IN THIS ISSUE:

February 14 Highlight and Commentary: Understanding chaos and the transformation of acute stroke care
Neurology 2006 66: 297. [Full Text] [PDF]  

February 14 Highlights
Neurology 2006 66: 298-299. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

David Tang-Wai and Mark Mapstone

What are we seeing?: Is posterior cortical atrophy just Alzheimer disease?
Neurology 2006 66: 300-301. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew M. Schaefer

Trial of dichloroacetate in MELAS: Toxicity overshadows the assessment of potential benefit
Neurology 2006 66: 302-303. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard N. Aslin and Bradley L. Schlaggar

Is myelination the precipitating neural event for language development in infants and toddlers?
Neurology 2006 66: 304-305. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

Y. Z. Deng, M. J. Reeves, B. S. Jacobs, G. L. Birbeck, R. U. Kothari, S. L. Hickenbottom, A. J. Mullard, S. Wehner, K. Maddox, A. Majid for the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry Michigan Prototype Investigators

IV tissue plasminogen activator use in acute stroke: Experience from a statewide registry
Neurology 2006 66: 306-312. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Bruce Ovbiagele, Nancy K. Hills, Jeffrey L. Saver, S. Claiborne Johnston for the CASPR Investigators

Secondary-prevention drug prescription in the very elderly after ischemic stroke or TIA
Neurology 2006 66: 313-318. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Sanossian, J. L. Saver, V. Rajajee, S. L. Selco, D. Kim, T. Razinia, and B. Ovbiagele

Premorbid antiplatelet use and ischemic stroke outcomes
Neurology 2006 66: 319-323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Kaufmann, K. Engelstad, Y. Wei, S. Jhung, M. C. Sano, D. C. Shungu, W. S. Millar, X. Hong, C. L. Gooch, X. Mao, J. M. Pascual, M. Hirano, P. W. Stacpoole, S. DiMauro, and D. C. De Vivo

Dichloroacetate causes toxic neuropathy in MELAS: A randomized, controlled clinical trial
Neurology 2006 66: 324-330. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Paul McMonagle, Fiona Deering, Yaniv Berliner, and Andrew Kertesz

The cognitive profile of posterior cortical atrophy
Neurology 2006 66: 331-338. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

J. Pujol, C. Soriano-Mas, H. Ortiz, N. Sebastián-Gallés, J. M. Losilla, and J. Deus

Myelination of language-related areas in the developing brain
Neurology 2006 66: 339-343. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Video]  

W. F. Stewart, M. E. Bigal, K. Kolodner, A. Dowson, J. N. Liberman, and R. B. Lipton

Familial risk of migraine: Variation by proband age at onset and headache severity
Neurology 2006 66: 344-348. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. Aegidius, J. -A. Zwart, K. Hagen, B. Schei, and L. J. Stovner

Oral contraceptives and increased headache prevalence: The Head-HUNT Study
Neurology 2006 66: 349-353. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The EURAP Study Group

Seizure control and treatment in pregnancy: Observations from the EURAP Epilepsy Pregnancy Registry
Neurology 2006 66: 354-360. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [Polish Translation] CME  

K. L. Tyler, J. Pape, R. J. Goody, M. Corkill, and B. K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters

CSF findings in 250 patients with serologically confirmed West Nile virus meningitis and encephalitis
Neurology 2006 66: 361-365. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement] CME  

Huntington Study Group

Tetrabenazine as antichorea therapy in Huntington disease: A randomized controlled trial
Neurology 2006 66: 366-372. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

M. Hadjivassiliou, M. Mäki, D. S. Sanders, C. A. Williamson, R. A. Grünewald, N. M. Woodroofe, and I. R. Korponay-Szabó

Autoantibody targeting of brain and intestinal transglutaminase in gluten ataxia
Neurology 2006 66: 373-377. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

E. E. Benarroch, A. M. Schmeichel, P. Sandroni, P. A. Low, and J. E. Parisi

Involvement of vagal autonomic nuclei in multiple system atrophy and Lewy body disease
Neurology 2006 66: 378-383. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

