THIS WEEK IN NEUROLOGY:

This week in Neurology®: Highlights of the February 17 issue
Neurology 2009 72: 583. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Robert A. Bermel and Robert J. Fox

Picturing injury and recovery with diffusion tensor imaging: The eyes have it
Neurology 2009 72: 584-585. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Richard A. Rudick and Elizabeth Fisher

Brain atrophy as an outcome measure for multiple sclerosis clinical trials: A "no-brainer"?
Neurology 2009 72: 586-587. [Full Text] [PDF]  

IN MEMORIAM:

Richard P. Allen, Arthur Walters, and Sudhansu Chokroverty

Wayne Alfred Hening, MD, PhD (1945–2008)
Neurology 2009 72: 588. [Full Text] [PDF]  

VIEWS AND REVIEWS:

Mitchell S.V. Elkind

Teaching the next generation of neurologists
Neurology 2009 72: 657-663. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Podcast]  

ARTICLES:

R. T. Naismith, J. Xu, N. T. Tutlam, A. Snyder, T. Benzinger, J. Shimony, J. Shepherd, K. Trinkaus, A. H. Cross, and S-K Song

Disability in optic neuritis correlates with diffusion tensor-derived directional diffusivities
Neurology 2009 72: 589-594. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

D. R. Altmann, B. Jasperse, F. Barkhof, K. Beckmann, M. Filippi, L. D. Kappos, P. Molyneux, C. H. Polman, C. Pozzilli, A. J. Thompson, K. Wagner, T. A. Yousry, and D. H. Miller

Sample sizes for brain atrophy outcomes in trials for secondary progressive multiple sclerosis
Neurology 2009 72: 595-601. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

E. M. Mowry, M. Pesic, B. Grimes, S. Deen, P. Bacchetti, and E. Waubant

Demyelinating events in early multiple sclerosis have inherent severity and recovery
Neurology 2009 72: 602-608. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Chiaretti, G. Barone, R. Riccardi, A. Antonelli, P. Pezzotti, O. Genovese, L. Tortorolo, and G. Conti

NGF, DCX, and NSE upregulation correlates with severity and outcome of head trauma in children
Neurology 2009 72: 609-616. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Henry Houlden, Simon Hammans, Haider Katifi, and Mary M. Reilly

A novel Frabin (FGD4) nonsense mutation p.R275X associated with phenotypic variability in CMT4H
Neurology 2009 72: 617-620. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

H. Watanabe, M. Hirayama, A. Noda, M. Ito, N. Atsuta, J. Senda, T. Kaga, A. Yamada, M. Katsuno, T. Niwa, F. Tanaka, and G. Sobue

B-type natriuretic peptide and cardiovalvulopathy in Parkinson disease with dopamine agonist
Neurology 2009 72: 621-626. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. H. Swartz, S. S. Bhuta, R. I. Farb, R. Agid, R. A. Willinsky, K. G. terBrugge, J. Butany, B. A. Wasserman, D. M. Johnstone, F. L. Silver, and D. J. Mikulis

Intracranial arterial wall imaging using high-resolution 3-tesla contrast-enhanced MRI
Neurology 2009 72: 627-634. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

I.A.C. van der Bilt, D. Hasan, W. P. Vandertop, A. A.M. Wilde, A. Algra, F. C. Visser, and G. J.E. Rinkel

Impact of cardiac complications on outcome after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: A meta-analysis
Neurology 2009 72: 635-642. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [Chinese Translation]  

P. Zhao, D. C. Alsop, A. AbdulJalil, M. Selim, L. Lipsitz, P. Novak, L. Caplan, K. Hu, and V. Novak

Vasoreactivity and peri-infarct hyperintensities in stroke
Neurology 2009 72: 643-649. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Schürks, R.Y.L. Zee, J. E. Buring, and T. Kurth

ACE D/I polymorphism, migraine, and cardiovascular disease in women
Neurology 2009 72: 650-656. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH:

Eduardo E. Benarroch

Potassium channels: Brief overview and implications in epilepsy
Neurology 2009 72: 664-669. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

C. Young-Barbee, D. A. Hall, J. J. LoPresti, D. S. Schmid, and D. H. Gilden

BROWN-SÉQUARD SYNDROME AFTER HERPES ZOSTER
Neurology 2009 72: 670-671. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Neeraj Kumar, John I. Lane, and David G. Piepgras

SUPERFICIAL SIDEROSIS: SEALING THE DEFECT
Neurology 2009 72: 671-673. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. Chilver-Stainer, U. Fischer, M. Hauf, C. A. Fux, and M. Sturzenegger

SYPHILITIC MYELITIS: RARE, NONSPECIFIC, BUT TREATABLE
Neurology 2009 72: 673-675. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

W. K. Seo, D. Y. Kwon, S. H. Seo, M. H. Park, and K. W. Park

Neuropathic pruritus following Wallenberg syndrome
Neurology 2009 72: 676. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION:

Hiroyuki Nodera

International Issues: Postgraduate neurologic training in Japan
Neurology 2009 72: e34-e36. [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Guerreiro, M. Casimiro, D. Lopes, J. Pinto Marques, and P. Fontoura

Video NeuroImage: Symptomatic SUNCT syndrome cured after trigeminal neurovascular contact surgical decompression
Neurology 2009 72: e37. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

David W. Evans, Eelco F.M. Wijdicks, and Eric A. Pfeifer

NEUROPATHOLOGY OF BRAIN DEATH IN THE MODERN TRANSPLANT ERA
Neurology 2009 72: 677-678. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Douglas J. Lanska and Kala Mehta

RACE/ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN AD SURVIVAL IN US ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE CENTERS
Neurology 2009 72: 678. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

Improvements in memory function following anterior temporal lobe resection for epilepsy
Neurology 2009 72: 678. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Marc C. Patterson

NEUROGENETIC DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS: VARIATION OF MANIFESTATION IN CHILDHOOD
Neurology 2009 72: 679. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Calendar
Neurology 2009 72: 680-681. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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