IN THIS ISSUE:

January 27 Highlight and Commentary
Neurology 2004 62: 165. [Full Text] [PDF]  

January 27 Highlights
Neurology 2004 62: 166-167. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Mark S. Freedman and Harold L. Atkins

Suppressing immunity in advancing MS: Too much too late, or too late for much?
Neurology 2004 62: 168-169. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Victor W. Henderson and Eva Hogervorst

Testosterone and Alzheimer disease: Is it men’s turn now?
Neurology 2004 62: 170-171. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heather J. Fullerton and Emily von Scheven

Back to school on APS: Rethinking the risk of recurrent stroke in children
Neurology 2004 62: 172-173. [Full Text] [PDF]  

John R. Gates

Epilepsy versus antiepileptic drugs and gonadal function in men
Neurology 2004 62: 174-175. [Full Text] [PDF]  

IN MEMORIAM:

Deborah I. Friedman and James J. Corbett

Daniel M. Jacobson, MD (1956–2003)
Neurology 2004 62: 176. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

V. Biousse, B. C. Skibell, R. L. Watts, D. N. Loupe, C. Drews-Botsch, and N. J. Newman

Ophthalmologic features of Parkinson’s disease
Neurology 2004 62: 177-180. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

ARTICLES:

T. J. Ferman, G. E. Smith, B. F. Boeve, R. J. Ivnik, R. C. Petersen, D. Knopman, N. Graff-Radford, J. Parisi, and D. W. Dickson

DLB fluctuations: Specific features that reliably differentiate DLB from AD and normal aging
Neurology 2004 62: 181-187. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

S. D. Moffat, A. B. Zonderman, E. J. Metter, C. Kawas, M. R. Blackman, S. M. Harman, and S. M. Resnick

Free testosterone and risk for Alzheimer disease in older men
Neurology 2004 62: 188-193. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Lanthier, F. J. Kirkham, L. G. Mitchell, R. M. Laxer, E. Atenafu, C. Male, M. Prengler, T. Domi, A. K.C. Chan, R. Liesner, and G. deVeber

Increased anticardiolipin antibody IgG titers do not predict recurrent stroke or TIA in children
Neurology 2004 62: 194-200. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. A.J. Esselink, R. M.A. de Bie, R. J. de Haan, M. W.P.M. Lenders, P. C.G. Nijssen, M. J. Staal, H. M.M. Smeding, P. R. Schuurman, D. A. Bosch, and J. D. Speelman

Unilateral pallidotomy versus bilateral subthalamic nucleus stimulation in PD: A randomized trial
Neurology 2004 62: 201-207. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. Lorenz, H. Frederiksen, H. Moises, F. Kopper, G. Deuschl, and K. Christensen

High concordance for essential tremor in monozygotic twins of old age
Neurology 2004 62: 208-211. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Ikoma, M. Fartasch, G. Heyer, Y. Miyachi, H. Handwerker, and M. Schmelz

Painful stimuli evoke itch in patients with chronic pruritus: Central sensitization for itch
Neurology 2004 62: 212-217. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

N. Attal, J. Rouaud, L. Brasseur, M. Chauvin, and D. Bouhassira

Systemic lidocaine in pain due to peripheral nerve injury and predictors of response
Neurology 2004 62: 218-225. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. C.J. Bot, F. Barkhof, C. H. Polman, G.J. Lycklama à Nijeholt, V. de Groot, E. Bergers, H. J. Ader, and J. A. Castelijns

Spinal cord abnormalities in recently diagnosed MS patients: Added value of spinal MRI examination
Neurology 2004 62: 226-233. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

H. A. Wishart, A. J. Saykin, B. C. McDonald, A. C. Mamourian, L. A. Flashman, K. R. Schuschu, K. A. Ryan, C. E. Fadul, and L. H. Kasper

Brain activation patterns associated with working memory in relapsing-remitting MS
Neurology 2004 62: 234-238. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Geeta S.M. Ramsaransing, Albert Teelken, Alexander V. Arutjunyan, and Jacques De Keyser

Peripheral blood leukocyte NO production in MS patients with a benign vs progressive course
Neurology 2004 62: 239-242. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jürgen Bauer, Sabine Blumenthal, Markus Reuber, and Birgit Stoffel–Wagner

Epilepsy syndrome, focus location, and treatment choice affect testicular function in men with epilepsy
Neurology 2004 62: 243-246. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

