IN THIS ISSUE:

December 23 Highlight and Commentary
Neurology 2003 61: 1637. [Full Text] [PDF]  

December 23 Highlights
Neurology 2003 61: 1638-1639. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO REVIEWERS:

Robert C. Griggs, Robert A. Gross, Jonathan W. Mink, Michael P. McDermott, and Steven R. Schwid

Message from the Editors to our ad hoc Reviewers
Neurology 2003 61: 1640-1644. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Scott Y.H. Kim and Jason H.T. Karlawish

Ethics and politics of research involving subjects with impaired decision-making abilities
Neurology 2003 61: 1645-1646. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Seemant Chaturvedi and Louis R. Caplan

Angioplasty for intracranial atherosclerosis: Is the treatment worse than the disease?
Neurology 2003 61: 1647-1648. [Full Text] [PDF]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

David P. Richman and Mark A. Agius

Treatment of autoimmune myasthenia gravis
Neurology 2003 61: 1652-1661. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES:

Carol B. Stocking, Gavin W. Hougham, Aliza R. Baron, and Greg A. Sachs

Are the rules for research with subjects with dementia changing?: Views from the field
Neurology 2003 61: 1649-1651. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

V. D. Buckles, K. K. Powlishta, J. L. Palmer, M. Coats, T. Hosto, A. Buckley, and J. C. Morris

Understanding of informed consent by demented individuals
Neurology 2003 61: 1662-1666. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Verghese, R. B. Lipton, C. B. Hall, G. Kuslansky, and M. J. Katz

Low blood pressure and the risk of dementia in very old individuals
Neurology 2003 61: 1667-1672. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. J. Haier, M. T. Alkire, N. S. White, M. R. Uncapher, E. Head, I. T. Lott, and C. W. Cotman

Temporal cortex hypermetabolism in Down syndrome prior to the onset of dementia
Neurology 2003 61: 1673-1679. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S.S. Spencer, A.T. Berg, B.G. Vickrey, M.R. Sperling, C.W. Bazil, S. Shinnar, J.T. Langfitt, T.S. Walczak, S.V. Pacia, N. Ebrahimi, and D. Frobish

Initial outcomes in the Multicenter Study of Epilepsy Surgery
Neurology 2003 61: 1680-1685. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. Deacon, S. Wiebe, W. T. Blume, R. S. McLachlan, G. B. Young, and S. Matijevic

Seizure identification by clinical description in temporal lobe epilepsy: How accurate are we?
Neurology 2003 61: 1686-1689. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

J. McDonagh, L.J. Stephen, F.M. Dolan, S. Parks, G.N. Dutton, K. Kelly, D. Keating, G.J. Sills, and M.J. Brodie

Peripheral retinal dysfunction in patients taking vigabatrin
Neurology 2003 61: 1690-1694. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

E. van Exel, A. J.M. de Craen, E. J. Remarque, J. Gussekloo, P. Houx, A. Bootsma–van der Wiel, M. Frölich, P. W. Macfarlane, G. J. Blauw, and R. G.J. Westendorp

Interaction of atherosclerosis and inflammation in elderly subjects with poor cognitive function
Neurology 2003 61: 1695-1701. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A.K. Ho, B.J. Sahakian, R.G. Brown, R.A. Barker, J.R. Hodges, M.-N. Ané, J. Snowden, J. Thompson, T. Esmonde, R. Gentry, J.W. Moore, and T. Bodner

Profile of cognitive progression in early Huntington’s disease
Neurology 2003 61: 1702-1706. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Christian Maihöfner, Hermann O. Handwerker, Bernhard Neundörfer, and Frank Birklein

Patterns of cortical reorganization in complex regional pain syndrome
Neurology 2003 61: 1707-1715. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Edith V. Sullivan and Laura Marsh

Hippocampal volume deficits in alcoholic Korsakoff’s syndrome
Neurology 2003 61: 1716-1719. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. Malmeström, S. Haghighi, L. Rosengren, O. Andersen, and J. Lycke

Neurofilament light protein and glial fibrillary acidic protein as biological markers in MS
Neurology 2003 61: 1720-1725. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. Feldmann, J. Denecke, M. Grenzebach, G. Schuierer, and J. Weglage