P. Favrole, H. Chabriat, J. P. Guichard, and F. Woimant

Clinical correlates of cerebral water diffusion in Wilson disease
Neurology 2006 66: 384-389. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. Gothelf, N. Farber, E. Raveh, A. Apter, and J. Attias

Hyperacusis in Williams syndrome: Characteristics and associated neuroaudiologic abnormalities
Neurology 2006 66: 390-395. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

K. A. Kleopa, E. Zamba-Papanicolaou, X. Alevra, P. Nicolaou, D. -M. Georgiou, A. Hadjisavvas, T. Kyriakides, and K. Christodoulou

Phenotypic and cellular expression of two novel connexin32 mutations causing CMT1X
Neurology 2006 66: 396-402. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

HISTORICAL NEUROLOGY:

Elan D. Louis, Stacy Horn, and Lisa Anne Roth

The neurologic content of S. Weir Mitchell's fiction
Neurology 2006 66: 403-407. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

The Parkinson Study Group

Randomized placebo-controlled study of the nicotinic agonist SIB-1508Y in Parkinson disease
Neurology 2006 66: 408-410. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Stewart A. Factor, Donald S. Higgins, and Jiang Qian

Primary progressive freezing gait: A syndrome with many causes
Neurology 2006 66: 411-414. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

M. Toft, L. Pielsticker, O. A. Ross, J. O. Aasly, and M. J. Farrer

Glucocerebrosidase gene mutations and Parkinson disease in the Norwegian population
Neurology 2006 66: 415-417. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. C. Chen, A. A. Kühn, K. -T. Hoffmann, A. Kupsch, G. -H. Schneider, T. Trottenberg, J. K. Krauss, J. C. Wöhrle, E. Bardinet, J. Yelnik, and P. Brown

Oscillatory pallidal local field potential activity correlates with involuntary EMG in dystonia
Neurology 2006 66: 418-420. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

J. Schickel, C. Beetz, C. Frömmel, G. Heide, A. Sasse, P. Hemmerich, and T. Deufel

Unexpected pathogenic mechanism of a novel mutation in the coding sequence of SPG4 (spastin)
Neurology 2006 66: 421-423. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. H. Ying, S. I. Choi, S. L. Perlman, R. W. Baloh, D. S. Zee, and A. W. Toga

Pontine and cerebellar atrophy correlate with clinical disability in SCA2
Neurology 2006 66: 424-426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Tosoni, G. Cavallo, M. Ermani, L. Scopece, E. Franceschi, C. Ghimenton, M. Gardiman, L. Pasetto, V. Blatt, and A. A. Brandes

Is protracted low-dose temozolomide feasible in glioma patients?
Neurology 2006 66: 427-429. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Seung-Hoon Lee, Beom Joon Kim, and Jae-Kyu Roh

Silent microbleeds are associated with volume of primary intracerebral hemorrhage
Neurology 2006 66: 430-432. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

P. Pytel, E. J. Cochran, G. Bonner, D. L. Nyenhuis, C. Thomas, and P. B. Gorelick

Vascular and Alzheimer-type pathology in an autopsy study of African-Americans
Neurology 2006 66: 433-435. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Göngora-Rivera, J. L. Soto-Hernández, D. González Esquivel, H. J. Cook, C. Márquez-Caraveo, R. Hernández Dávila, and J. Santos-Zambrano

Albendazole trial at 15 or 30 mg/kg/day for subarachnoid and intraventricular cysticercosis
Neurology 2006 66: 436-438. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] CME  

R. A. Maddox, R. C. Holman, E. D. Belay, J. E. Cheek, K. L. Yorita, and L. B. Schonberger

Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States
Neurology 2006 66: 439-441. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Linnebank, S. Kemp, R.J.A. Wanders, W. J. Kleijer, M. L.T. van der Sterre, J. Gärtner, K. Fliessbach, A. Semmler, P. Sokolowski, W. Köhler, U. Schlegel, S. Schmidt, T. Klockgether, and U. Wüllner

