IN THIS ISSUE:

October 14 Highlights
Neurology 2003 61: 875. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Patrick F. Chinnery

Mitochondrial disorders come full circle
Neurology 2003 61: 878-880. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Felix M. Mottaghy

TMS: Using brain plasticity to treat chronic poststroke symptoms
Neurology 2003 61: 881-882. [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Clay Goodman

Neurology online CME: A quick study
Neurology 2003 61: 883-884. [Full Text] [PDF]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

E. H. Kossoff, E. P.G. Vining, D. J. Pillas, P. L. Pyzik, A. M. Avellino, B. S. Carson, and J. M. Freeman

Hemispherectomy for intractable unihemispheric epilepsy Etiology vs outcome
Neurology 2003 61: 887-890. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

ARTICLES:

Y. Takahashi, H. Mori, M. Mishina, M. Watanabe, T. Fujiwara, J. Shimomura, H. Aiba, T. Miyajima, Y. Saito, A. Nezu, H. Nishida, K. Imai, N. Sakaguchi, and N. Kondo

Autoantibodies to NMDA receptor in patients with chronic forms of epilepsia partialis continua
Neurology 2003 61: 891-896. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] CME  

Robert J. Simister, Mary A. McLean, Gareth J. Barker, and John S. Duncan

Proton MRS reveals frontal lobe metabolite abnormalities in idiopathic generalized epilepsy
Neurology 2003 61: 897-902. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. Del Bo, A. Bordoni, M. Sciacco, A. Di Fonzo, S. Galbiati, M. Crimi, N. Bresolin, and G. P. Comi

Remarkable infidelity of polymerase A associated with mutations in POLG1 exonuclease domain
Neurology 2003 61: 903-908. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

M. Wohlgemuth, R. J. Lemmers, E. L. van der Kooi, M. J. van der Wielen, P. G. van Overveld, H. Dauwerse, E. Bakker, R. R. Frants, G. W. Padberg, and S. M. van der Maarel

Possible phenotypic dosage effect in patients compound heterozygous for FSHD-sized 4q35 alleles
Neurology 2003 61: 909-913. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Y. Sugiura, N. Makita, L. Li, P. J. Noble, J. Kimura, Y. Kumagai, T. Soeda, and T. Yamamoto

Cold induces shifts of voltage dependence in mutant SCN4A, causing hypokalemic periodic paralysis
Neurology 2003 61: 914-918. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

D. E. Vaillancourt, M. M. Sturman, L. Verhagen Metman, R. A.E. Bakay, and D. M. Corcos

Deep brain stimulation of the VIM thalamic nucleus modifies several features of essential tremor
Neurology 2003 61: 919-925. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. Verbessem, J. Lemiere, B. O. Eijnde, S. Swinnen, L. Vanhees, M. Van Leemputte, P. Hespel, and R. Dom

Creatine supplementation in Huntington’s disease: A placebo-controlled pilot trial
Neurology 2003 61: 925-930. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

E. D. Louis, G. Levy, H. Mejia-Santana, L. Cote, H. Andrews, J. Harris, C. Waters, B. Ford, S. Frucht, S. Fahn, R. Ottman, and K. Marder

Risk of action tremor in relatives of tremor-dominant and postural instability gait disorder PD
Neurology 2003 61: 931-936. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. J. Pappert, C. G. Goetz, E. D. Louis, L. Blasucci, and S. Leurgans

Objective assessments of longitudinal outcome in Gilles de la Tourette’s syndrome
Neurology 2003 61: 936-940. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Voller, T. Sycha, B. Gustorff, L. Schmetterer, S. Lehr, H. G. Eichler, E. Auff, and P. Schnider

A randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study on analgesic effects of botulinum toxin A
Neurology 2003 61: 940-944. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

Daniel L. Murman, Sherry B. Kuo, Michelle C. Powell, and Christopher C. Colenda

The impact of parkinsonism on costs of care in patients with AD and dementia with Lewy bodies
Neurology 2003 61: 944-949. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. J. Firbank, T. Minett, and J. T. O’Brien

Changes in DWI and MRS associated with white matter hyperintensities in elderly subjects
Neurology 2003 61: 950-954. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

M. P. Caligiuri, G. Peavy, D. P. Salmon, D. R. Galasko, and L. J. Thal

Neuromotor abnormalities and risk for psychosis in Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 2003 61: 954-958. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. Harbison, G. J. Gibson, D. Birchall, I. Zammit–Maempel, and G. A. Ford

White matter disease and sleep-disordered breathing after acute stroke
Neurology 2003 61: 959-963. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

David J. Blacker, Eelco F.M. Wijdicks, and Robyn L. McClelland

Stroke risk in anticoagulated patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing endoscopy
Neurology 2003 61: 964-968. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

HISTORICAL NEUROLOGY:

Eelco F.M. Wijdicks

The neurologist and Harvard criteria for brain death
Neurology 2003 61: 970-976. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Ilias Papathanasiou, Sasa R. Filipovic, Renata Whurr, and Marjan Jahanshahi

Plasticity of motor cortex excitability induced by rehabilitation therapy for writing
Neurology 2003 61: 977-980. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Bahram Mokri and Phillip A. Low

Orthostatic headaches without CSF leak in postural tachycardia syndrome
Neurology 2003 61: 980-982. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Uy, M. C. Ridding, S. Hillier, P. D. Thompson, and T. S. Miles

Does induction of plastic change in motor cortex improve leg function after stroke?
Neurology 2003 61: 982-984. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

M. Bendszus, P. Rieckmann, J. Perez, M. Koltzenburg, K. Reiners, and L. Solymosi

Painful vascular compression syndrome of the sciatic nerve caused by gluteal varicosities
Neurology 2003 61: 985-987. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

