IN THIS ISSUE:

December 14 Highlights and Commentary
Neurology 2004 63: 1991. [Full Text] [PDF]  

December 14 Highlights
Neurology 2004 63: 1992-1993. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Kenneth M. Heilman, Yong Jeong, and Glen R. Finney

Spatial cognition
Neurology 2004 63: 1994-1996. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael N. Diringer and Anthony M. Kaufmann

Heads-up on hemicraniectomy
Neurology 2004 63: 1997-1998. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thashi Chang and Bethan Lang

GAD antibodies in stiff-person syndrome
Neurology 2004 63: 1999-2000. [Full Text] [PDF]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

David A. Pearce, Mark Atkinson, and Danilo A. Tagle

Glutamic acid decarboxylase autoimmunity in Batten disease and other disorders
Neurology 2004 63: 2001-2005. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

ARTICLES:

S. Koton, D. Tanne, N. M. Bornstein, and M. S. Green

Triggering risk factors for ischemic stroke: A case-crossover study
Neurology 2004 63: 2006-2010. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

M. Betancourt, R. B. Van Stavern, D. Share, P. Gardella, M. Martus, and S. Chaturvedi

Are patients receiving maximal medical therapy following carotid endarterectomy?
Neurology 2004 63: 2011-2015. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

F. Pico, J. Labreuche, A. Cohen, P.-J. Touboul, P. Amarenco for the GENIC investigators

Intracranial arterial dolichoectasia is associated with enlarged descending thoracic aorta
Neurology 2004 63: 2016-2021. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ann I. Scher, Walter F. Stewart, and Richard B. Lipton

Caffeine as a risk factor for chronic daily headache: A population-based study
Neurology 2004 63: 2022-2027. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

P. Soelberg Sorensen, J. Haas, F. Sellebjerg, T. Olsson, M. Ravnborg, and the TARIMS Study Group

IV immunoglobulins as add-on treatment to methylprednisolone for acute relapses in MS
Neurology 2004 63: 2028-2033. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

A. Romberg, A. Virtanen, J. Ruutiainen, S. Aunola, S.-L. Karppi, M. Vaara, J. Surakka, T. Pohjolainen, and A. Seppänen

Effects of a 6-month exercise program on patients with multiple sclerosis: A randomized study
Neurology 2004 63: 2034-2038. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

B. A.C. Cree, O. Khan, D. Bourdette, D. S. Goodin, J. A. Cohen, R. A. Marrie, D. Glidden, B. Weinstock-Guttman, D. Reich, N. Patterson, J. L. Haines, M. Pericak-Vance, C. DeLoa, J. R. Oksenberg, and S. L. Hauser

Clinical characteristics of African Americans vs Caucasian Americans with multiple sclerosis
Neurology 2004 63: 2039-2045. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. A.J. Visschedijk, B. M.J. Uitdehaag, M. Klein, E. van der Ploeg, E. H. Collette, L. Vleugels, L. E.M.A. Pfennings, E. L.J. Hoogervorst, H. M. van der Ploeg, and C. H. Polman

Value of health-related quality of life to predict disability course in multiple sclerosis
Neurology 2004 63: 2046-2050. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Varrasi, C. Civardi, C. Boccagni, M. Cecchin, R. Vicentini, F. Monaco, and R. Cantello

Cortical excitability in drug-naive patients with partial epilepsy: A cross-sectional study
Neurology 2004 63: 2051-2055. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Nancy J. Minshew, KiBum Sung, Bobby L. Jones, and Joseph M. Furman

Underdevelopment of the postural control system in autism
Neurology 2004 63: 2056-2061. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jason J.S. Barton, Mariya V. Cherkasova, and Rebecca Hefter

The covert priming effect of faces in prosopagnosia
Neurology 2004 63: 2062-2068. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Dorothe A. Poggel, Erich Kasten, and Bernhard A. Sabel

Attentional cueing improves vision restoration therapy in patients with visual field defects
Neurology 2004 63: 2069-2076. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. Linsell, S. N. Cousens, P. G. Smith, R. S.G. Knight, M. Zeidler, G. Stewart, R. de Silva, T. F.G. Esmonde, H. J.T. Ward, and R. G. Will

A case-control study of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the United Kingdom: Analysis of clustering
Neurology 2004 63: 2077-2083. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

J. J. Sevigny, S. M. Albert, M. P. McDermott, J. C. McArthur, N. Sacktor, K. Conant, G. Schifitto, O. A. Selnes, Y. Stern, D. R. McClernon, D. Palumbo, K. Kieburtz, G. Riggs, B. Cohen, L. G. Epstein, and K. Marder

Evaluation of HIV RNA and markers of immune activation as predictors of HIV-associated dementia
Neurology 2004 63: 2084-2090. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

