IN THIS ISSUE:

November 11 Highlight and Commentary
Neurology 2003 61: 1165. [Full Text] [PDF]  

November 11 Highlights
Neurology 2003 61: 1166-1167. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

James A. Mastrianni and Raymond P. Roos

Wrinkles and folds of the prion protein
Neurology 2003 61: 1168-1169. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bradley T. Thach

The brainstem and vulnerability to sudden infant death syndrome
Neurology 2003 61: 1170-1171. [Full Text] [PDF]  

James A. Sharpe

What’s up, doc? Altered perception of the haptic, postural, and visual vertical
Neurology 2003 61: 1172-1173. [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

M. B. Lewis and P. D. Howdle

Neurologic complications of liver transplantation in adults
Neurology 2003 61: 1174-1178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

ARTICLES:

John D. Fisk, Heather R. Merry, and Kenneth Rockwood

Variations in case definition affect prevalence but not outcomes of mild cognitive impairment
Neurology 2003 61: 1179-1184. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

R. Mayeux, L. S. Honig, M.-X. Tang, J. Manly, Y. Stern, N. Schupf, and P. D. Mehta

Plasma Aß40 and Aß42 and Alzheimer’s disease: Relation to age, mortality, and risk
Neurology 2003 61: 1185-1190. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. A. Cousins, E. J. Burton, D. Burn, A. Gholkar, I. G. McKeith, and J. T. O’Brien

Atrophy of the putamen in dementia with Lewy bodies but not Alzheimer’s disease: An MRI study
Neurology 2003 61: 1191-1195. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Siân A. Thompson, Karalyn Patterson, and John R. Hodges

Left/right asymmetry of atrophy in semantic dementia: Behavioral–cognitive implications
Neurology 2003 61: 1196-1203. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. Walz, R. M.R.P.S. Castro, T. R. Velasco, V. Alexandre, Jr., M. H. Lopes, J. P. Leite, A. C. Santos, J. A. Assirati, Jr., L. Wichert-Ana, V. C. Terra-Bustamante, M. M. Bianchin, P. C. Maciag, K. B. Ribeiro, R. Guarnieri, D. Araújo, O. Cabalero, R. Moura, A. C.M. Salim, K. Kindlmann, M. C. Landemberger, W. Marques, Jr., R. M.F. Fernandes, L. N. Serafini, H. R. Machado, C. G. Carlotti, Jr., R. R. Brentani, A. C. Sakamoto, and V. R. Martins

Surgical outcome in mesial temporal sclerosis correlates with prion protein gene variant
Neurology 2003 61: 1204-1210. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Jakob Christensen, Frederik Andreasen, Jørgen Hjelm Poulsen, and Mogens Dam

Randomized, concentration-controlled trial of topiramate in refractory focal epilepsy
Neurology 2003 61: 1210-1218. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. R. White, T. S. Walczak, I. E. Leppik, J. Rarick, T. Tran, T. E. Beniak, D. J. Matchinsky, and R. J. Gumnit

Discontinuation of levetiracetam because of behavioral side effects: A case-control study
Neurology 2003 61: 1218-1221. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

J. Marinus, M. Visser, N. A. Verwey, F. R.J. Verhey, H. A.M. Middelkoop, A. M. Stiggelbout, and J. J. van Hilten

Assessment of cognition in Parkinson’s disease
Neurology 2003 61: 1222-1228. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

B. Draganski, C. Thun-Hohenstein, U. Bogdahn, J. Winkler, and A. May

"Motor circuit" gray matter changes in idiopathic cervical dystonia
Neurology 2003 61: 1228-1231. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. Hubl, S. Bölte, S. Feineis–Matthews, H. Lanfermann, A. Federspiel, W. Strik, F. Poustka, and T. Dierks

Functional imbalance of visual pathways indicates alternative face processing strategies in autism
Neurology 2003 61: 1232-1237. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Takahiro Iizuka, Fumihiko Sakai, Shinichi Kan, and Norihiro Suzuki