Neurofibromatosis type 1: Motor and cognitive function and T2-weighted MRI hyperintensities
Neurology 2003 61: 1725-1728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

R. Gupta, H.C. Schumacher, S. Mangla, P.M. Meyers, H. Duong, A.G. Khandji, R.S. Marshall, J.P. Mohr, and J. Pile-Spellman

Urgent endovascular revascularization for symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis
Neurology 2003 61: 1729-1735. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Fernando Pico, Julien Labreuche, Pierre-Jean Touboul, and Pierre Amarenco

Intracranial arterial dolichoectasia and its relation with atherosclerosis and stroke subtype
Neurology 2003 61: 1736-1742. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

R.A. Maselli, J. Wan, V. Dunne, M. Graves, R.W. Baloh, R.L. Wollmann, and J. Jen

Presynaptic failure of neuromuscular transmission and synaptic remodeling in EA2
Neurology 2003 61: 1743-1748. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

H. Harno, T. Hirvonen, M.A. Kaunisto, H. Aalto, H. Levo, E. Isotalo, M. Kallela, J. Kaprio, A. Palotie, M. Wessman, and M. Färkkilä

Subclinical vestibulocerebellar dysfunction in migraine with and without aura
Neurology 2003 61: 1748-1752. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Paul J. Spira and Roy G. Beran

Gabapentin in the prophylaxis of chronic daily headache: A randomized, placebo-controlled study
Neurology 2003 61: 1753-1759. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

B. P.C. van de Warrenburg, D. S. Verbeek, S. J. Piersma, F. A.M. Hennekam, P. L. Pearson, N. V.A.M. Knoers, H. P.H. Kremer, and R. J. Sinke

Identification of a novel SCA14 mutation in a Dutch autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia family
Neurology 2003 61: 1760-1765. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Wencheng Yang, Maggie M. Sopper, Cheryl Leystra-Lantz, and Michael J. Strong

Microtubule-associated tau protein positive neuronal and glial inclusions in ALS
Neurology 2003 61: 1766-1773. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Wei Hu, Emily Mathey, Hans-Peter Hartung, and Bernd C. Kieseier

Cyclo-oxygenases and prostaglandins in acute inflammatory demyelination of the peripheral nerve
Neurology 2003 61: 1774-1779. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

B. L. Banwell, R. J. Mildner, A. C. Hassall, L. E. Becker, J. Vajsar, and S. D. Shemie

Muscle weakness in critically ill children
Neurology 2003 61: 1779-1782. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. O. Susac, F. R. Murtagh, R. A. Egan, J. R. Berger, R. Bakshi, N. Lincoff, A. D. Gean, S. L. Galetta, R. J. Fox, F. E. Costello, A. G. Lee, J. Clark, R. B. Layzer, and R. B. Daroff

MRI findings in Susac’s syndrome
Neurology 2003 61: 1783-1787. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Eric H. Kossoff, Gregory L. Krauss, Jane R. McGrogan, and John M. Freeman

Efficacy of the Atkins diet as therapy for intractable epilepsy
Neurology 2003 61: 1789-1791. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Martin, J.G. Burneo, A. Prasad, T. Powell, E. Faught, R. Knowlton, M. Mendez, and R. Kuzniecky

Frequency of epilepsy in patients with psychogenic seizures monitored by video-EEG
Neurology 2003 61: 1791-1792. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Selim R. Benbadis, William O. Tatum, IV, and Maria Gieron

Idiopathic generalized epilepsy and choice of antiepileptic drugs
Neurology 2003 61: 1793-1795. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Klein, T.J. Postma, M.J.B. Taphoorn, N.K. Aaronson, W.P. Vandertop, M. Muller, H.M. van der Ploeg, and J.J. Heimans

The prognostic value of cognitive functioning in the survival of patients with high-grade glioma
Neurology 2003 61: 1796-1798. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. Balestri, R. Vivarelli, S. Grosso, L. Santori, M. A. Farnetani, P. Galluzzi, G. P. Vatti, F. Calabrese, and G. Morgese

Malformations of cortical development in neurofibromatosis type 1
Neurology 2003 61: 1799-1801. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

Naheed L. Khan, Nicholas W. Wood, and Kailash P. Bhatia

Autosomal recessive, DYT2-like primary torsion dystonia: A new family
Neurology 2003 61: 1801-1803. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

