IN THIS ISSUE:

August 28 Highlights
Neurology 2001 57: 569-570. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Ronald P. Lesser and Gregory Krauss

Buy some today: Can generics be safely substituted for brand-name drugs?
Neurology 2001 57: 571-573. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francesco Muntoni

Is a muscle biopsy in Duchenne dystrophy really necessary?
Neurology 2001 57: 574-575. [Full Text] [PDF]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

Krystyna E. Wisniewski, Nanbert Zhong, and Michel Philippart

Pheno/genotypic correlations of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses
Neurology 2001 57: 576-581. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

ARTICLES:

B. J. Wilder, I. Leppik, T. J. Hietpas, J. C. Cloyd, E. J. Randinitis, and J. Cook

Effect of food on absorption of Dilantin Kapseals and Mylan extended phenytoin sodium capsules
Neurology 2001 57: 582-589. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

H. Otsubo, S. Chitoku, A. Ochi, V. Jay, J. T. Rutka, M. L. Smith, I. M. Elliott, and O. C. Snead, III

Malignant rolandic-sylvian epilepsy in children: Diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes
Neurology 2001 57: 590-596. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. C. Martin, S. M. Sawrie, R. C. Knowlton, E. Bilir, F. G. Gilliam, E. Faught, R. B. Morawetz, and R. Kuzniecky

Bilateral hippocampal atrophy: Consequences to verbal memory following temporal lobectomy
Neurology 2001 57: 597-604. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Asthana, L. D. Baker, S. Craft, F. Z. Stanczyk, R. C. Veith, M. A. Raskind, and S. R. Plymate

High-dose estradiol improves cognition for women with AD: Results of a randomized study
Neurology 2001 57: 605-612. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

H. Feldman, S. Gauthier, J. Hecker, B. Vellas, P. Subbiah, and E. Whalen

A 24-week, randomized, double-blind study of donepezil in moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 2001 57: 613-620. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

E. A. Rogaeva, K.C. Fafel, Y.Q. Song, H. Medeiros, C. Sato, Y. Liang, E. Richard, E.I. Rogaev, P. Frommelt, A. D. Sadovnick, W. Meschino, K. Rockwood, M. A. Boss, R. Mayeux, and P. St. George–Hyslop

Screening for PS1 mutations in a referral-based series of AD cases: 21 Novel mutations
Neurology 2001 57: 621-625. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

W. Huang, G. E. Alexander, L. Chang, H. U. Shetty, J. S. Krasuski, S. I. Rapoport, and M. B. Schapiro

Brain metabolite concentration and dementia severity in Alzheimer’s disease: A ¹H MRS study
Neurology 2001 57: 626-632. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. O’Sullivan, D. K. Jones, P. E. Summers, R. G. Morris, S. C. R. Williams, and H. S. Markus

Evidence for cortical "disconnection" as a mechanism of age-related cognitive decline
Neurology 2001 57: 632-638. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. C. Hobart, D. L. Lamping, J. A. Freeman, D. W. Langdon, D. L. McLellan, R. J. Greenwood, and A. J. Thompson

Evidence-based measurement: Which disability scale for neurologic rehabilitation?
Neurology 2001 57: 639-644. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. R. Mendell, C. H. Buzin, J. Feng, J. Yan, C. Serrano, D. S. Sangani, C. Wall, T. W. Prior, and S. S. Sommer

Diagnosis of Duchenne dystrophy by enhanced detection of small mutations
Neurology 2001 57: 645-650. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Suppl Data] [Supplementary Data]  

C. M. Wilson, G. M. Grace, D. G. Munoz, B. P. He, and M. J. Strong

Cognitive impairment in sporadic ALS: A pathologic continuum underlying a multisystem disorder
Neurology 2001 57: 651-657. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplementary Data]  

J. S. Paulsen, H. Zhao, J. C. Stout, R. R. Brinkman, M. Guttman, C. A. Ross, P. Como, C. Manning, M. R. Hayden, and I. Shoulson

