IN THIS ISSUE:

May 23 Highlight and Commentary: Congenital muscular dystrophies
Neurology 2006 66: 1461. [Full Text] [PDF]  

May 23 Highlights
Neurology 2006 66: 1462-1463. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Andrew S. Rowland and Robert C. McKinstry

Lead toxicity, white matter lesions, and aging
Neurology 2006 66: 1464-1465. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Douglas A. Kerr

The lumping and splitting of inflammatory CNS diseases
Neurology 2006 66: 1466-1467. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ronald P. Lesser and William H. Theodore

If not pharmacology, maybe physics
Neurology 2006 66: 1468-1469. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

K.A.M. Majamaa-Voltti, S. Winqvist, A. M. Remes, U. Tolonen, J. Pyhtinen, S. Uimonen, M. Kärppä, M. Sorri, K. Peuhkurinen, and K. Majamaa

A 3-year clinical follow-up of adult patients with 3243A>G in mitochondrial DNA
Neurology 2006 66: 1470-1475. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

W. F. Stewart, B. S. Schwartz, C. Davatzikos, D. Shen, D. Liu, X. Wu, A. C. Todd, W. Shi, S. Bassett, and D. Youssem

Past adult lead exposure is linked to neurodegeneration measured by brain MRI
Neurology 2006 66: 1476-1484. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. M. Wingerchuk, V. A. Lennon, S. J. Pittock, C. F. Lucchinetti, and B. G. Weinshenker

Revised diagnostic criteria for neuromyelitis optica
Neurology 2006 66: 1485-1489. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

J. F. Tellez-Zenteno, R. S. McLachlan, A. Parrent, C. S. Kubu, and S. Wiebe

Hippocampal electrical stimulation in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
Neurology 2006 66: 1490-1494. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. M. Pressler, C. D. Binnie, S. G. Coleshill, G. A. Chorley, and R. O. Robinson

Effect of lamotrigine on cognition in children with epilepsy
Neurology 2006 66: 1495-1499. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

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

Elderly-onset essential tremor is associated with dementia
Neurology 2006 66: 1500-1505. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Spanish Translation]  

J. J. Kulstad, P. S. Green, D. G. Cook, G. S. Watson, M. A. Reger, L. D. Baker, S. R. Plymate, S. Asthana, K. Rhoads, P. D. Mehta, and S. Craft

Differential modulation of plasma ß-amyloid by insulin in patients with Alzheimer disease
Neurology 2006 66: 1506-1510. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Y. Kim, E. J. Choi, C. G. Choi, G. Kim, J. H. Choi, H. W. Yoo, and J. S. Kim

Characteristics of CADASIL in Korea: A novel cysteine-sparing Notch3 mutation
Neurology 2006 66: 1511-1516. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

N. Peters, M. Holtmannspötter, C. Opherk, A. Gschwendtner, J. Herzog, P. Sämann, and M. Dichgans

Brain volume changes in CADASIL: A serial MRI study in pure subcortical ischemic vascular disease
Neurology 2006 66: 1517-1522. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

R. A. Charlton, R. G. Morris, A. Nitkunan, and H. S. Markus

The cognitive profiles of CADASIL and sporadic small vessel disease
Neurology 2006 66: 1523-1526. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Gretchen L. Birbeck, David S. Zingmond, Xinping Cui, and Barbara G. Vickrey

Multispecialty stroke services in California hospitals are associated with reduced mortality
Neurology 2006 66: 1527-1532. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. van der Schaaf, M. J. Wermer, Y. van der Graaf, R. G. Hoff, G.J.E. Rinkel, and B. K. Velthuis

CT after subarachnoid hemorrhage: Relation of cerebral perfusion to delayed cerebral ischemia
Neurology 2006 66: 1533-1538. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Kubo, Y. Kiyohara, T. Ninomiya, Y. Tanizaki, K. Yonemoto, Y. Doi, J. Hata, Y. Oishi, K. Shikata, and M. Iida

Decreasing incidence of lacunar vs other types of cerebral infarction in a Japanese population
Neurology 2006 66: 1539-1544. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Misawa, S. Kuwabara, K. Kanai, N. Tamura, M. Nakata, S. Sawai, K. Yagui, and T. Hattori