Slowly progressive spread of the stroke-like lesions in MELAS
Neurology 2003 61: 1238-1244. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

T. van Veen, L. van Winsen, J. B.A. Crusius, N. F. Kalkers, F. Barkhof, A. S. Peña, C. H. Polman, and B. M.J. Uitdehaag

B-Crystallin genotype has impact on the multiple sclerosis phenotype
Neurology 2003 61: 1245-1249. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eva Laudon Meyer, Elisabet Waldenlind, and Claude Marcus

Diminished nocturnal lipolysis in cluster headache: A sign of central sympathetic dysregulation?
Neurology 2003 61: 1250-1254. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Hazim Kadhim, André Kahn, and Guillaume Sébire

Distinct cytokine profile in SIDS brain: A common denominator in a multifactorial syndrome?
Neurology 2003 61: 1256-1259. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. M. Bronstein, D. A. Pérennou, M. Guerraz, D. Playford, and P. Rudge

Dissociation of visual and haptic vertical in two patients with vestibular nuclear lesions
Neurology 2003 61: 1260-1262. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Rachel Laff, Salah Mesad, and Orrin Devinsky

Epileptic kinetopsia: Ictal illusory motion perception
Neurology 2003 61: 1262-1264. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

W.-T. Chen, J.-L. Fuh, J.-F. Lirng, S.-R. Lu, Z.-A. Wu, and S.-J. Wang

Collapsed superior ophthalmic veins in patients with spontaneous intracranial hypotension
Neurology 2003 61: 1265-1267. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

F. Bono, M. R. Lupo, A. Lavano, L. Mangone, F. Fera, K. Pardatscher, and A. Quattrone

Cerebral MR venography of transverse sinuses in subjects with normal CSF pressure
Neurology 2003 61: 1267-1270. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Randolph W. Evans, Richard B. Lipton, and Stephen D. Silberstein

The prevalence of migraine in neurologists
Neurology 2003 61: 1271-1272. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Z. Vokó, M. Hollander, A. Hofman, P. J. Koudstaal, and M. M.B. Breteler

Dietary antioxidants and the risk of ischemic stroke: The Rotterdam Study
Neurology 2003 61: 1273-1275. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Hund-Georgiadis, T. Mildner, D. Georgiadis, K. Weih, and D. Y. von Cramon

Impaired hemodynamics and neural activation?: A fMRI study of major cerebral artery stenosis
Neurology 2003 61: 1276-1279. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Lipp, T. Trottenberg, T. Schink, A. Kupsch, and G. Arnold

A randomized trial of botulinum toxin A for treatment of drooling
Neurology 2003 61: 1279-1281. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] CME  

J. Pritchard, I. A. Gray, Z. R. Idrissova, B. R.F. Lecky, I. J. Sutton, A. V. Swan, H. J. Willison, J. B. Winer, and R. A.C. Hughes

A randomized controlled trial of recombinant interferon-beta 1a in Guillain-Barré syndrome
Neurology 2003 61: 1282-1284. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

N. Mustfa, M. Aiello, R. A. Lyall, D. Nikoletou, D. Olivieri, P. N. Leigh, A. C. Davidson, M. I. Polkey, and J. Moxham

Cough augmentation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Neurology 2003 61: 1285-1287. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

V. Pietrini, G. Puoti, L. Limido, G. Rossi, G. Di Fede, G. Giaccone, M. Mangieri, F. Tedeschi, A. Bondavalli, D. Mancia, O. Bugiani, and F. Tagliavini

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease with a novel extra-repeat insertional mutation in the PRNP gene
Neurology 2003 61: 1288-1291. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

T. M. Burns, H. R. Jones, L. H. Phillips, II, T. L. Bugawan, H. A. Erlich, and V. A. Lennon

Clinically disparate stiff-person syndrome with GAD65 autoantibody in a father and daughter
Neurology 2003 61: 1291-1293. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Khanh-Dung Le, Beate Nilsen, and Espen Dietrichs

