IN THIS ISSUE:

December 9 Highlight and Commentary
Neurology 2003 61: 1465. [Full Text] [PDF]  

December 9 Highlights
Neurology 2003 61: 1466-1467. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

John C.S. Breitner and Paul T. Costa

"At my wits’ end": Neuroticism and dementia
Neurology 2003 61: 1468-1469. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephen E. Nadeau

Alzheimer’s disease as a window to neural mechanisms of cognition
Neurology 2003 61: 1470-1471. [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. N. Leigh and H. Mitsumoto

MMT vs MVIC: Low-tech scores high?
Neurology 2003 61: 1472-1473. [Full Text] [PDF]  

IN MEMORIAM:

Klaus V. Toyka and Peter Riederer

Professor Georg Becker, MD (1961–2003)
Neurology 2003 61: 1474. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

Robert A. Taylor, Erin M. Simon, Harold G. Marks, and Steven S. Scherer

The CNS phenotype of X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: More than a peripheral problem
Neurology 2003 61: 1475-1478. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

ARTICLES:

R. S. Wilson, D. A. Evans, J. L. Bienias, C. F. Mendes de Leon, J. A. Schneider, and D. A. Bennett

Proneness to psychological distress is associated with risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 2003 61: 1479-1485. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. L. Boxer, J. H. Kramer, A. -T. Du, N. Schuff, M. W. Weiner, B. L. Miller, and H. J. Rosen

Focal right inferotemporal atrophy in AD with disproportionate visual constructive impairment
Neurology 2003 61: 1485-1491. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Anthony M. Monacelli, Laura A. Cushman, Voyko Kavcic, and Charles J. Duffy

Spatial disorientation in Alzheimer’s disease: The remembrance of things passed
Neurology 2003 61: 1491-1497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. J. Thal, M. Grundman, J. Berg, K. Ernstrom, R. Margolin, E. Pfeiffer, M. F. Weiner, E. Zamrini, and R. G. Thomas

Idebenone treatment fails to slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 2003 61: 1498-1502. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Great Lakes ALS Study Group

A comparison of muscle strength testing techniques in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Neurology 2003 61: 1503-1507. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

S. J. Oh, K. Kurokawa, D. F. de Almeida, H. F. Ryan, Jr., and G. C. Claussen

Subacute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
Neurology 2003 61: 1507-1512. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. Cagliani, N. Bresolin, A. Prelle, A. Gallanti, F. Fortunato, M. Sironi, P. Ciscato, G. Fagiolari, S. Bonato, S. Galbiati, S. Corti, C. Lamperti, M. Moggio, and G. P. Comi

A CAV3 microdeletion differentially affects skeletal muscle and myocardium
Neurology 2003 61: 1513-1519. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

S. Bohlega, B. Lach, B. F. Meyer, Y. Al Said, M. Kambouris, M. Al Homsi, and E. J. Cupler

Autosomal dominant hyaline body myopathy: Clinical variability and pathologic findings
Neurology 2003 61: 1519-1523. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. B. Patten, C. A. Beck, J. V.A. Williams, C. Barbui, and L. M. Metz

Major depression in multiple sclerosis: A population-based perspective
Neurology 2003 61: 1524-1527. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fred D. Lublin, Monika Baier, and Gary Cutter

Effect of relapses on development of residual deficit in multiple sclerosis
Neurology 2003 61: 1528-1532. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

David Leppert, Douglas S. Goodin, and Michael J. Aminoff

Stimulus recognition and its relationship to the cerebral event-related potential
Neurology 2003 61: 1533-1537. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

G. Paradiso, J. A. Saint-Cyr, A. M. Lozano, A. E. Lang, and R. Chen

Involvement of the human subthalamic nucleus in movement preparation
Neurology 2003 61: 1538-1545. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Babak Boroojerdi, Leonardo G. Cohen, and Mark Hallett

Effects of botulinum toxin on motor system excitability in patients with writer’s cramp
Neurology 2003 61: 1546-1550. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Huntington Study Group

Dosage effects of riluzole in Huntington’s disease: A multicenter placebo-controlled study
Neurology 2003 61: 1551-1556. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Karamohamed, A. L. DeStefano, J. B. Wilk, C. M. Shoemaker, L. I. Golbe, M. H. Mark, A. M. Lazzarini, O. Suchowersky, N. Labelle, M. Guttman, L. J. Currie, G. F. Wooten, M. Stacy, M. Saint-Hilaire, R. G. Feldman, K. M. Sullivan, G. Xu, R. Watts, J. Growdon, M. Lew, C. Waters, P. Vieregge, P. P. Pramstaller, C. Klein, B. A. Racette, J. S. Perlmutter, A. Parsian, C. Singer, E. Montgomery, K. Baker, J. F. Gusella, S. J. Fink, R. H. Myers, and A. Herbert

A haplotype at the PARK3 locus influences onset age for Parkinson’s disease: The GenePD study
Neurology 2003 61: 1557-1561. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

S. Sevim, O. Dogu, H. Çamdeviren, R. Bugdayci, T. Sasmaz, H. Kaleagasi, M. Aral, and I. Helvaci

Unexpectedly low prevalence and unusual characteristics of RLS in Mersin, Turkey
Neurology 2003 61: 1562-1569. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

