IN THIS ISSUE:

December 28 Highlight and Commentary
Neurology 2004 63: 2201. [Full Text] [PDF]  

December 28 Highlights
Neurology 2004 63: 2202-2003. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO REVIEWERS:

Robert C. Griggs, Robert A. Gross, Richard J. Kryscio, Jonathan W. Mink, and Steven R. Schwid

Message from the Editors to our U.S. and International Reviewers
Neurology 2004 63: 2204-2208. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Giancarlo Logroscino and Richard B. Lipton

Migraine is associated with chest symptoms but not cardiac events: A reassuring paradox
Neurology 2004 63: 2209-2210. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jacob S. Elkins and S. Claiborne Johnston

Twinning hearts and minds
Neurology 2004 63: 2211-2212. [Full Text] [PDF]  

David B. Rye

Relief in sight for restless legs syndrome
Neurology 2004 63: 2213-2214. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

D. Lewis, S. Ashwal, A. Hershey, D. Hirtz, M. Yonker, and S. Silberstein

Practice Parameter: Pharmacological treatment of migraine headache in children and adolescents: Report of the American Academy of Neurology Quality Standards Subcommittee and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society
Neurology 2004 63: 2215-2224. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Read this article in Polish] CME  

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES:

Jerry R. Mendell and Andra Miller

Gene transfer for neurologic disease: Agencies, policies, and process
Neurology 2004 63: 2225-2232. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

K. M. Rose, A. P. Carson, C. P. Sanford, P. E. Stang, C. A. Brown, A. R. Folsom, and M. Szklo

Migraine and other headaches: Associations with Rose angina and coronary heart disease
Neurology 2004 63: 2233-2239. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

R. B. Lipton, H. Göbel, K. M. Einhäupl, K. Wilks, and A. Mauskop

Petasites hybridus root (butterbur) is an effective preventive treatment for migraine
Neurology 2004 63: 2240-2244. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [Data Supplement]  

G. G. Potter, B. L. Plassman, M. J. Helms, D. C. Steffens, and K. A. Welsh-Bohmer

Age effects of coronary artery bypass graft on cognitive status change among elderly male twins
Neurology 2004 63: 2245-2249. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. L. Brown, L. D. Lisabeth, N. M. Garcia, M. A. Smith, and L. B. Morgenstern

Emergency department evaluation of ischemic stroke and TIA: The BASIC Project
Neurology 2004 63: 2250-2254. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Kölsch, M. Linnebank, D. Lütjohann, F. Jessen, U. Wüllner, U. Harbrecht, K. M. Thelen, M. Kreis, F. Hentschel, A. Schulz, K. von Bergmann, W. Maier, and R. Heun

Polymorphisms in glutathione S-transferase omega-1 and AD, vascular dementia, and stroke
Neurology 2004 63: 2255-2260. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D.-W. Kang, L. L. Latour, J. A. Chalela, J. A. Dambrosia, and S. Warach

Early and late recurrence of ischemic lesion on MRI: Evidence for a prolonged stroke-prone state?
Neurology 2004 63: 2261-2265. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

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

Role of motor evoked potentials in diagnosis of cauda equina and lumbosacral cord lesions
Neurology 2004 63: 2266-2271. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] CME  

K. Stiasny-Kolster, H. Benes, I. Peglau, M. Hornyak, B. Holinka, K. Wessel, W. Emser, M. Leroux, R. Kohnen, and W. H. Oertel

Effective cabergoline treatment in idiopathic restless legs syndrome
Neurology 2004 63: 2272-2279. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [Read this article in Polish] [Commentary from Polish edition] CME  

M. K. Bruno, M. Hallett, K. Gwinn-Hardy, B. Sorensen, E. Considine, S. Tucker, D. R. Lynch, K. D. Mathews, K. J. Swoboda, J. Harris, B.-W. Soong, T. Ashizawa, J. Jankovic, D. Renner, Y.-H. Fu, and L. J. Ptacek

Clinical evaluation of idiopathic paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia: New diagnostic criteria
Neurology 2004 63: 2280-2287. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

