IN THIS ISSUE:

January 10 Highlight and Commentary: The neurologist as expert witness
Neurology 2006 66: 1. [Full Text] [PDF]  

January 10 Highlights
Neurology 2006 66: 2-3. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIAL MESSAGE:

Robert C. Griggs and Kathleen M. Pieper

Changes and new features for our readers and authors
Neurology 2006 66: 4-5. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Jin-Moo Lee and Hugh S. Markus

Does the white matter matter in Alzheimer disease and cerebral amyloid angiopathy?
Neurology 2006 66: 6-7. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul G. Ince and John C. Morris

Demystifying lobar degenerations: Tauopathies vs Gehrigopathies
Neurology 2006 66: 8-9. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter J. Dyck, JaNean Engelstad, and Angela Dispenzieri

Vascular endothelial growth factor and POEMS
Neurology 2006 66: 10-12. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

M. A. Williams, G. A. Mackin, H. R. Beresford, J. Gordon, P. L. Jacobson, M. P. McQuillen, T. E. Reimschisel, R. M. Taylor, J. L. Bernat, M. Rizzo, R. D. Snyder, M. G. Sagsveen, M. Amery, and W. L. Brannon, Jr

American Academy of Neurology qualifications and guidelines for the physician expert witness
Neurology 2006 66: 13-14. [Full Text] [PDF]  

IN MEMORIAM:

Steven P. Ringel

Kenneth M. Viste, Jr., MD (1942–2005)
Neurology 2006 66: 15-16. [Full Text] [PDF]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

Edward D. Huey, Karen T. Putnam, and Jordan Grafman

A systematic review of neurotransmitter deficits and treatments in frontotemporal dementia
Neurology 2006 66: 17-22. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] CME  

ARTICLES:

M. E. Gurol, M. C. Irizarry, E. E. Smith, S. Raju, R. Diaz-Arrastia, T. Bottiglieri, J. Rosand, J. H. Growdon, and S. M. Greenberg

Plasma ß-amyloid and white matter lesions in AD, MCI, and cerebral amyloid angiopathy
Neurology 2006 66: 23-29. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

D. B. Zahuranec, D. L. Brown, L. D. Lisabeth, N. R. Gonzales, P. J. Longwell, S. V. Eden, M. A. Smith, N. M. Garcia, and L. B. Morgenstern

Differences in intracerebral hemorrhage between Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic whites
Neurology 2006 66: 30-34. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

G. A. Rippon, M. X. Tang, J. H. Lee, R. Lantigua, M. Medrano, and R. Mayeux

Familial Alzheimer disease in Latinos: Interaction between APOE, stroke, and estrogen replacement
Neurology 2006 66: 35-40. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. A. Josephs, R. C. Petersen, D. S. Knopman, B. F. Boeve, J. L. Whitwell, J. R. Duffy, J. E. Parisi, and D. W. Dickson

Clinicopathologic analysis of frontotemporal and corticobasal degenerations and PSP
Neurology 2006 66: 41-48. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

I. Prohovnik, D. P. Perl, K. L. Davis, L. Libow, G. Lesser, and V. Haroutunian

Dissociation of neuropathology from severity of dementia in late-onset Alzheimer disease
Neurology 2006 66: 49-55. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. C. Park, B. H. Lee, E. J. Kim, M. H. Shin, K. M. Choi, S. S. Yoon, S. U. Kwon, C. S. Chung, K. H. Lee, K. M. Heilman, and D. L. Na

Deafferentation–disconnection neglect induced by posterior cerebral artery infarction
Neurology 2006 66: 56-61. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

E.G.J. Zandbergen, A. Hijdra, J. H.T.M. Koelman, A. A.M. Hart, P. E. Vos, M. M. Verbeek, R. J. de Haan for the PROPAC Study Group*

Prediction of poor outcome within the first 3 days of postanoxic coma
Neurology 2006 66: 62-68. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Julián Benito-León, Elan D. Louis, Félix Bermejo-Pareja on behalf of the Neurological Disorders in Central Spain (NEDICES) Study Group*

