IN THIS ISSUE:

July 27 Highlight and Commentary
Neurology 2004 63: 197. [Full Text] [PDF]  

July 27 Highlights
Neurology 2004 63: 198-199. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Nathan Herrmann and David Knopman

Donepezil therapy for neuropsychiatric symptoms in AD: Methods make the message
Neurology 2004 63: 200-201. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elizabeth Loder

Menstrual migraine: Timing is everything
Neurology 2004 63: 202-203. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marc C. Chamberlain

Gliomatosis cerebri: Better definition, better treatment
Neurology 2004 63: 204-205. [Full Text] [PDF]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

James J. Sejvar

West Nile virus and "poliomyelitis"
Neurology 2004 63: 206-207. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. I. Sokol, E. L. Portnay, J. P. Curtis, M. A. Nelson, P. R. Hebert, J. F. Setaro, and J. M. Foody

Modulation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system for the secondary prevention of stroke
Neurology 2004 63: 208-213. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

C. Holmes, D. Wilkinson, C. Dean, S. Vethanayagam, S. Olivieri, A. Langley, N. D. Pandita-Gunawardena, F. Hogg, C. Clare, and J. Damms

The efficacy of donepezil in the treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer disease
Neurology 2004 63: 214-219. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Read this article in Polish] [Commentary from Polish edition]  

C. DeCarli, D. Mungas, D. Harvey, B. Reed, M. Weiner, H. Chui, and W. Jagust

Memory impairment, but not cerebrovascular disease, predicts progression of MCI to dementia
Neurology 2004 63: 220-227. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Rita Peila, Beatriz L. Rodriguez, Lon R. White, and Lenore J. Launer

Fasting insulin and incident dementia in an elderly population of Japanese-American men
Neurology 2004 63: 228-233. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. M. Remes, S. Finnilä, H. Mononen, H. Tuominen, R. Takalo, R. Herva, and K. Majamaa

Hereditary dementia with intracerebral hemorrhages and cerebral amyloid angiopathy
Neurology 2004 63: 234-240. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

L. Bian, J. D. Yang, T. W. Guo, Y. Sun, S. W. Duan, W. Y. Chen, Y. X. Pan, G. Y. Feng, and L. He

Insulin-degrading enzyme and Alzheimer disease: A genetic association study in the Han Chinese
Neurology 2004 63: 241-245. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

M. Tullberg, E. Fletcher, C. DeCarli, D. Mungas, B. R. Reed, D. J. Harvey, M. W. Weiner, H. C. Chui, and W. J. Jagust

White matter lesions impair frontal lobe function regardless of their location
Neurology 2004 63: 246-253. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. B. Wright, H. -S. Lee, M. C. Paik, S. P. Stabler, R. H. Allen, and R. L. Sacco

Total homocysteine and cognition in a tri-ethnic cohort: The Northern Manhattan Study
Neurology 2004 63: 254-260. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephen D. Silberstein, Arthur H. Elkind, Curtis Schreiber, and Charlotte Keywood

A randomized trial of frovatriptan for the intermittent prevention of menstrual migraine
Neurology 2004 63: 261-269. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Sanson, S. Cartalat-Carel, S. Taillibert, M. Napolitano, L. Djafari, J. Cougnard, H. Gervais, F. Laigle, A. Carpentier, K. Mokhtari, L. Taillandier, O. Chinot, H. Duffau, J. Honnorat, K. Hoang-Xuan, and J. Y. Delattre

Initial chemotherapy in gliomatosis cerebri
Neurology 2004 63: 270-275. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

A. V. Brenner, M. S. Linet, W. R. Shapiro, R. G. Selker, H. A. Fine, P. M. Black, and P. D. Inskip

Season of birth and risk of brain tumors in adults
Neurology 2004 63: 276-281. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Rainer Linke, Mira Schroeder, Thomas Helmberger, and Raymond Voltz

Antibody-positive paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes: Value of CT and PET for tumor diagnosis
Neurology 2004 63: 282-286. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jeffrey M. Zacks, Pascale Michelon, Jean M. Vettel, and Jeffrey G. Ojemann

Functional reorganization of spatial transformations after a parietal lesion
Neurology 2004 63: 287-292. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

L. Marsh, J. R. Williams, M. Rocco, S. Grill, C. Munro, and T. M. Dawson

Psychiatric comorbidities in patients with Parkinson disease and psychosis
Neurology 2004 63: 293-300. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. G. Baseman, P. E. O’Suilleabhain, S. C. Reimold, S. R. Laskar, J. G. Baseman, and R. B. Dewey, Jr

Pergolide use in Parkinson disease is associated with cardiac valve regurgitation
Neurology 2004 63: 301-304. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

