THIS WEEK IN NEUROLOGY:

This week in Neurology®: Highlights of the September 15 issue
Neurology 2009 73: 823. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Marc C. Patterson

From stargazing chicks to seizing infants: Thiamine deficiency redux
Neurology 2009 73: 824-825. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert M. Pascuzzi

A dinosaur roars: Assessing clinical skills in residency
Neurology 2009 73: 826-827. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLE:

Stephen Ashwal, David Michelson, Lauren Plawner, and William B. Dobyns

Practice Parameter: Evaluation of the child with microcephaly (an evidence-based review): Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society
Neurology 2009 73: 887-897. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Podcast] [Data Supplement]  

ARTICLES:

A. Fattal-Valevski, A. Bloch-Mimouni, S. Kivity, E. Heyman, A. Brezner, R. Strausberg, D. Inbar, U. Kramer, and H. Goldberg-Stern

Epilepsy in children with infantile thiamine deficiency
Neurology 2009 73: 828-833. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. C. Coan, S. Appenzeller, L. Bonilha, L. M. Li, and F. Cendes

Seizure frequency and lateralization affect progression of atrophy in temporal lobe epilepsy
Neurology 2009 73: 834-842. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. R. Benbadis, W. C. LaFrance, Jr, G. D. Papandonatos, K. Korabathina, K. Lin, H. C. Kraemer For the NES Treatment Workshop

Interrater reliability of EEG-video monitoring
Neurology 2009 73: 843-846. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. -C. Lambert, S. Schraen-Maschke, F. Richard, N. Fievet, O. Rouaud, C. Berr, J. -F. Dartigues, C. Tzourio, A. Alpérovitch, L. Buée, and P. Amouyel

Association of plasma amyloid β with risk of dementia: The prospective Three-City Study
Neurology 2009 73: 847-853. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

T. N. Akbaraly, F. Portet, S. Fustinoni, J. -F. Dartigues, S. Artero, O. Rouaud, J. Touchon, K. Ritchie, and C. Berr

Leisure activities and the risk of dementia in the elderly: Results from the Three-City Study
Neurology 2009 73: 854-861. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. R. Lesage, T. H. Mosley, T. Y. Wong, M. Szklo, D. Knopman, D. J. Catellier, S. R. Cole, R. Klein, J. Coresh, L. H. Coker, and A. R. Sharrett

Retinal microvascular abnormalities and cognitive decline: The ARIC 14-year follow-up study
Neurology 2009 73: 862-868. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R.P.H. Bokkers, H. B. van der Worp, W. P.T.M. Mali, and J. Hendrikse

Noninvasive MR imaging of cerebral perfusion in patients with a carotid artery stenosis
Neurology 2009 73: 869-875. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. C. Tchoyoson Lim, Sze Haur Lee, Yee-Choon Wong, and Francis Hui

Embolic stroke associated with injection of buprenorphine tablets
Neurology 2009 73: 876-879. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH:

Eduardo E. Benarroch

Serotonergic modulation of basal ganglia circuits: Complexity and therapeutic opportunities
Neurology 2009 73: 880-886. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Claudia Schulte, Matthis Synofzik, Thomas Gasser, and Ludger Schöls

ATAXIA WITH OPHTHALMOPLEGIA OR SENSORY NEUROPATHY IS FREQUENTLY CAUSED BY POLG MUTATIONS
Neurology 2009 73: 898-900. [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

T. Menge, N. C. Schloot, M. Schott, B. Hemmer, H. Wiendl, M. Roden, H. -P. Hartung, and B. C. Kieseier

INTERFERON BETA TREATMENT DOES NOT INDUCE ORGAN-SPECIFIC AUTOANTIBODIES IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Neurology 2009 73: 900-902. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

S. Taylor, O. Islam, M. Joneja, M. Melanson, and A. Y. Jin

The imaging spectrum of neuro-Behçet disease
Neurology 2009 73: 903. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION:

Sarah M. Kranick, Jaya Ganesh, Curtis R. Coughlin, II, and Daniel J. Licht

Child Neurology: A case illustrating the role of imaging in evaluation of sudden infant death
Neurology 2009 73: e54-e56. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. A. Schuh, Z. London, R. Neel, C. Brock, B. M. Kissela, L. Schultz, and D. J. Gelb

Education Research: Bias and poor interrater reliability in evaluating the neurology clinical skills examination
Neurology 2009 73: 904-908. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [Podcast]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Robert L. Folmer, E. Racine, R. Amaram, M. Seidler, M. Karczewska, J. Illes, and James L. Bernat

MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE AND END-OF-LIFE DECISION-MAKING: THERESA SCHIAVO'S TRAGEDY AND OURS, TOO
Neurology 2009 73: 909-910. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thierry Dubard de Gaillarbois and Sallie Baxendale

THE INTRIGUING CASE OF CHRISTINA THE ASTONISHING
Neurology 2009 73: 910-911. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

Clinical Reasoning: A 36-year-old man with vertical diplopia
Neurology 2009 73: 911. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

P. J. Koehler

MEDICINE AND MODERNISM: A BIOGRAPHY OF SIR HENRY HEAD
Neurology 2009 73: 912. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Calendar
Neurology 2009 73: 913-914. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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