THIS WEEK IN NEUROLOGY:

This week in Neurology®: Highlights of the August 18 issue
Neurology 2009 73: 493. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Ralph H.B. Benedict and Franz Fazekas

Benign or not benign MS: A role for routine neuropsychological assessment?
Neurology 2009 73: 494-495. [Full Text] [PDF]  

David W. Loring and Kimford J. Meador

No kidding: High risk of cognitive difficulty in new-onset pediatric epilepsy
Neurology 2009 73: 496-497. [Full Text] [PDF]  

VIEWS AND REVIEWS:

S. C. Reingold, J. P. Steiner, C. H. Polman, J. A. Cohen, M. S. Freedman, L. Kappos, A. J. Thompson, and J. S. Wolinsky

The challenge of follow-on biologics for treatment of multiple sclerosis
Neurology 2009 73: 552-559. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

E. Portaccio, M. L. Stromillo, B. Goretti, V. Zipoli, G. Siracusa, M. Battaglini, A. Giorgio, M. L. Bartolozzi, L. Guidi, S. Sorbi, A. Federico, M. P. Amato, and N. De Stefano

Neuropsychological and MRI measures predict short-term evolution in benign multiple sclerosis
Neurology 2009 73: 498-503. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. Zivadinov, B. Weinstock-Guttman, K. Hashmi, N. Abdelrahman, M. Stosic, M. Dwyer, S. Hussein, J. Durfee, and M. Ramanathan

Smoking is associated with increased lesion volumes and brain atrophy in multiple sclerosis
Neurology 2009 73: 504-510. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Podcast] [Data Supplement]  

M. Honda, T. Arai, M. Fukazawa, Y. Honda, K. Tsuchiya, A. Salehi, H. Akiyama, and E. Mignot

Absence of ubiquitinated inclusions in hypocretin neurons of patients with narcolepsy
Neurology 2009 73: 511-517. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S.W.H. Wong, L. Jong, D. Bandur, F. Bihari, Y. -F. Yen, A. M. Takahashi, D. H. Lee, D. A. Steven, A. G. Parrent, S. E. Pigott, and S. M. Mirsattari

Cortical reorganization following anterior temporal lobectomy in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy
Neurology 2009 73: 518-525. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

P. S. Fastenau, C. S. Johnson, S. M. Perkins, A. W. Byars, T. J. deGrauw, J. K. Austin, and D. W. Dunn

Neuropsychological status at seizure onset in children: Risk factors for early cognitive deficits
Neurology 2009 73: 526-534. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. J. Libon, C. McMillan, D. Gunawardena, C. Powers, L. Massimo, A. Khan, B. Morgan, C. Farag, L. Richmond, J. Weinstein, P. Moore, H. B. Coslett, A. Chatterjee, G. Aguirre, and M. Grossman

Neurocognitive contributions to verbal fluency deficits in frontotemporal lobar degeneration
Neurology 2009 73: 535-542. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

B. Schoser, H. H. Goebel, I. Janisch, S. Quasthoff, J. Rother, M. Bergmann, W. Müller-Felber, and C. Windpassinger

Consequences of mutations within the C terminus of the FHL1 gene
Neurology 2009 73: 543-551. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH:

Eduardo E. Benarroch

Hypoxia-induced mediators and neurologic disease
Neurology 2009 73: 560-565. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

D. A. Cohen, K. Kurowski, M. S. Steven, S. E. Blumstein, and A. Pascual-Leone

PARADOXICAL FACILITATION: THE RESOLUTION OF FOREIGN ACCENT SYNDROME AFTER CEREBELLAR STROKE
Neurology 2009 73: 566-567. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Helen Gardner, Nicholas Lawn, Daniel M. Fatovich, and John S. Archer

ACUTE HIPPOCAMPAL SCLEROSIS FOLLOWING ECSTASY INGESTION
Neurology 2009 73: 567-569. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

T. M. Burrus, G. M. Miller, L. P. Flynn, J. R. Fulgham, and G. Lanzino

Symptomatic left temporal arteriovenous traumatic fistula
Neurology 2009 73: 570. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION:

John J. Millichap and J. Gordon Millichap

Child Neurology: Past, present, and future: Part 1: History
Neurology 2009 73: e31-e33. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Abhijit Das, Chandrasekharan Kesavadas, Venkataraman V. Radhakrishnan, and N. Suresh Nair

Teaching NeuroImages: Bruns syndrome caused by intraventricular neurocysticercosis
Neurology 2009 73: e34. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

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

THE US HEALTH CARE SYSTEM: PART 1: OUR CURRENT SYSTEM
Neurology 2009 73: 571. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gordon J. Gilbert, N.A. Aziz, J.M.M. van der Burg, G.B. Landwehrmeyer, P. Brundin, T. Stijnen, and R.A.C. Roos

WEIGHT LOSS IN HUNTINGTON DISEASE INCREASES WITH HIGHER CAG REPEAT NUMBER
Neurology 2009 73: 572. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joshua Z. Willey, Lars-Henrik Krarup, Thomas Truelsen, and Gudrun Boysen

PRESTROKE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERITY AND LONG-TERM OUTCOME FROM FIRST-EVER STROKE
Neurology 2009 73: 572-573. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

Reduced circulating angiogenic cells in Alzheimer disease
Neurology 2009 73: 573. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence regarding "Assessment: Botulinum Neurotoxin in the Treatment of Autonomic Disorders and Pain (An Evidence-Based Review): Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology"
Neurology 2009 73: 573. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 2009 73: 574. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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