IN THIS ISSUE:

November 25 Highlight and Commentary
Neurology 2003 61: 1321. [Full Text] [PDF]  

November 25 Highlights
Neurology 2003 61: 1322. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Bartlomiej Piechowski-Józwiak and Julien Bogousslavsky

Infectious endocarditis and stroke: Any lessons learned since William Osler’s Gulstonian lectures?
Neurology 2003 61: 1324-1325. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Janet Jankowiak and Robin L. Brey

Are your patients getting the information they need?: The Patient Page
Neurology 2003 61: 1326-1327. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean K. Matheson and Clifford B. Saper

REM sleep behavior disorder: A dopaminergic deficiency disorder?
Neurology 2003 61: 1328-1329. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ami Mankodi and Tetsuo Ashizawa

Echo of silence: Silent mutations, RNA splicing, and neuromuscular diseases
Neurology 2003 61: 1330-1331. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

D.S. Goodin, B.G. Arnason, P.K. Coyle, E.M. Frohman, and D.W. Paty

The use of mitoxantrone (Novantrone) for the treatment of multiple sclerosis: Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Neurology 2003 61: 1332-1338. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

IN MEMORIAM:

John D. England and Jack S. Burks

Neil L. Rosenberg, MD (1954–2003)
Neurology 2003 61: 1339-1340. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

D.J. Anderson, L.B. Goldstein, W.E. Wilkinson, G.R. Corey, C.H. Cabell, L.L. Sanders, and D.J. Sexton

Stroke location, characterization, severity, and outcome in mitral vs aortic valve endocarditis
Neurology 2003 61: 1341-1346. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

E. Touzé, J.-Y. Gauvrit, T. Moulin, J.-F. Meder, S. Bracard, and J.-L. Mas

Risk of stroke and recurrent dissection after a cervical artery dissection: A multicenter study
Neurology 2003 61: 1347-1351. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stefano Passero, Giuseppe Ciacci, and Monica Ulivelli

The influence of diabetes and hyperglycemia on clinical course after intracerebral hemorrhage
Neurology 2003 61: 1351-1356. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. S. Hui, R. S. Wilson, D. A. Bennett, J. L. Bienias, D. W. Gilley, and D. A. Evans

Rate of cognitive decline and mortality in Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 2003 61: 1356-1361. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jana Midelfart Hoff, Anne Kjersti Daltveit, and Nils Erik Gilhus

Myasthenia gravis: Consequences for pregnancy, delivery, and the newborn
Neurology 2003 61: 1362-1366. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. J. Balcer, M. L. Baier, J. A. Cohen, M. F. Kooijmans, A. W. Sandrock, M. L. Nano–Schiavi, D. C. Pfohl, M. Mills, J. Bowen, C. Ford, F. R. Heidenreich, D. A. Jacobs, C. E. Markowitz, W. H. Stuart, G.-S. Ying, S. L. Galetta, M. G. Maguire, and G. R. Cutter

Contrast letter acuity as a visual component for the Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite
Neurology 2003 61: 1367-1373. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

W.T. Mayr, S.J. Pittock, R.L. McClelland, N.W. Jorgensen;, J.H. Noseworthy, and M. Rodriguez

Incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1985–2000
Neurology 2003 61: 1373-1377. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. L. Foundas, D. M. Corey, V. Angeles, A. M. Bollich, E. Crabtree–Hartman, and K. M. Heilman

Atypical cerebral laterality in adults with persistent developmental stuttering
Neurology 2003 61: 1378-1385. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

H. J. Fullerton, A. R. Aminoff, D. M. Ferriero, N. Gupta, and C. F. Dowd

Neurodevelopmental outcome after endovascular treatment of vein of Galen malformations
Neurology 2003 61: 1386-1390. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. W. Haas, B. W. Johnson, P. Spearman, S. Raffanti, J. Nicotera, D. Schmidt, T. Hulgan, R. Shepard, and S. A. Fiscus

Two phases of HIV RNA decay in CSF during initial days of multidrug therapy
Neurology 2003 61: 1391-1396. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. H. Gutmann, C. D. James, M. Poyhonen, D. N. Louis, R. Ferner, A. Guha, S. Hariharan, D. Viskochil, and A. Perry

Molecular analysis of astrocytomas presenting after age 10 in individuals with NF1
Neurology 2003 61: 1397-1400. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Handforth, W. G. Ondo, S. Tatter, G. W. Mathern, R. K. Simpson, Jr., F. Walker, J. P. Sutton, J. P. Hubble, and J. Jankovic

Vagus nerve stimulation for essential tremor: A pilot efficacy and safety trial
Neurology 2003 61: 1401-1405. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Donati, N. Akhyani, A. Fogdell–Hahn, C. Cermelli, R. Cassiani-Ingoni, A. Vortmeyer, J. D. Heiss, P. Cogen, W. D. Gaillard, S. Sato, W. H. Theodore, and S. Jacobson

Detection of human herpesvirus-6 in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy surgical brain resections
Neurology 2003 61: 1405-1411. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

HISTORICAL NEUROLOGY:

A. Chiò, R. Spreafico, G. Avanzini, P. Ghiglione, M. Vercellino, and R. Mutani

Cesare Lombroso, cortical dysplasia, and epilepsy: Keen findings and odd theories
Neurology 2003 61: 1412-1416. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

M.L. Fantini, J.-F. Gagnon, D. Filipini, and J. Montplaisir

The effects of pramipexole in REM sleep behavior disorder
Neurology 2003 61: 1418-1420. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. Yu, D. Binder, A. Foster-Barber, R. Malek, W. S. Smith, and R. T. Higashida

