IN THIS ISSUE:

December 24 Highlights
Neurology 2002 59: 1825-1827. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO REVIEWERS:

Robert C. Griggs, Robert A. Gross, Jonathan W. Mink, Michael P. McDermott, and Steven R. Schwid

Neurology 2002 59: 1828-1832. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Marc C. Patterson

Holoprosencephaly: The face predicts the brain; the image predicts its function
Neurology 2002 59: 1833-1834. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Garth Nicholson and Robert Ouvrier

GDAP1 mutations in CMT4: Axonal and demyelinating phenotypes?: The exception "proves the rule"
Neurology 2002 59: 1835-1836. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

Olivier T. Rutschmann, Douglas C. McCrory, and David B. Matchar

Immunization and MS: A summary of published evidence and recommendations
Neurology 2002 59: 1837-1843. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

A. Evoli, C. Minisci, C. Di Schino, F. Marsili, C. Punzi, A. P. Batocchi, P. A. Tonali, G. B. Doglietto, P. Granone, L. Trodella, A. Cassano, and L. Lauriola

Thymoma in patients with MG: Characteristics and long-term outcome
Neurology 2002 59: 1844-1850. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Currà, N. Modugno, M. Inghilleri, M. Manfredi, M. Hallett, and A. Berardelli

Transcranial magnetic stimulation techniques in clinical investigation
Neurology 2002 59: 1851-1859. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

A.J. Lewis, E.M. Simon, A.J. Barkovich, N.J. Clegg, M.R. Delgado, E. Levey, and J.S. Hahn

Middle interhemispheric variant of holoprosencephaly: A distinct cliniconeuroradiologic subtype
Neurology 2002 59: 1860-1865. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

E. Nelis, S. Erdem, P. Y.K. Van den Bergh, M.-C. Belpaire–Dethiou, C. Ceuterick, V. Van Gerwen, A. Cuesta, L. Pedrola, F. Palau, A. A.W.M. Gabreëls–Festen, C. Verellen, E. Tan, M. Demirci, C. Van Broeckhoven, P. De Jonghe, H. Topaloglu, and V. Timmerman

Mutations in GDAP1: Autosomal recessive CMT with demyelination and axonopathy
Neurology 2002 59: 1865-1872. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

V. Chaudhry, D. R. Cornblath, A. Corse, M. Freimer, E. Simmons-O’Brien, and G. Vogelsang

Thalidomide-induced neuropathy
Neurology 2002 59: 1872-1875. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. R. MacDonald, J. D. Hill, and M. A. Tarnopolsky

Modafinil reduces excessive somnolence and enhances mood in patients with myotonic dystrophy
Neurology 2002 59: 1876-1880. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

X.-M. Shen, K. Ohno, T. Fukudome, A. Tsujino, J.M. Brengman, D.C. De Vivo, R.J. Packer, and A.G. Engel

Congenital myasthenic syndrome caused by low-expressor fast-channel AChR subunit mutation
Neurology 2002 59: 1881-1888. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M.L. Fantini, M. Michaud, N. Gosselin, G. Lavigne, and J. Montplaisir

Periodic leg movements in REM sleep behavior disorder and related autonomic and EEG activation
Neurology 2002 59: 1889-1894. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Faraci, E. Lanino, G. Dini, M.P. Fondelli, G. Morreale, S. Dallorso, C. Manzitti, M.G. Calevo, R. Gaggero, E. Castagnola, and R. Haupt

Severe neurologic complications after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in children
Neurology 2002 59: 1895-1904. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. A. Hodgkinson, S. Bohlega, S. N. Abu–Amero, E. Cupler, M. Kambouris, B. F. Meyer, and V. A. Bharucha

A novel form of autosomal recessive pure hereditary spastic paraplegia maps to chromosome 13q14
Neurology 2002 59: 1905-1909. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

R.S. Wilson, D.A. Bennett, J.L. Bienias, N.T. Aggarwal, C.F. Mendes de Leon, M.C. Morris, J.A. Schneider, and D.A. Evans

