IN THIS ISSUE:

November 12 Highlights
Neurology 2002 59: 1295-1297. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Helen S. Mayberg and Andres M. Lozano

Penfield revisited?: Understanding and modifying behavior by deep brain stimulation for PD
Neurology 2002 59: 1298-1299. [Full Text] [PDF]  

John C.M. Brust

Wine, flavonoids, and the "water of life"
Neurology 2002 59: 1300-1301. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert S. Greenwood and Jack M. Parent

Damage control: The influence of environment on recovery from brain injury
Neurology 2002 59: 1302-1303. [Full Text] [PDF]  

IN MEMORIAM:

Giovanni Meola

Guglielmo Scarlato, MD (1931–2002)
Neurology 2002 59: 1304-1305. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

Mark Hallett

Blepharospasm: Recent advances
Neurology 2002 59: 1306-1312. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] CME  

ARTICLES:

Thomas Truelsen, Dorte Thudium, and Morten Grønbæk

Amount and type of alcohol and risk of dementia: The Copenhagen City Heart Study
Neurology 2002 59: 1313-1319. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. Green, W.M. McDonald, J.L. Vitek, M. Evatt, A. Freeman, M. Haber, R.A.E. Bakay, S. Triche, B. Sirockman, and M.R. DeLong

Cognitive impairments in advanced PD without dementia
Neurology 2002 59: 1320-1324. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Djoussé, B. Knowlton, L. A. Cupples, K. Marder, I. Shoulson, and R. H. Myers

Weight loss in early stage of Huntington’s disease
Neurology 2002 59: 1325-1330. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Goizet, G. Lesca, and A. Dürr

Presymptomatic testing in Huntington’s disease and autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxias
Neurology 2002 59: 1330-1336. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K.I. Bolla, K. Brown, D. Eldreth, K. Tate, and J.L. Cadet

Dose-related neurocognitive effects of marijuana use
Neurology 2002 59: 1337-1343. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] CME  

T. Ernst, L. Chang, J. Jovicich, N. Ames, and S. Arnold

Abnormal brain activation on functional MRI in cognitively asymptomatic HIV patients
Neurology 2002 59: 1343-1349. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Frank Winkler, Stefan Kastenbauer, Uwe Koedel, and H. Walter Pfister

Role of the urokinase plasminogen activator system in patients with bacterial meningitis
Neurology 2002 59: 1350-1355. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Faverjon, D. C. Silveira, D. D. Fu, B. H. Cha, C. Akman, Y. Hu, and G. L. Holmes

Beneficial effects of enriched environment following status epilepticus in immature rats
Neurology 2002 59: 1356-1364. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

S. Collins, A. Boyd, J. S. Lee, V. Lewis, A. Fletcher, C. A. McLean, M. Law, J. Kaldor, M. J. Smith, and C. L. Masters

Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in Australia 1970–1999
Neurology 2002 59: 1365-1371. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

B. A. Malow, E. Passaro, C. Milling, D. N. Minecan, and K. Levy

Sleep deprivation does not affect seizure frequency during inpatient video-EEG monitoring
Neurology 2002 59: 1371-1374. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

N.D. Prins, T. den Heijer, A. Hofman, P.J. Koudstaal, J. Jolles, R. Clarke, and M.M.B. Breteler

Homocysteine and cognitive function in the elderly: The Rotterdam Scan Study
Neurology 2002 59: 1375-1380. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J.M. Wardlaw, S.L. Keir, M.E. Bastin, P.A. Armitage, and A.K. Rana

Is diffusion imaging appearance an independent predictor of outcome after ischemic stroke?
Neurology 2002 59: 1381-1387. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L.E. Cutting, K.L. Cooper, C.W. Koth, S.H. Mostofsky, W.R. Kates, M.B. Denckla, and W.E. Kaufmann

