IN THIS ISSUE:

May 13 Highlights
Neurology 2003 60: 1403-1405. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Stephen D. Silberstein and Robert C. McKinstry, III

The death of idiopathic intracranial hypertension?
Neurology 2003 60: 1406-1407. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Linda S. Williams and José Biller

Vertebrobasilar dissection and cervical spine manipulation A complex pain in the neck
Neurology 2003 60: 1408-1409. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard H. Gracely

Is seeing believing? Functional imaging of hysterical anesthesia
Neurology 2003 60: 1410-1411. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jerome Engel, Jr.

Bringing epilepsy out of the shadows
Neurology 2003 60: 1412. [Full Text] [PDF]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

P. L. Pearl, K. M. Gibson, M. T. Acosta, L. G. Vezina, W. H. Theodore, M. A. Rogawski, E. J. Novotny, A. Gropman, J. A. Conry, G. T. Berry, and M. Tuchman

Clinical spectrum of succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency
Neurology 2003 60: 1413-1417. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

R. I. Farb, I. Vanek, J. N. Scott, D. J. Mikulis, R. A. Willinsky, G. Tomlinson, and K. G. terBrugge

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: The prevalence and morphology of sinovenous stenosis
Neurology 2003 60: 1418-1424. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

W. S. Smith, S. C. Johnston, E. J. Skalabrin, M. Weaver, P. Azari, G. W. Albers, and D. R. Gress

Spinal manipulative therapy is an independent risk factor for vertebral artery dissection
Neurology 2003 60: 1424-1428. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

S. C. Johnston, P. B. Fayad, P. B. Gorelick, D. F. Hanley, P. Shwayder, D. van Husen, and T. Weiskopf

Prevalence and knowledge of transient ischemic attack among US adults
Neurology 2003 60: 1429-1434. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

R. H.C. Bisschops, C. J.M. Klijn, L. J. Kappelle, A. C. van Huffelen, and J. van der Grond

Collateral flow and ischemic brain lesions in patients with unilateral carotid artery occlusion
Neurology 2003 60: 1435-1441. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. M. Vespa, K. O’Phelan, M. Shah, J. Mirabelli, S. Starkman, C. Kidwell, J. Saver, M. R. Nuwer, J. G. Frazee, D. A. McArthur, and N. A. Martin

Acute seizures after intracerebral hemorrhage: A factor in progressive midline shift and outcome
Neurology 2003 60: 1441-1446. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] CME  

W. N. Kernan, S. E. Inzucchi, C. M. Viscoli, L. M. Brass, D. M. Bravata, G. I. Shulman, J. C. McVeety, and R. I. Horwitz

Impaired insulin sensitivity among nondiabetic patients with a recent TIA or ischemic stroke
Neurology 2003 60: 1447-1451. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. S. Kidwell, T. Shephard, S. Tonn, B. Lawyer, M. Murdock, W. Koroshetz, M. Alberts, G. J. Hademenos, and J. L. Saver

Establishment of primary stroke centers: A survey of physician attitudes and hospital resources
Neurology 2003 60: 1452-1456. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

G. Franz, R. Beer, A. Kampfl, K. Engelhardt, E. Schmutzhard, H. Ulmer, and F. Deisenhammer

Amyloid beta 1-42 and tau in cerebrospinal fluid after severe traumatic brain injury
Neurology 2003 60: 1457-1461. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. P. Sormani, P. Bruzzi, K. Beckmann, K. Wagner, D. H. Miller, L. Kappos, and M. Filippi

MRI metrics as surrogate endpoints for EDSS progression in SPMS patients treated with IFN ß-1b
Neurology 2003 60: 1462-1466. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. Marder, S. M. Albert, M. P. McDermott, J. C. McArthur, G. Schifitto, O. A. Selnes, N. Sacktor, Y. Stern, D. Palumbo, K. Kieburtz, B. Cohen, C. Orme, and L. G. Epstein