Endovascular embolectomy of acute basilar artery occlusion
Neurology 2003 61: 1421-1423. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

H. Houlden, S. Lincoln, M. Farrer, P.G. Cleland, J. Hardy, and R.W. Orrell

Compound heterozygous PANK2 mutations confirm HARP and Hallervorden-Spatz syndromes are allelic
Neurology 2003 61: 1423-1426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. Stiasny-Kolster, E. Mignot, L. Ling, J.C. Möller, W. Cassel, and W.H. Oertel

CSF hypocretin-1 levels in restless legs syndrome
Neurology 2003 61: 1426-1429. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. Ibáñez, G. De Michele, V. Bonifati, E. Lohmann, S. Thobois, P. Pollak, Y. Agid, P. Heutink, A. Dürr, and A. Brice

Screening for DJ-1 mutations in early onset autosomal recessive parkinsonism
Neurology 2003 61: 1429-1431. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

I. Fernandez-Cadenas, A.L. Andreu, J. Gamez, R. Gonzalo, M.A. Martín, J.C. Rubio, and J. Arenas

Splicing mosaic of the myophosphorylase gene due to a silent mutation in McArdle disease
Neurology 2003 61: 1432-1434. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Auer–Grumbach, S. Strasser–Fuchs, T. Robl, C. Windpassinger, and K. Wagner

Late onset Charcot–Marie–Tooth 2 syndrome caused by two novel mutations in the MPZ gene
Neurology 2003 61: 1435-1437. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M.N. Meriggioli, E. Ciafaloni, K.A. Al-Hayk, J. Rowin, B. Tucker-Lipscomb, J.M. Massey, and D.B. Sanders

Mycophenolate mofetil for myasthenia gravis: An analysis of efficacy, safety, and tolerability
Neurology 2003 61: 1438-1440. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

F. Maltecca, A. Filla, I. Castaldo, G. Coppola, N.A. Fragassi, M. Carella, A. Bruni, S. Cocozza, G. Casari, A. Servadio, and G. De Michele

Intergenerational instability and marked anticipation in SCA-17
Neurology 2003 61: 1441-1443. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Andrew R. Pachner

An improved ELISA for screening for neutralizing anti-IFN-ß antibodies in MS patients
Neurology 2003 61: 1444-1446. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

B. Fierro, R. Ricci, A. Piazza, S. Scalia, G. Giglia, G. Vitello, and F. Brighina

1 Hz rTMS enhances extrastriate cortex activity in migraine: Evidence of a reduced inhibition?
Neurology 2003 61: 1446-1448. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Israel Steiner and Itzhak Wirguin

Levodopa addiction in non-parkinsonian patients
Neurology 2003 61: 1451. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marco Onofrj and Astrid Thomas

Severe worsening of parkinsonism in Lewy body dementia due to donepezil
Neurology 2003 61: 1452. [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Watarai, T. Hashimoto, K. Yamamoto, Y. Matsumoto, T. Tada, and S. Ikeda

Pallidotomy for severe generalized chorea of juvenile-onset dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy
Neurology 2003 61: 1452. [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Tobias Loddenkemper, Elaine Wyllie, Barbara Kaplan, and Deepak K. Lachhwani

Stool-withholding activity mimicking epilepsy
Neurology 2003 61: 1454-1455. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Mai N. Nguyen-Huynh, Pierre Fayad, Philip B. Gorelick, and S. Claiborne Johnston

Knowledge and management of transient ischemic attacks among US primary care physicians
Neurology 2003 61: 1455-1456. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nils Mueller-Kronast, Alejandro A. Rabinstein, Loewn Voung;, and Alejandro M. Forteza

Isopropanol intoxication mimicking basilar artery thrombosis
Neurology 2003 61: 1456-1457. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kan-ichiro Komatsu, Toshio Fukutake, and Takamichi Hattori

Isolated shoulder paresis caused by a small cortical infarction
Neurology 2003 61: 1457. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hal M. Corwin and Roland E. Girardet

Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies mimicking hypoglossal nerve injuries
Neurology 2003 61: 1457. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Jane W. Chan

Sixth nerve palsy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Neurology 2003 61: 1417. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ralf Giess, Peter Landwehr, and Fedor Heidenreich

MRI after thoracic epidural blood patch
Neurology 2003 61: 1449. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

W.D. Watson, C.E. Swallow, and M.E. Landau

MR imaging and post LP headache
Neurology 2003 61: 1450. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

PATIENT PAGES:

Carlayne E. Jackson

The effect of myasthenia gravis on pregnancy and the newborn
Neurology 2003 61: 1459-1460. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Denise W. Metry, Christopher F. Dowd, A. James Barkovich, Ilona J. Frieden, Alec Aeby, and Patrick Van Bogaert

Facial hemangioma and cerebral corticovascular dysplasia: A syndrome associated with epilepsy
Neurology 2003 61: 1461. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sun J. Chung, Y. Shiga, K. Miyazawa, T. Hasegawa, and Yasuto Itoyama

CSF hypovolemia vs intracranial hypotension in "spontaneous intracranial hypotension syndrome"
Neurology 2003 61: 1461. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erwin B. Montgomery, Jr., G. Frederick Wooten, J. Eric Ahlskog, Roger L. Albin, and Kirk A. Frey

Agonists versus levodopa in PD: The thrilla of whitha
Neurology 2003 61: 1462-1463. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 2003 61: 17. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert J. Joynt

Changes • People • Comments
Neurology 2003 61: 21. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

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