THIS WEEK IN NEUROLOGY:

Highlights of the September 2 issue
Neurology 2008 71: 703. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

W. R. Wayne Martin and Marguerite Wieler

Subthalamic nucleus stimulation in Parkinson disease: Exciting or depressing?
Neurology 2008 71: 704-705. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kimford J. Meador and Patricia Penovich

What is the risk of orofacial clefts from lamotrigine exposure during pregnancy?
Neurology 2008 71: 706-707. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLE:

D. S. Goodin, B. A. Cohen, P. O’Connor, L. Kappos, and J. C. Stevens

Assessment: The use of natalizumab (Tysabri) for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (an evidence-based review): Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Neurology 2008 71: 766-773. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [Podcast] [Italian Translation]  

ARTICLES:

R. Hilker, J. Voges, T. Weber, L. W. Kracht, J. Roggendorf, S. Baudrexel, M. Hoevels, V. Sturm, and W. D. Heiss

STN-DBS activates the target area in Parkinson disease: An FDG-PET study
Neurology 2008 71: 708-713. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [JapaneseTranslation]  

H. Dolk, J. Jentink, M. Loane, J. Morris, L.T.W. de Jong–van den Berg On behalf of The EUROCAT Antiepileptic Drug Working Group

Does lamotrigine use in pregnancy increase orofacial cleft risk relative to other malformations?
Neurology 2008 71: 714-722. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. E. Ensrud, T. S. Walczak, T. L. Blackwell, E. R. Ensrud, E. Barrett-Connor, E. S. Orwoll For the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Study Research Group

Antiepileptic drug use and rates of hip bone loss in older men: A prospective study
Neurology 2008 71: 723-730. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. V. Eden, W. J. Meurer, B. N. Sánchez, L. D. Lisabeth, M. A. Smith, D. L. Brown, and L. B. Morgenstern

Gender and ethnic differences in subarachnoid hemorrhage
Neurology 2008 71: 731-735. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Podcast]  

G. Zamboni, E. D. Huey, F. Krueger, P. F. Nichelli, and J. Grafman

Apathy and disinhibition in frontotemporal dementia: Insights into their neural correlates
Neurology 2008 71: 736-742. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

J. L. Whitwell, K. A. Josephs, M. E. Murray, K. Kantarci, S. A. Przybelski, S. D. Weigand, P. Vemuri, M. L. Senjem, J. E. Parisi, D. S. Knopman, B. F. Boeve, R. C. Petersen, D. W. Dickson, and C. R. Jack, Jr

MRI correlates of neurofibrillary tangle pathology at autopsy: A voxel-based morphometry study
Neurology 2008 71: 743-749. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [JapaneseTranslation]  

M. S. Beeri, J. Schmeidler, J. M. Silverman, S. Gandy, M. Wysocki, C. M. Hannigan, D. P. Purohit, G. Lesser, H. T. Grossman, and V. Haroutunian

Insulin in combination with other diabetes medication is associated with less Alzheimer neuropathology
Neurology 2008 71: 750-757. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. Fischer, R. A. Kley, K. Strach, C. Meyer, T. Sommer, K. Eger, A. Rolfs, W. Meyer, A. Pou, J. Pradas, C. M. Heyer, A. Grossmann, A. Huebner, W. Kress, J. Reimann, R. Schröder, B. Eymard, M. Fardeau, B. Udd, L. Goldfarb, M. Vorgerd, and M. Olivé

Distinct muscle imaging patterns in myofibrillar myopathies
Neurology 2008 71: 758-765. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [Data Supplement]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

R. Scheid, W. Heinritz, T. Leyhe, D. R. Thal, R. Schober, S. Strenge, D. Y. von Cramon, and U. G. Froster

CYSTEINE-SPARING NOTCH3 MUTATIONS: CADASIL OR CADASIL VARIANTS?
Neurology 2008 71: 774-776. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

C. E. D’Arcy, A. Bjorksten, E. M. Yiu, A. Bankier, R. Gillies, C. A. McLean, L. K. Shield, and M. M. Ryan

KING-DENBOROUGH SYNDROME CAUSED BY A NOVEL MUTATION IN THE RYANODINE RECEPTOR GENE
Neurology 2008 71: 776-777. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

A. N. Leep Hunderfund, C. E. Robertson, M. L. Bell, D. J. Busby, T. F. Koehler, and S. P. Ireland

Calcific retropharyngeal tendinitis: Unusual cause of acute neck pain with nuchal rigidity
Neurology 2008 71: 778. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION:

N. Montano, C. G. Nucci, F. Doglietto, A. Cianfoni, C. Lucantoni, P. De Bonis, G. Tamburrini, and M. Visocchi

Teaching NeuroImage: Spontaneous idiopathic spinal subdural hematoma
Neurology 2008 71: e27. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Georgios Amoiridis, Dimitrios Tsimoulis, and Ioanna Ameridou

CLINICAL, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC, AND PATHOLOGIC EVIDENCE FOR SENSORY ABNORMALITIES IN ALS
Neurology 2008 71: 779. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pierre Amarenco, Hugh J. McMillan, Donna L. Johnston, and Asif Doja

WATERSHED INFARCTION DUE TO ACUTE HYPEREOSINOPHILIA
Neurology 2008 71: 779-780. [Full Text] [PDF]  

UPDATE:

UPDATE
Neurology 2008 71: 780. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 2008 71: 781-782. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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