Inter-rater reliability of a clinical staging of HIV-associated cognitive impairment
Neurology 2003 60: 1467-1473. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. J. Doherty, S. Jayadev, J. W. Miller, D. F. Farrell, M. D. Holmes, and C. B. Dodrill

Age at focal epilepsy onset varies by sex and hemispheric lateralization
Neurology 2003 60: 1473-1477. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. J. Hamberger, W. T. Seidel, R. R. Goodman, K. Perrine, and G. M. McKhann

Temporal lobe stimulation reveals anatomic distinction between auditory naming processes
Neurology 2003 60: 1478-1483. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. J. Meador, D. W. Loring, J. F. Hulihan, M. Kamin, and R. Karim

Differential cognitive and behavioral effects of topiramate and valproate
Neurology 2003 60: 1483-1488. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

D. B. Howieson, R. Camicioli, J. Quinn, L. C. Silbert, B. Care, M. M. Moore, A. Dame, G. Sexton, and J. A. Kaye

Natural history of cognitive decline in the old old
Neurology 2003 60: 1489-1494. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Giannakopoulos, F. R. Herrmann, T. Bussière, C. Bouras, E. Kövari, D. P. Perl, J. H. Morrison, G. Gold, and P. R. Hof

Tangle and neuron numbers, but not amyloid load, predict cognitive status in Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 2003 60: 1495-1500. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

A. Mailis-Gagnon, I. Giannoylis, J. Downar, C. L. Kwan, D. J. Mikulis, A. P. Crawley, K. Nicholson, and K. D. Davis

Altered central somatosensory processing in chronic pain patients with "hysterical" anesthesia
Neurology 2003 60: 1501-1507. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

D. M. Simpson, J. C. McArthur, R. Olney, D. Clifford, Y. So, D. Ross, B. J. Baird, P. Barrett, A. E. Hammer, and the Lamotrigine HIV Neuropathy Study Team

Lamotrigine for HIV-associated painful sensory neuropathies: A placebo-controlled trial
Neurology 2003 60: 1508-1514. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Koga, N. Yuki, K. Hirata, M. Morimatsu, M. Mori, and S. Kuwabara

Anti-GM1 antibody IgG subclass: A clinical recovery predictor in Guillain–Barré syndrome
Neurology 2003 60: 1514-1518. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Z. Argov, I. Eisenberg, G. Grabov–Nardini, M. Sadeh, I. Wirguin, D. Soffer, and S. Mitrani–Rosenbaum

Hereditary inclusion body myopathy: The Middle Eastern genetic cluster
Neurology 2003 60: 1519-1523. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

M. D. Hill, T. Lye, H. Moss, P. A. Barber, A. M. Demchuk, N. J. Newcommon, T. L. Green, C. Kenney, A. Cole–Haskayne, and A. M. Buchan

Hemi-orolingual angioedema and ACE inhibition after alteplase treatment of stroke
Neurology 2003 60: 1525-1527. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

Susan M. Walsh, Barbara A. Bremer, Stephanie H. Felgoise, and Zachary Simmons

Religiousness is related to quality of life in patients with ALS
Neurology 2003 60: 1527-1529. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Schulte, B. Miterski, C. Börnke, H. Przuntek, J. T. Epplen, and L. Schöls

Neurophysiological findings in SPG4 patients differ from other types of spastic paraplegia
Neurology 2003 60: 1529-1532. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

M. Sakaida, K. Takeuchi, H. Ishinaga, M. Adachi, and Y. Majima

Long-term outcome of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
Neurology 2003 60: 1532-1534. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

C. Solinas, R. S. Briellmann, A. S. Harvey, L. A. Mitchell, and S. F. Berkovic

Hypertensive encephalopathy: Antecedent to hippocampal sclerosis and temporal lobe epilepsy?
Neurology 2003 60: 1534-1536. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. E. Hjermind, L. M. Werdelin, H. Eiberg, B. Krag–Olsen, E. Dupont, and S. A. Sørensen

