IN THIS ISSUE:

November 25 Highlight and Commentary
Neurology 2003 61: 1321. [Full Text] [PDF]  

November 25 Highlights
Neurology 2003 61: 1322. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Bartlomiej Piechowski-Józwiak and Julien Bogousslavsky

Infectious endocarditis and stroke: Any lessons learned since William Osler’s Gulstonian lectures?
Neurology 2003 61: 1324-1325. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Janet Jankowiak and Robin L. Brey

Are your patients getting the information they need?: The Patient Page
Neurology 2003 61: 1326-1327. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean K. Matheson and Clifford B. Saper

REM sleep behavior disorder: A dopaminergic deficiency disorder?
Neurology 2003 61: 1328-1329. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ami Mankodi and Tetsuo Ashizawa

Echo of silence: Silent mutations, RNA splicing, and neuromuscular diseases
Neurology 2003 61: 1330-1331. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

D.S. Goodin, B.G. Arnason, P.K. Coyle, E.M. Frohman, and D.W. Paty

The use of mitoxantrone (Novantrone) for the treatment of multiple sclerosis: Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Neurology 2003 61: 1332-1338. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

IN MEMORIAM:

John D. England and Jack S. Burks

Neil L. Rosenberg, MD (1954–2003)
Neurology 2003 61: 1339-1340. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

D.J. Anderson, L.B. Goldstein, W.E. Wilkinson, G.R. Corey, C.H. Cabell, L.L. Sanders, and D.J. Sexton

Stroke location, characterization, severity, and outcome in mitral vs aortic valve endocarditis
Neurology 2003 61: 1341-1346. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

ARTICLES:

E. Touzé, J.-Y. Gauvrit, T. Moulin, J.-F. Meder, S. Bracard, and J.-L. Mas

Risk of stroke and recurrent dissection after a cervical artery dissection: A multicenter study
Neurology 2003 61: 1347-1351. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

Stefano Passero, Giuseppe Ciacci, and Monica Ulivelli

The influence of diabetes and hyperglycemia on clinical course after intracerebral hemorrhage
Neurology 2003 61: 1351-1356. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

J. S. Hui, R. S. Wilson, D. A. Bennett, J. L. Bienias, D. W. Gilley, and D. A. Evans

Rate of cognitive decline and mortality in Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 2003 61: 1356-1361. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jana Midelfart Hoff, Anne Kjersti Daltveit, and Nils Erik Gilhus

Myasthenia gravis: Consequences for pregnancy, delivery, and the newborn
Neurology 2003 61: 1362-1366. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

L. J. Balcer, M. L. Baier, J. A. Cohen, M. F. Kooijmans, A. W. Sandrock, M. L. Nano–Schiavi, D. C. Pfohl, M. Mills, J. Bowen, C. Ford, F. R. Heidenreich, D. A. Jacobs, C. E. Markowitz, W. H. Stuart, G.-S. Ying, S. L. Galetta, M. G. Maguire, and G. R. Cutter

Contrast letter acuity as a visual component for the Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite
Neurology 2003 61: 1367-1373. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

W.T. Mayr, S.J. Pittock, R.L. McClelland, N.W. Jorgensen;, J.H. Noseworthy, and M. Rodriguez

Incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1985–2000
Neurology 2003 61: 1373-1377. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. L. Foundas, D. M. Corey, V. Angeles, A. M. Bollich, E. Crabtree–Hartman, and K. M. Heilman

Atypical cerebral laterality in adults with persistent developmental stuttering
Neurology 2003 61: 1378-1385. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

H. J. Fullerton, A. R. Aminoff, D. M. Ferriero, N. Gupta, and C. F. Dowd

Neurodevelopmental outcome after endovascular treatment of vein of Galen malformations
Neurology 2003 61: 1386-1390. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. W. Haas, B. W. Johnson, P. Spearman, S. Raffanti, J. Nicotera, D. Schmidt, T. Hulgan, R. Shepard, and S. A. Fiscus

Two phases of HIV RNA decay in CSF during initial days of multidrug therapy
Neurology 2003 61: 1391-1396. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. H. Gutmann, C. D. James, M. Poyhonen, D. N. Louis, R. Ferner, A. Guha, S. Hariharan, D. Viskochil, and A. Perry

Molecular analysis of astrocytomas presenting after age 10 in individuals with NF1
Neurology 2003 61: 1397-1400. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Handforth, W. G. Ondo, S. Tatter, G. W. Mathern, R. K. Simpson, Jr., F. Walker, J. P. Sutton, J. P. Hubble, and J. Jankovic

Vagus nerve stimulation for essential tremor: A pilot efficacy and safety trial
Neurology 2003 61: 1401-1405. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Donati, N. Akhyani, A. Fogdell–Hahn, C. Cermelli, R. Cassiani-Ingoni, A. Vortmeyer, J. D. Heiss, P. Cogen, W. D. Gaillard, S. Sato, W. H. Theodore, and S. Jacobson

Detection of human herpesvirus-6 in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy surgical brain resections
Neurology 2003 61: 1405-1411. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

HISTORICAL NEUROLOGY:

A. Chiò, R. Spreafico, G. Avanzini, P. Ghiglione, M. Vercellino, and R. Mutani

Cesare Lombroso, cortical dysplasia, and epilepsy: Keen findings and odd theories
Neurology 2003 61: 1412-1416. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

M.L. Fantini, J.-F. Gagnon, D. Filipini, and J. Montplaisir

The effects of pramipexole in REM sleep behavior disorder
Neurology 2003 61: 1418-1420. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. Yu, D. Binder, A. Foster-Barber, R. Malek, W. S. Smith, and R. T. Higashida

