M. Wijdicks

BiPAP in acute respiratory failure due to myasthenic crisis may prevent intubation
Neurology 2002 59: 1647-1649. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Sharshar, M.-C. Durand, J.-P. Lefaucheur, F. Lofaso, J.-C. Raphaël, R. K. Gherardi, and A. Créange

MMP-9 correlates with electrophysiologic abnormalities in Guillain–Barré syndrome
Neurology 2002 59: 1649-1651. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

O. O. Favorova, T. V. Andreewski, A. N. Boiko, M. A. Sudomoina, A. D. Alekseenkov, O. G. Kulakova, A. V. Slanova, and E. I. Gusev

The chemokine receptor CCR5 deletion mutation is associated with MS in HLA-DR4–positive Russians
Neurology 2002 59: 1652-1655. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

H. Kaufmann, K.F. Bhattacharya, A. Voustianiouk, and J.M. Gracies

Stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus increases heart rate in patients with Parkinson disease
Neurology 2002 59: 1657. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Giacomo Koch, Massimiliano Oliveri, Giovanni A. Carlesimo, and Carlo Caltagirone

Selective deficit of time perception in a patient with right prefrontal cortex lesion
Neurology 2002 59: 1658. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Steven A. Sparr

Receptive amelodia in a trained musician
Neurology 2002 59: 1659. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J.A. Pettersen, D.W. Zochodne, R.B. Bell, L. Martin, and M.D. Hill

Refractory neurosarcoidosis responding to infliximab
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Netta Levin and Dimitrios Karussis

Influence of progesterone and clomiphene on Tolosa–Hunt syndrome
Neurology 2002 59: 1661-1662. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Robert L. Lewis and Ludwig Gutmann

Post-traumatic paradoxical embolism in patent foramen ovale
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G. K. Aguirre, J. M. Ellenbogen, J. Pollard, E. D. Stolzenberg, and S. L. Galetta

Amyloid angiopathy
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PATIENT PAGES:

Janet Jankowiak

Brain Attack: Dial 911
Neurology 2002 59: E10. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Steven Miller, Donna Ferriero, A. James Barkovich, Faye Silverstein, L.R. Ment, H.S. Bada, P. Barnes, P.E. Grant, D. Hirtz, L.A. Papile, J. Pinto-Martin, and T.L. Slovis

Practice parameter: Neuroimaging of the neonate: Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society
Neurology 2002 59: 1663-1664. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kwang-Ming Chen, Ulla K. Craig, Chin-Tian Lee, Robert Haddock, Paul Alan Cox, and Oliver W. Sacks

Cycad neurotoxin, consumption of flying foxes, and ALS/PDC disease in Guam
Neurology 2002 59: 1664-1665. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yasuyuki Okuma, Yoshikuni Mizuno, and Pierre Labauge

Absence of linkage to 8q24 in a European family with familial adult myoclonic epilepsy (FAME)
Neurology 2002 59: 1665-1666. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel L. Menkes, Amitabha Ghosh, Michael Donaghy, Jonathan S. Katz, Richard J. Barohn, David S. Saperstein, and Anthony A. Amato

Axonal multifocal neuropathy without conduction block or other features of demyelination
Neurology 2002 59: 1666-1667. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 2002 59: 26A-27. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert J. Joynt

Changes • People • Comments
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