IN THIS ISSUE:

April 22 Highlights
Neurology 1999 52: 1305. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Anne T. Berg and Jerome Engel, Jr.

Restricted driving for people with epilepsy
Neurology 1999 52: 1306. [Full Text] [PDF]  

William B. Rizzo

Sjögren–Larsson syndrome
Neurology 1999 52: 1307. [Full Text]  

Robert C. Griggs and Louis J. Ptácek

Mutations of sodium channels in periodic paralysis
Neurology 1999 52: 1309. [Full Text]  

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

R. G. Miller, J. A. Rosenberg, D. F. Gelinas, H. Mitsumoto, D. Newman, R. Sufit, G. D. Borasio, W. G. Bradley, M. B. Bromberg, B. R. Brooks, E. J. Kasarskis, T. L. Munsat, and E. A. Oppenheimer

Practice parameter: The care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (an evidence-based review): Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Neurology 1999 52: 1311. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

G. L. Krauss, A. Krumholz, R. C. Carter, G. Li, and P. Kaplan

Risk factors for seizure-related motor vehicle crashes in patients with epilepsy
Neurology 1999 52: 1324. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

V. Biton, G. D. Montouris, F. Ritter, J. J. Riviello, R. Reife, P. Lim, and G. Pledger

A randomized, placebo-controlled study of topiramate in primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures
Neurology 1999 52: 1330. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. D. Elterman, T. A. Glauser, E. Wyllie, R. Reife, S.-C. Wu, and G. Pledger

A double-blind, randomized trial of topiramate as adjunctive therapy for partial-onset seizures in children
Neurology 1999 52: 1338. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. H. M. F. van Domburg, M. A. A. P. Willemsen, J. J. Rotteveel, J. G. N. de Jong, H. O. M. Thijssen, A. Heerschap, J. R. M. Cruysberg, R. J. A. Wanders, F. J. M. Gabreëls, and P. M. Steijlen

Sjögren–Larsson syndrome: Clinical and MRI/MRS findings in FALDH-deficient patients
Neurology 1999 52: 1345. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. G. Holloway, B. G. Vickrey, C. M. Keran, E. Lesser, D. Iverson, W. Larson, and K. Swarztrauber

US neurologists in the 1990s: Trends in practice characteristics
Neurology 1999 52: 1353. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Dichgans, M. Filippi, R. Brüning, G. Iannucci, C. Berchtenbreiter, L. Minicucci, I. Uttner, A. Crispin, H. Ludwig, T. Gasser, and T. A. Yousry

Quantitative MRI in CADASIL: Correlation with disability and cognitive performance
Neurology 1999 52: 1361. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

D. Tanne, L. D’Olhaberriague, L. R. Schultz, L. Salowich–Palm, K. L. Sawaya, and S. R. Levine

Anticardiolipin antibodies and their associations with cerebrovascular risk factors
Neurology 1999 52: 1368. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. D. Bushnell, B. G. Phillips-Bute, D. T. Laskowitz, J. R. Lynch, V. Chilukuri, and C. O. Borel

Survival and outcome after endotracheal intubation for acute stroke
Neurology 1999 52: 1374. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Gary M. Klein, Hui Li, Ping Sun, and Alastair M. Buchan

Tissue plasminogen activator does not increase neuronal damage in rat models of global and focal ischemia
Neurology 1999 52: 1381. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

S. D. Friedman, W. M. Brooks, R. E. Jung, S. J. Chiulli, J. H. Sloan, B. T. Montoya, B. L. Hart, and R. A. Yeo

Quantitative proton MRS predicts outcome after traumatic brain injury
Neurology 1999 52: 1384. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Scott A. Small, Yaakov Stern, Ming Tang, and Richard Mayeux

Selective decline in memory function among healthy elderly
Neurology 1999 52: 1392. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. R. Jack, Jr., R. C. Petersen, Y. C. Xu, P. C. O’Brien, G. E. Smith, R. J. Ivnik, B. F. Boeve, S. C. Waring, E. G. Tangalos, and E. Kokmen

Prediction of AD with MRI-based hippocampal volume in mild cognitive impairment
Neurology 1999 52: 1397. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

G. Kuzis, L. Sabe, C. Tiberti, F. Dorrego, and S. E. Starkstein

Neuropsychological correlates of apathy and depression in patients with dementia
Neurology 1999 52: 1403. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

C. Merchant, M.-X. Tang, S. Albert, J. Manly, Y. Stern, and R. Mayeux

The influence of smoking on the risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 1999 52: 1408. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ellen Deibert, Michael Kraut, Sarah Kremen, and John Hart, Jr.

