IN THIS ISSUE:

August 27 Highlights
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EDITORIALS:

Sandra M. Schneider and Michael N. Diringer

Resuscitation of sudden cardiac death: A mandate for neurology and emergency medicine
Neurology 2002 59: 484. [Full Text] [PDF]  

David A. Rempe and Thomas A. Kent

Using bone marrow stromal cells for treatment of stroke
Neurology 2002 59: 486. [Full Text] [PDF]  

James Mastrianni and Raymond P. Roos

"Out, damned spot! out, I say!. . .": Issues related to prion decontamination
Neurology 2002 59: 488. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

D. W. Lewis, S. Ashwal, G. Dahl, D. Dorbad, D. Hirtz, A. Prensky, and I. Jarjour

Practice parameter: Evaluation of children and adolescents with recurrent headaches: Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society
Neurology 2002 59: 490-498. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

Transverse Myelitis Consortium Working Group*

Proposed diagnostic criteria and nosology of acute transverse myelitis
Neurology 2002 59: 499-505. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

ARTICLES:

W. T. Longstreth, Jr., C. E. Fahrenbruch, M. Olsufka, T. R. Walsh, M. K. Copass, and L. A. Cobb

Randomized clinical trial of magnesium, diazepam, or both after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Neurology 2002 59: 506-514. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Y. Li, J. Chen, X. G. Chen, L. Wang, S. C. Gautam, Y. X. Xu, M. Katakowski, L. J. Zhang, M. Lu, N. Janakiraman, and M. Chopp

Human marrow stromal cell therapy for stroke in rat: Neurotrophins and functional recovery
Neurology 2002 59: 514-523. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Frank Weber

Risk factors for subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in healthy men
Neurology 2002 59: 524-528. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. J. Kelly, J. Rosand, J. P. Kistler, V. E. Shih, S. Silveira, A. Plomaritoglou, and K. L. Furie

Homocysteine, MTHFR 677CT polymorphism, and risk of ischemic stroke: Results of a meta-analysis
Neurology 2002 59: 529-536. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

David W. Desmond, Joan T. Moroney, Mary Sano, and Yaakov Stern

Mortality in patients with dementia after ischemic stroke
Neurology 2002 59: 537-543. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

H. J.T. Ward, D. Everington, E. A. Croes, A. Alperovitch, N. Delasnerie–Lauprêtre, I. Zerr, S. Poser, and C. M. van Duijn

Sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease and surgery: A case–control study using community controls
Neurology 2002 59: 543-548. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. A. de Jong, T. W.J. Huizinga, E. Zanelli, M. J. Giphart, E. L.E.M. Bollen, B. M.J. Uitdehaag, C. H. Polman, and R. G.J. Westendorp

Evidence for additional genetic risk indicators of relapse-onset MS within the HLA region
Neurology 2002 59: 549-555. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. M. Villar, J. Masjuan, P. González-Porqué, J. Plaza, M. C. Sádaba, E. Roldán, A. Bootello, and J. C. Alvarez-Cermeño

Intrathecal IgM synthesis predicts the onset of new relapses and a worse disease course in MS
Neurology 2002 59: 555-559. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

W. H. Theodore, K. Hunter, R. Chen, F. Vega–Bermudez, B. Boroojerdi, P. Reeves–Tyer, K. Werhahn, K. R. Kelley, and L. Cohen

Transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of seizures: A controlled study
Neurology 2002 59: 560-562. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Darreh–Shori, O. Almkvist, Z. Z. Guan, A. Garlind, B. Strandberg, A.-L. Svensson, H. Soreq, E. Hellström–Lindahl, and A. Nordberg

Sustained cholinesterase inhibition in AD patients receiving rivastigmine for 12 months
Neurology 2002 59: 563-572. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. M. Albert, S. Glied, H. Andrews, Y. Stern, and R. Mayeux

Primary care expenditures before the onset of Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 2002 59: 573-578. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