T. E. Dudding, K. Friend, P. W. Schofield, S. Lee, I. A. Wilkinson, and R. I. Richards

Autosomal dominant congenital non-progressive ataxia overlaps with the SCA15 locus
Neurology 2004 63: 2288-2292. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

A. B. Ragin, P. Storey, B. A. Cohen, R. R. Edelman, and L. G. Epstein

Disease burden in HIV-associated cognitive impairment: A study of whole-brain imaging measures
Neurology 2004 63: 2293-2297. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. M. Siegel, G. D. Cascino, F. B. Meyer, R. L. McClelland, E. L. So, W. R. Marsh, B. W. Scheithauer, and F. W. Sharbrough

Resective reoperation for failed epilepsy surgery: Seizure outcome in 64 patients
Neurology 2004 63: 2298-2302. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement] CME  

R. S. Briellmann, G. D. Jackson, G. S. Pell, L. A. Mitchell, and D. F. Abbott

Structural abnormalities remote from the seizure focus: A study using T2 relaxometry at 3 T
Neurology 2004 63: 2303-2308. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. Canafoglia, C. Ciano, F. Panzica, V. Scaioli, C. Zucca, P. Agazzi, E. Visani, G. Avanzini, and S. Franceschetti

Sensorimotor cortex excitability in Unverricht–Lundborg disease and Lafora body disease
Neurology 2004 63: 2309-2315. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

B. M. van Gelder, M. A.R. Tijhuis, S. Kalmijn, S. Giampaoli, A. Nissinen, and D. Kromhout

Physical activity in relation to cognitive decline in elderly men: The FINE Study
Neurology 2004 63: 2316-2321. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. L. Barnes, C. F. Mendes de Leon, R. S. Wilson, J. L. Bienias, and D. A. Evans

Social resources and cognitive decline in a population of older African Americans and whites
Neurology 2004 63: 2322-2326. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard I. Webster, Annette Majnemer, Robert W. Platt, and Michael I. Shevell

The predictive value of a preschool diagnosis of developmental language impairment
Neurology 2004 63: 2327-2331. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. Mosconi, D. Perani, S. Sorbi, K. Herholz, B. Nacmias, V. Holthoff, E. Salmon, J.-C. Baron, M. T.R. De Cristofaro, A. Padovani, B. Borroni, M. Franceschi, L. Bracco, and A. Pupi

MCI conversion to dementia and the APOE genotype: A prediction study with FDG-PET
Neurology 2004 63: 2332-2340. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

J. Saxton, O. L. Lopez, G. Ratcliff, C. Dulberg, L. P. Fried, M. C. Carlson, A. B. Newman, and L. Kuller

Preclinical Alzheimer disease: Neuropsychological test performance 1.5 to 8 years prior to onset
Neurology 2004 63: 2341-2347. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

J. Olazarán, R. Muñiz, B. Reisberg, J. Peña-Casanova, T. del Ser, A. J. Cruz-Jentoft, P. Serrano, E. Navarro, M. L. García de la Rocha, A. Frank, M. Galiano, Y. Fernández-Bullido, J. A. Serra, M. T. González-Salvador, and C. Sevilla

Benefits of cognitive-motor intervention in MCI and mild to moderate Alzheimer disease
Neurology 2004 63: 2348-2353. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

H. Rusinek, Y. Endo, S. De Santi, D. Frid, W.-H. Tsui, S. Segal, A. Convit, and M. J. de Leon

Atrophy rate in medial temporal lobe during progression of Alzheimer disease
Neurology 2004 63: 2354-2359. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

F. Laigle-Donadey, N. Martin-Duverneuil, J. Lejeune, E. Crinière, L. Capelle, H. Duffau, P. Cornu, P. Broët, M. Kujas, K. Mokhtari, A. Carpentier, M. Sanson, K. Hoang-Xuan, J. Thillet, and J. Y. Delattre

Correlations between molecular profile and radiologic pattern in oligodendroglial tumors
Neurology 2004 63: 2360-2362. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jorge Correale and Marcela Fiol