Megalencephaly in NF1: Predominantly white matter contribution and mitigation by ADHD
Neurology 2002 59: 1388-1394. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Orlacchio, T. Kawarai, E. Rogaeva, Y.Q. Song, A.D. Paterson, G. Bernardi, and P.H. St. George-Hyslop

Clinical and genetic study of a large Italian family linked to SPG12 locus
Neurology 2002 59: 1395-1401. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Nicole I. Wolf and Jan A.M. Smeitink

Mitochondrial disorders: A proposal for consensus diagnostic criteria in infants and children
Neurology 2002 59: 1402-1405. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

F.P. Bernier, A. Boneh, X. Dennett, C.W. Chow, M.A. Cleary, and D.R. Thorburn

Diagnostic criteria for respiratory chain disorders in adults and children
Neurology 2002 59: 1406-1411. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

E. Fisher, R. A. Rudick, J. H. Simon, G. Cutter, M. Baier, J. -C. Lee, D. Miller, B. Weinstock-Guttman, M. K. Mass, D. S. Dougherty, and N. A. Simonian

Eight-year follow-up study of brain atrophy in patients with MS
Neurology 2002 59: 1412-1420. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

J. Kulisevsky, M. L. Berthier, A. Gironell, B. Pascual-Sedano, J. Molet, and P. Parés

Mania following deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease
Neurology 2002 59: 1421-1424. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

B.P. Bejjani, J.L. Houeto, M. Hariz, J. Yelnik, V. Mesnage, A.M. Bonnet, B. Pidoux, D. Dormont, P. Cornu, and Y. Agid

Aggressive behavior induced by intraoperative stimulation in the triangle of Sano
Neurology 2002 59: 1425-1427. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Berney, F. Vingerhoets, A. Perrin, P. Guex, J.-G. Villemure, P. R. Burkhard, C. Benkelfat, and J. Ghika

Effect on mood of subthalamic DBS for Parkinson’s disease A consecutive series of 24 patients
Neurology 2002 59: 1427-1429. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

M. Rovaris, M. Codella, L. Moiola, A. Ghezzi, M. Zaffaroni, G. Mancardi, E. Capello, F. Sardanelli, G. Comi, and M. Filippi

Effect of glatiramer acetate on MS lesions enhancing at different gadolinium doses
Neurology 2002 59: 1429-1432. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Christodoulou, M. Koutroumanidis, M.J. Hennessy, R.D.C. Elwes, C.E. Polkey, and B.K. Toone

Postictal psychosis after temporal lobectomy
Neurology 2002 59: 1432-1435. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

M.J. Doherty, A.J. Wilensky, M.D. Holmes, D.H. Lewis, J. Rae, and G.H. Cohn

Singing seizures
Neurology 2002 59: 1435-1438. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Arthur C. Grant, Vivek Jain, and Swaraj Bose

Epileptic monocular nystagmus
Neurology 2002 59: 1438-1441. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. de Waele, R. Meguenni, G. Freyss, F. Zamith, N. Bellalimat, P.P. Vidal, and P. Tran Ba Huy

Intratympanic gentamicin injections for Meniere disease Vestibular hair cell impairment and regeneration
Neurology 2002 59: 1442-1444. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

B. A. Racette, G. Lopate, L. Good, S. Sagitto, and J. S. Perlmutter

Ptosis as a remote effect of therapeutic botulinum toxin B injection
Neurology 2002 59: 1445-1447. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M.J.J. Edwards, I.P. Hargreaves, S.J.R. Heales, S.J. Jones, V. Ramachandran, K.P. Bhatia, and S. Sisodiya

N-acetylcysteine and Unverricht–Lundborg disease Variable response and possible side effects
Neurology 2002 59: 1447-1449. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Z. Katsarava, G. Lehnerdt, B. Duda, J. Ellrich, H.C. Diener, and H. Kaube

Sensitization of trigeminal nociception specific for migraine but not pain of sinusitis
Neurology 2002 59: 1450-1453. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C.I. Prodan, N.R. Holland, P.J. Wisdom, S.A. Burstein, and S.S. Bottomley

