IN THIS ISSUE:

July 22 Highlights
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EDITORIALS:

Richard B. Lipton and Marcelo E. Bigal

Chronic daily headache: Is analgesic overuse a cause or a consequence?
Neurology 2003 61: 154-155. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marc C. Patterson and Huda Y. Zoghbi

Mental retardation: X marks the spot
Neurology 2003 61: 156-157. [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. John Leigh

Potassium channels, the cerebellum, and treatment for downbeat nystagmus
Neurology 2003 61: 158-159. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

J.-A. Zwart, G. Dyb, K. Hagen, S. Svebak, and J. Holmen

Analgesic use: A predictor of chronic pain and medication overuse headache: The Head–HUNT Study
Neurology 2003 61: 160-164. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

M. Strupp, O. Schüler, S. Krafczyk, K. Jahn, F. Schautzer, U. Büttner, and T. Brandt

Treatment of downbeat nystagmus with 3,4-diaminopyridine: A placebo-controlled study
Neurology 2003 61: 165-170. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Videos] [Data Supplement] CME  

S. C. Bourke, R. E. Bullock, T. L. Williams, P. J. Shaw, and G. J. Gibson

Noninvasive ventilation in ALS: Indications and effect on quality of life
Neurology 2003 61: 171-177. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. J.L.F. Lemmers, M. Osborn, T. Haaf, M. Rogers, R. R. Frants, G. W. Padberg, D. N. Cooper, S. M. van der Maarel, and M. Upadhyaya

D4F104S1 deletion in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy: Phenotype, size, and detection
Neurology 2003 61: 178-183. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

E. Waubant, S. Vukusic, L. Gignoux, F. Durand- Dubief, I. Achiti, S. Blanc, C. Renoux, and C. Confavreux

Clinical characteristics of responders to interferon therapy for relapsing MS
Neurology 2003 61: 184-189. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Heather J. Fullerton, Yvonne W. Wu, Shoujun Zhao, and S. Claiborne Johnston

Risk of stroke in children: Ethnic and gender disparities
Neurology 2003 61: 189-194. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

C. Wessig, R. Klein, M.F. Schneider, K. V. Toyka, M. Naumann, and C. Sommer

Neuropathology and binding studies in anti-amphiphysin-associated stiff-person syndrome
Neurology 2003 61: 195-198. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M.A. Pappolla, T.K. Bryant-Thomas, D. Herbert, J. Pacheco, M. Fabra Garcia, M. Manjon, X. Girones, T.L. Henry, E. Matsubara, D. Zambon, B. Wolozin, M. Sano, F.F. Cruz-Sanchez, L.J. Thal, S.S. Petanceska, and L.M. Refolo

Mild hypercholesterolemia is an early risk factor for the development of Alzheimer amyloid pathology
Neurology 2003 61: 199-205. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

E. Masliah, M. Alford, A. Adame, E. Rockenstein, D. Galasko, D. Salmon, L. A. Hansen, and L. J. Thal

Aß1–42 promotes cholinergic sprouting in patients with AD and Lewy body variant of AD
Neurology 2003 61: 206-211. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

E.H. Aylward, T.L. Richards, V.W. Berninger, W.E. Nagy, K.M. Field, A.C. Grimme, A.L. Richards, J.B. Thomson, and S.C. Cramer

Instructional treatment associated with changes in brain activation in children with dyslexia
Neurology 2003 61: 212-219. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jason J.S. Barton and Mariya Cherkasova

Face imagery and its relation to perception and covert recognition in prosopagnosia
Neurology 2003 61: 220-225. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. E. Neilson, R. M. Eiben, S. Waniewski, C. L. Hoppel, M. E. Varnes, B. A. Bangert, M. Wiznitzer, M. L. Warman, and D. S. Kerr

Autosomal dominant acute necrotizing encephalopathy
Neurology 2003 61: 226-230. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

G. Uyanik, L. Aigner, P. Martin, C. Groß, D. Neumann, H. Marschner-Schäfer, U. Hehr, and J. Winkler

ARX mutations in X-linked lissencephaly with abnormal genitalia
Neurology 2003 61: 232-235. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] CME  

P.A. Wilkinson, A.H. Crosby, C. Turner, H. Patel, N.W. Wood, A.H. Schapira, and T.T. Warner

A clinical and genetic study of SPG5A linked autosomal recessive hereditary spastic paraplegia
Neurology 2003 61: 235-238. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Rami Kantor, Mary Bakhanashvili, and Anat Achiron

A mutated CCR5 gene may have favorable prognostic implications in MS
Neurology 2003 61: 238-240. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

X. De Tiège, F. Rozenberg, V. Des Portes, J.B. Lobut, P. Lebon, G. Ponsot, and B. Héron

Herpes simplex encephalitis relapses in children: Differentiation of two neurologic entities
Neurology 2003 61: 241-243. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

F. Han, A. E. Lang, L. Racacho, D. E. Bulman, and D. A. Grimes

Mutations in the -sarcoglycan gene found to be uncommon in seven myoclonus–dystonia families
Neurology 2003 61: 244-246. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Daniel Tarsy, Diana Apetauerova, Patricia Ryan, and Thorkild Norregaard

Adverse effects of subthalamic nucleus DBS in a patient with multiple system atrophy
Neurology 2003 61: 247-249. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

G. Devuyst, T. Karapanayiotides, I. Hottinger, G. Van Melle, and J. Bogousslavsky

Prodromal and early epileptic seizures in acute stroke: Does higher serum cholesterol protect?
Neurology 2003 61: 249-252. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jessica B. Segal, Roger Williams, Michael A. Kraut, and John Hart, Jr.