Aldose reductase inhibition alters nodal Na⁺ currents and nerve conduction in human diabetics
Neurology 2006 66: 1545-1549. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Ning, K. L. Furie, W. J. Koroshetz, H. Lee, M. Barron, M. Lederer, X. Wang, M. Zhu, A. G. Sorensen, E. H. Lo, and P. J. Kelly

Association between tPA therapy and raised early matrix metalloproteinase-9 in acute stroke
Neurology 2006 66: 1550-1555. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

B. Pillon, C. Ardouin, K. Dujardin, P. Vittini, A. Pelissolo, O. Cottencin, L. Vercueil, J. -L. Houeto, P. Krystkowiak, Y. Agid, A. Destée, P. Pollak, M. Vidailhet for the French SPIDY Study Group

Preservation of cognitive function in dystonia treated by pallidal stimulation
Neurology 2006 66: 1556-1558. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HISTORICAL NEUROLOGY:

Stanley Finger

Benjamin Franklin, electricity, and the palsies: On the 300th anniversary of his birth
Neurology 2006 66: 1559-1563. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

A. D'Amico, A. Tessa, C. Bruno, S. Petrini, R. Biancheri, M. Pane, M. Pedemonte, E. Ricci, A. Falace, A. Rossi, E. Mercuri, F. M. Santorelli, and E. Bertini

Expanding the clinical spectrum of POMT1 phenotype
Neurology 2006 66: 1564-1567. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

M. Rubiera, J. Río, M. Tintoré, C. Nos, A. Rovira, N. Téllez, and X. Montalban

Neuromyelitis optica diagnosis in clinically isolated syndromes suggestive of multiple sclerosis
Neurology 2006 66: 1568-1570. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. M. Andrade, D. Zumsteg, C. Hamani, M. Hodaie, S. Sarkissian, A. M. Lozano, and R. A. Wennberg

Long-term follow-up of patients with thalamic deep brain stimulation for epilepsy
Neurology 2006 66: 1571-1573. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Kumada, M. Kubota, M. Hayashi, A. Uchiyama, K. Kurata, and Y. Kagamihara

Fixation-sensitive myoclonus in Lafora disease
Neurology 2006 66: 1574-1576. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

G. Plazzi, A. Parmeggiani, E. Mignot, L. Lin, M. C. Scano, A. Posar, F. Bernardi, R. Lodi, C. Tonon, B. Barbiroli, P. Montagna, and A. Cicognani

Narcolepsy–cataplexy associated with precocious puberty
Neurology 2006 66: 1577-1579. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

T. Asaka, H. Yokoji, J. Ito, K. Yamaguchi, and A. Matsushima

Autosomal recessive ataxia with peripheral neuropathy and elevated AFP: Novel mutations in SETX
Neurology 2006 66: 1580-1581. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Bryan E. Tsao, Denis A. Ostrovskiy, Asa J. Wilbourn, and Robert W. Shields, Jr

Phrenic neuropathy due to neuralgic amyotrophy
Neurology 2006 66: 1582-1584. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

C. Fernandez, A. Maues de Paula, D. Figarella-Branger, M. Krahn, R. Giorgi, B. Chabrol, M. -F. Monfort, J. Pouget, and J. -F. Pellissier

Diagnostic evaluation of clinically normal subjects with chronic hyperCKemia
Neurology 2006 66: 1585-1587. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. D. Spacey, P. J. Adams, P.C.P. Lam, L. A. Materek, A. J. Stoessl, T. P. Snutch, and G. -Y.R. Hsiung

Genetic heterogeneity in paroxysmal nonkinesigenic dyskinesia
Neurology 2006 66: 1588-1590. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Zaja-Milatovic, C. D. Keene, K. S. Montine, J. B. Leverenz, D. Tsuang, and T. J. Montine

Selective dendritic degeneration of medium spiny neurons in dementia with Lewy bodies
Neurology 2006 66: 1591-1593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jan-Hendrik Buhk, Andreas Wellmer, and Michael Knauth

Late in-stent thrombosis following carotid angioplasty and stenting
Neurology 2006 66: 1594-1596. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

M. C. França, Jr, K.M.R. Schmutzler, S. G. Garibaldi, V. A. Zanardi, and A. Nucci

Bilateral substantia nigra involvement in vaccine-associated poliomyelitis
Neurology 2006 66: 1597-1598. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Maud Jacob, Alain Vighetto, Martine Bernard, and Caroline Tilikete