N. B. Finnerup, C. Gyldensted, E. Nielsen, A. D. Kristensen, F. W. Bach, and T. S. Jensen

MRI in chronic spinal cord injury patients with and without central pain
Neurology 2003 61: 1569-1575. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

M. R. Winawer, D. Rabinowitz, T. A. Pedley, W. A. Hauser, and R. Ottman

Genetic influences on myoclonic and absence seizures
Neurology 2003 61: 1576-1581. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

T. Bengner, H. Haettig, M. Merschhemke, C. Dehnicke, and H. J. Meencke

Memory assessment during the intracarotid amobarbital procedure: Influence of injection order
Neurology 2003 61: 1582-1587. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

J. R. Orland, J. Engstrom, J. Fridey, R. A. Sacher, J. W. Smith, C. Nass, G. Garratty, B. Newman, D. Smith, B. Wang, K. Loughlin, and E. L. Murphy

Prevalence and clinical features of HTLV neurologic disease in the HTLV Outcomes Study
Neurology 2003 61: 1588-1594. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. K. Kim, B. O. Choi, W. S. Jung, Y. J. Choi, and K. G. Choi

Hyperhomocysteinemia as an independent risk factor for silent brain infarction
Neurology 2003 61: 1595-1599. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Rajeev Kumar, Andres M. Lozano, Elspeth Sime, and Anthony E. Lang

Long-term follow-up of thalamic deep brain stimulation for essential and parkinsonian tremor
Neurology 2003 61: 1601-1604. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Ferraro, J. J. Palazzolo, J. Krol, H. I. Krebs, N. Hogan, and B. T. Volpe

Robot-aided sensorimotor arm training improves outcome in patients with chronic stroke
Neurology 2003 61: 1604-1607. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Jann, M. A. Bramerio, S. Beretta, S. Koch, C. A. Defanti, K. V. Toyka, and C. Sommer

Diagnostic value of sural nerve matrix metalloproteinase-9 in diabetic patients with CIDP
Neurology 2003 61: 1607-1610. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. M. Andrade, C. A. Ackerley, T. S.C. Minett, H. A.G. Teive, S. Bohlega, S. W. Scherer, and B. A. Minassian

Skin biopsy in Lafora disease: Genotype–phenotype correlations and diagnostic pitfalls
Neurology 2003 61: 1611-1614. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] CME  

S. Saiki, K. Sakai, Y. Kitagawa, M. Saiki, S. Kataoka, and G. Hirose

Mutation in the CHAC gene in a family of autosomal dominant chorea–acanthocytosis
Neurology 2003 61: 1614-1616. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Y. Yasuda, H. Yabe, H. Inoue, T. Shimizu, M. Yabe, Y. Yogo, and S. Kato

Comparison of PCR-amplified JC virus control region sequences from multiple brain regions in PML
Neurology 2003 61: 1617-1619. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

H. J. Schelhaas, B. P.C. van de Warrenburg, H. P.H. Kremer, and M. J. Zwarts

The "split hand" phenomenon: Evidence of a spinal origin
Neurology 2003 61: 1619-1620. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Igor Sibon, Patrice Ménégon, Crit T.W. Moonen, and Vincent Dousset

Early diagnosis of spinal cord infarct using magnetic resonance diffusion imaging
Neurology 2003 61: 1622. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. Kinirons, A. Fulton, M. Keoghan, P. Brennan, M. A. Farrell, and J. T. Moroney

Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis (PLE) and chorea associated with CRMP-5 neuronal antibody
Neurology 2003 61: 1623-1624. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Navraj S. Heran, Manraj S. Heran, and Andrew R. Woolfenden

A corticosteroid-responsive aneurysmal lenticulostriate vasculopathy
Neurology 2003 61: 1624-1625. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Tadashi Arai, Naoki Yoshimi, Hisayoshi Fujiwara, and Kiyoshisa Sekizawa

Serum substance P concentrations and silent aspiration in elderly patients with stroke
Neurology 2003 61: 1625-1626. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexander O. Vortmeyer, Robert J. Weil, and Zhengping Zhuang

Proteomic applications for differential diagnosis of histologically identical tumors
Neurology 2003 61: 1626-1627. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Yong Chern Lee, Romesh Markus, and Andrew Hughes

MRI in ALS: Corticospinal tract hyperintensity
Neurology 2003 61: 1600. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

So Young Moon, Seong-Ho Park, Jung-Min Hwang, and Ji Soo Kim

Oculopalatal tremor after pontine hemorrhage
Neurology 2003 61: 1621. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Neil I. Spielholz, Peter James Dyck, Peter C. O’Brien, Michael E. Shy, and Elliott M. Frohman

Quantitative sensory testing: Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Neurology 2003 61: 1628-1630. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gregory Y. Chang, 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 61: 1631. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Miller, Joseph D’Souza, Rocco Zaninelli, Ricardo Meischenguiser, Carlos H. D’Giano, Stella M. Ferraro, Erja Kaaja, Risto Kaaja, and Vilho Hiilesmaa

Major malformations in offspring of women with epilepsy
Neurology 2003 61: 1631-1632. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

Neuropsychiatric findings in anti-Ma2-positive paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis
Neurology 2003 61: 1635. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 2003 61: 23A-24. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark S. Freedman, Oliver Turnbull, and Rollin James Hawley

Book Reviews
Neurology 2003 61: 1633. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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