Clinical markers of early disease in persons near onset of Huntington’s disease
Neurology 2001 57: 658-662. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Kenneth J. Tomaszewski and Robert G. Holloway

Deep brain stimulation in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease: A cost-effectiveness analysis
Neurology 2001 57: 663-671. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

C. Ferrarese, A. Aliprandi, L. Tremolizzo, L. Stanzani, A. De Micheli, A. Dolara, and L. Frattola

Increased glutamate in CSF and plasma of patients with HIV dementia
Neurology 2001 57: 671-675. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Gavin Giovannoni, Alan J. Thompson, David H. Miller, and Edward J. Thompson

Fatigue is not associated with raised inflammatory markers in multiple sclerosis
Neurology 2001 57: 676-681. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jun-ichi Satoh and Yasuo Kuroda

Differing effects of IFNß vs IFN in MS: Gene expression in cultured astrocytes
Neurology 2001 57: 681-685. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Figure 1] [Figure 2] [Figure 3]  

Michiaki Koga, Nobuhiro Yuki, Tadashi Tai, and Koichi Hirata

Miller Fisher syndrome and Haemophilus influenzae infection
Neurology 2001 57: 686-691. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

H. Hassaballa, P. B. Gorelick, C. P. West, M. D. Hansen, and H. P. Adams, Jr.

Ischemic stroke outcome: Racial differences in the trial of danaparoid in acute stroke (TOAST)
Neurology 2001 57: 691-697. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Jack Cook, Edward Randinitis, and B. J. Wilder

Effect of food on the bioavailability of 100-mg Dilantin Kapseals
Neurology 2001 57: 698-700. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Dileep R. Nair, Imad Najm, Juan Bulacio, and Hans Lüders

Painful auras in focal epilepsy
Neurology 2001 57: 700-702. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

T. Sugawara, E. Mazaki–Miyazaki, M. Ito, H. Nagafuji, G. Fukuma, A. Mitsudome, K. Wada, S. Kaneko, S. Hirose, and K. Yamakawa

Na_v1.1 mutations cause febrile seizures associated with afebrile partial seizures
Neurology 2001 57: 703-705. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. A.L. Macdonell, M. A. King, M. R. Newton, J. M. Curatolo, D. C. Reutens, and S. F. Berkovic

Prolonged cortical silent period after transcranial magnetic stimulation in generalized epilepsy
Neurology 2001 57: 706-708. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Gambardella, M. Muglia, A. Labate, A. Magariello, A. L. Gabriele, R. Mazzei, D. Pirritano, F. L. Conforti, A. Patitucci, P. Valentino, M. Zappia, and A. Quattrone

Juvenile Huntington’s disease presenting as progressive myoclonic epilepsy
Neurology 2001 57: 708-711. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Shunichi Sato, Takao Hashimoto, Akinori Nakamura, and Shu-ichi Ikeda

Stereotyped stepping associated with lesions in the bilateral medial frontoparietal cortices
Neurology 2001 57: 711-713. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. Wentzel, K. Rockwood, C. MacKnight, V. Hachinski, D. B. Hogan, H. Feldman, T. Østbye, C. Wolfson, S. Gauthier, R. Verreault, and I. McDowell

Progression of impairment in patients with vascular cognitive impairment without dementia
Neurology 2001 57: 714-716. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johanna M. M. Gijtenbeek, Marc K. Rosenblum, and Lisa M. DeAngelis

Primary central nervous system T-cell lymphoma
Neurology 2001 57: 716-718. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

David Croteau, Alaa Owainati, Josep Dalmau, and Lisa R. Rogers

Response to cancer therapy in a patient with a paraneoplastic choreiform disorder
Neurology 2001 57: 719-722. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Martínez–Yélamos, A. Saiz, R. Sanchez–Valle, V. Casado, J. M. Ramón, F. Graus, and T. Arbizu

