IN THIS ISSUE:

September 10 Highlights
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EDITORIALS:

Ola A. Selnes and Guy McKhann

Late cognitive decline after CABG: Inevitable or preventable?
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Eric D. Caine and Steven R. Schwid

Multiple sclerosis, depression, and the risk of suicide
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VIEWS & REVIEWS:

Seemant Chaturvedi and Richard Fessler

Angioplasty and stenting for stroke prevention: Good questions that need answers
Neurology 2002 59: 664-668. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

A. Bruno, S. R. Levine, M. R. Frankel, T. G. Brott, Y. Lin, B. C. Tilley, P. D. Lyden, J. P. Broderick, T. G. Kwiatkowski, and S. E. Fineberg

Admission glucose level and clinical outcomes in the NINDS rt-PA Stroke Trial
Neurology 2002 59: 669-674. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

Anthony Feinstein

An examination of suicidal intent in patients with multiple sclerosis
Neurology 2002 59: 674-678. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

J. A. Cohen, G. R. Cutter, J. S. Fischer, A. D. Goodman, F. R. Heidenreich, M. F. Kooijmans, A. W. Sandrock, R. A. Rudick, J. H. Simon, N. A. Simonian, E. C. Tsao, and J. N. Whitaker

Benefit of interferon ß-1a on MSFC progression in secondary progressive MS
Neurology 2002 59: 679-687. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplementary Data]  

A. B. Rao, N. Richert, T. Howard, B.K. Lewis, C.N. Bash, H.F. McFarland, and J. A. Frank

Methylprednisolone effect on brain volume and enhancing lesions in MS before and during IFNß-1b
Neurology 2002 59: 688-694. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

L. Verhagen Metman, M. J. Morris, C. Farmer, M. Gillespie, K. Mosby, J. Wuu, and T. N. Chase

Huntington’s disease: A randomized, controlled trial using the NMDA-antagonist amantadine
Neurology 2002 59: 694-699. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. Däuper, T. Peschel, C. Schrader, C. Kohlmetz, G. Joppich, W. Nager, R. Dengler, and J. D. Rollnik

Effects of subthalamic nucleus (STN) stimulation on motor cortex excitability
Neurology 2002 59: 700-706. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplementary Data]  

E. Moro, R. J.A. Esselink, J. Xie, M. Hommel, A. L. Benabid, and P. Pollak

The impact on Parkinson’s disease of electrical parameter settings in STN stimulation
Neurology 2002 59: 706-713. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Iris B. Goldstein, George Bartzokis, Donald Guthrie, and David Shapiro

Ambulatory blood pressure and brain atrophy in the healthy elderly
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S. F. Cappa, M. Sandrini, P. M. Rossini, K. Sosta, and C. Miniussi

The role of the left frontal lobe in action naming: rTMS evidence
Neurology 2002 59: 720-723. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

H. Wilkie, A. Osei–Lah, B. Chioza, L. Nashef, D. McCormick, P. Asherson, and A. J. Makoff

Association of µ-opioid receptor subunit gene and idiopathic generalized epilepsy
Neurology 2002 59: 724-728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. E. Cudkowicz, K. A. Pastusza, P. C. Sapp, R. K. Mathews, J. Leahy, P. Pasinelli, J. W. Francis, D. Jiang, J. K. Andersen, and R. H. Brown, Jr.

Survival in transgenic ALS mice does not vary with CNS glutathione peroxidase activity
Neurology 2002 59: 729-734. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplementary Figures]  

K. E. Peltola, S. Jääskeläinen, O. J. Heinonen, B. Falck, K. Näntö–Salonen, K. Heinänen, and O. Simell

Peripheral nervous system in gyrate atrophy of the choroid and retina with hyperornithinemia
Neurology 2002 59: 735-740. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Wolfgang Müllges, Jörg Babin–Ebell, Wilko Reents, and Klaus V. Toyka

Cognitive performance after coronary artery bypass grafting: A follow-up study
Neurology 2002 59: 741-743. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Scott B. Patten and Luanne M. Metz

Interferon ß1a and depression in secondary progressive MS: Data from the SPECTRIMS Trial
Neurology 2002 59: 744-746. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

T. den Heijer, M. Oudkerk, L. J. Launer, C. M. van Duijn, A. Hofman, and M. M.B. Breteler

Hippocampal, amygdalar, and global brain atrophy in different apolipoprotein E genotypes
Neurology 2002 59: 746-748. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. M. Carey, D. F. Abbott, A. Puce, G. D. Jackson, A. Syngeniotis, and G. A. Donnan

Reemergence of activation with poststroke somatosensory recovery: A serial fMRI case study
Neurology 2002 59: 749-752. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. H. Hoon, Jr., W. T. Lawrie, Jr., E. R. Melhem, E. M. Reinhardt, P. C.M. van Zijl, M. Solaiyappan, H. Jiang, M. V. Johnston, and S. Mori

Diffusion tensor imaging of periventricular leukomalacia shows affected sensory cortex white matter pathways
Neurology 2002 59: 752-756. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Zappia, R. Cittadella, I. Manna, G. Nicoletti, V. Andreoli, S. Bonavita, A. Gambardella, and A. Quattrone

