IN THIS ISSUE:

April 11 Highlights and Commentary: Abnormal circuit function in dystonia
Neurology 2006 66: 959. [Full Text] [PDF]  

April 11 Highlights
Neurology 2006 66: 960-961. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Peter G.E. Kennedy

Human African trypanosomiasis: In and out of Africa
Neurology 2006 66: 962-963. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jerry R. Mendell and K. Reed Clark

Risks, benefits, and consent in the age of gene therapy
Neurology 2006 66: 964-965. [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Roger L. Albin

Practice Parameters for Parkinson disease: Signposts for clinical research
Neurology 2006 66: 966-967. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

O. Suchowersky, S. Reich, J. Perlmutter, T. Zesiewicz, G. Gronseth, and W. J. Weiner

Practice Parameter: Diagnosis and prognosis of new onset Parkinson disease (an evidence-based review): Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Neurology 2006 66: 968-975. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [Data Supplement]  

O. Suchowersky, G. Gronseth, J. Perlmutter, S. Reich, T. Zesiewicz, and W. J. Weiner

Practice Parameter: Neuroprotective strategies and alternative therapies for Parkinson disease (an evidence-based review): Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Neurology 2006 66: 976-982. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [Spanish Translation] [Data Supplement] CME  

R. Pahwa, S. A. Factor, K. E. Lyons, W. G. Ondo, G. Gronseth, H. Bronte-Stewart, M. Hallett, J. Miyasaki, J. Stevens, and W. J. Weiner

Practice Parameter: Treatment of Parkinson disease with motor fluctuations and dyskinesia (an evidence-based review): Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Neurology 2006 66: 983-995. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [Chinese Translation] [Data Supplement] [Spanish Translation]  

J. M. Miyasaki, K. Shannon, V. Voon, B. Ravina, G. Kleiner-Fisman, K. Anderson, L. M. Shulman, G. Gronseth, and W. J. Weiner

Practice Parameter: Evaluation and treatment of depression, psychosis, and dementia in Parkinson disease (an evidence-based review): Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Neurology 2006 66: 996-1002. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [Spanish Translation] [Data Supplement]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

Kevin R. Nelson, Michelle Mattingly, Sherman A. Lee, and Frederick A. Schmitt

Does the arousal system contribute to near death experience?
Neurology 2006 66: 1003-1009. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

ARTICLES:

S.Y.H. Kim, R. G. Holloway, S. Frank, C. A. Beck, C. Zimmerman, R. Wilson, and K. Kieburtz

Volunteering for early phase gene transfer research in Parkinson disease
Neurology 2006 66: 1010-1015. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

A. Rosenblatt, K. -Y. Liang, H. Zhou, M. H. Abbott, L. M. Gourley, R. L. Margolis, J. Brandt, and C. A. Ross

The association of CAG repeat length with clinical progression in Huntington disease
Neurology 2006 66: 1016-1020. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

C. W. Zhu, N. Scarmeas, R. Torgan, M. Albert, J. Brandt, D. Blacker, M. Sano, and Y. Stern

Clinical features associated with costs in early AD: Baseline data from the Predictors Study
Neurology 2006 66: 1021-1028. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Persson, J. Lind, A. Larsson, M. Ingvar, M. Cruts, C. Van Broeckhoven, R. Adolfsson, L. -G. Nilsson, and L. Nyberg

Altered brain white matter integrity in healthy carriers of the APOE 4 allele: A risk for AD?
Neurology 2006 66: 1029-1033. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. D. Thijs, M. C. Kruit, M. A. van Buchem, M. D. Ferrari, L. J. Launer, and J. G. van Dijk

Syncope in migraine: The population-based CAMERA study
Neurology 2006 66: 1034-1037. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

J. Mani, A. Gupta, E. Mascha, D. Lachhwani, K. Prakash, W. Bingaman, and E. Wyllie

Postoperative seizures after extratemporal resections and hemispherectomy in pediatric epilepsy
Neurology 2006 66: 1038-1043. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Uyanik, N. Elcioglu, J. Penzien, C. Gross, Y. Yilmaz, A. Olmez, E. Demir, D. Wahl, K. Scheglmann, B. Winner, U. Bogdahn, H. Topaloglu, U. Hehr, and J. Winkler

Novel truncating and missense mutations of the KCC3 gene associated with Andermann syndrome
Neurology 2006 66: 1044-1048. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