Prevalence of primary focal and segmental dystonia in Oslo
Neurology 2003 61: 1294-1296. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Cavaletti, G. Bogliun, L. Marzorati, A. Zincone, M. Piatti, N. Colombo, G. Parma, A. Lissoni, F. Fei, S. Cundari, and C. Zanna

Grading of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neurotoxicity using the Total Neuropathy Scale
Neurology 2003 61: 1297-1300. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Eng-King Tan, Ling-Ling Chan, and Yew-Long Lo

"Myorhythmia" slow facial tremor from chronic interferon alpha-2a usage
Neurology 2003 61: 1302-1303. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Dean M. Cestari and Joseph F. Rizzo, III

Intracranial hypertension following epidural blood patch
Neurology 2003 61: 1303. [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Siao Tick Chong, S. Vucic, and D. P. Cros

Multiple sclerosis presenting as lower motor neuron wasting and weakness of the distal upper extremity
Neurology 2003 61: 1303-1304. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. T. Pellecchia, C. Criscuolo, G. De Joanna, A. D’Amico, L. Santoro, and P. Barone

Pure unilateral hyperhidrosis after pontine infarct
Neurology 2003 61: 1305. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Matthias Boentert, Herbert Aretz, and Peter Ludemann

Acute myopia and angle-closure glaucoma induced by topiramate
Neurology 2003 61: 1306. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Raul G. Nogueira and William W. Seeley

Ramsay Hunt syndrome associated with spinal trigeminal nucleus and tract involvement on MRI
Neurology 2003 61: 1306-1307. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. Siddiqui, E. Cahalane, M. Keogan, and O. Hardiman

Chronic ataxic neuropathy with cold agglutinins: Atypical phenotype and response to anti-CD20 antibodies
Neurology 2003 61: 1307-1308. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. Takanashi, H. Tada, M. Tomita, K. Fujii, Y. Iida, N. Saeki, and Y. Kohno

Contralateral rhinorrhea as a feature of infantile Horner’s syndrome
Neurology 2003 61: 1309-1310. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

NISUS: NEUROLOGY AND THE HUMANITIES:

Michael S. Smith

Personal History: A wise owl
Neurology 2003 61: 1311-1313. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

David J. Blacker and Eelco F.M. Wijdicks

A ripping roller coaster ride
Neurology 2003 61: 1255. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Dirk Ulbricht, René J. Metz, Fernand Ries, and Georges Dooms

-Interferon encephalopathy
Neurology 2003 61: 1301. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Pierre Côté, J. David Cassidy, Scott Haldeman, Edzard E. Ernst, Michael I. Weintraub, Wade S. Smith, and S. Claiborne Johnston

Spinal manipulative therapy is an independent risk factor for vertebral artery dissection
Neurology 2003 61: 1314-1315. [Full Text] [PDF]  

M.A. Whelen, T.O. Crawford, A. Comi, J.M. Freeman, E.H. Kossoff, H. Singer, E.P.G. Vining, K. Yohay, Michael Shevell, Stephen Ashwal, Carmela Tardo, and Gary Franklin

Practice parameter: Evaluation of the child with global developmental delay
Neurology 2003 61: 1315-1316. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mario Liotti, Lorraine Ramig, Bert J. M. de Swart, Sanne C. Willemse, Martin W. I. M. Horstink, and Ben A. M. Maassen

Improvement of voicing in patients with Parkinson’s disease by speech therapy
Neurology 2003 61: 1316-1317. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

Occurrence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis among Gulf War veterans
Neurology 2003 61: 1320. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 2003 61: 17A-18. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephan A. Mayer, Joseph B. Green, and J. Ned Pruitt

Book Reviews
Neurology 2003 61: 1318. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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