THIS WEEK IN NEUROLOGY:

Highlights of the September 16 issue
Neurology 2008 71: 871. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Carmel Armon

From clues to mechanisms: Understanding ALS initiation and spread
Neurology 2008 71: 872-873. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert S. Wilson

Advancing age, impending death, and declining cognition
Neurology 2008 71: 874-875. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

M. Sabatelli, F. Madia, A. Conte, M. Luigetti, M. Zollino, I. Mancuso, M. Lo Monaco, G. Lippi, and P. Tonali

Natural history of young-adult amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Neurology 2008 71: 876-881. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [JapaneseTranslation]  

V. Thorvaldsson, S. M. Hofer, S. Berg, I. Skoog, S. Sacuiu, and B. Johansson

Onset of terminal decline in cognitive abilities in individuals without dementia
Neurology 2008 71: 882-887. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [JapaneseTranslation]  

Laura A. Cushman, Karen Stein, and Charles J. Duffy

Detecting navigational deficits in cognitive aging and Alzheimer disease using virtual reality
Neurology 2008 71: 888-895. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. Ishihara-Paul, M. M. Hulihan, J. Kachergus, R. Upmanyu, L. Warren, R. Amouri, R. Elango, R. K. Prinjha, A. Soto, M. Kefi, M. Zouari, S. B. Sassi, S. B. Yahmed, G. El Euch-Fayeche, P. M. Matthews, L. T. Middleton, R. A. Gibson, F. Hentati, and M. J. Farrer

PINK1 mutations and parkinsonism
Neurology 2008 71: 896-902. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. N. Gomperts, D. M. Rentz, E. Moran, J. A. Becker, J. J. Locascio, W. E. Klunk, C. A. Mathis, D. R. Elmaleh, T. Shoup, A. J. Fischman, B. T. Hyman, J. H. Growdon, and K. A. Johnson

Imaging amyloid deposition in Lewy body diseases
Neurology 2008 71: 903-910. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [Podcast] [JapaneseTranslation]  

L. G. Astrakas, S. Konitsiotis, P. Margariti, S. Tsouli, L. Tzarouhi, and M. I. Argyropoulou

T2 relaxometry and fMRI of the brain in late-onset restless legs syndrome
Neurology 2008 71: 911-916. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

V. Viglietta, K. Bourcier, G. J. Buckle, B. Healy, H. L. Weiner, D. A. Hafler, S. Egorova, C.R.G. Guttmann, J. R. Rusche, and S. J. Khoury

CTLA4Ig treatment in patients with multiple sclerosis: An open-label, phase 1 clinical trial
Neurology 2008 71: 917-924. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

J. A. Van Gerpen, C. Wider, D. F. Broderick, D. W. Dickson, L. A. Brown, and Z. K. Wszolek

Insights into the dynamics of hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with axonal spheroids
Neurology 2008 71: 925-929. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

F. Graus, A. Saiz, M. Lai, J. Bruna, F. López, L. Sabater, Y. Blanco, M. J. Rey, T. Ribalta, and J. Dalmau

Neuronal surface antigen antibodies in limbic encephalitis: Clinical–immunologic associations
Neurology 2008 71: 930-936. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [JapaneseTranslation]  

J. Schwaiger, S. Kiechl, H. Stockner, M. Knoflach, P. Werner, G. Rungger, A. Gasperi, and J. Willeit

Burden of atherosclerosis and risk of venous thromboembolism in patients with migraine
Neurology 2008 71: 937-943. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [Italian Translation]  

CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH:

Eduardo E. Benarroch

The midline and intralaminar thalamic nuclei: Anatomic and functional specificity and implications in neurologic disease
Neurology 2008 71: 944-949. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Fatta B. Nahab, Elizabeth L. Peckham, and Mark Hallett

DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, PILOT TRIAL OF BOTULINUM TOXIN A IN RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME
Neurology 2008 71: 950-951. [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. Munteanu, N. Ramachandran, G. N. Mnatzakanian, M. Villanova, M. Fardeau, N. Levy, J. T. Kissel, and B. A. Minassian

FINE-MAPPING THE GENE FOR X-LINKED MYOPATHY WITH EXCESSIVE AUTOPHAGY
Neurology 2008 71: 951-953. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Scott Y. Rahimi, Ahmed R. Shakir, and Cargill H. Alleyne, Jr

Brainstem compression by "kissing vertebral arteries"
Neurology 2008 71: 954. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

David Benninger, Daniel Waldvogel, Claudio L. Bassetti, Jean-François Gagnon, Mélanie Vendette, Ronald B. Postuma, and Jacques Montplaisir

REM SLEEP BEHAVIOR DISORDER PREDICTS COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN PARKINSON DISEASE WITHOUT DEMENTIA
Neurology 2008 71: 955-956. [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Mark R. Goldstein, Luca Mascitelli, Francesca Pezzetta, Vincent Meininger, Luc Dupuis, and Jean-Philippe Loeffler

DYSLIPIDEMIA IS A PROTECTIVE FACTOR IN AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS
Neurology 2008 71: 956-957. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

CORRECTION
Neurology 2008 71: 953. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

R. Allan Purdy

CURRENT DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT IN NEUROLOGY
Neurology 2008 71: 958. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Calendar
Neurology 2008 71: 959-960. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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