Population-based case-control study of cognitive function in essential tremor
Neurology 2006 66: 69-74. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. Kupila, T. Vuorinen, R. Vainionpää, V. Hukkanen, R. J. Marttila, and P. Kotilainen

Etiology of aseptic meningitis and encephalitis in an adult population
Neurology 2006 66: 75-80. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

M. Schacher, B. Haemmerle, F. G. Woermann, M. Okujava, D. Huber, T. Grunwald, G. Krämer, and H. Jokeit

Amygdala fMRI lateralizes temporal lobe epilepsy
Neurology 2006 66: 81-87. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

V. Meininger, B. Asselain, P. Guillet, P. N. Leigh, A. Ludolph, L. Lacomblez, W. Robberecht for the Pentoxifylline European Group

Pentoxifylline in ALS: A double-blind, randomized, multicenter, placebo-controlled trial
Neurology 2006 66: 88-92. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

HISTORICAL NEUROLOGY:

Gilles Fénelon, Christopher G. Goetz, and Axel Karenberg

Hallucinations in Parkinson disease in the prelevodopa era
Neurology 2006 66: 93-98. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEDICAL HYPOTHESIS:

Louis R. Caplan

Cardiac encephalopathy and congestive heart failure: A hypothesis about the relationship
Neurology 2006 66: 99-101. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Jennifer L. Whitwell, Clifford R. Jack, Jr, Matthew L. Senjem, and Keith A. Josephs

Patterns of atrophy in pathologically confirmed FTLD with and without motor neuron degeneration
Neurology 2006 66: 102-104. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Kuwabara, S. Misawa, K. Kanai, Y. Kikkawa, M. Nishimura, C. Nakaseko, R. K. Cho, and T. Hattori

Autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation for POEMS syndrome
Neurology 2006 66: 105-107. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. G. Marrosu, G. Floris, G. Costa, L. Schirru, G. Spinicci, M. V. Cherchi, M. Mura, M. G. Mascia, and E. Cocco

Dementia, pyramidal system involvement, and leukoencephalopathy with a presenilin 1 mutation
Neurology 2006 66: 108-111. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Namekawa, P. Ribai, I. Nelson, S. Forlani, F. Fellmann, C. Goizet, C. Depienne, G. Stevanin, M. Ruberg, A. Dürr, and A. Brice

SPG3A is the most frequent cause of hereditary spastic paraplegia with onset before age 10 years
Neurology 2006 66: 112-114. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Sung-Il Sohn, Hyung Lee, Seong-Ryong Lee, and Robert W. Baloh

Cerebellar infarction in the territory of the medial branch of the superior cerebellar artery
Neurology 2006 66: 115-117. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

J. M. Serfaty, M. Nonent, N. Nighoghossian, F. Rouhart, L. Derex, C. Rotaru, P. Chirossel, G. Thabut, B. Guias, J-F Heautot, P. Gouny, A. de la Vega, C. Pachai, R. Ecochard, J. Villard, P. C. Douek for the CARMEDAS Study Group

Plaque density on CT, a potential marker of ischemic stroke
Neurology 2006 66: 118-120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. Y. Ahn, I. B. Han, P. H. Yoon, S. H. Kim, N. K. Kim, S. Kim, and J. Y. Joo

Clipping vs coiling of posterior communicating artery aneurysms with third nerve palsy
Neurology 2006 66: 121-123. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. R. Massaro, A. P. Dutra, D. R. Almeida, R.V.Z. Diniz, and S. M.F. Malheiros

Transcranial Doppler assessment of cerebral blood flow: Effect of cardiac transplantation
Neurology 2006 66: 124-126. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. K. Sharma, M. A. Watson, M. Lyman, A. Perry, K. D. Aldape, F. Deák, and D. H. Gutmann

Matrilin-2 expression distinguishes clinically relevant subsets of pilocytic astrocytoma
Neurology 2006 66: 127-130. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Kiyotaka Nakamagoe, Kazuhiro Ishii, Akira Tamaoka, and Shin’ichi Shoji

Upward gaze–evoked nystagmus with organoarsenic poisoning
Neurology 2006 66: 131-132. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Video]  

B. S. Chang, K. A. Apse, R. Caraballo, J. H. Cross, A. Mclellan, R. D. Jacobson, K. D. Valente, A. J. Barkovich, and C. A. Walsh