J. I.T. Isojärvi, E. Löfgren, K. S.T. Juntunen, A. J. Pakarinen, M. Päivänsalo, I. Rautakorpi, and L. Tuomivaara

Effect of epilepsy and antiepileptic drugs on male reproductive health
Neurology 2004 62: 247-253. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Roberto D’Alessandro, Maria Guarino, Gabriele Greco, and Leona Bassein

Risk of seizures while awake in pure sleep epilepsies: A prospective study
Neurology 2004 62: 254-257. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

L. S. Boylan, L. A. Flint, D. L. Labovitz, S. C. Jackson, K. Starner, and O. Devinsky

Depression but not seizure frequency predicts quality of life in treatment-resistant epilepsy
Neurology 2004 62: 258-261. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. Casali, E. M. Valente, E. Bertini, G. Montagna, C. Criscuolo, G. De Michele, M. Villanova, M. Damiano, A. Pierallini, F. Brancati, V. Scarano, A. Tessa, F. Cricchi, G. S. Grieco, M. Muglia, M. Carella, B. Martini, A. Rossi, G. A. Amabile, G. Nappi, A. Filla, B. Dallapiccola, and F. M. Santorelli

Clinical and genetic studies in hereditary spastic paraplegia with thin corpus callosum
Neurology 2004 62: 262-268. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

L. Martorell, J. Gámez, M. L. Cayuela, F. K. Gould, J. P. McAbney, T. Ashizawa, D. G. Monckton, and M. Baiget

Germline mutational dynamics in myotonic dystrophy type 1 males: Allele length and age effects
Neurology 2004 62: 269-274. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

S. Kalmijn, M. P.J. van Boxtel, M. Ocké, W. M.M. Verschuren, D. Kromhout, and L. J. Launer

Dietary intake of fatty acids and fish in relation to cognitive performance at middle age
Neurology 2004 62: 275-280. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

A. Saiz, Y. Blanco, E. Carreras, J. Berenguer, M. Rovira, T. Pujol, P. Marín, T. Arbizu, and F. Graus

Clinical and MRI outcome after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in MS
Neurology 2004 62: 282-284. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Marit Otto, Flemming W. Bach, Troels S. Jensen, and Søren H. Sindrup

Valproic acid has no effect on pain in polyneuropathy: A randomized, controlled trial
Neurology 2004 62: 285-288. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Christoph Kellinghaus and Prakash Kotagal

Lateralizing value of Todd’s palsy in patients with epilepsy
Neurology 2004 62: 289-291. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

P. B. Pennell, D. J. Newport, Z. N. Stowe, S. L. Helmers, J. Q. Montgomery, and T. R. Henry

The impact of pregnancy and childbirth on the metabolism of lamotrigine
Neurology 2004 62: 292-295. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Timothy E. Lotze and Angus A. Wilfong

Zonisamide treatment for symptomatic infantile spasms
Neurology 2004 62: 296-298. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Varda Gross-Tsur and Ruth S. Shalev

Reversible language regression as an adverse effect of topiramate treatment in children
Neurology 2004 62: 299-300. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. M. Paoletti, S. Congia, S. Lello, D. Tedde, M. Orrù, M. Pistis, M. Pilloni, P. Zedda, A. Loddo, and G. B. Melis

Low androgenization index in elderly women and elderly men with Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 2004 62: 301-303. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

L. Bertram, R. Menon, K. Mullin, M. Parkinson, M. L. Bradley, D. Blacker, and R. E. Tanzi

PEN2 is not a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease in a large family sample
Neurology 2004 62: 304-306. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Suk Ling Ma, Nelson L.S. Tang, Linda C.W. Lam, and Helen F.K. Chiu

Association between tumor necrosis factor- promoter polymorphism and Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 2004 62: 307-309. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Frank–Erik de Leeuw, Frederik Barkhof, and Philip Scheltens

White matter lesions and hippocampal atrophy in Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 2004 62: 310-312. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

E. Golanska, K. Hulas–Bigoszewska, E. Rutkiewicz, M. Styczynska, B. Peplonska, M. Barcikowska, J. Bratosiewicz–Wasik, and P. P. Liberski

Polymorphisms within the prion (PrP) and prion-like protein (Doppel) genes in AD
Neurology 2004 62: 313-315. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Mancuso, M. Filosto, M. Bellan, R. Liguori, P. Montagna, A. Baruzzi, S. DiMauro, and V. Carelli