U. P. Mosimann, G. Mather, K. A. Wesnes, J. T. O’Brien, D. J. Burn, and I. G. McKeith

Visual perception in Parkinson disease dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies
Neurology 2004 63: 2091-2096. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

A. Varrone, M. T. Pellecchia, M. Amboni, V. Sansone, E. Salvatore, D. Ghezzi, B. Garavaglia, A. Brice, A. Brunetti, V. Bonavita, G. De Michele, M. Salvatore, S. Pappatà, and P. Barone

Imaging of dopaminergic dysfunction with [¹²³I]FP-CIT SPECT in early-onset parkin disease
Neurology 2004 63: 2097-2103. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

H. Lesser, U. Sharma, L. LaMoreaux, and R. M. Poole

Pregabalin relieves symptoms of painful diabetic neuropathy: A randomized controlled trial
Neurology 2004 63: 2104-2110. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

J. M. Graham, N. Papadakis, J. Evans, E. Widjaja, C. A.J. Romanowski, M. N.J. Paley, L. I. Wallis, I. D. Wilkinson, P. J. Shaw, and P. D. Griffiths

Diffusion tensor imaging for the assessment of upper motor neuron integrity in ALS
Neurology 2004 63: 2111-2119. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Vicart, D. Sternberg, E. Fournier, F. Ochsner, P. Laforet, T. Kuntzer, B. Eymard, B. Hainque, and B. Fontaine

New mutations of SCN4A cause a potassium-sensitive normokalemic periodic paralysis
Neurology 2004 63: 2120-2127. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

B. Hermann, M. Seidenberg, L. Sears, R. Hansen, K. Bayless, P. Rutecki, and C. Dow

Cerebellar atrophy in temporal lobe epilepsy affects procedural memory
Neurology 2004 63: 2129-2131. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Cornelia Exner, Godehard Weniger, and Eva Irle

Cerebellar lesions in the PICA but not SCA territory impair cognition
Neurology 2004 63: 2132-2135. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Christelle Richard, Marc Rousseaux, Arnaud Saj, and Jacques Honoré

Straight ahead in spatial neglect: Evidence that space is shifted, not rotated
Neurology 2004 63: 2136-2138. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Oliveri, V. Rausei, G. Koch, S. Torriero, P. Turriziani, and C. Caltagirone

Overestimation of numerical distances in the left side of space
Neurology 2004 63: 2139-2141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Boby V. Maramattom, Mark M. Bahn, and Eelco F.M. Wijdicks

Which patient fares worse after early deterioration due to swelling from hemispheric stroke?
Neurology 2004 63: 2142-2145. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

B. B. Murinson, M. Butler, K. Marfurt, S. Gleason, P. De Camilli, and M. Solimena

Markedly elevated GAD antibodies in SPS: Effects of age and illness duration
Neurology 2004 63: 2146-2148. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] CME  

D. Yanase, K. Komai, T. Hamaguchi, S. Okino, H. Yokoji, T. Makifuchi, H. Takano, and M. Yamada

Hereditary spastic paraplegia with frontal lobe dysfunction: A clinicopathologic study
Neurology 2004 63: 2149-2152. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Elson L. So and Barbara S. Schaüble

Ictal asomatognosia as a cause of epileptic falls: Simultaneous video, EMG, and invasive EEG
Neurology 2004 63: 2153-2154. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Video]  

L. R.F. Claes, B. Ceulemans, D. Audenaert, L. Deprez, A. Jansen, D. Hasaerts, S. Weckx, K. G. Claeys, J. Del-Favero, C. Van Broeckhoven, and P. De Jonghe

De novo KCNQ2 mutations in patients with benign neonatal seizures
Neurology 2004 63: 2155-2158. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Marc C. Chamberlain, Denice Tsao-Wei, and Susan Groshen

Neoplastic meningitis-related encephalopathy: Prognostic significance
Neurology 2004 63: 2159-2161. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

E. D. Louis, L. M. Applegate, P. Factor-Litvak, M. K. Parides, and L. Andrews

Essential tremor: Occupational exposures to manganese and organic solvents
Neurology 2004 63: 2162-2164. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. R.M. Oliveira, E. Spiteri, M. J. Sobrido, S. Hopfer, J. Klepper, T. Voit, J. Gilbert, Z. K. Wszolek, D. B. Calne, A. J. Stoessl, M. Hutton, B. V. Manyam, F. Boller, M. Baquero, and D. H. Geschwind

Genetic heterogeneity in familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification (Fahr disease)
Neurology 2004 63: 2165-2167. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

H. A.G. Teive, E. R. Pereira, J. A.A. Zavala, M. C. Lange, L. de Paola, S. Raskin, L. C. Werneck, T. Hamada, and J. A. McGrath

Generalized dystonia and striatal calcifications with lipoid proteinosis
Neurology 2004 63: 2168-2169. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. R. Burkhard, F. J.G. Vingerhoets, A. Berney, J. Bogousslavsky, J.-G. Villemure, and J. Ghika

