IN THIS ISSUE:

October 22 Highlights
Neurology 1999 53: 1379. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Christopher T. Bever, Jr. and Gary A. Rosenberg

Matrix metalloproteinases in multiple sclerosis
Neurology 1999 53: 1380. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katerina Markopoulou and J. William Langston

Candidate genes and Parkinson’s disease
Neurology 1999 53: 1382. [Full Text] [PDF]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

Peter B. Crino and Elizabeth Petri Henske

New developments in the neurobiology of the tuberous sclerosis complex
Neurology 1999 53: 1384. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

EXPEDITED PUBLICATION:

C. D. Smith, A. H. Andersen, R. J. Kryscio, F. A. Schmitt, M. S. Kindy, L. X. Blonder, and M. J. Avison

Altered brain activation in cognitively intact individuals at high risk for Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 1999 53: 1391. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

E. Waubant, D. E. Goodkin, L. Gee, P. Bacchetti, R. Sloan, T. Stewart, P.-B. Andersson, G. Stabler, and K. Miller

Serum MMP-9 and TIMP-1 levels are related to MRI activity in relapsing multiple sclerosis
Neurology 1999 53: 1397. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Trojano, C. Avolio, G. M. Liuzzi, M. Ruggieri, G. Defazio, M. Liguori, M. P. Santacroce, D. Paolicelli, F. Giuliani, P. Riccio, and P. Livrea

Changes of serum sICAM-1 and MMP-9 induced by rIFNß-1b treatment in relapsing-remitting MS
Neurology 1999 53: 1402. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Anna M. Jurewicz, Agata K. Walczak, and Krzysztof W. Selmaj

Shedding of TNF receptors in multiple sclerosis patients
Neurology 1999 53: 1409. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. J. Nicholl, P. Bennett, L. Hiller, V. Bonifati, N. Vanacore, G. Fabbrini, R. Marconi, C. Colosimo, P. Lamberti, F. Stocchi, U. Bonuccelli, P. Vieregge, D. B. Ramsden, G. Meco, and A. C. Williams

A study of five candidate genes in Parkinson’s disease and related neurodegenerative disorders
Neurology 1999 53: 1415. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph J. Higgins, Rima L. Adler, and Joseph M. Loveless

Mutational analysis of the tau gene in progressive supranuclear palsy
Neurology 1999 53: 1421. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

R. L. Oliveri, G. Annesi, M. Zappia, D. Civitelli, R. Montesanti, D. Branca, G. Nicoletti, P. Spadafora, A. A. Pasqua, R. Cittadella, V. Andreoli, A. Gambardella, U. Aguglia, and A. Quattrone

Dopamine D₂ receptor gene polymorphism and the risk of levodopa-induced dyskinesias in PD
Neurology 1999 53: 1425. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. F. Brin, M. F. Lew, C. H. Adler, C. L. Comella, S. A. Factor, J. Jankovic, C. O’Brien, J. J. Murray, J. D. Wallace, A. Willmer–Hulme, and M. Koller

Safety and efficacy of NeuroBloc (botulinum toxin type B) in type A–resistant cervical dystonia
Neurology 1999 53: 1431. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Brashear, M. F. Lew, D. D. Dykstra, C. L. Comella, S. A. Factor, R. L. Rodnitzky, R. Trosch, C. Singer, M. F. Brin, J. J. Murray, J. D. Wallace, A. Willmer–Hulme, and M. Koller

Safety and efficacy of NeuroBloc (botulinum toxin type B) in type A–responsive cervical dystonia
Neurology 1999 53: 1439. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. Pahwa, K. L. Lyons, S. B. Wilkinson, M. A. Carpenter, A. I. Tröster, J. P. Searl, J. Overman, S. Pickering, and W. C. Koller

Bilateral thalamic stimulation for the treatment of essential tremor
Neurology 1999 53: 1447. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Ulivelli, S. Rossi, P. Pasqualetti, P. M. Rossini, O. Ghiglieri, S. Passero, and N. Battistini

Time course of frontal somatosensory evoked potentials: Relation to L-dopa plasma levels and motor performance in PD
Neurology 1999 53: 1451. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. D. Smith, G. H. Umberger, E. L. Manning, J. T. Slevin, D. R. Wekstein, F. A. Schmitt, W. R. Markesbery, Z. Zhang, G. A. Gerhardt, R. J. Kryscio, and D. M. Gash

Critical decline in fine motor hand movements in human aging
Neurology 1999 53: 1458. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. A. L. Macdonell, G. D. Jackson, J. M. Curatolo, D. F. Abbott, S. F. Berkovic, L. M. Carey, A. Syngeniotin, G. C. Fabinyi, and I. E. Scheffer

