THIS WEEK IN NEUROLOGY:

This week in Neurology®: Highlights of the December 2 issue
Neurology 2008 71: 1845. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

John H. Noseworthy and Robert A. Gross

Citation and readership metrics: How does Neurology® measure up?
Neurology 2008 71: 1846-1847. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marie E. McVeigh

Neurology® in the Journal Citation Reports
Neurology 2008 71: 1848-1849. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carl T. Bergstrom and Jevin D. West

Assessing citations with the Eigenfactor^TM Metrics
Neurology 2008 71: 1850-1851. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karen L. Furie and Peter J. Kelly

Nutritional supplements: A new strategy to enhance stroke recovery?
Neurology 2008 71: 1852-1853. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heidi E. Kirsch and Murray Grossman

Tracing the roots and routes of cognitive dysfunction in epilepsy
Neurology 2008 71: 1854-1855. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLE:

M. R. Nuwer, G. J. Esper, P. D. Donofrio, J. P. Szaflarski, G. L. Barkley, and T. R. Swift

Invited Article: The US health care system: Part 1: Our current system
Neurology 2008 71: 1907-1913. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [Podcast] [Japanese Translation]  

M. R. Nuwer, G. L. Barkley, G. J. Esper, P. D. Donofrio, J. P. Szaflarski, and T. R. Swift

Invited Article: The US health care system: Part 2: Proposals for improvement and comparison to other systems
Neurology 2008 71: 1914-1920. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Podcast]  

ARTICLES:

M. H. Rabadi, P. L. Coar, M. Lukin, M. Lesser, and J. P. Blass

Intensive nutritional supplements can improve outcomes in stroke rehabilitation
Neurology 2008 71: 1856-1861. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [JapaneseTranslation]  

M. Castellanos, T. Sobrino, S. Pedraza, O. Moldes, J. M. Pumar, Y. Silva, J. Serena, M. García-Gil, J. Castillo, and A. Dávalos

High plasma glutamate concentrations are associated with infarct growth in acute ischemic stroke
Neurology 2008 71: 1862-1868. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [Korean Translation]  

C. R. McDonald, M. E. Ahmadi, D. J. Hagler, E. S. Tecoma, V. J. Iragui, L. Gharapetian, A. M. Dale, and E. Halgren

Diffusion tensor imaging correlates of memory and language impairments in temporal lobe epilepsy
Neurology 2008 71: 1869-1876. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. Verbaan, S. Boesveldt, S. M. van Rooden, M. Visser, J. Marinus, M. G. Macedo, Y. Fang, P. Heutink, H. W. Berendse, and J. J. van Hilten

Is olfactory impairment in Parkinson disease related to phenotypic or genotypic characteristics?
Neurology 2008 71: 1877-1882. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jason Karlawish, Mark S. Cary, Jonathan Rubright, and Tom TenHave

How redesigning AD clinical trials might increase study partners’ willingness to participate
Neurology 2008 71: 1883-1888. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Murphy, S. Quinn, J. Young, P. Parkin, and B. Taylor

Increasing incidence of ALS in Canterbury, New Zealand: A 22-year study
Neurology 2008 71: 1889-1895. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [Italian Translation]  

M. Ohlsson, S. Quijano-Roy, N. Darin, G. Brochier, E. Lacène, D. Avila-Smirnow, M. Fardeau, A. Oldfors, and H. Tajsharghi

New morphologic and genetic findings in cap disease associated with β-tropomyosin (TPM2) mutations
Neurology 2008 71: 1896-1901. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Andrea N. Leep Hunderfund and Bahram Mokri

Orthostatic headache without CSF leak
Neurology 2008 71: 1902-1906. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Chinese Translation]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

H. Ishiura, S. Matsuda, M. Higashihara, M. Hasegawa, A. Hida, R. Hanajima, T. Yamamoto, J. Shimizu, J. Dalmau, and S. Tsuji

RESPONSE OF ANTI-NMDA RECEPTOR ENCEPHALITIS WITHOUT TUMOR TO IMMUNOTHERAPY INCLUDING RITUXIMAB
Neurology 2008 71: 1921-1923. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

R. L. Bromley, G. Mawer, J. Clayton-Smith, G. A. Baker On behalf of the Liverpool and Manchester Neurodevelopment Group

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS FOLLOWING IN UTERO EXPOSURE TO ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS
Neurology 2008 71: 1923-1924. [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. Guyant-Marechal, E. Berger, A. Laquerrière, A. Rovelet-Lecrux, G. Viennet, T. Frebourg, L. Rumbach, D. Campion, and D. Hannequin

INTRAFAMILIAL DIVERSITY OF PHENOTYPE ASSOCIATED WITH APP DUPLICATION
Neurology 2008 71: 1925-1926. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Tze Hern Teo, Norazieda Yassin, Chun Wai Yip, and Ling Ling Chan

MR findings in acute oculomotor neuropathy, leading to a diagnosis of Sjögren syndrome
Neurology 2008 71: 1927. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION:

P. D. Smith, M. J. Cook, N. M. Trost, and M. A. Murphy

Teaching NeuroImage: Open-ring imaging sign in a case of tumefactive cerebral demyelination
Neurology 2008 71: e73. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jennifer A. Markowitz, Shafali S. Jeste, and Peter B. Kang

Child Neurology: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy in children
Neurology 2008 71: e74-e78. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Podcast]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Michael Strupp, Hyung Lee, and Robert W. Baloh

OTOLITH DYSFUNCTION IN VESTIBULAR NEURITIS: RECOVERY PATTERN AND A PREDICTOR OF SYMPTOM RECOVERY
Neurology 2008 71: 1928-1929. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kazuo Abe and Joseph H. M. L. Friedman Melissa Amick, Kelvin Chou

RHINORRHEA AND OLFACTION IN PARKINSON DISEASE
Neurology 2008 71: 1929. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Douglas J. Lanska

Book Review
Neurology 2008 71: 1930. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Calendar
Neurology 2008 71: 1931. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert J. Joynt

Changes • People • Comments
Neurology 2008 71: 1932-1934. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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