Neural pathways in tactile object recognition
Neurology 1999 52: 1413. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. Saunders-Pullman, J. Gordon-Elliott, M. Parides, S. Fahn, H. R. Saunders, and S. Bressman

The effect of estrogen replacement on early Parkinson’s disease
Neurology 1999 52: 1417. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

M. S. Lee, Y. D. Kim, J. H. Im, H. J. Kim, J. O. Rinne, and K. P. Bhatia

¹²³I-IPT brain SPECT study in essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease
Neurology 1999 52: 1422. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A controlled trial of recombinant methionyl human BDNF in ALS
Neurology 1999 52: 1427. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Linda Ganzini, Wendy S. Johnston, and William F. Hoffman

Correlates of suffering in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Neurology 1999 52: 1434. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. Mouton, S. Tardieu, R. Gouider, N. Birouk, T. Maisonobe, O. Dubourg, A. Brice, E. LeGuern, and P. Bouche

Spectrum of clinical and electrophysiologic features in HNPP patients with the 17p11.2 deletion
Neurology 1999 52: 1440. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lawrence J. Hayward, Gisela M. Sandoval, and Stephen C. Cannon

Defective slow inactivation of sodium channels contributes to familial periodic paralysis
Neurology 1999 52: 1447. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

M. Vorgerd, H. Bolz, T. Patzold, C. Kubisch, J.-P. Malin, and W. Mortier

Phenotypic variability in rippling muscle disease
Neurology 1999 52: 1453. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

A. Wilisch, S. Gutsche, V. Hoffacker, A. Schultz, S. Tzartos, W. Nix, B. Schalke, C. Schneider, H.-K. Müller-Hermelink, and A. Marx

Association of acetylcholine receptor -subunit gene expression in mixed thymoma with myasthenia gravis
Neurology 1999 52: 1460. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Mohit H. Bhatt, Mikhail A. Elias, and Ami K. Mankodi

Acute and reversible parkinsonism due to organophosphate pesticide intoxication: Five cases
Neurology 1999 52: 1467. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

N. Nardocci, G. Zorzi, L. Farina, S. Binelli, W. Scaioli, C. Ciano, L. Verga, L. Angelini, M. Savoiardo, and O. Bugiani

Infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy: Clinical spectrum and diagnostic criteria
Neurology 1999 52: 1472. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

F. Sellebjerg, H. Schaldemose Nielsen, J. L. Frederiksen, and J. Olesen

A randomized, controlled trial of oral high-dose methylprednisolone in acute optic neuritis
Neurology 1999 52: 1479. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Carsten Reinhardt and Arthur Melms

Elevated frequencies of natural killer T lymphocytes in myasthenia gravis
Neurology 1999 52: 1485. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

G. I. Wolfe, L. Herbelin, S. P. Nations, B. Foster, W. W. Bryan, and R. J. Barohn

Myasthenia gravis activities of daily living profile
Neurology 1999 52: 1487. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Ted M. Burns, Vern C. Juel, Donald B. Sanders, and Lawrence H. Phillips, II

Neuroendocrine lung tumors and disorders of the neuromuscular junction
Neurology 1999 52: 1490. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. E. Cudkowicz, P. M. Sexton, T. Ellis, D. L. Hayden, P. R. Gwilt, J. Whalen, and R. H. Brown, Jr.