Cognitive activity and incident AD in a population-based sample of older persons
Neurology 2002 59: 1910-1914. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. J. Engelhart, M. I. Geerlings, A. Ruitenberg, J. C. van Swieten, A. Hofman, J. C.M. Witteman, and M. M.B. Breteler

Diet and risk of dementia: Does fat matter?: The Rotterdam Study
Neurology 2002 59: 1915-1921. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

I. L. Simone, D. Carrara, C. Tortorella, M. Liguori, V. Lepore, F. Pellegrini, A. Bellacosa, A. Ceccarelli, I. Pavone, and P. Livrea

Course and prognosis in early-onset MS: Comparison with adult-onset forms
Neurology 2002 59: 1922-1928. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Michael W.L. Chee and David Caplan

Face encoding and psychometric testing in healthy dextrals with right hemisphere language
Neurology 2002 59: 1928-1934. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Margret Hund-Georgiadis, D. Yves von Cramon, Frithjof Kruggel, and Christoph Preul

Do quiescent arachnoid cysts alter CNS functional organization?: A fMRI and morphometric study
Neurology 2002 59: 1935-1939. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

E. D. Louis, W. Zheng, E. C. Jurewicz, D. Watner, J. Chen, P. Factor–Litvak, and M. Parides

Elevation of blood ß-carboline alkaloids in essential tremor
Neurology 2002 59: 1940-1944. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C.H. Hinkin, S.A. Castellon, R.S. Durvasula, D.J. Hardy, M.N. Lam, K.I. Mason, D. Thrasher, M.B. Goetz, and M. Stefaniak

Medication adherence among HIV+ adults: Effects of cognitive dysfunction and regimen complexity
Neurology 2002 59: 1944-1950. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. Cereda, J. Ghika, P. Maeder, and J. Bogousslavsky

Strokes restricted to the insular cortex
Neurology 2002 59: 1950-1955. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. Helmchen, H. Rambold, U. Kempermann, J.A. Büttner-Ennever, and U. Büttner

Localizing value of torsional nystagmus in small midbrain lesions
Neurology 2002 59: 1956-1964. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

A. Fogli, C. Dionisi-Vici, F. Deodato, A. Bartuli, O. Boespflug-Tanguy, and E. Bertini

A severe variant of childhood ataxia with central hypomyelination/vanishing white matter leukoencephalopathy related to EIF21B5 mutation
Neurology 2002 59: 1966-1968. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A.J. Barkovich, E.M. Simon, O.A. Glenn, N.J. Clegg, S.L. Kinsman, M. Delgado, and J.S. Hahn

MRI shows abnormal white matter maturation in classical holoprosencephaly
Neurology 2002 59: 1968-1971. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D.A. Restivo, S. Lanza, F. Patti, S. Giuffrida, R. Marchese-Ragona, P. Bramanti, and A. Palmeri

Improvement of diabetic autonomic gustatory sweating by botulinum toxin type A
Neurology 2002 59: 1971-1973. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Regina Katzenschlager, Durval Costa, Svetislav Gacinovic, and Andrew J. Lees

[¹²³I]-FP-CIT-SPECT in the early diagnosis of PD presenting as exercise-induced dystonia
Neurology 2002 59: 1974-1976. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

E. Lagrange, P. Krack, E. Moro, C. Ardouin, N. Van Blercom, S. Chabardes, A.L. Benabid, and P. Pollak

Bilateral subthalamic nucleus stimulation improves health-related quality of life in PD
Neurology 2002 59: 1976-1978. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. Manni, C. Pacchetti, M. Terzaghi, I. Sartori, F. Mancini, and G. Nappi

Hallucinations and sleep-wake cycle in PD: A 24-hour continuous polysomnographic study
Neurology 2002 59: 1979-1981. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Burbaud, A. Vital, A. Rougier, S. Bouillot, D. Guehl, E. Cuny, X. Ferrer, A. Lagueny, and B. Bioulac

Minimal tissue damage after stimulation of the motor thalamus in a case of chorea-acanthocytosis
Neurology 2002 59: 1982-1984. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. Bataller, D.F. Wade, G.N. Fuller, M.R. Rosenfeld, and J. Dalmau