CNS demyelination associated with copper deficiency and hyperzincemia
Neurology 2002 59: 1453-1456. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. Gamez, M. J. Barceló, X. Muñoz, F. Carmona, I. Cuscó, M. Baiget, C. Cervera, and E.F. Tizzano

Survival and respiratory decline are not related to homozygous SMN2 deletions in ALS patients
Neurology 2002 59: 1456-1460. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Y. D. Rollins, C. M. Filley, J. T. McNutt, S. Chahal, and B. K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters

Fulminant ascending paralysis as a delayed sequela of diethylene glycol (Sterno) ingestion
Neurology 2002 59: 1460-1463. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. Corcia, J. Khoris, P. Couratier, V. Mayeux-Portas, E. Bieth, B. de Toffol, A. Autret, J.P. Müh, C. Andres, and W. Camu

SMN1 gene study in three families in which ALS and spinal muscular atrophy co-exist
Neurology 2002 59: 1464-1466. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

A. Ogose, T. Hirano, K. Hasegawa, H. Kawashima, T. Hotta, H. Umezu, and N. Endo

Tumoral nature of intrathoracic meningocele in neurofibromatosis 1
Neurology 2002 59: 1467-1468. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Alexis Mathian, Zahir Amoura, and Jean-Charles Piette

Pentoxifylline-induced aseptic meningitis in a patient with mixed connective tissue disease
Neurology 2002 59: 1468-1469. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Branimir Brozman, Jose G. Romano, Ronald J. Tusa, and Alejandro M. Forteza

Postural vertigo and impaired vasoreflexes caused by a posterior inferior cerebellar artery infarct
Neurology 2002 59: 1469-1470. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

N. Kalfakis, M. Panas, G. Karadima, P. Floroskufi, N. Kokolakis, and D. Vassilopoulos

Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies emerging during vincristine treatment
Neurology 2002 59: 1470-1471. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Charlotte J. Sumner and Kenneth H. Fischbeck

Jaw drop in Kennedy’s disease
Neurology 2002 59: 1471-1472. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

R.W.H. Verwer, W.T.J.M.C. Hermens, O. ter Brake, J. Verhaagen, and D.F. Swaab

Life after death?
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D. Fischer, A. Brunn, J. M. Schröder, J. Reul, and R. Schröder

Spinal schwannoma mimicking lower limb SMA
Neurology 2002 59: 1420. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

William J. Burke, Joseph J. Fins, Nicholas D. Schiff, Calixto Machado, J.I. Giacino, S. Ashwal, N. Childs, R. Cranford, B. Jennett, D. Katz, J.P. Kelly, J.H. Rosenberg, J. Whyte, R. Zafonte, and N.D. Zasler

The minimally conscious state: Definition and diagnostic criteria
Neurology 2002 59: 1473-1474. [Full Text] [PDF]  

John C. Morris, John Csernansky, Joseph L. Price, Ronald Killiany, Bradley T. Hyman, and Marilyn S. Albert

MRI measures of entorhinal cortex versus hippocampus in preclinical AD
Neurology 2002 59: 1474-1475. [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Borroni, C. Agosti, A.F. Panzali, M. Di Luca, A. Padovani, J.W. Miller, R. Green, D.M. Mungas, B.R. Reed, and W.J. Jagust

Homocysteine, vitamin B₆, and vascular disease in patients with AD
Neurology 2002 59: 1475-1476. [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Gerlach, K. Stadler, F. Aichner, and G. Ransmayr

Dementia with Lewy bodies and AD are not associated with occipital lobe atrophy on MRI
Neurology 2002 59: 1476. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

To: Time is money—or is it? Estimating the costs of informal caregiving
Neurology 2002 59: 1476. [Full Text] [PDF]  

To: Experience, competency, and education: Graduating neurology residents’ experience with tPA
Neurology 2002 59: 1476. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
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