G. Lus, E. Nelis, A. Jordanova, A. Löfgren, T. Cavallaro, A. Ammendola, M. A.B. Melone, N. Rizzuto, V. Timmerman, R. Cotrufo, and P. De Jonghe

Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease with giant axons: A clinicopathological and genetic entity
Neurology 2003 61: 988-990. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

A.-R. Moslemi, M. Tulinius, N. Darin, P. Åman, E. Holme, and A. Oldfors

SURF1 gene mutations in three cases with Leigh syndrome and cytochrome c oxidase deficiency
Neurology 2003 61: 991-993. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

I. Van Rhijn, T. Logtenberg, C. W. Ang, and L. H. Van den Berg

T cell non-responsiveness in Campylobacter jejuni–associated Guillain-Barré syndrome patients
Neurology 2003 61: 994-996. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. C. Ørngreen, M. Zacho, A. Hebert, M. Laub, and J. Vissing

Patients with severe muscle wasting are prone to develop hypoglycemia during fasting
Neurology 2003 61: 997-1000. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. Eerola, D. Hernandez, J. Launes, O. Hellström, S. Hague, C. Gulick, J. Johnson, T. Peuralinna, J. Hardy, P. J. Tienari, and A. B. Singleton

Assessment of a DJ-1 (PARK7) polymorphism in Finnish PD
Neurology 2003 61: 1000-1002. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. H. Walker, A. Rasmussen, D. Rudnicki, S. E. Holmes, E. Alonso, T. Matsuura, T. Ashizawa, B. Davidoff-Feldman, and R. L. Margolis

Huntington’s disease–like 2 can present as chorea-acanthocytosis
Neurology 2003 61: 1002-1004. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

E. Rogaeva, C. Bergeron, C. Sato, I. Moliaka, T. Kawarai, A. Toulina, Y-Q. Song, T. Kolesnikova, A. Orlacchio, G. Bernardi, and P. H. St. George-Hyslop

PS1 Alzheimer’s disease family with spastic paraplegia: The search for a gene modifier
Neurology 2003 61: 1005-1007. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. Garcia-Borreguero, C. Schwarz, O. Larrosa, Y. de la Llave, and J. Garcia de Yébenes

L-DOPA–induced excessive daytime sleepiness in PD: A placebo-controlled case with MSLT assessment
Neurology 2003 61: 1008-1010. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Kevin Chapman, Katherine Holland, and Gerald Erenberg

Seizure exacerbation associated with oxcarbazepine in idiopathic focal epilepsy of childhood
Neurology 2003 61: 1012. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

Stefan Probst-Cousin, Achim Druschky, and Bernhard Neundörfer

Disappearance of resting tremor after "stereotaxic" thalamic stroke
Neurology 2003 61: 1013. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. G. Bassuk, A. Joshi, B. K. Burton, M. B. Larsen, D. M. Burrowes, and C. Stack

Alexander disease with serial MRS and a new mutation in the glial fibrillary acidic protein gene
Neurology 2003 61: 1014. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Kenneth McCabe, Ken Tyler, and Jody Tanabe

Diffusion-weighted MRI abnormalities as a clue to the diagnosis of herpes simplex encephalitis
Neurology 2003 61: 1015. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Norbert Dahmen and Peter Tonn

Season of birth effect in narcolepsy
Neurology 2003 61: 1016. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

V. Petruzzella, G. Di Giacinto, S. Scacco, F. Piemonte, A. Torraco, R. Carrozzo, R. Vergari, C. Dionisi-Vici, D. Longo, A. Tessa, S. Papa, and E. Bertini

Atypical Leigh syndrome associated with the D393N mutation in the mitochondrial ND5 subunit
Neurology 2003 61: 1017-1018. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

I. Rojas-Marcos, D. Calvet, P. Janoray, and J. Y. Delattre

Response of recurrent anaplastic ependymoma to a combination of tamoxifen and isotretinoin
Neurology 2003 61: 1019. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

E. Papadeas, P. Polychronopoulos, P. Papathanasopoulos, C. Frimas, N. Pharmakakis, and C. Paschalis

Sensorineural hearing loss: A reversible effect of vigabatrin
Neurology 2003 61: 1020-1021. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Dina A. Jacobs, Clyde E. Markowitz, David S. Liebeskind, and Steven L. Galetta

The "double panda sign" in Wilson’s disease
Neurology 2003 61: 969. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Bashar Katirji and David C. Preston

Vibration-induced median neuropathy
Neurology 2003 61: 1011. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

S. Paus, A. Prömse, S. Schmidt, T. Klockgether, Y. Mao-Draayer, and H. Panitch

Treatment of steroid-unresponsive tumefactive demyelinating disease with plasma exchange
Neurology 2003 61: 1022-1023. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

B. R. Bloem, M. Munneke, M. G. Carpenter, J. H.J. Allum, and Joyce C. Pressley

The impact of comorbid disease and injuries on resource use and expenditures in parkinsonism
Neurology 2003 61: 1023. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

N. Vanacore, Nikolaos Scarmeas, and Lewis P. Rowland

Premorbid weight, body mass, and varsity athletics in ALS
Neurology 2003 61: 1024-1025. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gavin Giovannoni, C. H. Polman, J. Petkau, R. White, A. Thompson, D. H. Miller, F. Dahlke, and L. Kappos

Neutralizing antibodies during treatment of secondary progressive MS with interferon ß-1b
Neurology 2003 61: 1025. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

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

Robert C. Griggs and Robert C. Griggs

Book Reviews
Neurology 2003 61: 1026. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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