14-3-3 protein in the CSF as prognostic marker in early multiple sclerosis
Neurology 2001 57: 722-724. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Puccioni–Sohler, M. Rios, S. M. F. Carvalho, R. R. Gonçalves, C. Oliveira, R. B. Correa, S. Novis, M. S. Pombo de Oliveira, and C. Bianco

Diagnosis of HAM/TSP based on CSF proviral HTLV-I DNA and HTLV-I antibody index
Neurology 2001 57: 725-727. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Allen J. Aksamit, Jr., Carol M. Preissner, and Henry A. Homburger

Quantitation of 14-3-3 and neuron-specific enolase proteins in CSF in Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
Neurology 2001 57: 728-730. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Filippi, M. Rovaris, M. A. Rocca, M. P. Sormani, J. S. Wolinsky, and G. Comi

Glatiramer acetate reduces the proportion of new MS lesions evolving into "black holes"
Neurology 2001 57: 731-733. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Yamanaka, K. Goto, T. Matsumura, M. Funakoshi, T. Komori, Y. K. Hayashi, and K. Arahata

Tongue atrophy in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
Neurology 2001 57: 733-735. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Susumu Kusunoki, Meiko Shiina, and Ichiro Kanazawa

Anti-Gal-C antibodies in GBS subsequent to mycoplasma infection: Evidence of molecular mimicry
Neurology 2001 57: 736-738. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

M. S. Okun, C. M. Charriez, M. T. Bhatti, R. T. Watson, and T.R. Swift

Asystole induced by edrophonium following beta blockade
Neurology 2001 57: 739. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nobuyoshi Takahashi and Mitsuru Kawamura

Oral tendency due to frontal lobe lesion
Neurology 2001 57: 739-740. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Kevin R. Moore, Deborah T. Blumenthal, A. Gordon Smith, and John H. Ward

Neurolymphomatosis of the lumbar plexus: High-resolution MR neurography findings
Neurology 2001 57: 740-742. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Emmanuel Houdart, Aimée Redondo, Jean-Pierre Saint-Maurice, and Jean-Jacques Merland

Natural history of an incidentally discovered spinal dural arteriovenous fistula
Neurology 2001 57: 742-743. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Spiegel, C. Schmidauer, A. Kampfl, M. Sarcletti, and W. Poewe

Cerebral ergotism under treatment with ergotamine and ritonavir
Neurology 2001 57: 743-744. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

A. Herrero, J. Martínez–San Millán, J.C. Martínez–Castrillo, R. Ginestal, and J.C. Alvarez–Cermeño

Developmental venous anomaly of the pons
Neurology 2001 57: 744. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

I. Korn–Lubetzki, N. Zilber, M. Sanchez, C. Lubetzki, B. Zalc, Julio A. Chalela, Ronald L. Wolf, Joseph A. Maldjian, and Scott E. Kasner

MRI identification of early white matter injury in anoxic–ischemic encephalopathy
Neurology 2001 57: 745. [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. John Leigh, Michael von Brevern, Andrew H. Clarke, and Thomas Lempert

Continuous vertigo and spontaneous nystagmus due to canalolithiasis of the horizontal canal
Neurology 2001 57: 745-746. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kei Numazaki, Shunzo Chibar, J. Boman, P. Sundström, P. M. Roblin, and M. R. Hammerschlag

Failure to detect Chlamydia pneumoniae in the central nervous system of patients with MS
Neurology 2001 57: 746. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Niall Quinn and Parkinson Study Group

A multicenter assessment of dopamine transporter imaging with DOPASCAN/SPECT in parkinsonism
Neurology 2001 57: 746-747. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel S. Sa, Anthony E. Lang, Stefan Leucht, and Christopher Goetz

Olanzapine and clozapine: Comparative effects on motor function in hallucinating PD patients
Neurology 2001 57: 747. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR:

Calendar
Neurology 2001 57: 18A. [Full Text] [PDF]  

INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER:

Antonio Culebras

International Newsletter
Neurology 2001 57: 25A-26. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

Donna C. Bergen and Patrick Lavin

Book Reviews
Neurology 2001 57: 748. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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