THIS WEEK IN NEUROLOGY:

This week in Neurology®: Highlights of the May 26 issue
Neurology 2009 72: 1797. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Haluk Topaloglu

Abnormal glycosylation of the -dystroglycan: Deficient sugars are no good
Neurology 2009 72: 1798-1799. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Scott E. Kasner and Jens P. Dreier

A fresh twist on carotid artery dissections
Neurology 2009 72: 1800-1801. [Full Text] [PDF]  

VIEWS AND REVIEWS:

M. E. Bigal, T. Kurth, H. Hu, N. Santanello, and R. B. Lipton

Migraine and cardiovascular disease: Possible mechanisms of interaction
Neurology 2009 72: 1864-1871. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Italian Translation]  

ARTICLES:

E. Mercuri, S. Messina, C. Bruno, M. Mora, E. Pegoraro, G. P. Comi, A. D'Amico, C. Aiello, R. Biancheri, A. Berardinelli, P. Boffi, D. Cassandrini, A. Laverda, M. Moggio, L. Morandi, I. Moroni, M. Pane, R. Pezzani, A. Pichiecchio, A. Pini, C. Minetti, T. Mongini, E. Mottarelli, E. Ricci, A. Ruggieri, S. Saredi, C. Scuderi, A. Tessa, A. Toscano, G. Tortorella, C. P. Trevisan, C. Uggetti, G. Vasco, F. M. Santorelli, and E. Bertini

Congenital muscular dystrophies with defective glycosylation of dystroglycan: A population study
Neurology 2009 72: 1802-1809. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

D. Georgiadis, M. Arnold, H. C. von Buedingen, P. Valko, H. Sarikaya, V. Rousson, H. P. Mattle, M. G. Bousser, and R. W. Baumgartner

Aspirin vs anticoagulation in carotid artery dissection: A study of 298 patients
Neurology 2009 72: 1810-1815. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Podcast] [Korean Translation]  

H. J. Milionis, S. Giannopoulos, M. Kosmidou, V. Panoulas, E. Manios, A. P. Kyritsis, M. S. Elisaf, and K. Vemmos

Statin therapy after first stroke reduces 10-year stroke recurrence and improves survival
Neurology 2009 72: 1816-1822. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Italian Translation] [Japanese Translation]  

J. Putaala, M. Kurkinen, V. Tarvos, O. Salonen, M. Kaste, and T. Tatlisumak

Silent brain infarcts and leukoaraiosis in young adults with first-ever ischemic stroke
Neurology 2009 72: 1823-1829. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

L. R. Rosenberger, J. Zeck, M. M. Berl, E. N. Moore, E. K. Ritzl, S. Shamim, S. L. Weinstein, J. A. Conry, P. L. Pearl, S. Sato, L. G. Vezina, W. H. Theodore, and W. D. Gaillard

Interhemispheric and intrahemispheric language reorganization in complex partial epilepsy
Neurology 2009 72: 1830-1836. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

M. F. Dulay, H. S. Levin, M. K. York, E. M. Mizrahi, A. Verma, I. Goldsmith, R. G. Grossman, and D. Yoshor

Predictors of individual visual memory decline after unilateral anterior temporal lobe resection
Neurology 2009 72: 1837-1842. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

D. S. Knopman, C. R. Jack, Jr, J. H. Kramer, B. F. Boeve, R. J. Caselli, N. R. Graff-Radford, M. F. Mendez, B. L. Miller, and N. D. Mercaldo

Brain and ventricular volumetric changes in frontotemporal lobar degeneration over 1 year
Neurology 2009 72: 1843-1849. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

G. A. Greendale, M-H Huang, R. G. Wight, T. Seeman, C. Luetters, N. E. Avis, J. Johnston, and A. S. Karlamangla

Effects of the menopause transition and hormone use on cognitive performance in midlife women
Neurology 2009 72: 1850-1857. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

S-T Lee, K. Chu, K-H Jung, H-K Park, D-H Kim, J-J Bahn, J-H Kim, M-J Oh, S. K. Lee, M. Kim, and J-K Roh

Reduced circulating angiogenic cells in Alzheimer disease
Neurology 2009 72: 1858-1863. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [Korean Translation]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Pil-Wook Chung and Kwang-Yeol Park

LEPTOMENINGEAL ENHANCEMENT IN PETIENTS WITH MOYAMOYA DISEASE: CORRELATION WITH PERFUSION IMAGING
Neurology 2009 72: 1872-1873. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Marlon S. Mathews, Grant C. Sorkin, and Michael Brant-Zawadzki

VARICELLA ZOSTER INFECTION OF THE BRAINSTEM FOLLOWED BY BROWN-SÉQUARD SYNDROME
Neurology 2009 72: 1874. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Joo Young Kwon, Hyun Seok Song, and Ji Soo Kim

Superior divisional oculomotor paresis due to intracavernous internal carotid artery aneurysm
Neurology 2009 72: 1875. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION:

T. M. Burrus, J. D. Burns, J. Huston, III, G. Lanzino, A. A. Rabinstein, and J. H. Uhm

Clinical Reasoning: A 52-year-old man with spells of altered consciousness and severe headaches
Neurology 2009 72: e105-e110. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Suvasini Sharma, Naveen Sankhyan, and Atin Kumar

Teaching NeuroImages: Macrocephaly with subcortical calcifications in vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation
Neurology 2009 72: e111. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

PATIENT PAGES:

David C. Tong

Statins and stroke
Neurology 2009 72: e112-e113. [Full Text] [PDF] [Italian Translation]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Laura S. Boylan, J. M.S. LeLorier Duh, ScD, P. E. Paradis DESS, P. Lefebvre, J. Weiner MPA, R. Manjunath MSPH, and O. Sheehy

CLINICAL CONSEQUENCES OF GENERIC SUBSTITUTION OF LAMOTRIGINE FOR PATIENTS WITH EPILEPSY
Neurology 2009 72: 1876-1877. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sean J. Pittock, Vanda A. Lennon, Andrew McKeon, and S. Galetta

STIFF EYES IN STIFF-PERSON SYNDROME
Neurology 2009 72: 1877-1878. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Brandy R. Matthews

COGNITIVE NEUROLOGY: A CLINICAL TEXTBOOK
Neurology 2009 72: 1879. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Calendar
Neurology 2009 72: 1880. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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