Semantic memory deficit with a left thalamic infarct
Neurology 2003 61: 252-254. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Samuel Frank and Robert Holloway

Medical errors on an inpatient neurology service
Neurology 2003 61: 254-257. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Valerie Askanas, W. King Engel, Janis McFerrin, and Gaetano Vattemi

Transthyretin Val122Ile, accumulated Aß, and inclusion-body myositis aspects in cultured muscle
Neurology 2003 61: 257-260. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. Lindberg, E. Trysberg, A. Tarkowski, and A. Oldfors

Anti–T-lymphocyte globulin treatment in inclusion body myositis: A randomized pilot study
Neurology 2003 61: 260-262. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

E. Sindern, F. Ziemssen, T. Ziemssen, T. Podskarbi, Y. Shin, F. Brasch, K. M. Müller, J. M. Schröder, J.-P. Malin, and M. Vorgerd

Adult polyglucosan body disease: A postmortem correlation study
Neurology 2003 61: 263-265. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

M. Kato, S. Das, K. Petras, Y. Sawaishi, and W.B. Dobyns

Polyalanine expansion of ARX associated with cryptogenic West syndrome
Neurology 2003 61: 267-276. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

J. de Seze, S. Dubucquoi, A. L. Fauchais, T. Matthias, D. Devos, G. Castelnovo, T. Stojkovic, D. Ferriby, E. Hachulla, P. Labauge, D. Lefranc, P. Y. Hatron, P. Vermersch, and T. Witte

-Fodrin autoantibodies in the differential diagnosis of MS and Sjögren syndrome
Neurology 2003 61: 268-269. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Y. Furukawa, M. Guttman, H. Wong, S.A. Farrell, S. Furtado, and S.J. Kish

Serum prolactin in symptomatic and asymptomatic dopa-responsive dystonia due to a GCH1 mutation
Neurology 2003 61: 269-270. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Frank–Willi Floeth, Karl Josef Langen, Guido Reifenberger, and Friedrich Weber

Tumor-free survival of 7 years after gene therapy for recurrent glioblastoma
Neurology 2003 61: 270-271. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

K. Sekiguchi, K. Susuki, I. Funakawa, K. Jinnai, and N. Yuki

Cerebral white matter lesions in acute motor axonal neuropathy
Neurology 2003 61: 272-273. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Neeraj Kumar, John B. Gross, Jr., and J. Eric Ahlskog

Myelopathy due to copper deficiency
Neurology 2003 61: 273-274. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

I. Mateo, J. Llorca, V. Volpini, J. Corral, J. Berciano, and O. Combarros

GAA expansion size and age at onset of Friedreich’s ataxia
Neurology 2003 61: 274-275. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. Gupta, U. Oh, A.L. Spessot, R.C.E. Anderson, M.G. Kaiser, and B.F.M. Fitzsimmons

Resolution of Ondine’s curse after suboccipital decompression in a 72-year-old woman
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NEUROIMAGES:

Takashi Tokunaga and Toru Yamamoto

Hemorrhage with dolichoectatic middle cerebral arteries
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C. Saft, J. Andrich, M. Stücker, H. Przuntek, and T. Müller

Asymmetric anhidrosis in MSA
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Christine M. Glastonbury, Judith E. A. Warner, and Joel D. MacDonald

Optochiasmal apoplexy from a cavernoma
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PATIENT PAGES:

Shalini Narayana and Jinhu Xiong

Reading treatment helps children with dyslexia and changes activity in language areas of the brain
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CORRESPONDENCE:

Michael Doherty, Anne T. Berg, John Langfitt, Shlomo Shinnar, Barbara G. Vickrey, Michael R. Sperling, T. Walczak, Carl Bazil, Steven V. Pacia, and Susan S. Spencer

How long does it take for partial epilepsy to become intractable?
Neurology 2003 61: 277. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masaharu Takamori, Angela Abicht, Hanns Lochmüller, Masakatsu Motomura, Yoko K. Nakao, Takayasu Fukudome, Taku Fukuda, Hirokazu Shiraishi, Toshiro Yoshimura, Mitsuhiro Tsujihata, and Katsumi Eguchi

What’s in the serum of seronegative MG and LEMS?
Neurology 2003 61: 277-278. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul J. Zetlaoui, Julie Cosserat, Werner Poewe, and B. Högl

Transient restless legs syndrome after spinal anesthesia: A prospective study
Neurology 2003 61: 278-279. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sanjay C. Keswani, Ahmet Hoke, Giovanni Schifitto, Michael P. McDermott, and Ned Sacktor

Incidence of and risk factors for HIV-associated distal sensory polyneuropathy
Neurology 2003 61: 279-280. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
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Robert J. Joynt

Changes • People • Comments
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David B. Seaburn, Jack H. Simon, and Robert Chen

Book Reviews
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Books Received
Neurology 2003 61: 282. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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