G. J. Breedveld, A. K. Percy, M. E. MacDonald, B. B.A. de Vries, C. Yapijakis, L. S. Dure, E. F. Ippel, L. A. Sandkuijl, P. Heutink, and W. F.M. Arts

Clinical and genetic heterogeneity in benign hereditary chorea
Neurology 2002 59: 579-584. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement] CME  

J.- F. Gagnon, M.- A. Bédard, M. L. Fantini, D. Petit, M. Panisset, S. Rompré, J. Carrier, and J. Montplaisir

REM sleep behavior disorder and REM sleep without atonia in Parkinson’s disease
Neurology 2002 59: 585-589. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

H. Shimazaki, Y. Takiyama, K. Sakoe, K. Ikeguchi, K. Niijima, J. Kaneko, M. Namekawa, T. Ogawa, H. Date, S. Tsuji, I. Nakano, and M. Nishizawa

Early-onset ataxia with ocular motor apraxia and hypoalbuminemia: The aprataxin gene mutations
Neurology 2002 59: 590-595. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

B. A. Minassian, R. Aiyar, S. Alic, B. Banwell, M. Villanova, M. Fardeau, J. W. Mandell, V. C. Juel, M. Rafii, M. Auranen, and H. Kalimo

Narrowing in on the causative defect of an intriguing X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy
Neurology 2002 59: 596-601. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Carlijn I. Buis, Russel H. Wiesner, Ruud A.F. Krom, Walter K. Kremers, and Eelco F.M. Wijdicks

Acute confusional state following liver transplantation for alcoholic liver disease
Neurology 2002 59: 601-605. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Anna Pichiecchio, Carla Uggetti, Maria Grazia Egitto, and Federico Zappoli

Parry–Romberg syndrome with migraine and intracranial aneurysm
Neurology 2002 59: 606-608. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Kinali, E. Mercuri, M. Main, F. De Biasia, A. Karatza, R. Higgins, L. M. Banks, A. Y. Manzur, and F. Muntoni

Pilot trial of albuterol in spinal muscular atrophy
Neurology 2002 59: 609-610. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dimitri Dimitrakoudis and Vera Bril

Comparison of sensory testing on different toe surfaces: Implications for neuropathy screening
Neurology 2002 59: 611-613. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Wattanasirichaigoon, K. J. Swoboda, F. Takada, H.-Q. Tong, V. Lip, S. T. Iannaccone, C. Wallgren-Pettersson, N. G. Laing, and A. H. Beggs

Mutations of the slow muscle -tropomyosin gene, TPM3, are a rare cause of nemaline myopathy
Neurology 2002 59: 613-617. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

A. Malandrini, F. Albani, S. Palmeri, F. Fattapposta, S. Gambelli, G. Berti, A. Bracco, A. Tammaro, S. Calzavara, M. Villanova, M. Ferrari, A. Rossi, and P. Carrera

Asymptomatic cores and paracrystalline mitochondrial inclusions in CADASIL
Neurology 2002 59: 617-620. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. J. van der Kooi, G. Bonne, B. Eymard, D. Duboc, B. Talim, M. Van der Valk, P. Reiss, P. Richard, L. Demay, L. Merlini, K. Schwartz, H. F.M. Busch, and M. de Visser

Lamin A/C mutations with lipodystrophy, cardiac abnormalities, and muscular dystrophy
Neurology 2002 59: 620-623. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. Hamandi, J. Mottershead, T. Lewis, I. C. Ormerod, and I. T. Ferguson

Irreversible damage to the spinal cord following spinal anesthesia
Neurology 2002 59: 624-626. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. Buerger, S. J. Teipel, R. Zinkowski, K. Blennow, H. Arai, R. Engel, K. Hofmann–Kiefer, C. McCulloch, U. Ptok, R. Heun, N. Andreasen, J. DeBernardis, D. Kerkman, H.- J. Moeller, P. Davies, and H. Hampel

