THIS WEEK IN NEUROLOGY:

This week in Neurology®: Highlights of the July 14 issue
Neurology 2009 73: 83. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Arturo Tamayo and Judith U. Harrer

Patent foramen ovale and ischemic stroke recurrence: The end of a never-ending story?
Neurology 2009 73: 84-85. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pau Pastor

Familial neurodegeneration in progressive supranuclear palsy: More frequent than expected?
Neurology 2009 73: 86-87. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLE:

C. L. Harden, J. Hopp, T. Y. Ting, P. B. Pennell, J. A. French, W. A. Hauser, S. Wiebe, G. S. Gronseth, D. Thurman, K. J. Meador, B. S. Koppel, P. W. Kaplan, J. N. Robinson, B. Gidal, C. A. Hovinga, A. N. Wilner, B. Vazquez, L. Holmes, A. Krumholz, R. Finnell, and C. Le Guen

Practice Parameter update: Management issues for women with epilepsy—Focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): Obstetrical complications and change in seizure frequency: Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society
Neurology 2009 73: 126-132. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [Podcast] [Data Supplement] [Data Supplement]  

C. L. Harden, K. J. Meador, P. B. Pennell, W. A. Hauser, G. S. Gronseth, J. A. French, S. Wiebe, D. Thurman, B. S. Koppel, P. W. Kaplan, J. N. Robinson, J. Hopp, T. Y. Ting, B. Gidal, C. A. Hovinga, A. N. Wilner, B. Vazquez, L. Holmes, A. Krumholz, R. Finnell, D. Hirtz, and C. Le Guen

Practice Parameter update: Management issues for women with epilepsy—Focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): Teratogenesis and perinatal outcomes: Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society
Neurology 2009 73: 133-141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

C. L. Harden, P. B. Pennell, B. S. Koppel, C. A. Hovinga, B. Gidal, K. J. Meador, J. Hopp, T. Y. Ting, W. A. Hauser, D. Thurman, P. W. Kaplan, J. N. Robinson, J. A. French, S. Wiebe, A. N. Wilner, B. Vazquez, L. Holmes, A. Krumholz, R. Finnell, P. O. Shafer, and C. Le Guen

Practice Parameter update: Management issues for women with epilepsy—Focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): Vitamin K, folic acid, blood levels, and breastfeeding: Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society
Neurology 2009 73: 142-149. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

IN MEMORIAM:

Robert C. Griggs and Andrew G. Engel

George Karpati, MD, FAAN (1934–2009)
Neurology 2009 73: 88. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

M. A. Almekhlafi, S. B. Wilton, D. M. Rabi, W. A. Ghali, D. L. Lorenzetti, and M. D. Hill

Recurrent cerebral ischemia in medically treated patent foramen ovale: A meta-analysis
Neurology 2009 73: 89-97. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

L. Donker Kaat, A.J.W. Boon, A. Azmani, W. Kamphorst, M. M.B. Breteler, B. Anar, P. Heutink, and J. C. van Swieten

Familial aggregation of parkinsonism in progressive supranuclear palsy
Neurology 2009 73: 98-105. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [Japanese Translation]  

E. E. Benarroch, A. M. Schmeichel, B. N. Dugger, P. Sandroni, J. E. Parisi, and P. A. Low

Dopamine cell loss in the periaqueductal gray in multiple system atrophy and Lewy body dementia
Neurology 2009 73: 106-112. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

G. Koch, L. Brusa, F. Carrillo, E. Lo Gerfo, S. Torriero, M. Oliveri, P. Mir, C. Caltagirone, and P. Stanzione

Cerebellar magnetic stimulation decreases levodopa-induced dyskinesias in Parkinson disease
Neurology 2009 73: 113-119. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Lisa C. Silbert, Diane B. Howieson, Hiroko Dodge, and Jeffrey A. Kaye

Cognitive impairment risk: White matter hyperintensity progression matters
Neurology 2009 73: 120-125. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Anne Taraldsen Heldal, Jone Furlund Owe, Nils Erik Gilhus, and Fredrik Romi

SEROPOSITIVE MYASTHENIA GRAVIS: A NATIONWIDE EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDY
Neurology 2009 73: 150-151. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R.A.J. Esselink, R. M.A. de Bie, R. J. de Haan, M. W.P.M. Lenders, P. C.G. Nijssen, T. van Laar, P. R. Schuurman, D. A. Bosch, and J. D. Speelman

LONG-TERM SUPERIORITY OF SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS STIMULATION OVER PALLIDOTOMY IN PARKINSON DISEASE
Neurology 2009 73: 151-153. [Full Text] [PDF]  

REFLECTIONS: NEUROLOGY AND THE HUMANITIES:

Robert J. Joynt

The case of the misguided Squire
Neurology 2009 73: 154-156. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Ayumi Hamaguchi, Ryoichi Takahashi, Kazuo Iwasa, and Masahito Yamada

Idiopathic sphenoidal defects detected by 3D computed tomography
Neurology 2009 73: 157-158. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION:

Matthew S. Robbins

Right Brain: My first tPA
Neurology 2009 73: e9-e10. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inuka Kishara Gooneratne, Ranjanie Gamage, and Kamal Shantha Gunarathne

Pearls & Oy-sters: Distal subclavian artery: A source of cerebral embolism
Neurology 2009 73: e11-e12. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Nitin K. Sethi, Tracey A. Milligan, Shelley Hurwitz, and Edward B. Bromfield

EFFICACY AND TOLERABILITY OF LEVETIRACETAM VERSUS PHENYTOIN AFTER SUPRATENTORIAL NEUROSURGERY
Neurology 2009 73: 159. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph S. Jeret and Eelco F.M. Wijdicks

PRONOUNCING BRAIN DEATH: CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE AND SAFETY OF THE APNEA TEST
Neurology 2009 73: 159-160. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Usha K. Misra, Jayantee Kalita, Martin J. O'Donnell, Moira Kapral, and Frank Silver

GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING AFTER ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE
Neurology 2009 73: 160-161. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

The common BDNF polymorphism may be a modifier of disease severity in Rett syndrome
Neurology 2009 73: 161. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Deborah I. Friedman

THE PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI SYNDROME: PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI, IDIOPATHIC INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION, BENIGN INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION, AND RELATED CONDITIONS
Neurology 2009 73: 162-163. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Calendar
Neurology 2009 73: 164. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Changes
Neurology 2009 73: 166. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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