Cerebellar degeneration and autoimmunity to zinc-finger proteins of the cerebellum
Neurology 2002 59: 1985-1987. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. Grosse, R. Khatami, F. Salih, A. Kühn, and B.-U. Meyer

Corticospinal excitability in human sleep as assessed by transcranial magnetic stimulation
Neurology 2002 59: 1988-1991. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. Alvarez-Sabín, J. Montaner, L. Padró, C. A. Molina, R. Rovira, A. Codina, and M. Quintana

Gabapentin in late-onset poststroke seizures
Neurology 2002 59: 1991-1993. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Ma, G. Barnes, J. Pulliam, D. Jezek, R. J. Baumann, and J. R. Berger

CNS angiitis in graft vs host disease
Neurology 2002 59: 1994-1997. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. Bernasconi, B. Cipelletti, L. Passerini, T. Granata, C. Antozzi, R. Mantegazza, and R. Spreafico

Similar binding to glutamate receptors by Rasmussen and partial epilepsy patients’ sera
Neurology 2002 59: 1998-2001. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Tessa, C. Casali, M. Damiano, C. Bruno, D. Fortini, C. Patrono, F. Cricchi, M. Valoppi, G. Nappi, G.A. Amabile, E. Bertini, and F.M. Santorelli

SPG3A: An additional family carrying a new atlastin mutation
Neurology 2002 59: 2002-2005. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

H.J. Schelhaas, B.G.M. van Engelen, A.A.W.M. Gabreëls-Festen, G. Hageman, J.H.R. Vliegen, M.S. van der Knaap, and M.J. Zwarts

Transient cerebral white matter lesions in a patient with connexin 32 missense mutation
Neurology 2002 59: 2007-2008. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

W.J. Hardon, N. van Alfen, M.J. Zwarts, and J.J. Rotteveel

Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies in a toddler
Neurology 2002 59: 2008. [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Linker, N. Mirza, G. Manetti, M. Meyer, K.T. Putnam, and T. Sunderland

Fine-needle, negative-pressure lumbar puncture: A safe technique for collecting CSF
Neurology 2002 59: 2008. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Jin-Jun Luo and Ausim S. Azizi

Hematoma causing cortical hand
Neurology 2002 59: 12. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Steven J. Frucht and Lorin Bernsohn

Visual hallucinations in PD
Neurology 2002 59: 1965. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. Iseki, T. Mezaki, Y. Oka, K. Terada, H. Tomimoto, Y. Miki, and H. Shibasaki

Hypersomnia in MS
Neurology 2002 59: 2006-2007. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

PATIENT PAGES:

Robin L. Brey

Severe neurologic complications after hematopoietic (peripheral blood) stem cell transplantation in children
Neurology 2002 59: 13. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Jack E. Kundin, J.I. Sirven, D.W. Claypool, K.L. Sahs, D.M. Wingerchuk, J.J. Bortz, J. Drazkowski, R. Caselli, and D. Zanick

Is there a neurologist on this flight?
Neurology 2002 59: 2010. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mario Zappia, Aldo Quattrone, and Katie Kompoliti

Gender and pramipexole effects on levodopa pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
Neurology 2002 59: 2010. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claudia Uribe Roca, Emilia M. Gatto, Federico Micheli, and Jong S. Kim

Isolated weakness of index finger due to small cortical infarction
Neurology 2002 59: 2010. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Markus T. Grauer and Joern P. Sieb

Alopecia induced by dopamine agonists
Neurology 2002 59: 2012. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Martin Turner, Ammar Al-Chalabi, Adriano Chiò, and Gabriele Mora

Early symptom progression rate is related to ALS outcome: A prospective population-based study
Neurology 2002 59: 2012. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

To: Reversible ALS-like disorder in HIV infection. An ALS-like syndrome with new HIV infection complete response to antiretroviral therapy
Neurology 2002 59: 2009. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
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Antonio Culebras

International Newsletter
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