Endovascular embolectomy of acute basilar artery occlusion
Neurology 2003 61: 1421-1423. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

H. Houlden, S. Lincoln, M. Farrer, P.G. Cleland, J. Hardy, and R.W. Orrell

Compound heterozygous PANK2 mutations confirm HARP and Hallervorden-Spatz syndromes are allelic
Neurology 2003 61: 1423-1426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. Stiasny-Kolster, E. Mignot, L. Ling, J.C. Möller, W. Cassel, and W.H. Oertel

CSF hypocretin-1 levels in restless legs syndrome
Neurology 2003 61: 1426-1429. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. Ibáñez, G. De Michele, V. Bonifati, E. Lohmann, S. Thobois, P. Pollak, Y. Agid, P. Heutink, A. Dürr, and A. Brice

Screening for DJ-1 mutations in early onset autosomal recessive parkinsonism
Neurology 2003 61: 1429-1431. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

I. Fernandez-Cadenas, A.L. Andreu, J. Gamez, R. Gonzalo, M.A. Martín, J.C. Rubio, and J. Arenas

Splicing mosaic of the myophosphorylase gene due to a silent mutation in McArdle disease
Neurology 2003 61: 1432-1434. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Auer–Grumbach, S. Strasser–Fuchs, T. Robl, C. Windpassinger, and K. Wagner

Late onset Charcot–Marie–Tooth 2 syndrome caused by two novel mutations in the MPZ gene
Neurology 2003 61: 1435-1437. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M.N. Meriggioli, E. Ciafaloni, K.A. Al-Hayk, J. Rowin, B. Tucker-Lipscomb, J.M. Massey, and D.B. Sanders

Mycophenolate mofetil for myasthenia gravis: An analysis of efficacy, safety, and tolerability
Neurology 2003 61: 1438-1440. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

F. Maltecca, A. Filla, I. Castaldo, G. Coppola, N.A. Fragassi, M. Carella, A. Bruni, S. Cocozza, G. Casari, A. Servadio, and G. De Michele

Intergenerational instability and marked anticipation in SCA-17
Neurology 2003 61: 1441-1443. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Andrew R. Pachner

An improved ELISA for screening for neutralizing anti-IFN-ß antibodies in MS patients
Neurology 2003 61: 1444-1446. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

B. Fierro, R. Ricci, A. Piazza, S. Scalia, G. Giglia, G. Vitello, and F. Brighina

1 Hz rTMS enhances extrastriate cortex activity in migraine: Evidence of a reduced inhibition?
Neurology 2003 61: 1446-1448. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Israel Steiner and Itzhak Wirguin

Levodopa addiction in non-parkinsonian patients
Neurology 2003 61: 1451. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marco Onofrj and Astrid Thomas

Severe worsening of parkinsonism in Lewy body dementia due to donepezil
Neurology 2003 61: 1452. [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

M. Watarai, T. Hashimoto, K. Yamamoto, Y. Matsumoto, T. Tada, and S. Ikeda

Pallidotomy for severe generalized chorea of juvenile-onset dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy
Neurology 2003 61: 1452-1454. [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Tobias Loddenkemper, Elaine Wyllie, Barbara Kaplan, and Deepak K. Lachhwani

Stool-withholding activity mimicking epilepsy
Neurology 2003 61: 1454-1455. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Mai N. Nguyen-Huynh, Pierre Fayad, Philip B. Gorelick, and S. Claiborne Johnston

Knowledge and management of transient ischemic attacks among US primary care physicians
Neurology 2003 61: 1455-1456. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nils Mueller-Kronast, Alejandro A. Rabinstein, Loewn Voung;, and Alejandro M. Forteza

Isopropanol intoxication mimicking basilar artery thrombosis
Neurology 2003 61: 1456-1457. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kan-ichiro Komatsu, Toshio Fukutake, and Takamichi Hattori

Isolated shoulder paresis caused by a small cortical infarction
Neurology 2003 61: 1457. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hal M. Corwin and Roland E. Girardet

Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies mimicking hypoglossal nerve injuries
Neurology 2003 61: 1457-1458. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Jane W. Chan

Sixth nerve palsy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Neurology 2003 61: 1417. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ralf Giess, Peter Landwehr, and Fedor Heidenreich

MRI after thoracic epidural blood patch
Neurology 2003 61: 1449. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

W.D. Watson, C.E. Swallow, and M.E. Landau

MR imaging and post LP headache
Neurology 2003 61: 1450. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

PATIENT PAGES:

Carlayne E. Jackson

The effect of myasthenia gravis on pregnancy and the newborn
Neurology 2003 61: 1459-1460. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Denise W. Metry, Christopher F. Dowd, A. James Barkovich, Ilona J. Frieden, Alec Aeby, and Patrick Van Bogaert

Facial hemangioma and cerebral corticovascular dysplasia: A syndrome associated with epilepsy
Neurology 2003 61: 1461. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sun J. Chung, Y. Shiga, K. Miyazawa, T. Hasegawa, and Yasuto Itoyama

CSF hypovolemia vs intracranial hypotension in "spontaneous intracranial hypotension syndrome"
Neurology 2003 61: 1461-1462. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erwin B. Montgomery, Jr., G. Frederick Wooten, J. Eric Ahlskog, Roger L. Albin, and Kirk A. Frey

Agonists versus levodopa in PD: The thrilla of whitha
Neurology 2003 61: 1462-1463. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 2003 61: 17A-18. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert J. Joynt

Changes • People • Comments
Neurology 2003 61: 21A-22. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

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