IN THIS ISSUE:

April 25 Highlights
Neurology 2000 54: 1547. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Werner Hacke and Steven Warach

Diffusion-weighted MRI as an evolving standard of care in acute stroke
Neurology 2000 54: 1548-1549. [Full Text] [PDF]  

William J. Powers

Testing a test: A report card for DWI in acute stroke
Neurology 2000 54: 1549-1551. [Full Text] [PDF]  

COMMENTARY:

Justin A. Zivin and Robert G. Holloway

Weighing the evidence on DWI: Caveat emptor
Neurology 2000 54: 1552. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

Stephen D. Silberstein and Jay Rosenberg

Multispecialty consensus on diagnosis and treatment of headache
Neurology 2000 54: 1553. [Full Text] [PDF]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

Michael H. Brooke

The Websters’ dictionary: The binification of medical and neurologic education
Neurology 2000 54: 1554-1556. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

Maarten G. Lansberg, Gregory W. Albers, Christian Beaulieu, and Michael P. Marks

Comparison of diffusion-weighted MRI and CT in acute stroke
Neurology 2000 54: 1557-1561. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

G. W. Albers, M. G. Lansberg, A. M. Norbash, D. C. Tong, M. W. O’Brien, A. R. Woolfenden, M. P. Marks, and M. E. Moseley

Yield of diffusion-weighted MRI for detection of potentially relevant findings in stroke patients
Neurology 2000 54: 1562-1567. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Dávalos, J. Castillo, J. Marrugat, J. M. Fernandez-Real, A. Armengou, P. Cacabelos, and R. Rama

Body iron stores and early neurologic deterioration in acute cerebral infarction
Neurology 2000 54: 1568-1574. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Lutz-Peter Hiersemenzel, Armin Curt, and Volker Dietz

From spinal shock to spasticity: Neuronal adaptations to a spinal cord injury
Neurology 2000 54: 1574-1582. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A multicenter randomized controlled trial of remacemide hydrochloride as monotherapy for PD
Neurology 2000 54: 1583-1588. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Konitsiotis, P. J. Blanchet, L. Verhagen, E. Lamers, and T. N. Chase

AMPA receptor blockade improves levodopa-induced dyskinesia in MPTP monkeys
Neurology 2000 54: 1589-1595. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

T. A. Hughes, H. F. Ross, S. Musa, S. Bhattacherjee, R. N. Nathan, R. H. S. Mindham, and E. G. S. Spokes

A 10-year study of the incidence of and factors predicting dementia in Parkinson’s disease
Neurology 2000 54: 1596-1603. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

N. Gouider-Khouja, S. Belal, M. Ben Hamida, and F. Hentati

Clinical and genetic study of familial Parkinson’s disease in Tunisia
Neurology 2000 54: 1603-1609. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

W. Bara-Jimenez, M. Aksu, B. Graham, S. Sato, and M. Hallett

Periodic limb movements in sleep: State-dependent excitability of the spinal flexor reflex
Neurology 2000 54: 1609-1616. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. P. Walker, G. A. Ayre, J. L. Cummings, K. Wesnes, I. G. McKeith, J. T. O’Brien, and C. G. Ballard

Quantifying fluctuation in dementia with Lewy bodies, Alzheimer’s disease, and vascular dementia
Neurology 2000 54: 1616-1625. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Lehéricy, L. Cohen, B. Bazin, S. Samson, E. Giacomini, R. Rougetet, L. Hertz-Pannier, D. Le Bihan, C. Marsault, and M. Baulac

Functional MR evaluation of temporal and frontal language dominance compared with the Wada test
Neurology 2000 54: 1625-1633. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. Parrino, A. Smerieri, M. Boselli, M. C. Spaggiari, and M. G. Terzano

Sleep reactivity during acute nasal CPAP in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Neurology 2000 54: 1633-1640. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J.-J. Hauw, V. Sazdovitch, J.-L. Laplanche, K. Peoc’h, N. Kopp, J. Kemeny, N. Privat, N. Delasnerie-Lauprêtre, J. P. Brandel, J. P. Deslys, D. Dormont, and A. Alpérovitch

Neuropathologic variants of sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease and codon 129 of PrP gene
Neurology 2000 54: 1641-1646. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. DeBella, K. Poskitt, J. Szudek, and J. M. Friedman

Use of "unidentified bright objects" on MRI for diagnosis of neurofibromatosis 1 in children
Neurology 2000 54: 1646-1651. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Daria Riva, Stefania Maria Bova, and Maria Grazia Bruzzone

Neuropsychological testing may predict early progression of asymptomatic adrenoleukodystrophy
Neurology 2000 54: 1651-1656. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Y. P. Ivanenko, I. Viaud-Delmon, E. Mayer, N. Valenza, J. M. Annoni, A. Rohr, J. P. Guyot, A. Berthoz, and T. Landis

Lack of anticipatory gaze-orienting responses in patients with right brain damage
Neurology 2000 54: 1656-1661. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

W.-L. van der Pol, L. H. van den Berg, R. H. M. Scheepers, J. G. van der Bom, P. A. van Doorn, R. van Koningsveld, M. C. L. van den Broek, J. H. J. Wokke, and J. G. J. van de Winkel

IgG receptor IIa alleles determine susceptibility and severity of Guillain-Barré syndrome
Neurology 2000 54: 1661-1665. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mian Li and Marinos C. Dalakas

The muscle mitogen-activated protein kinase is altered in sporadic inclusion body myositis
Neurology 2000 54: 1665-1670. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