O. Dogu, S. Sevim, H. Camdeviren, T. Sasmaz, R. Bugdayci, M. Aral, H. Kaleagasi, S. Un, and E. D. Louis

Prevalence of essential tremor: Door-to-door neurologic exams in Mersin Province, Turkey
Neurology 2003 61: 1804-1806. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Granata, L. Fusco, G. Gobbi, E. Freri, F. Ragona, G. Broggi, R. Mantegazza, L. Giordano, F. Villani, G. Capovilla, F. Vigevano, B. Dalla Bernardina, R. Spreafico, and C. Antozzi

Experience with immunomodulatory treatments in Rasmussen’s encephalitis
Neurology 2003 61: 1807-1810. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

G. Van Goethem, R. Mercelis, A. Löfgren, S. Seneca, C. Ceuterick, J. J. Martin, and C. Van Broeckhoven

Patient homozygous for a recessive POLG mutation presents with features of MERRF
Neurology 2003 61: 1811-1813. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. Rojas-García, E. Gallardo, I. de Andrés, N. de Luna, C. Juarez, P. Sánchez, and I. Illa

Chronic neuropathy with IgM anti-ganglioside antibodies: Lack of long term response to rituximab
Neurology 2003 61: 1814-1816. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Douglas Labar and Laura Ponticello

Persistent antiepileptic effects after vagus nerve stimulation ends?
Neurology 2003 61: 1818. [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Biancheri, A. Rossi, M. Di Rocco, M. Filocamo, J. C. Pronk, M. S. van der Knaap, and P. Tortori-Donati

Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter:: An adult onset case
Neurology 2003 61: 1818-1819. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Linnebank, K. Kesper, M. Jeub, H. Urbach, U. Wüllner, T. Klockgether, and S. Schmidt

Hereditary elevation of angiotensin converting enzyme suggesting neurosarcoidosis
Neurology 2003 61: 1819-1820. [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. C. Chao, L. K. Tsai, Y. H. Chiou, M. T. Tseng, S. T. Hsieh, S. C. Chang, and Y. -C. Chang

Peripheral nerve disease in SARS:: Report of a case
Neurology 2003 61: 1820-1821. [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Agid, D. Ducreux, W.C. Halliday, W. Kucharczyk, K. G. terBrugge, and D. J. Mikulis

MR diffusion-weighted imaging in a case of West Nile virus encephalitis
Neurology 2003 61: 1821-1823. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

NISUS: NEUROLOGY AND THE HUMANITIES:

Michael H. Brooke

Fiction: Lemon, with a twist
Neurology 2003 61: 1824-1825. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Cheng-Hon Yap and Benno U. Ihle

Coagulopathy after snake envenomation
Neurology 2003 61: 1788. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Shogo Yazawa, Shoichiro Kawasaki, and Takekazu Ohi

Is there less micrographia in foreign language in Parkinson’s disease?
Neurology 2003 61: 1817. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

PATIENT PAGES:

Edwin Trevathan

The diagnosis of epilepsy and the art of listening
Neurology 2003 61: E13-14. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Bruce L. Ehrenberg, William B. Young, and Stephen D. Silberstein

Correspondence
Neurology 2003 61: 1826. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adriano Chiò, Roberto Mutani, Gabriele Mora, W.T. Longstreth, Jr., and M.A. del Aguila

Prognosis in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A population-based study
Neurology 2003 61: 1826-1827. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vance A. Spence, M.K. Sharief, J. Priddin, R.S. Delamont, C. Unwin, M.R. Rose, A. David, and S. Wessely

Neurophysiologic analysis of neuromuscular symptoms in UK Gulf War veterans
Neurology 2003 61: 1827. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 2003 61: 19A-20. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antonio Culebras

International Newsletter
Neurology 2003 61: 23A-24. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Joseph B. Green, Gustavo C. Román, and Sam Frank

Book Reviews
Neurology 2003 61: 1828-1829. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SUBJECT INDEX:

SUBJECT INDEX
Neurology 2003 61: 1856-1864. [Full Text] [PDF]  

AUTHOR INDEX:

AUTHOR INDEX
Neurology 2003 61: 1830-1855. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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