CSF tau protein phosphorylated at threonine 231 correlates with cognitive decline in MCI subjects
Neurology 2002 59: 627-629. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

H. Malm, E. Kajantie, S. Kivirikko, H. Kääriäinen, M. Peippo, and M. Somer

Valproate embryopathy in three sets of siblings: Further proof of hereditary susceptibility
Neurology 2002 59: 630-633. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

P. Vermathen, G. Ende, K. D. Laxer, J. A. Walker, R. C. Knowlton, N. M. Barbaro, G. B. Matson, and M. W. Weiner

Temporal lobectomy for epilepsy: Recovery of the contralateral hippocampus measured by ¹H MRS
Neurology 2002 59: 633-636. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

W. Pöllmann, L. -P. Erasmus, W. Feneberg, F. Then Bergh, and A. Straube

Interferon beta but not glatiramer acetate therapy aggravates headaches in MS
Neurology 2002 59: 636-639. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. P. Allen, E. Mignot, B. Ripley, S. Nishino, and C. J. Earley

Increased CSF hypocretin-1 (orexin-A) in restless legs syndrome
Neurology 2002 59: 639-641. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Gregory P. Van Stavern and Mark Gorman

Orbital infarction after cocaine use
Neurology 2002 59: 642. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

María Clara Scorticati, Gabriela Raina, and Micheli Federico

Cluster-like headache associated to a foreign body in the maxillary sinus
Neurology 2002 59: 643. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Akira Yoshii, Kalpathy S. Krishnamoorthy, and P. Ellen Grant

Abnormal cortical development shown by 3D MRI in Prader–Willi syndrome
Neurology 2002 59: 644. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Keith A. Josephs, Joseph E. Parisi, and Dennis W. Dickson

Alpha-synuclein studies are negative in postencephalic parkinsonism of von Economo
Neurology 2002 59: 645. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wei-Chih Hsu, Wei-Hung Chen, Agyepong Oware, and Hou-Chang Chiu

Unusual entrapment neuropathy in a golf player
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CORRESPONDENCE:

A.L. Lux, S.W. Edwards, J.P. Osborne, E. Hancock, A.L. Johnson, C.M. Verity, C.R. Kennedy, F.J. K. O’Callaghan, and R.W. Newton

Correspondence: Randomized trial of vigabatrin in patients with infantile spasms
Neurology 2002 59: 648. [Full Text] [PDF]  

B.M. J. Uitdehaag, H.J. Adèr, N.F. Kalkers, C.H. Polman, 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 59: 648-649. [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

G.G. Tribl, S. Asenbaum, G. Klösch, K. Mayer, R.M. Bonelli, E. Auff, J. Zeitlhofer, and S. Happe

Normal IPT and IBZM SPECT in drug naive and levodopa-treated idiopathic restless legs syndrome
Neurology 2002 59: 649-650. [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Seth Hochman, Jong S. Kim, A. Gass, K. Szabo, and M.G. Hennerici

A diffusion-weighted MRI study of acute ischemic distal arm paresis
Neurology 2002 59: 650. [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Sabatini, P. Barbisoni, R. Rozzini, M. Trabucchi, and Giuseppe Zuccalà

Hypotension and cognitive impairment: Selective association in patients with heart failure
Neurology 2002 59: 651. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gordon J. Gilbert, Denis J. Petro, and Aneesh B. Singhal

Cerebral vasoconstriction and stroke after use of serotonergic drugs
Neurology 2002 59: 651-652. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph E. Bogen, Ennis Berker, Anjan Chatterjee, and Martha J. Farah

Face modules, face network: The cognitive architecture of the brain revealed through studies of face processing
Neurology 2002 59: 652-653. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
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Antonio Culebras

International Newsletter
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Timothy J. Counihan, Joel Meyer, Barbara Visscher, and Matthew P. Wicklund

Book Reviews
Neurology 2002 59: 654-655. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Books Received
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