IN THIS ISSUE:

October 22 Highlights
Neurology 2002 59: 1123. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

David A. Bennett and Michael P. McDermott

Cerebrospinal fluid shunting for Alzheimer’s disease?
Neurology 2002 59: 1126-1127. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles A. Thornton and Stephen L. Welle

Molecular fingerprints of inflammatory myopathies
Neurology 2002 59: 1128-1129. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yoshiaki Furukawa and Ali H. Rajput

Inherited myoclonus-dystonia: How many causative genes and clinical phenotypes?
Neurology 2002 59: 1130-1131. [Full Text] [PDF]  

IN MEMORIAM:

Charles M. Poser

George Willem Bruyn, MD, PhD (1928–2002)
Neurology 2002 59: 1132-1133. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

H. S. Markus, R. J. Martin, M. A. Simpson, Y. B. Dong, N. Ali, A. H. Crosby, and J. F. Powell

Diagnostic strategies in CADASIL
Neurology 2002 59: 1134-1138. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] CME  

ARTICLES:

G. D. Silverberg, E. Levinthal, E. V. Sullivan, D. A. Bloch, S. D. Chang, J. Leverenz, S. Flitman, R. Winn, F. Marciano, T. Saul, S. Huhn, M. Mayo, and D. McGuire

Assessment of low-flow CSF drainage as a treatment for AD: Results of a randomized pilot study
Neurology 2002 59: 1139-1145. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Sally Freels, David L. Nyenhuis, and Philip B. Gorelick

Predictors of survival in African American patients with AD, VaD, or stroke without dementia
Neurology 2002 59: 1146-1153. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. Squitti, D. Lupoi, P. Pasqualetti, G. Dal Forno, F. Vernieri, P. Chiovenda, L. Rossi, M. Cortesi, E. Cassetta, and P. M. Rossini

Elevation of serum copper levels in Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 2002 59: 1153-1161. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S.M. Zhang, M.A. Hernán, H. Chen, D. Spiegelman, W.C. Willett, and A. Ascherio

Intakes of vitamins E and C, carotenoids, vitamin supplements, and PD risk
Neurology 2002 59: 1161-1169. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. A. Greenberg, D. Sanoudou, J. N. Haslett, I. S. Kohane, L. M. Kunkel, A. H. Beggs, and A. A. Amato

Molecular profiles of inflammatory myopathies
Neurology 2002 59: 1170-1182. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] CME  

D. A. Grimes, F. Han, A. E. Lang, P. St. George-Hyssop, L. Racacho, and D. E. Bulman

A novel locus for inherited myoclonus-dystonia on 18p11
Neurology 2002 59: 1183-1186. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. O. Doheny, M. F. Brin, C. E. Morrison, C. J. Smith, R. H. Walker, S. Abbasi, B. Müller, J. Garrels, L. Liu, P. de Carvalho Aguiar, K. Schilling, P. Kramer, D. de Leon, D. Raymond, R. Saunders-Pullman, C. Klein, S. B. Bressman, B. Schmand, M. A.J. Tijssen, L. J. Ozelius, and J. M. Silverman

Phenotypic features of myoclonus-dystonia in three kindreds
Neurology 2002 59: 1187-1196. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Mancuso, L. Salviati, S. Sacconi, D. Otaegui, P. Camaño, A. Marina, S. Bacman, C.T. Moraes, J.R. Carlo, M. Garcia, M. Garcia-Alvarez, L. Monzon, A.B. Naini, M. Hirano, E. Bonilla, A.L. Taratuto, S. DiMauro, and T.H. Vu

Mitochondrial DNA depletion: Mutations in thymidine kinase gene with myopathy and SMA
Neurology 2002 59: 1197-1202. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] CME  

Marius A. Kemler and Carina A. Furnée

Economic evaluation of spinal cord stimulation for chronic reflex sympathetic dystrophy
Neurology 2002 59: 1203-1209. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] CME  