Methionine metabolism and phenotypic variability in X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy
Neurology 2006 66: 442-443. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew R. Pachner, Kavitha Narayan, and Elena Pak

Multiplex analysis of expression of three IFNß-induced genes in antibody-positive MS patients
Neurology 2006 66: 444-446. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

H. Swalwell, M. Deschauer, H. Hartl, M. Strauss, D. M. Turnbull, S. Zierz, and R. W. Taylor

Pure myopathy associated with a novel mitochondrial tRNA gene mutation
Neurology 2006 66: 447-449. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

L. Hernández-Echebarría, A. Saiz, A. Arés, J. Tejada, L. García-Tuñón, C. Nieves, and F. Graus

Paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis associated with pancreatic tumor and anti-GAD antibodies
Neurology 2006 66: 450-451. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Robert D. Henderson and Michael P. Pender

Lower motor neuron weakness after diving-related decompression
Neurology 2006 66: 451-452. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. Takanashi, A. J. Barkovich, H. Tada, N. Takada, K. Fujii, and Y. Kohno

Cortical liquefaction in severe human herpesvirus 6 encephalopathy
Neurology 2006 66: 452-453. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Tracy Weimer, Amy Norton, and Ludwig Gutmann

Glomeruloid hemangiomas: A marker for POEMS
Neurology 2006 66: 453-454. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jennifer A. Frontera and David Palestrant

Acute trismus associated with Foix–Marie–Chavany syndrome
Neurology 2006 66: 454-455. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

PARTIAL RETRACTION:

Heinrich Brinkmeier, Frank Weber, Peter Aulkemeyer, Kurt H. Wollinsky, and Reinhardt Rüdel

Partial Retraction of Correspondence about "The pentapeptide QYNAD does not block voltage-gated sodium channels"
Neurology 2006 66: 456. [Full Text] [PDF]  

REFLECTIONS: NEUROLOGY AND THE HUMANITIES:

Nina F. Schor

Brain Mets: A poem in three voices
Neurology 2006 66: 457. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Catherine L. Gallagher, P. Charles Garell, and Erwin B. Montgomery, Jr

Hemi tics and deep brain stimulation
Neurology 2006 66: E12. [Full Text] [PDF] [Video]  

Ingo Nolte, Carsten Wessig, and Bendszus Martin

Fascicular hypoglossus nerve lesion
Neurology 2006 66: 441. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

RESIDENT AND FELLOW PAGE:

Bejoy Thomas and Thamburaj Krishnamoorthy

Extensive brain and muscular cysticercosis
Neurology 2006 66: E13. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Mark Fisher, Bruce Ovbiagele, and Jeffrey L. Saver

The smoking–thrombolysis paradox and acute ischemic stroke
Neurology 2006 66: 458. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Helen F. Stanbro, A.G. Wood, A.S. Harvey, R.M. Wellard, D.F. Abbott, V. Anderson, M. Kean, M.M. Saling, and G.D. Jackson

Language cortex activation in normal children
Neurology 2006 66: 458. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven R. Brenner

Searching for a relationship between manganese and welding and Parkinson's disease
Neurology 2006 66: 458-459. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bruce Ovbiagele and Oh Young Bang

Association of the metabolic syndrome with intracranial atherosclerotic stroke
Neurology 2006 66: 459. [Full Text] [PDF]  

David E. Hoffman, Clifton L. Gooch, and David J. Mitten

Treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome: Is there a role for local corticosteroid injection?
Neurology 2006 66: 459-460. [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Gross, C. E. Hall, S. Wang, C. Pardue, D. C. Hess, F. T. Nichols, and R. J. Adams

Prospective reliability of the STRokE DOC Wireless/Site Independent Telemedicine System
Neurology 2006 66: 460. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eelco F.M. Wijdicks and Calixto Machado

The first organ transplant from a brain-dead donor
Neurology 2006 66: 460-461. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 2006 66: 29A-30A. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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