Activation of humoral immunity and eosinophils in neuromyelitis optica
Neurology 2004 63: 2363-2370. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jim Berg, Hong Jiang, Charles A. Thornton, and Stephen C. Cannon

Truncated ClC-1 mRNA in myotonic dystrophy exerts a dominant-negative effect on the Cl current
Neurology 2004 63: 2371-2375. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. C. Jen, H. Wang, H. Lee, C. Sabatti, R. Trent, I. Hannigan, K. Brantberg, G. M. Halmagyi, S. F. Nelson, and R. W. Baloh

Suggestive linkage to chromosome 6q in families with bilateral vestibulopathy
Neurology 2004 63: 2376-2379. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Susanne Gaertner, Katrien L. de Graaf, Bernhard Greve, and Robert Weissert

Antibodies against glycosylated native MOG are elevated in patients with multiple sclerosis
Neurology 2004 63: 2381-2383. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Yoshinori Higuchi, Yasuo Iwadate, and Akira Yamaura

Treatment of low-grade oligodendroglial tumors without radiotherapy
Neurology 2004 63: 2384-2386. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Chun-Liang Pan, Meng-Fai Kuo, and Sung-Tsang Hsieh

Auditory agnosia caused by a tectal germinoma
Neurology 2004 63: 2387-2389. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. Rowin, M. N. Meriggioli, E. Tüzün, S. Leurgans, and P. Christadoss

Etanercept treatment in corticosteroid-dependent myasthenia gravis
Neurology 2004 63: 2390-2392. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. P.J. Garssen, J. B.J. Bussmann, P. I.M. Schmitz, A. Zandbergen, T. G. Welter, I. S.J. Merkies, H. J. Stam, and P. A. van Doorn

Physical training and fatigue, fitness, and quality of life in Guillain–Barré syndrome and CIDP
Neurology 2004 63: 2393-2395. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

U. A. Badrising, G. M.Th. Schreuder, M. J. Giphart, K. Geleijns, J. J.G.M. Verschuuren, A. R. Wintzen, and the Dutch IBM Study Group

Associations with autoimmune disorders and HLA class I and II antigens in inclusion body myositis
Neurology 2004 63: 2396-2398. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Yasumasa Kokubo and Shigeki Kuzuhara

Neurofibrillary tangles in ALS and parkinsonism–dementia complex focus in Kii, Japan
Neurology 2004 63: 2399-2401. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

B. G.H. Schoser, K. Ricker, C. Schneider-Gold, C. Hengstenberg, J. Dürre, B. Bültmann, W. Kress, J. W. Day, and L. P.W. Ranum

Sudden cardiac death in myotonic dystrophy type 2
Neurology 2004 63: 2402-2404. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

G. Koch, M. Oliveri, L. Brusa, P. Stanzione, S. Torriero, and C. Caltagirone

High-frequency rTMS improves time perception in Parkinson disease
Neurology 2004 63: 2405-2406. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

W-P. Schmidt, P. Heuschmann, D. Taeger, H. Henningsen, H-J. Buecker-Nott, and K. Berger

Determinants of IV heparin treatment in patients with ischemic stroke
Neurology 2004 63: 2407-2409. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Kedia, E. Moro, M. Tagliati, A. E. Lang, and R. Kumar

Emergence of restless legs syndrome during subthalamic stimulation for Parkinson disease
Neurology 2004 63: 2410-2412. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Haïk, J. P. Brandel, D. Salomon, V. Sazdovitch, N. Delasnerie-Lauprêtre, J. L. Laplanche, B. A. Faucheux, C. Soubrié, E. Boher, C. Belorgey, J. J. Hauw, and A. Alpérovitch

Compassionate use of quinacrine in Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease fails to show significant effects
Neurology 2004 63: 2413-2415. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Y. Dauvilliers, K. Cervena, B. Carlander, F. Espa, C. Bassetti, B. Claustrat, J. L. Laplanche, M. Billiard, and J. Touchon

Dissociation in circadian rhythms in a pseudohypersomnia form of fatal familial insomnia
Neurology 2004 63: 2416-2418. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