The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of Procysteine in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Neurology 1999 52: 1492. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

W. D. Graf, J. S. Katz, D. N. Eder, A. J. Smith, and M. R. Chun

Outcome in severe pediatric Guillain-Barré syndrome after immunotherapy or supportive care
Neurology 1999 52: 1494. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

H. V. Torocsik, R. G. Curless, J. Post, A. G. Tzakis, and L. Pearse

FK506-induced leukoencephalopathy in children with organ transplants
Neurology 1999 52: 1497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

B. G. Weinshenker, D. Hebrink, D. M. Wingerchuk, C. J. Klein, E. Atkinson, P. C. O’Brien, and C. T. McMurray

Genetic variants in the tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 gene in patients with MS
Neurology 1999 52: 1500. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Stephen Sharp, Jeffrey Stone, and Robert Beach

Contrast agent neurotoxicity presenting as subarachnoid hemorrhage
Neurology 1999 52: 1503. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

K.-F. R. Sheu, A. M. Brown, B. S. Kristal, R. N. Kalaria, L. Lilius, L. Lannfelt, and J. P. Blass

A DLST genotype associated with reduced risk for Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 1999 52: 1505. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael A. Ueberall and Dieter Wenzel

Intranasal sumatriptan for the acute treatment of migraine in children
Neurology 1999 52: 1507. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Douglas Labar, Jerome Murphy, and Evelyn Tecoma

Vagus nerve stimulation for medication-resistant generalized epilepsy
Neurology 1999 52: 1510. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

James M. Taft and Roderick S. Hooker

Physician assistants in neurology practice
Neurology 1999 52: 1513. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. S. Yee, J. H. Simon, C. A. Anderson, C.-I. Sze, and C. M. Filley

Diffusion-weighted MRI of right-hemisphere dysfunction in Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
Neurology 1999 52: 1514. [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

M. Mase, K. Yamada, T. Matsumoto, S. Fujimoto, and A. Iida

Cerebral blood flow and metabolism of steal syndrome evaluated by PET
Neurology 1999 52: 1515. [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Frontotemporal dementia
Neurology 1999 52: 1516. [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

PET demonstration of hypothalamic activation in cluster headache
Neurology 1999 52: 1522. [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Steven Brenner, Vijay Chandra, Rajesh Pandav, Mary Ganguli, Janet Johnston, Steven Belle, and Steven T. DeKosky

Prevalence of AD and other dementias in rural India
Neurology 1999 52: 1517. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jack E. Riggs, S. C. Apfel, W. J. Litchy, J. A. Kessler, C. Sanders, B. T. Adornato, and C. A. Rask

Recombinant human nerve growth factor in the treatment of diabetic polyneuropathy
Neurology 1999 52: 1517. [Full Text]  

Douglas J. Lanska, William R. Markesbery, David W. Desmond, and Joan T. Moroney

CADASIL in a North American family
Neurology 1999 52: 1517. [Full Text]  

John C. Adair, Kenneth M. Heilman, Duk L. Na, and Lisa A. Klatka

Infarction in the territory of the anterior cerebral artery
Neurology 1999 52: 1517. [Full Text]  

Michael E. Baser, Patricia H. Birch, D. Gareth R. Evans, Jan M. Friedman, and James H. Tonsgard

Association of superficial plexiform and paraspinal neurofibromas in neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1)
Neurology 1999 52: 1517. [Full Text]  

Michael Benatar, D. Offen, R. Mosberg, H. Stern-Goldberg, E. Melamed, S. Halevi, D. Orion, and D. Atlas

Antibodies from ALS patients inhibit dopamine release mediated by L-type calcium channels
Neurology 1999 52: 1517. [Full Text]  

Daniel Menkes, Michael R. Swenson, Ricardo Reisin, Juan Pociecha, and Mario Massaro

Nerve biopsy in children with severe Guillain-Barré syndrome and inexcitable motor nerves
Neurology 1999 52: 1517. [Full Text]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 1999 52: 18A. [Full Text]  

Lucy B. Rorke, Michael C. Rowbotham, Michael R. Frankel, and Serge Przedborski

Introduction to the Blood\NBrain Barrier
Neurology 1999 52: 1523. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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