THIS WEEK IN NEUROLOGY:

This week in Neurology®: Highlights of the November 11 issue
Neurology 2008 71: 1561. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Donna T. Chen

Why surrogate consent is important: A role for data in refining ethics policy and practice
Neurology 2008 71: 1562-1563. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Donna C. Bergen

Reducing the risk of epilepsy: Using the pharmacy for more than drug dispensing
Neurology 2008 71: 1564-1565. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLE:

Jacqueline French and Gary Gronseth

Invited Article: Lost in a jungle of evidence: We need a compass
Neurology 2008 71: 1634-1638. [Full Text] [PDF] [Podcast]  

Gary Gronseth and Jacqueline French

Invited Article: Practice parameters and technology assessments: What they are, what they are not, and why you should care
Neurology 2008 71: 1639-1643. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

M. L. Flaherty, J. Karlawish, J. C. Khoury, D. Kleindorfer, D. Woo, and J. P. Broderick

How important is surrogate consent for stroke research?
Neurology 2008 71: 1566-1571. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Faught, M. S. Duh, J. R. Weiner, A. Guérin, and M. C. Cunnington

Nonadherence to antiepileptic drugs and increased mortality: Findings from the RANSOM Study
Neurology 2008 71: 1572-1578. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Alexandra Montavont, Philippe Kahane, Marc Guenot, and Philippe Ryvlin

Foreign language ictal speech automatisms in nondominant temporal lobe epilepsy
Neurology 2008 71: 1579-1585. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

E. Faught, G. L. Holmes, W. E. Rosenfeld, G. Novak, W. Neto, A. Greenspan, J. Schmitt, E. Yuen, S. Reines, and M. Haas

Randomized, controlled, dose-ranging trial of carisbamate for partial-onset seizures
Neurology 2008 71: 1586-1593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Korean Translation]  

N. Salamon, J. Kung, S. J. Shaw, J. Koo, S. Koh, J. Y. Wu, J. T. Lerner, R. Sankar, W. D. Shields, J. Engel, Jr, I. Fried, H. Miyata, W. H. Yong, H. V. Vinters, and G. W. Mathern

FDG-PET/MRI coregistration improves detection of cortical dysplasia in patients with epilepsy
Neurology 2008 71: 1594-1601. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

L. Van Maldergem, M. Yuksel-Apak, H. Kayserili, E. Seemanova, S. Giurgea, L. Basel-Vanagaite, E. Leao-Teles, J. Vigneron, M. Foulon, M. Greally, J. Jaeken, S. Mundlos, and W. B. Dobyns

Cobblestone-like brain dysgenesis and altered glycosylation in congenital cutis laxa, Debré type
Neurology 2008 71: 1602-1608. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

G. Chaumet, M. -A. Quera-Salva, A. MacLeod, S. Hartley, J. Taillard, P. Sagaspe, J. -M. Mazaux, P. Azouvi, P. -A. Joseph, C. Guilleminault, B. Bioulac, D. Léger, and P. Philip

Is there a link between alertness and fatigue in patients with traumatic brain injury?
Neurology 2008 71: 1609-1613. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Schnakers, F. Perrin, M. Schabus, S. Majerus, D. Ledoux, P. Damas, M. Boly, A. Vanhaudenhuyse, M. -A. Bruno, G. Moonen, and S. Laureys

Voluntary brain processing in disorders of consciousness
Neurology 2008 71: 1614-1620. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

J. Mani, B. Diehl, Z. Piao, S. S. Schuele, E. LaPresto, P. Liu, D. R. Nair, D. S. Dinner, and H. O. Lüders

Evidence for a basal temporal visual language center: Cortical stimulation producing pure alexia
Neurology 2008 71: 1621-1627. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. A. Josephs, J. L. Whitwell, P. Vemuri, M. L. Senjem, B. F. Boeve, D. S. Knopman, G. E. Smith, R. J. Ivnik, R. C. Petersen, and C. R. Jack, Jr

The anatomic correlate of prosopagnosia in semantic dementia
Neurology 2008 71: 1628-1633. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [JapaneseTranslation]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

N. Kumar, P. Sandroni, D. P. Steensma, H. S. Luthra, and T. M. Habermann

POLYRADICULOPATHY DUE TO METHOTREXATE-INDUCED EBV-ASSOCIATED LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER
Neurology 2008 71: 1644-1645. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yasuhiro Hiwatani, Hideto Miwa, and Tomoyoshi Kondo

ASEPTIC MENINGITIS AS A RARE MANIFESTATION OF SAPHO SYNDROME
Neurology 2008 71: 1645-1647. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. R. Irani, C. Buckley, A. Vincent, O. C. Cockerell, P. Rudge, M. R. Johnson, and S. Smith

IMMUNOTHERAPY-RESPONSIVE SEIZURE-LIKE EPISODES WITH POTASSIUM CHANNEL ANTIBODIES
Neurology 2008 71: 1647-1648. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

John X. Chen, Roger W. Kula, Paolo A. Bolognese, and Thomas H. Milhorat

"Styloid" syncope
Neurology 2008 71: 1649. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION:

Sarah M. Kranick, Raymond S. Price, Sashank Prasad, and Howard I. Hurtig

Clinical Reasoning: A 52-year-old woman with subacute hemichorea
Neurology 2008 71: e59-e62. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Sang-Bae Ko, Hee-Joon Bae, Seung-Hoon Lee, and Byung-Woo Yoon

Teaching NeuroImage: Hippocampal involvement in a patient with hypoglycemic coma
Neurology 2008 71: e63. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Audrey J. Strongosky, Matthew Farrer, Zbigniew K. Wszolek, Rivka Inzelberg, Tel Hashomer, and Joseph Jankovic

ARE PARKINSON DISEASE PATIENTS PROTECTED FROM SOME BUT NOT ALL CANCERS?
Neurology 2008 71: 1650-1651. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel Tarsy, David K. Simon, and J. Eric Ahlskog

BEATING A DEAD HORSE: DOPAMINE AND PARKINSON DISEASE
Neurology 2008 71: 1651-1652. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

CORRECTION
Neurology 2008 71: 1652. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
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