Karin Wirdefeldt, Margaret Gatz, Martin Schalling, and Nancy L. Pedersen

No evidence for heritability of Parkinson disease in Swedish twins
Neurology 2004 63: 305-311. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. A. De Georgia, D. W. Krieger, A. Abou-Chebl, T. G. Devlin, M. Jauss, S. M. Davis, W. J. Koroshetz, G. Rordorf, and S. Warach

Cooling for Acute Ischemic Brain Damage (COOL AID): A feasibility trial of endovascular cooling
Neurology 2004 63: 312-317. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. K. Lindenauer, M. C. Mathew, T. S. Ntuli, P. S. Pekow, J. Fitzgerald, and E. M. Benjamin

Use of antihypertensive agents in the management of patients with acute ischemic stroke
Neurology 2004 63: 318-323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

H. Mayer, F. Benninger, L. Urak, B. Plattner, J. Geldner, and M. Feucht

EKG abnormalities in children and adolescents with symptomatic temporal lobe epilepsy
Neurology 2004 63: 324-328. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. Kanai, S. Hirose, H. Oguni, G. Fukuma, Y. Shirasaka, T. Miyajima, K. Wada, H. Iwasa, S. Yasumoto, M. Matsuo, M. Ito, A. Mitsudome, and S. Kaneko

Effect of localization of missense mutations in SCN1A on epilepsy phenotype severity
Neurology 2004 63: 329-334. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. C.J. Huijbregts, N. F. Kalkers, L. M.J. de Sonneville, V. de Groot, I. E.W. Reuling, and C. H. Polman

Differences in cognitive impairment of relapsing remitting, secondary, and primary progressive MS
Neurology 2004 63: 335-339. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

HISTORICAL NEUROLOGY:

Michael S. Okun and Nia Thommi

Americo Negrette (1924 to 2003): Diagnosing Huntington disease in Venezuela
Neurology 2004 63: 340-343. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

M. Matsui, H. Tomimoto, K. Sano, K. Hashikawa, H. Fukuyama, and H. Shibasaki

Paroxysmal dysarthria and ataxia after midbrain infarction
Neurology 2004 63: 345-347. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. Le Fort, A.B. Safran, F. Picard, I. Bouchardy, and M.A. Morris

Elicited repetitive daily blindness: A new familial disorder related to migraine and epilepsy
Neurology 2004 63: 348-350. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

E. Anne MacGregor and Allan Hackshaw

Prevalence of migraine on each day of the natural menstrual cycle
Neurology 2004 63: 351-353. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Netta Levin, John Moshe Gomori, and Tali Siegal

Chemotherapy as initial treatment in gliomatosis cerebri: Results with temozolomide
Neurology 2004 63: 354-356. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

István Kocsis, Barna Vásárhelyi, András Györffy, and Balázs Györffy

Reanalysis of genotype distributions published in Neurology between 1999 and 2002
Neurology 2004 63: 357-358. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Slowik, W. Turaj, T. Dziedzic, A. Haefele, J. Pera, M. T. Malecki, L. Glodzik-Sobanska, P. Szermer, D. A. Figlewicz, and A. Szczudlik

DD genotype of ACE gene is a risk factor for intracerebral hemorrhage
Neurology 2004 63: 359-361. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. K. Tan, Y. Zhao, K. Y. Puong, H. Y. Law, L. L. Chan, K. Yew, C. Tan, H. Shen, V. R. Chandran, M. L. Teoh, Y. Yih, R. Pavanni, M. C. Wong, and I. S. Ng

Fragile X premutation alleles in SCA, ET, and parkinsonism in an Asian cohort
Neurology 2004 63: 362-363. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

M. Riemenschneider, N. Klopp, W. Xiang, S. Wagenpfeil, C. Vollmert, U. Müller, H. Förstl, T. Illig, H. Kretzschmar, and A. Kurz

Prion protein codon 129 polymorphism and risk of Alzheimer disease
Neurology 2004 63: 364-366. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Maarouf, M. Runge, M. Kocher, M. Zähringer, H. Treuer, and V. Sturm

Radiosurgery for cerebral arteriovenous malformations in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
Neurology 2004 63: 367-369. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Peter S. Chin and John W. Miller

Ictal head version in generalized epilepsy
Neurology 2004 63: 370-372. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Caterina Cerminara, Maria Lucia Montanaro, Paolo Curatolo, and Stefano Seri

Lamotrigine-induced seizure aggravation and negative myoclonus in idiopathic rolandic epilepsy
Neurology 2004 63: 373-375. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. B. Bonelli, G. Ransmayr, M. Steffelbauer, T. Lukas, C. Lampl, and M. Deibl