Genetic association of ₂-macroglobulin polymorphisms with AD in southern Italy
Neurology 2002 59: 756-758. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. H. Gutmann, S. A. Rasmussen, P. Wolkenstein, M. M. MacCollin, A. Guha, P. D. Inskip, K. N. North, M. Poyhonen, P. H. Birch, and J. M. Friedman

Gliomas presenting after age 10 in individuals with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)
Neurology 2002 59: 759-761. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. E.C. Bromberg, M. D. Siemers, and M. J.B. Taphoorn

Is a "vanishing tumor" always a lymphoma?
Neurology 2002 59: 762-764. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] CME  

F. Graus, B. Lang, P. Pozo-Rosich, A. Saiz, R. Casamitjana, and A. Vincent

P/Q type calcium-channel antibodies in paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration with lung cancer
Neurology 2002 59: 764-766. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Watanabe, N. Yamamoto, N. Ohkoshi, H. Nagata, Y. Kohno, A. Hayashi, A. Tamaoka, and S. Shoji

Corticosteroid- responsive asymmetric neuropathy with a myelin protein zero gene mutation
Neurology 2002 59: 767-769. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Brian J. Schmidt, Cheryl R. Greenberg, Diane J. Allingham–Hawkins, and Elizabeth L. Spriggs

Expression of X-linked bulbospinal muscular atrophy (Kennedy disease) in two homozygous women
Neurology 2002 59: 770-772. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

N. Scarmeas, T. Shih, Y. Stern, R. Ottman, and L. P. Rowland

Premorbid weight, body mass, and varsity athletics in ALS
Neurology 2002 59: 773-775. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Schwoebel, H. B. Coslett, J. Bradt, R. Friedman, and C. Dileo

Pain and the body schema: Effects of pain severity on mental representations of movement
Neurology 2002 59: 775-777. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Sean A. Savitz and Louis R. Caplan

Transient global amnesia after sildenafil (Viagra) use
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Paola Sandroni

Central neuropathic itch: A new treatment option?
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John A. Tsiouris, Paul J. Patti, Omer Tipu, and Simhachalam Raguthu

Adverse effects of phenytoin given for late-onset seizures in adults with Down syndrome
Neurology 2002 59: 779-780. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. H.M. Mahbubul Huq, Diane C. Chugani, Bharati Hukku, and Fatema Jahan Serajee

Evidence of somatic mosaicism in Sturge–Weber syndrome
Neurology 2002 59: 780-782. [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figures]  

O. Bandmann, F. Asmus, D. Sibbing, M. Grundmann, S. G. Schwab, J. Müller, D. B. Wildenauer, W. Poewe, T. Gasser, and W. H. Oertel

Copper genes are not implicated in the pathogenesis of focal dystonia
Neurology 2002 59: 782-783. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NISUS: NEUROLOGY AND THE HUMANITIES:

Michael Aptman

One in a million?: Personal History
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NEUROIMAGES:

David A. Wolk, Steven R. Messé, and Scott E. Kasner

Pure sensory stroke from cortical infarction
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M. C. Malaguti, R. Plasmati, M. Mascalchi, and F. Salvi

Tongue involvement in amyloidoses
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PATIENT PAGES:

Dennis Bourdette

Depression is a treatable cause of suffering among multiple sclerosis patients and can result in suicide
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CORRESPONDENCE:

Robert A. Fishman, William P. Dillon, N.L. Foster, M. Hong, G.V. Shah, R.S. Turner, and K.M. Adams

Spontaneous intracranial hypotension causing reversible frontotemporal dementia
Neurology 2002 59: 787. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael J. Rieder, Ivan S. Login, J.U. Adelman, R.B. Lipton, M.D. Ferrari, H.C. Diener, K.A. McCarroll, K. Vandormael, and C.R. Lines

Comparison of rizatriptan and other triptans on stringent measures of efficacy
Neurology 2002 59: 787-788. [Full Text] [PDF]  

John Adair and Lenore J. Launer

Cholesterol and neuropathologic markers of AD: A population-based autopsy study
Neurology 2002 59: 788-789. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel M. Feinberg, M.J. Doherty, D.L. Tirschwell, and A.T. Schneider

Will neurology residents with large student loan debts become academicians?
Neurology 2002 59: 789-790. [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Parratt, P. Donnan, S.V. Wilson, J.O. O’Riordan, R.J. Swingler, R.B. Forbes, M. Pugliatti, G. Solinas, S. Sotgiu, P. Castiglia, and G. Rosati

Multiple sclerosis distribution in northern Sardinia: Spatial cluster analysis of prevalence
Neurology 2002 59: 790. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Louis R. Caplan, M. Gómez Beldarrain, J.C. Bier, M. Vokaer, E.J. Bartholme, and M. Pandolfo

The cerebellum may be directly involved in cognitive functions
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DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
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Cathy L. Budman and Leena M. Ketonen

Book Reviews
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Books Received
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