G. Stockhammer, W. Poewe, S. Burgstaller, F. Deisenhammer, A. Muigg, S. Kiechl, E. Schmutzhard, H. Maier, S. Felber, P. Schumacher, E. Gunsilius, and G. Gastl

Vascular endothelial growth factor in CSF: A biological marker for carcinomatous meningitis
Neurology 2000 54: 1670-1676. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Y. Kurachi, A. Oka, M. Mizuguchi, Y. Ohkoshi, M. Sasaki, M. Itoh, M. Hayashi, Y. Goto, and S. Takashima

Rapid immunologic diagnosis of classic late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis
Neurology 2000 54: 1676-1680. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

M. A. Ezzeddine, J. M. Primavera, J. Rosand, E. T. Hedley–Whyte, and G. Rordorf

Clinical characteristics of pathologically proved cholesterol emboli to the brain
Neurology 2000 54: 1681-1683. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Gruber, C. Nasel, W. Lang, E. Kitzmüller, G. Bavinzski, and T. Czech

Intra-arterial thrombolysis for the treatment of perioperative childhood cardioembolic stroke
Neurology 2000 54: 1684-1686. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. F. T. M. de Bruijn, M. Budde, S. Teunisse, R. J. de Haan, and J. Stam

Long-term outcome of cognition and functional health after cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
Neurology 2000 54: 1687-1689. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. A. Brex, R. Jenkins, N. C. Fox, W. R. Crum, J. I. O’Riordan, G. T. Plant, and D. H. Miller

Detection of ventricular enlargement in patients at the earliest clinical stage of MS
Neurology 2000 54: 1689-1691. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. L. Masia, K. Perrine, L. Westbrook, K. Alper, and O. Devinsky

Emotional outbursts and post-traumatic stress disorder during intracarotid amobarbital procedure
Neurology 2000 54: 1691-1693. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Silvestri, T. Mongini, F. Odoardi, A. Modoni, G. deRosa, C. Doriguzzi, L. Palmucci, P. Tonali, and S. Servidei

A new mtDNA mutation associated with a progressive encephalopathy and cytochrome c oxidase deficiency
Neurology 2000 54: 1693-1696. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. Pareyson, F. Taroni, S. Botti, M. Morbin, S. Baratta, G. Lauria, C. Ciano, and A. Sghirlanzoni

Cranial nerve involvement in CMT disease type 1 due to early growth response 2 gene mutation
Neurology 2000 54: 1696-1698. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. J. Earley, J. R. Connor, J. L. Beard, E. A. Malecki, D. K. Epstein, and R. P. Allen

Abnormalities in CSF concentrations of ferritin and transferrin in restless legs syndrome
Neurology 2000 54: 1698-1700. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. P. Miller, M. I. Shevell, Y. Patenaude, C. Poulin, and A. M. O’Gorman

Septo-optic dysplasia plus: A spectrum of malformations of cortical development
Neurology 2000 54: 1701-1703. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

E. Mercuri, A. Y. Manzur, H. Jungbluth, G. Bonne, A. Muchir, C. Sewry, K. Schwartz, and F. Muntoni

Early and severe presentation of autosomal dominant Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EMD2)
Neurology 2000 54: 1704-1705. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Calin I. Prodan and Neil R. Holland

CNS demyelination from zinc toxicity?
Neurology 2000 54: 1705-1706. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Priori, L. Bertolasi, A. Pesenti, A. Cappellari, and S. Barbieri

-Hydroxybutyric acid for alcohol-sensitive myoclonus with dystonia
Neurology 2000 54: 1706. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

U. Herrlinger, W. Brugger, M. Bamberg, W. Küker, J. Dichgans, and M. Weller

PCV salvage chemotherapy for recurrent primary CNS lymphoma
Neurology 2000 54: 1707-1708. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Martin M. Pincus and James L. Bernat

Consent issues in the management of cerebrovascular diseases
Neurology 2000 54: 1709. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pamela Kaires and Rohit Bakshi

Fatigue in MS: Cross-sectional correlation with brain MRI
Neurology 2000 54: 1709-1710. [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Río and X. Montalban

Ibuprofen treatment versus gradual introduction of interferon ß-1b in patients with MS
Neurology 2000 54: 1710. [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. K. Morrish, P. Vieregge, J. Hagenah, I. Heberlein, C. Klein, and H.-P. Ludin

Parkinson’s disease in twins
Neurology 2000 54: 1710-1711. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julien Bogousslavsky, Joseph Ghika, G. Saposnik, J. A. Bueri, R. C. Rey, and R. E. P. Sica

Catalepsy after stroke
Neurology 2000 54: 1711-1712. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

Correction for vol. 53, p. 1731
Neurology 2000 54: 1712. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Gary Myers, Michael S. Duchowney, Donna Palumbo, and Howard J. Federoff

Pediatric Neurology Principles and Practice, Volumes I and II: Third Edition
Neurology 2000 54: 1713-1714. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael S. Duchowney

Benign Childhood Partial Seizures and Related Epileptic Syndromes
Neurology 2000 54: 1713. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Donna Palumbo

ADHD in Adulthood: A Guide to Current Theory, Diagnosis and Treatment
Neurology 2000 54: 1713-1714. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Howard J. Federoff

Textbook of Gene Therapy
Neurology 2000 54: 1714. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Books Received
Neurology 2000 54: 1714. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR:

Neurology 2000 54: 17A. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Neurology 2000 54: 17.  

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