L-Dopa responsiveness in dementia with Lewy bodies, Parkinson disease with and without dementia
Neurology 2004 63: 376-378. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Attarian, J. -Ph. Azulay, B. Chabrol, N. Escande-Beillard, J. Pouget, and J. Boucraut

Neonatal lower motor neuron syndrome associated with maternal neuropathy with anti-GM1 IgG
Neurology 2004 63: 379-381. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Seyed M. Mirsattari, Gregory J. McGinn, and William C. Halliday

Neuro-Behcet disease with predominant involvement of the brainstem
Neurology 2004 63: 382-384. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Pauline E. Campbell, Chris M. Harris, and Ashok Vellodi

Deterioration of the auditory brainstem response in children with type 3 Gaucher disease
Neurology 2004 63: 385-387. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

F. J. Carod Artal, A. P. Vargas, T. A. Horan, P. B. Marinho, and P. H. Coelho Costa

Schistosoma mansoni myelopathy: Clinical and pathologic findings
Neurology 2004 63: 388-391. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

T. Aoki, T. Sato, K. Hasegawa, R. Ishizaki, and M. Saiki

Reversible hyperintensity lesion on diffusion-weighted MRI in hypoglycemic coma
Neurology 2004 63: 392-393. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

B. M. Ances, J. M. Ellenbogen, S. T. Herman, D. Jacobs, D. S. Liebeskind, A. Chatterjee, and S. L. Galetta

Balint syndrome due to Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
Neurology 2004 63: 395. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Phil Hyu Lee, Uk Shik Joo, Oh Young Bang, and Chang Hee Seo

Basal ganglia hyperperfusion in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus–related parkinsonism
Neurology 2004 63: 395-396. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. W. Wirtz, J. G. van Dijk, P. A. van Doorn, B. G.M. van Engelen, A. J. van der Kooi, J. B. Kuks, A. Twijnstra, M. de Visser, L. H. Visser, J. H. Wokke, A. R. Wintzen, and J. J. Verschuuren

The epidemiology of the Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome in the Netherlands
Neurology 2004 63: 397-398. [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Kurata, E. Matsubara, M. Yokoyama, I. Nagano, M. Shoji, and K. Abe

Improvement of SSPE by intrathecal infusion of -IFN
Neurology 2004 63: 398-399. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. Ferrari, W. Lang, S. Thurnher, L. Müllauer, and M. Raderer

Bilateral facial nerve palsy as first indication of relapsing hairy cell leukemia after 36 years
Neurology 2004 63: 399-400. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Matt B. Jensen and Harold P. Adams

Pneumocephalus after air travel
Neurology 2004 63: 400-401. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Kazuhiro Ishii, Akira Tamaoka, and Shin’ichi Shoji

MRI of idiopathic lumbosacral plexopathy
Neurology 2004 63: E6. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Phil Hyu Lee, Uk Sik Joo, Suk Woo Yong, and Kyoon Huh

Asymmetric freezing of gait in hemiparkinsonism-hemiatrophy
Neurology 2004 63: E7. [Full Text] [PDF] [Video] [Data Supplement]  

David S. Liebeskind and Lauren H. Sansing

Willisian collateralization
Neurology 2004 63: 344. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Daniel W. Koontz, Jose Americo Fernandes Filho, Stephen M. Sagar, and Janet C. Rucker

Wernicke encephalopathy
Neurology 2004 63: 394. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Video]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

F. W. Miller, L. G. Rider, P. H. Plotz, S. B. Rutkove, A. Pestronk, R. L. Wortmann, I. E. Lundberg, Z. Argov, D. A. Isenberg, D. Lacomis, C. V. Oddis, Walter G. Bradley, Gerald J.D. Hengstman, Baziel G.M. van Engelen, M. F.G. van der Meulen, I. M. Bronner, J. E. Hoogendijk, H. Burger, W. van Venrooij, A. E. Voskuyl, H. J. Dinant, W. H.J.P. Linssen, J. H.J. Wokke, and M. de Visser

Polymyositis: An overdiagnosed entity
Neurology 2004 63: 402-403. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Valerie Askanas, W. King Engel, Anthony A. Amato, and Robert C. Griggs

Unicorns, dragons, polymyositis, and other mythical beasts
Neurology 2004 63: 403-404. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

In the article "Mutations in myotilin cause myofibrillar myopathy" (Neurology 2004;62:1363–1371) by Selcen and Engel, the authors have an incorrect mutation in the Table on page 1365, last column, last row.
Neurology 2004 63: 405. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 2004 63: 19A-20. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert J. Joynt

Changes • People • Comments
Neurology 2004 63: 25A-26. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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