G. Sandrini, M. Färkkilä, G. Burgess, E. Forster, and S. Haughie

Eletriptan vs sumatriptan: A double-blind, placebo-controlled, multiple migraine attack study
Neurology 2002 59: 1210-1217. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

K. Schmierer, K. Irlbacher, P. Grosse, S. Röricht, and B.-U. Meyer

Correlates of disability in multiple sclerosis detected by transcranial magnetic stimulation
Neurology 2002 59: 1218-1224. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Silvia Tenembaum, Nestor Chamoles, and Natalio Fejerman

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: A long-term follow-up study of 84 pediatric patients
Neurology 2002 59: 1224-1231. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P.R. Schuurman, J. Bruins, M.P. Merkus, D.A. Bosch, and J.D. Speelman

A comparison of neuropsychological effects of thalamotomy and thalamic stimulation
Neurology 2002 59: 1232-1239. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

V. Leuzzi, Ca. Carducci, Cl. Carducci, F. Cardona, C. Artiola, and I. Antonozzi

Autosomal dominant GTP-CH deficiency presenting as a dopa-responsive myoclonus-dystonia syndrome
Neurology 2002 59: 1241-1243. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. Doheny, F. Danisi, C. Smith, C. Morrison, M. Velickovic, D. de Leon, S. B. Bressman, J. Leung, L. Ozelius, C. Klein, X. O. Breakefield, M. F. Brin, and J. M. Silverman

Clinical findings of a myoclonus-dystonia family with two distinct mutations
Neurology 2002 59: 1244-1246. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jonathan W. Sturm, Marco Fedi, Samuel F. Berkovic, and David C. Reutens

Exercise-induced temporal lobe epilepsy
Neurology 2002 59: 1246-1248. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

I. Parviainen, A. Uusaro, R. Kälviäinen, E. Kaukanen, E. Mervaala, and E. Ruokonen

High-dose thiopental in the treatment of refractory status epilepticus in intensive care unit
Neurology 2002 59: 1249-1251. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

F. Leutmezer, S. Wöginger, E. Antoni, B. Seidl, and C. Baumgartner

Asymmetric ending of secondarily generalized seizures A lateralizing sign in TLE
Neurology 2002 59: 1252-1254. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Trinka, G. Walser, I. Unterberger, G. Luef, T. Benke, L. Bartha, G. Eibl, M. Ortler, and G. Bauer

Asymmetric termination of secondarily generalized tonic-clonic seizures in temporal lobe epilepsy
Neurology 2002 59: 1254-1256. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

K. Fassbender, M. Stroick, T. Bertsch, A. Ragoschke, S. Kuehl, S. Walter, J. Walter, K. Brechtel, F. Muehlhauser, K. von Bergmann, and D. Lütjohann

Effects of statins on human cerebral cholesterol metabolism and secretion of Alzheimer amyloid peptide
Neurology 2002 59: 1257-1258. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tina Vraamark Elberling, Jette Stokholm, Peter Høgh, and Gunhild Waldemar

Diagnostic profile of young and middle-aged memory clinic patients
Neurology 2002 59: 1259-1262. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. Sawaki, L. G. Cohen, J. Classen, B. C. Davis, and C. M. Bütefisch

Enhancement of use-dependent plasticity by D-amphetamine
Neurology 2002 59: 1262-1264. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Eduard Kraft, Claudia Trenkwalder, and Dorothee P. Auer

T2*-weighted MRI differentiates multiple system atrophy from Parkinson’s disease
Neurology 2002 59: 1265-1267. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Dirk Rades and Fabian Fehlauer

Treatment options for central neurocytoma
Neurology 2002 59: 1268-1270. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. Elford, A. Leader, R. Wee, and P.K. Stys

Stroke in ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in early pregnancy treated with intra-arterial rt-PA
Neurology 2002 59: 1270-1272. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