A novel mutation in the -sarcoglycan gene causing myoclonus–dystonia syndrome
Neurology 2003 60: 1536-1539. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Videos]  

F. M. Mottaghy, M. Gangitano, C. Horkan, Y. Chen, A. Pascual-Leone, and G. Schlaug

Repetitive TMS temporarily alters brain diffusion
Neurology 2003 60: 1539-1541. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. Sörös, O. Vo, I.-W. Husstedt, S. Evers, and H. Gerding

Phantom eye syndrome: Its prevalence, phenomenology, and putative mechanisms
Neurology 2003 60: 1542-1543. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. Z. Wang, J. Z. Wu, D. S. Wang, X. Y. Dai, B. Yang, T. P. Wang, C. L. Yuan, R. A. Scott, L. L. Prilipko, H. M. de Boer, and J. W. Sander

The prevalence and treatment gap in epilepsy in China: An ILAE/IBE/WHO study
Neurology 2003 60: 1544-1545. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brian R. Ott, William C. Heindel, and George D. Papandonatos

A survey of voter participation by cognitively impaired elderly patients
Neurology 2003 60: 1546-1548. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Kevin Klos, Kelly D. Flemming, George W. Petty, and Harvinder S. Luthra

Takayasu’s arteritis with arteriographic evidence of intracranial vessel involvement
Neurology 2003 60: 1550-1551. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. A. Hall, C. A. Anderson, C. M. Filley, J. Newcombe, and R. L. Hughes

A French accent after corpus callosum infarct
Neurology 2003 60: 1551-1552. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Alexander G. Bassuk, Delilah M. Burrowes, and Wes McRae

Acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood with radiographic progression over 10 hours
Neurology 2003 60: 1552-1553. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Merino-Andreu, I. Arnulf, E. Konofal, J. P. Derenne, and Y. Agid

Unawareness of naps in Parkinson’s disease and in disorders with excessive daytime sleepiness
Neurology 2003 60: 1553-1554. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NISUS: NEUROLOGY AND THE HUMANITIES:

David J. Walsh

Upping the Ritalin
Neurology 2003 60: 1555-1557. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Steven R. Messe and Brett L. Cucchiara

Wrong-way eyes with thalamic hemorrhage
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T. Kamitani, Y. Kawauchi, H. Kishida, and Y. Kuroiwa

Ventriculardebris:: MRI of ventriculitis
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CORRESPONDENCE:

Brendan J. Burchell, D. Garcia-Borreguero, O. Larrosa, Y. de la Llave, K. Verger, X. Masramon, and G. Hernandez

Treatment of restless legs syndrome with gabapentin: A double-blind, cross-over study
Neurology 2003 60: 1558. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wiesje M. van der Flier, Mark A. van Buchem, Huub A. M. van Buchem, D. Mungas, B.R. Reed, W.J. Jagust, C. DeCarli, W.J. Mack, J.H. Kramer, M.W. Weiner, N. Schuff, and H.C. Chui

Volumetric MRI predicts rate of cognitive decline related to AD and cerebrovascular disease
Neurology 2003 60: 1558-1559. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephen Brenner, 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 2003 60: 1559. [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. Aprile, L. Padua, P. Caliandro, C. Pazzaglia, P. Tonali, Martin Bendszus, Karlheinz Reiners, and Laszlo Solymosi

Peroneal nerve palsy caused by thrombosis of crural veins
Neurology 2003 60: 1559-1560. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adriano Chiò, Gabriele Mora, Roberto Mutani, Davide Schiffer, Daniela Testa, Graziella Filippini, Eric J. Sorenson, Andrew P. Stalker, Leonard T. Kurland, and Anthony J. Windebank

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1925 to 1998
Neurology 2003 60: 1560-1561. [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. de la Fuente-Fernández and Richard H. Myers

A note of caution on correlation between sibling pairs
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DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
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