E. Kobayashi, C. S. Hawco, C. Grova, F. Dubeau, and J. Gotman

Widespread and intense BOLD changes during brief focal electrographic seizures
Neurology 2006 66: 1049-1055. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

N. Koch-Henriksen, P. S. Sørensen, T. Christensen, J. Frederiksen, M. Ravnborg, K. Jensen, A. Heltberg, O. Kristensen, E. Stenager, T. Petersen, T. Hansen for the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Group

A randomized study of two interferon- beta treatments in relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis
Neurology 2006 66: 1056-1060. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Milton Alter, Esther Kahana, Nelly Zilber, Ariel Miller for the Israeli MS Study Group

Multiple sclerosis frequency in Israel’s diverse populations
Neurology 2006 66: 1061-1066. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

C. J. Sumner, S. J. Kolb, G. G. Harmison, N. O. Jeffries, K. Schadt, R. S. Finkel, G. Dreyfuss, and K. H. Fischbeck

SMN mRNA and protein levels in peripheral blood: Biomarkers for SMA clinical trials
Neurology 2006 66: 1067-1073. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

B. Pérez-Dueñas, J. Pujol, C. Soriano-Mas, H. Ortiz, R. Artuch, M. A. Vilaseca, and J. Campistol

Global and regional volume changes in the brains of patients with phenylketonuria
Neurology 2006 66: 1074-1078. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

S. T. Aw, M. J. Todd, G. E. Aw, J. S. Magnussen, I. S. Curthoys, and G. M. Halmagyi

Click-evoked vestibulo-ocular reflex: Stimulus–response properties in superior canal dehiscence
Neurology 2006 66: 1079-1087. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Y. -Z. Huang, I. Trender-Gerhard, M. J. Edwards, P. Mir, J. C. Rothwell, and K. P. Bhatia

Motor system inhibition in dopa-responsive dystonia and its modulation by treatment
Neurology 2006 66: 1088-1090. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Tisch, P. Limousin, J. C. Rothwell, P. Asselman, L. Zrinzo, M. Jahanshahi, K. P. Bhatia, and M. I. Hariz

Changes in forearm reciprocal inhibition following pallidal stimulation for dystonia
Neurology 2006 66: 1091-1093. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hilde M.H. Braakman, Fred J.J.M. van de Molengraft, Wim W.A. Hubert, and Dolf H. Boerman

Lethal African trypanosomiasis in a traveler: MRI and neuropathology
Neurology 2006 66: 1094-1096. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] CME  

Miguel A. Hernán, Giancarlo Logroscino, and Luis A. García Rodríguez

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and the incidence of Parkinson disease
Neurology 2006 66: 1097-1099. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. J. Klos, J. E. Ahlskog, K. A. Josephs, H. Apaydin, J. E. Parisi, B. F. Boeve, M. W. DeLucia, and D. W. Dickson

-Synuclein pathology in the spinal cords of neurologically asymptomatic aged individuals
Neurology 2006 66: 1100-1102. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Y. Ouyang, Y. Takiyama, K. Sakoe, H. Shimazaki, T. Ogawa, S. Nagano, Y. Yamamoto, and I. Nakano

Sacsin-related ataxia (ARSACS): Expanding the genotype upstream from the gigantic exon
Neurology 2006 66: 1103-1104. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Sonia Partap, Melanie Walker, W. T. Longstreth, Jr, and Alexander M. Spence

Prolonged but reversible migraine-like episodes long after cranial irradiation
Neurology 2006 66: 1105-1107. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

T. Sprenger, F. Willoch, M. Miederer, F. Schindler, M. Valet, A. Berthele, M. E. Spilker, S. Förderreuther, A. Straube, I. Stangier, H. J. Wester, and T. R. Tölle

Opioidergic changes in the pineal gland and hypothalamus in cluster headache: A ligand PET study
Neurology 2006 66: 1108-1110. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

V. Di Lazzaro, F. Pilato, M. Dileone, E. Saturno, A. Oliviero, C. Marra, A. Daniele, F. Ranieri, G. Gainotti, and P. A. Tonali

In vivo cholinergic circuit evaluation in frontotemporal and Alzheimer dementias
Neurology 2006 66: 1111-1113. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Michael Sinnreich, Christian Therrien, and George Karpati