Ocular neuromyotonia secondary to a cavernous sinus meningioma
Neurology 2006 66: 1598-1599. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Sashank Prasad, Mark J. Brown, and Steven L. Galetta

Transient downbeat nystagmus from West Nile virus encephalomyelitis
Neurology 2006 66: 1599-1600. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Maria Fiorella Contarino, Marie Laure Welter, Yves Agid, and Andreas Hartmann

Orthostatic tremor in monozygotic twins
Neurology 2006 66: 1600-1601. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

G. A. Kerchner, W. Smith, M. T. Lawton, and V. Singh

Co-occurrence of a cavernous malformation and contralateral moyamoya
Neurology 2006 66: 1601-1602. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

I. Alonso, L. B. Jardim, O. Artigalas, M. L. Saraiva-Pereira, T. Matsuura, T. Ashizawa, J. Sequeiros, and I. Silveira

Reduced penetrance of intermediate size alleles in spinocerebellar ataxia type 10
Neurology 2006 66: 1602-1604. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

REFLECTIONS: NEUROLOGY AND THE HUMANITIES:

Alexandre Y. Poppe

The Greatest Generation
Neurology 2006 66: 1605. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexandre Y. Poppe

...soundtrack...
Neurology 2006 66: 1606. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Michelle L. Mauermann, C. Douglas Phillips, and Bradford B. Worrall

Intraplaque dissection of the basilar artery
Neurology 2006 66: 1544. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

G. R. Eichhorn, B. Berka, D. Garnhaft, T. Capellmann, and K. Y. Lexington

Lumbar radiculopathy due to chondrocalcinosis
Neurology 2006 66: 1567. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

RESIDENT AND FELLOW PAGE:

John D. Hixson

110 Puzzling Cases of Epilepsy
Neurology 2006 66: E39. [Full Text] [PDF]  

William T. Hu, Jacqueline A. Leavitt, Eric J. Moore, and John H. Noseworthy

MRI findings of rapidly progressive ophthalmoplegia and blindness in mucormycosis
Neurology 2006 66: E40. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

PATIENT PAGES:

Karleen Swarztrauber

More heads are better than one: Stroke team offers best results
Neurology 2006 66: E37-E38. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Andrew Kertesz, David P. Salmon, Douglas Galasko, and Katya Rascovsky

Rate of progression differs in frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer disease
Neurology 2006 66: 1607. [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. van Gijn, Michael Ronthal, Bhupendra O. Khatri, Julien Bogousslavsky, Steven R. Brenner, Timothy M. Miller, and S. Claiborne Johnston

Should the Babinski sign be part of the routine neurologic examination?
Neurology 2006 66: 1607-1609. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Félix González-Martínez, Sergio Navarro-Gutierrez, Javier de León-Belmar, L.G. Stead, R. Gilmore, W. Decker, A. Weaver, and R.D. Brown

Initial emergency department blood pressure as predictor of survival after acute ischemic stroke
Neurology 2006 66: 1609. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Morris D. Groves, Jaap C. Reijneveld, and Dieta Brandsma

CSF levels of angiogenesis-related proteins in patients with leptomeningeal metastases
Neurology 2006 66: 1609-1610. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ka Sing Wong and Kazunori Toyoda

Antiplatelet therapy contributes to acute deterioration of intracerebral hemorrhage
Neurology 2006 66: 1610-1611. [Full Text] [PDF]  

John G. Nutt, Dirk Deleu, Yolande Hanssens, Dag Nyholm, Rasmus Jansson, Thomas Willows, and Ingela Nilsson Remahl

Long-term 24-hour duodenal infusion of levodopa: Outcome and dose requirements
Neurology 2006 66: 1611-1612. [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. C. Dale, A. J. Church, P. M. Candler, M. Chapman, D. Martino, G. Giovannoni, Harvey S. Singer, John J. Hong, Dustin Y. Yoon, and Phillip N. Williams

Serum autoantibodies do not differentiate PANDAS and Tourette syndrome from controls
Neurology 2006 66: 1612. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

Fragile X and company: Finding the right diagnosis
Neurology 2006 66: 1604. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

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

Robert J. Joynt

Changes • People • Comments
Neurology 2006 66: 25A-26A. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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