POLG mutations causing ophthalmoplegia, sensorimotor polyneuropathy, ataxia, and deafness
Neurology 2004 62: 316-318. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. H. Kim, J. I. Engelhardt, J. S. Henkel, L. Siklós, J. Soós, C. Goodman, and S. H. Appel

Widespread increased expression of the DNA repair enzyme PARP in brain in ALS
Neurology 2004 62: 319-322. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Gallo, M. A. Rocca, A. Falini, C. Scaglione, F. Salvi, A. Gambini, L. Guerrini, M. Mascalchi, J. C. Pronk, M. S. van der Knaap, and M. Filippi

Multiparametric MRI in a patient with adult-onset leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter
Neurology 2004 62: 323-326. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. Bürk, C. Zühlke, I. R. König, A. Ziegler, E. Schwinger, C. Globas, J. Dichgans, and Y. Hellenbroich

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 5: Clinical and molecular genetic features of a German kindred
Neurology 2004 62: 327-329. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Parkinson Study Group

The safety and tolerability of a mixed lineage kinase inhibitor (CEP-1347) in PD
Neurology 2004 62: 330-332. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

J. Masjuan, J. Pardo, J. M. Callejo, M. T. Andrés, and J. C. Álvarez-Cermeño

Tamoxifen: A new risk factor for cerebral sinus thrombosis
Neurology 2004 62: 334-335. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. H. Wong, N. Turner, D. Birchall, T. J. Walls, P. English, and M. L. Schmid

Reversible abnormalities of DWI in high-altitude cerebral edema
Neurology 2004 62: 335-336. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Kochanski, A. Nowakowski, M. Kawulak, D. Kabzinska, and I. Hausmanowa-Petrusewicz

Somatic mosaicism in Charcot-Marie-Tooth type X disease
Neurology 2004 62: 336-337. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Stephan J. Rüegg, Andreas J. Steck, and Peter Fuhr

Levetiracetam improves paroxysmal symptoms in a patient with stiff-person syndrome
Neurology 2004 62: 338. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Akira Sudo, Masayuki Sasaki, Kenji Sugai, and Hiroshi Matsuda

Therapeutic effect and [¹²³I]IMP SPECT findings of sodium dichloroacetate in a patient with MELAS
Neurology 2004 62: 338-339. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

NISUS: NEUROLOGY AND THE HUMANITIES:

David Goldblatt

Personal History: The pelican, in brief
Neurology 2004 62: 340-341. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Denis Jabaudon and Roman Sztajzel

Spontaneous carotid artery dissection
Neurology 2004 62: 281. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Peter K. Kubitz, Eelco F.M. Wijdicks, and Charles F. Bolton

Tic douloureux or "tic dentaire"
Neurology 2004 62: 333. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

PATIENT PAGES:

Adam R. Blanchette

Surgery for patients with Parkinson disease
Neurology 2004 62: E6-7. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

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

The prevalence of migraine in neurologists
Neurology 2004 62: 342. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dougall J.P. McCorry and Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan

Effect of antiepileptic drugs on bone density in ambulatory patients
Neurology 2004 62: 342. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erwin B. Montgomery, Tianhong Pan, Weidong Le, Joseph Jankovic, J. Eric Ahlskog, G. Frederick Wooten, Roger L. Albin, and Kirk A. Frey

Slowing Parkinson’s disease progression: Recent dopamine agonist trials
Neurology 2004 62: 343-345. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Emilia M. Gatto, Claudia Uribe Roca, María Cristina Zurrú, Carlos A. Rugilo, and Jong S. Kim

Pure dysarthria due to small cortical stroke
Neurology 2004 62: 345-346. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

Translating Adenosine A_2A Receptor Biology into Novel Therapies for Parkinson’s Disease
Neurology 2004 62: 348. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Infancy onset hereditary spastic paraplegia associated with a novel atlastin mutation
Neurology 2004 62: 348. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Modulation of GABAergic transmission in the striatopallidal system by adenosine A_2A receptors: A potential mechanism for the antiparkinsonian effects of A_2A antagonists.
Neurology 2004 62: 348. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 2004 62: 19A-20. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert J. Joynt

Changes • People • Comments
Neurology 2004 62: 25A-26. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Howard S. Kirshner and Mark F. Lew

Book Reviews
Neurology 2004 62: 347. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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