Motor cortex localization using functional MRI and transcranial magnetic stimulation
Neurology 1999 53: 1462. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

T. D. Rozen, J. W. Swanson, P. E. Stang, S. K. McDonnell, and W. A. Rocca

Increasing incidence of medically recognized migraine headache in a United States population
Neurology 1999 53: 1468. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. C. Chugani, K. Niimura, S. Chaturvedi, O. Muzik, M. Fakhouri, M.-L. Lee, and H. T. Chugani

Increased brain serotonin synthesis in migraine
Neurology 1999 53: 1473. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

A. Borenstein Graves, J. D. Bowen, L. Rajaram, W. C. McCormick, S. M. McCurry, G. D. Schellenberg, and E. B. Larson

Impaired olfaction as a marker for cognitive decline: Interaction with apolipoprotein E 4 status
Neurology 1999 53: 1480. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Andreasen, L. Minthon, A. Clarberg, P. Davidsson, J. Gottfries, E. Vanmechelen, H. Vanderstichele, B. Winblad, and K. Blennow

Sensitivity, specificity, and stability of CSF-tau in AD in a community-based patient sample
Neurology 1999 53: 1488. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

T. J. Montine, K. R. Sidell, B. C. Crews, W. R. Markesbery, L. J. Marnett, L. J. Roberts, II, and J. D. Morrow

Elevated CSF prostaglandin E₂ levels in patients with probable AD
Neurology 1999 53: 1495. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Mascalchi, F. Salvi, M. G. Pirini, A. D’Errico, A. Ferlini, F. Lolli, R. Plasmati, C. Tessa, N. Villari, and C. A. Tassinari

Transthyretin amyloidosis and superficial siderosis of the CNS
Neurology 1999 53: 1498. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Douglas F. Levinson and Orrin Devinsky

Psychiatric adverse events during vigabatrin therapy
Neurology 1999 53: 1503. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

S. M. Sawrie, R. C. Martin, R. Kuzniecky, E. Faught, R. Morawetz, F. Jamil, M. Viikinsalo, and F. Gilliam

Subjective versus objective memory change after temporal lobe epilepsy surgery
Neurology 1999 53: 1511. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. V. Spanaki, H. Siegel, L. Kopylev, S. Fazilat, A. Dean, K. Liow, E. Ben-Menachem, W. D. Gaillard, and W. H. Theodore

The effect of vigabatrin (-vinyl GABA) on cerebral blood flow and metabolism
Neurology 1999 53: 1518. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Tuhrim, J. H. Rand, X. Wu, D. R. Horowitz, J. Weinberger, M. E. Goldman, and J. H. Godbold

Antiphosphatidyl serine antibodies are independently associated with ischemic stroke
Neurology 1999 53: 1523. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Schlaug, A. Benfield, A. E. Baird, B. Siewert, K. O. Lövblad, R. A. Parker, R. R. Edelman, and S. Warach

The ischemic penumbra: Operationally defined by diffusion and perfusion MRI
Neurology 1999 53: 1528. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Valérie Biousse, Alain Ameri, and Marie-Germaine Bousser

Isolated intracranial hypertension as the only sign of cerebral venous thrombosis
Neurology 1999 53: 1537. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

M. Wong, G. B. Mallory, Jr., J. Goldstein, M. Goyal, and K. A. Yamada

Neurologic complications of pediatric lung transplantation
Neurology 1999 53: 1542. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

S. Sampaolo, A. A. Puca, V. Nigro, V. Cappa, V. Sannino, G. Sanges, V. Bonavita, and G. Di Iorio

Lack of sodium channel mutation in an Italian family with paramyotonia congenita
Neurology 1999 53: 1549. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Robert L. Ruff

Insulin acts in hypokalemic periodic paralysis by reducing inward rectifier K current
Neurology 1999 53: 1556. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Abicht, R. Stucka, V. Karcagi, A. Herczegfalvi, R. Horváth, W. Mortier, U. Schara, V. Ramaekers, W. Jost, J. Brunner, G. Janßen, U. Seidel, B. Schlotter, W. Müller-Felber, D. Pongratz, R. Rüdel, and H. Lochmüller

A common mutation (1267delG) in congenital myasthenic patients of Gypsy ethnic origin
Neurology 1999 53: 1564. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

S.-I. Woo, L. A. Hansen, X. Yu, M. Mallory, and E. Masliah

Alternative splicing patterns of CYP2D genes in human brain and neurodegenerative disorders
Neurology 1999 53: 1570. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