Lariat branch point mutation in the dysferlin gene with mild limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
Neurology 2006 66: 1114-1116. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

P. H. Gordon, C. Doorish, J. Montes, R. L. Mosley, B. Diamond, R. B. MacArthur, L. H. Weimer, P. Kaufmann, A. P. Hays, L. P. Rowland, H. E. Gendelman, S. Przedborski, and H. Mitsumoto

Randomized controlled phase II trial of glatiramer acetate in ALS
Neurology 2006 66: 1117-1119. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

N. Kumar, R. Orenstein, D. Z. Uslan, E. F. Berbari, C. J. Klein, and A. J. Windebank

Melarsoprol-associated multifocal inflammatory CNS illness in African trypanosomiasis
Neurology 2006 66: 1120-1121. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

M. Kossorotoff, E. Touzé, S. Godon-Hardy, I. Serre, C. Mateus, J. -L. Mas, and M. Zuber

Cerebral vasculopathy with aneurysm formation in HIV-infected young adults
Neurology 2006 66: 1121-1122. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Andrew Josephson, Dylan R. Pillai, Joanna J. Phillips, and Dean Chou

Neurolisteriosis presenting as cervical myelitis in an immunocompetent patient
Neurology 2006 66: 1122-1123. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

C. A. Haaxma, H.P.H. Kremer, and B. P.C. van de Warrenburg

Delayed amnesic syndrome after riluzole autointoxication in Huntington disease
Neurology 2006 66: 1123-1124. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katalin Scherer, Mark B. Skeen, Scott A. Strine, and Vern C. Juel

Hanging leg syndrome: Combined bilateral femoral and sciatic neuropathies
Neurology 2006 66: 1124-1125. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. W. Han, G. C. Cho, J. S. Baik, J. H. Park, J. Y. Kim, and J. H. Heo

Bilateral cerebellar infarction caused by dominant medial posterior inferior cerebellar artery
Neurology 2006 66: 1125-1126. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

REFLECTIONS: NEUROLOGY AND THE HUMANITIES:

Kerrie L. Schoffer

The Dedicated Doctor
Neurology 2006 66: 1127-1128. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Manuel Dafotakis, Roland Sparing, Stefanie Becker, and Gereon R. Fink

Epilepsia partialis continua of the abdominal muscles with transient MRI abnormalities
Neurology 2006 66: 1099. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Video]  

Andreas van Baalen, Birgit Petersen, and Ulrich Stephani

Infectious mononucleosis and unilateral tongue writhing
Neurology 2006 66: 1110. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Video]  

RESIDENT AND FELLOW PAGE:

Ping H. Lai, Shu S. Hsu, Yu S. Lo, and Jih T. Ho

Mature teratoma of the lateral ventricle in adulthood: Preoperative CT and MRI diagnosis
Neurology 2006 66: E25-E26. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Christine Klein, Anne Grünewald, Katja Hedrich, Vincenzo Bonifati, Christan F. Rohé, Guido J. Breedveld, and Ben A. Oostra

Early-onset parkinsonism associated with PINK1 mutations: Frequency, genotypes, and phenotypes
Neurology 2006 66: 1129-1130. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Joseph Kwan and S. Claiborne Johnston

The impact of standardized stroke orders on adherence to best practices
Neurology 2006 66: 1130. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dimitri M. Hemelsoet, Anna Vantilborgh, Jan L. De Bleecker, Raphael Schiffmann, David F. Moore, and Gheona Altarescu

Effect of genetic modifiers on cerebral lesions in Fabry disease
Neurology 2006 66: 1131. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Omar A. Khan, P . Dechent, F .A. Hanefeld, K . Brockmann, P .J.W. Pouwels, B . Wilken, and J . Frahm

Quantitative proton MRS of Pelizaeus–Merzbacher disease: Evidence of dys- and hypomyelination
Neurology 2006 66: 1131-1132. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pitchaiah Mandava, Jane A. Anderson, and Thomas A. Kent

MRI-guided, open trial of abciximab for ischemic stroke within a 3- to 24-hour window
Neurology 2006 66: 1132. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel G. Healy and Sandra F. Olson

Women in neurology
Neurology 2006 66: 1132-1133. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

Correction
Neurology 2006 66: 1133. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 2006 66: 19A-20A. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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