Suicide after successful deep brain stimulation for movement disorders
Neurology 2004 63: 2170-2172. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Criscuolo, P. Mancini, F. Saccà, G. De Michele, A. Monticelli, L. Santoro, V. Scarano, S. Banfi, and A. Filla

Ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 1 in Southern Italy: Late onset and variable phenotype
Neurology 2004 63: 2173-2175. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Annette Sterr and Susanna Freivogel

Intensive training in chronic upper limb hemiparesis does not increase spasticity or synergies
Neurology 2004 63: 2176-2177. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

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

Rituximab stabilizes multifocal motor neuropathy increasingly less responsive to IVIg
Neurology 2004 63: 2178-2179. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. V. De Angelis, A. Di Muzio, M. Capasso, C. Angiari, T. Cavallaro, G. M. Fabrizi, N. Rizzuto, and A. Uncini

Segmental conduction abnormalities and myelin thickenings in Val102/fs null mutation of MPZ gene
Neurology 2004 63: 2180-2183. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Chiba, T. Sugiyama, K. Yonekura, S. Tanaka, H. Matsumoto, N. Fujii, S. Yokota, and T. Hirayama

An antibody to VacA of Helicobacter pylori in the CSF of patients with Miller-Fisher syndrome
Neurology 2004 63: 2184-2186. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Michael S. Cartwright, Douglas R. Jeffery, Geoffrey R. Nuss, and Peter D. Donofrio

Statin-associated exacerbation of myasthenia gravis
Neurology 2004 63: 2188. [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Pugliese, G. Annesi, N. Cutuli, G. Arabia, G. Nicoletti, F. Annesi, P. Tarantino, A. Gambardella, P. Valentino, M. Zappia, and A. Quattrone

The fragile X premutation presenting as postprandial hypotension
Neurology 2004 63: 2188-2189. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Keith A. Josephs, Joseph Y. Matsumoto, and Noralane M. Lindor

Heterozygous Niemann-Pick disease type C presenting with tremor
Neurology 2004 63: 2189-2190. [Full Text] [PDF]  

V. Di Lazzaro, A. Oliviero, P. Profice, T. Tartaglione, F. Pilato, E. Saturno, M. Dileone, and P. A. Tonali

Radicular myoclonus induced by repetitive neck movements in a patient with cervical spondylosis
Neurology 2004 63: 2190-2191. [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. C. Voermans, M. Vaneker, G. J.D. Hengstman, H. J. ter Laak, C. Zimmerman, H. J Schelhaas, and M. J. Zwarts

Primary respiratory failure in inclusion body myositis
Neurology 2004 63: 2191-2192. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Martin Holtkamp, Ali Fuat Okuducu, Randolf Klingebiel, and Christoph J. Ploner

Cerebral toxoplasmosis in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency
Neurology 2004 63: 2192-2193. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. G. Shields, M. J. Levy, and P. J. Goadsby

Alopecia and cutaneous atrophy after greater occipital nerve infiltration with corticosteroid
Neurology 2004 63: 2193-2194. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. Biancheri, A. Rossi, P. Tortori-Donati, S. Stringara, S. Bonifacino, and C. Minetti

Middle interhemispheric variant of holoprosencephaly: A very mild clinical case
Neurology 2004 63: 2194-2196. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

S. Dash, O. Bogdanova, A. Xavier, J. Farkas, and P. Pullicino

Cerebral vasospasm from sumatriptan
Neurology 2004 63: 2128. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ashok Srinivasan, Pierre Bourque, and Mayank Goyal

Spontaneous thoracic spinal cord herniation
Neurology 2004 63: 2187. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Harry Greenberg and Paula R. Sherwood

Primary malignant brain tumor incidence and Medicaid enrollment
Neurology 2004 63: 2197. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jakob Valk, J. Raphael Gorospe, Bhim S. Singhal, Eric P. Hoffman, and Sakkubai Naidu

Indian Agarwal megalencephalic leukodystrophy with cysts is caused by a common MLC1 mutation
Neurology 2004 63: 2197. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gregory Y. Chang, Soo-Hyun Park, Young-Chul Youn, Oh-Sang Kwon, Fernando Cendes, Simone Appenzeller, and Frederick Andermann

Neuroimaging findings in scleroderma en coup de sabre
Neurology 2004 63: 2197-2198. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Mehmet Akif Topcuoglu, Heinrich P. Mattle, Bernhard Meier, Stephan Windecker, for the PC Trial Group, Steven R. Messé, Shunichi Homma, and Scott E. Kasner

Practice Parameter: Recurrent stroke with patent foramen ovale and atrial septal aneurysm: Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Neurology 2004 63: 2198-2199. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 2004 63: 19A-20. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Garrett Riggs

Book Review
Neurology 2004 63: 2200. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Books Received
Neurology 2004 63: 2200. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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