G. W. van Dijk, J. H. J. Wokke, N. C. Notermans, J. van Gijn, and H. Franssen

Diagnostic value of myotatic reflexes in axonal and demyelinating polyneuropathy
Neurology 1999 53: 1573. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mark F. Walker and David S. Zee

The effect of hyperventilation on downbeat nystagmus in cerebellar disorders
Neurology 1999 53: 1576. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

R. J. Caselli, B. F. Boeve, B. W. Scheithauer, J. D. O’Duffy, and G. G. Hunder

Nonvasculitic autoimmune inflammatory meningoencephalitis (NAIM): A reversible form of encephalopathy
Neurology 1999 53: 1579. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Hector H. García and Oscar H. Del Brutto

Heavy nonencephalitic cerebral cysticercosis in tapeworm carriers
Neurology 1999 53: 1582. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

O. Schneider, U. Michel, G. Zysk, O. Dubuis, and R. Nau

Clinical outcome in pneumococcal meningitis correlates with CSF lipoteichoic acid concentrations
Neurology 1999 53: 1584. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

G. Ristori, M.G Buzzi, U. Sabatini, E. Giugni, S. Bastianello, F. Viselli, C. Buttinelli, S. Ruggieri, C. Colonnese, C. Pozzilli, and M. Salvetti

Use of Bacille Calmette–Guèrin (BCG) in multiple sclerosis
Neurology 1999 53: 1588. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

I. C. Al-Aweel, K. B. Krishnamurthy, J. M. Hausdorff, J. E. Mietus, J. R. Ives, A. S. Blum, D. L. Schomer, and A. L. Goldberger

Postictal heart rate oscillations in partial epilepsy
Neurology 1999 53: 1590. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

A. J. C. Slooter, M. Cruts, A. Ott, M. L. Bots, J. C. M. Witteman, A. Hofman, C. Van Broeckhoven, M. M. B. Breteler, and C. M. van Duijn

The effect of APOE on dementia is not through atherosclerosis: The Rotterdam Study
Neurology 1999 53: 1593. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sandeep Vaishnavi, Jesse Calhoun, and Anjan Chatterjee

Crossmodal and sensorimotor integration in tactile awareness
Neurology 1999 53: 1596. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ingrid L. Kwee, Yukihiko Fujii, Hitoshi Matsuzawa, and Tsutomu Nakada

Perceptual processing of stereopsis in humans: High-field (3.0-tesla) functional MRI study
Neurology 1999 53: 1599. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

P. Nisipeanu, R. Inzelberg, S. C. Blumen, R. L. Carasso, N. Hattori, H. Matsumine, and Y. Mizuno

Autosomal-recessive juvenile parkinsonism in a Jewish Yemenite kindred: Mutation of Parkin gene
Neurology 1999 53: 1602. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

J. Tedroff, A. Ekesbo, C. Sonesson, N. Waters, and A. Carlsson

Long-lasting improvement following (-)-OSU6162 in a patient with Huntington’s disease
Neurology 1999 53: 1605. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Yitshak Kreiss, Ohad Cohen, Elon Pras, and Anat Achiron

Subacute thyroiditis in a patient with MS treated with interferon beta-1a
Neurology 1999 53: 1606. [Full Text]  

M. T. Pellecchia, R. Scala, A. Perretti, G. De Michele, L. Santoro, A. Filla, C. Ciacci, and P. Barone

Cerebellar ataxia associated with subclinical celiac disease responding to gluten-free diet
Neurology 1999 53: 1606. [Full Text]  

Robert D. Currier and Jose Bebin

A medullary syndrome characterized by wild arm ataxia
Neurology 1999 53: 1608. [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

G. D’Andrea, F. Granella, and M. Cadaldini

Possible usefulness of lamotrigine in the treatment of SUNCT syndrome
Neurology 1999 53: 1609. [Full Text]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Anna M. Barrett, Giuliano Geminiani, and Z. Grujic

Dopamine agonists reorient visual exploration away from the neglected hemispace
Neurology 1999 53: 1610. [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Idiaquez and E. Sandoval

High prevalence of neurovascular instability in neurodegenerative dementias
Neurology 1999 53: 1610. [Full Text]  

William M. Coplin, Denise H. Rhoney, Elizabeth A. Lyons, Kellie R. Murry, Terence J. O’Brien, Gregory D. Cascino, Elson L. So, Debra R. Hanna Rochester MN, and Thomas R. Browne

Incidence and clinical consequence of the purple glove syndrome in patients receiving intravenous phenytoin
Neurology 1999 53: 1611. [Full Text]  

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