J. M. Zeitzer, N. T. Maidment, E. J. Behnke, L. C. Ackerson, I. Fried, J. Engel, Jr., and C. L. Wilson

Ultradian sleep-cycle variation of serotonin in the human lateral ventricle
Neurology 2002 59: 1272-1274. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. M. Remes, E. V. Liimatta, S. Winqvist, U. Tolonen, J. A. Ranua, K. Reinikainen, I. E. Hassinen, and K. Majamaa

Ubiquinone and nicotinamide treatment of patients with the 3243AG mtDNA mutation
Neurology 2002 59: 1275-1277. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Manduch, M. Bezuhly, D. J. Anastakis, A. P. Crawley, and D. J. Mikulis

Serial fMRI of adaptive changes in primary sensorimotor cortex following thumb reconstruction
Neurology 2002 59: 1278-1281. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Tag-Eldin O. Sokrab, Ammar Eltahir, Mohamed N.A. Idris, and Murtada Hamid

Guillain–Barré syndrome following acute falciparum malaria
Neurology 2002 59: 1281-1283. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J.S. Wolinsky, G. Comi, M. Filippi, D. Ladkani, S. Kadosh, and G. Shifroni

Copaxone’s effect on MRI-monitored disease in relapsing MS is reproducible and sustained
Neurology 2002 59: 1284-1286. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Maria Paola Canevini, Rosanna Chifari, and Ada Piazzini

Improvement of a patient with stuttering on levetiracetam
Neurology 2002 59: 1288. [Full Text] [PDF]  

E.K. Tan, A. Chai, Y. Zhao, S.Y. Lum, S.M.C. Fook-Chong, M.L. Teoh, Y. Yih, R. Pavanni, and M.C. Wong

Mitochondrial complex I polymorphism and cigarette smoking in Parkinson’s disease
Neurology 2002 59: 1288-1289. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter A. Engel

New onset migraine associated with use of soy isoflavone supplements
Neurology 2002 59: 1289-1290. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amitabha Ghosh, Tim Littlewood, and Michael Donaghy

Cladribine in the treatment of IgM paraproteinemic polyneuropathy
Neurology 2002 59: 1290-1291. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

G. Antoch, T. Egelhof, S. Korfee, M. Frings, M. Forsting, and A. Bockisch

Recurrent schwannoma: Diagnosis with PET/CT
Neurology 2002 59: 1240. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Pitchaiah Mandava, Ann Bebensee, R. Ryan Rawlings, and Thomas A. Kent

Basilar artery aneurysm thrombosis
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PATIENT PAGES:

Hassan Ghani, Donald Stevens, Jackie Weiss, and Richard Rosenbaum

Vitamins and the Risk for Parkinson’s Disease
Neurology 2002 59: E8-9. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Rivka Inzelberg, Puiu Nisipeanu, Edna Schechtman, Janis M. Miyasaki, Wayne Martin, Oksana Suchowersky, William Weiner, and Anthony E. Lang

Practice parameter: Initiation of treatment for Parkinson’s disease: An evidence-based review
Neurology 2002 59: 1292. [Full Text] [PDF]  

James F. Meschia, Thomas G. Brott, Robert D. Brown, Jr., Brett M. Kissela, and Stephen S. Rich

Planning genetic studies and human stroke: Sample size estimates based on family history data
Neurology 2002 59: 1292. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pamela Kaires and Paul S. Aisen

NSAID and the ancient defense
Neurology 2002 59: 1293. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ken Johkura

Midbrain deafness with normal brainstem auditory evoked potentials
Neurology 2002 59: 1293. [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Kleiner-Fisman, J.A. Saint-Cyr, J. Miyasaki, A. Lozano, A.E. Lang, F.J. G. Vingerhoets, J.G. Villemure, and J. Ghika

Subthalamic DBS replaces levodopa in Parkinson’s disease
Neurology 2002 59: 1293-1294. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
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Antonio Culebras

International Newsletter
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