A familial syndrome of unilateral polymicrogyria affecting the right hemisphere
Neurology 2006 66: 133-135. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

F. Gagnadoux, N. Meslier, I. Svab, P. Menei, and J. L. Racineux

Sleep-disordered breathing in patients with Chiari malformation: Improvement after surgery
Neurology 2006 66: 136-138. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

G. Cruccu, A. Biasiotta, F. Galeotti, G. D. Iannetti, A. Truini, and G. Gronseth

Diagnostic accuracy of trigeminal reflex testing in trigeminal neuralgia
Neurology 2006 66: 139-141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

E.M.J. Foncke, P. R. Schuurman, and J. D. Speelman

Suicide after deep brain stimulation of the internal globus pallidus for dystonia
Neurology 2006 66: 142-143. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alex Rajput and Krista Baerg

Cetirizine-induced dystonic movements
Neurology 2006 66: 143-144. [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Suda, Y. Komaba, T. Kumagai, M. Yamazaki, T. Katsumata, T. Kamiya, and Y. Katayama

Progression of the olivopontocerebellar form of adrenoleukodystrophy as shown by MRI
Neurology 2006 66: 144-145. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

G. Di Rosa, M. Spanò, G. Pustorino, M. D. Ferrari, A. H. Stam, D. L. Sgrò, E. Mannarino, M. Bonsignore, and G. Tortorella

Alternating hemiplegia of childhood successfully treated with topiramate: 18 months of follow-up
Neurology 2006 66: 146. [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Galimberti, N. Schoonenboom, P. Scheltens, C. Fenoglio, E. Venturelli, Y.A.L. Pijnenburg, N. Bresolin, and E. Scarpini

Intrathecal chemokine levels in Alzheimer disease and frontotemporal lobar degeneration
Neurology 2006 66: 146-147. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Y. L. Lo, T. H. Leoh, Y. F. Dan, L. L. Lim, A. Seah, S. Fook-Chong, and P. Ratnagopal

Presynaptic neuromuscular transmission defect in the Miller Fisher syndrome
Neurology 2006 66: 148-149. [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

A. Nath, A. Venkataramana, D. S. Reich, I. Cortese, and E. O. Major

Progression of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy despite treatment with ß-interferon
Neurology 2006 66: 149-150. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

REFLECTIONS: NEUROLOGY AND THE HUMANITIES:

Stuart Lubarsky

Fiction: Calling
Neurology 2006 66: 151-152. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Osamu Iizuka, Yoshiyuki Hosokai, and Etsuro Mori

Trigeminal neuralgia due to pontine infarction
Neurology 2006 66: 48. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Narayanam R.S. Surendrababu and Ankamma Rao

Cavernoma of cavernous sinus
Neurology 2006 66: 68. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

RESIDENT AND FELLOW PAGE:

MaryAlice Naley and Mitchell S.V. Elkind

Outpatient training in neurology: History and future challenges
Neurology 2006 66: E1-6. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guy Raphaeli, Anatoly Liberman, John M. Gomori, and Israel Steiner

Acute bilateral paramedian thalamic infarcts after occlusion of the artery of Percheron
Neurology 2006 66: E7. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Highlights of the 2006 AAN Meeting Activities for Trainees
Neurology 2006 66: E8. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

William M. Landau

Brandishing the Orb and Scepter: Online data
Neurology 2006 66: 153. [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

W. Allen Hauser, Torbjörn Tomson, Patricia E. Penovich, Marianne C. Cunnington, Patricia Tennis, and John Messenheimer

Lamotrigine and the risk of malformations in pregnancy
Neurology 2006 66: 153-154. [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Krejza, J. B. Weigele, R. Alokaili, M. Arkuszewski, R. W. Hurst, Seidel Günter, and Jürgen Eggers

Sonothrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke for patients ineligible for rt-PA
Neurology 2006 66: 154-155. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christine Norra, Marlies Arndt, Hanns J. Kunert, Oliver Sacks, and Melanie Shulman

Steroid dementia: An overlooked diagnosis?
Neurology 2006 66: 155. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 2006 66: 17A-18. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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