W. J. Broom, M. J. Parton, C. A. Vance, C. Russ, P. M. Andersen, V. Hansen, P. N. Leigh, J. F. Powell, A. Al-Chalabi, and C. E. Shaw

No association of the SOD1 locus and disease susceptibility or phenotype in sporadic ALS
Neurology 2004 63: 2419-2422. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

B. K. Nakamoto, E. U. Dorotheo, V. Biousse, R. A. Tang, J. S. Schiffman, and N. J. Newman

Progressive outer retinal necrosis presenting with isolated optic neuropathy
Neurology 2004 63: 2423-2425. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

G. D. Cascino, J. R. Buchhalter, J. I. Sirven, E. L. So, J. F. Drazkowski, R. S. Zimmerman, and C. Raffel

Peri-ictal SPECT and surgical treatment for intractable epilepsy related to schizencephaly
Neurology 2004 63: 2426-2428. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Emre Kumral, Tolga Özdemirkiran, and Yaprak Alper

Strokes in the subinsular territory: Clinical, topographical, and etiological patterns
Neurology 2004 63: 2429-2432. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. Anneken, C. Konrad, B. Dräger, C. Breitenstein, I. Kennerknecht, E. B. Ringelstein, and S. Knecht

Familial aggregation of strong hemispheric language lateralization
Neurology 2004 63: 2433-2435. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Anne Börjesson-Hanson, Eva Edin, Thorsteinn Gislason, and Ingmar Skoog

The prevalence of dementia in 95 year olds
Neurology 2004 63: 2436-2438. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Jeffrey M. Katz and Alan Z. Segal

Should thrombolysis be given to a stroke patient refusing therapy due to profound anosognosia?
Neurology 2004 63: 2440. [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Arii, T. Kanbayashi, Y. Tanabe, Y. Sawaishi, S. Kimura, A. Watanabe, K. Mishima, Y. Hishikawa, T. Shimizu, and S. Nishino

CSF hypocretin-1 (orexin-A) levels in childhood narcolepsy and neurologic disorders
Neurology 2004 63: 2440-2442. [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

C. Gaul, W. Dietrich, B. Tomandl, B. Neundörfer, and F. J. Erbguth

Aortic dissection presenting with transient global amnesia-like symptoms
Neurology 2004 63: 2442-2443. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. R. Campos, M. Basso, E. F. Evaristo, F. I. Yamamoto, and M. Scaff

Bilateral carotid artery dissection with thyrotoxicosis
Neurology 2004 63: 2443-2444. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Liebetrau, T. E. Mayer, R. Bruning, C. Opherk, and G. F. Hamann

Intra-arterial thrombolysis of complete deep cerebral venous thrombosis
Neurology 2004 63: 2444-2445. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Raquel Gil-Gouveia, Philip A. Wilkinson, and Holger Kaube

Severe hemiplegic migraine attack precipitated by fentanyl sedation for esophagogastroscopy
Neurology 2004 63: 2446-2447. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gerhard Luef and Werner Poewe

Oxcarbazepine in glossopharyngeal neuralgia: Clinical response and effect on serum lipids
Neurology 2004 63: 2447-2448. [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. Harting, A. Blaschek, N. I. Wolf, A. Seitz, M. Haupt, H. H. Goebel, D. Rating, K. Sartor, and F. Ebinger

T2-hyperintense cerebellar cortex in Marinesco–Sjögren syndrome
Neurology 2004 63: 2448-2449. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Walker, M. Drangsholt, T. J. Czartoski, and W. T. Longstreth, Jr.

Dental diplopia with transient abducens palsy
Neurology 2004 63: 2449-2450. [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. H. Nogajski, R. C. Shnier, and A. S. Zagami

Postpartum obturator neuropathy
Neurology 2004 63: 2450-2451. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

N. Morimoto, I. Nagano, K. Deguchi, T. Murakami, S. Fushimi, M. Shoji, and K. Abe

Leber hereditary optic neuropathy with chorea and dementia resembling Huntington disease
Neurology 2004 63: 2451-2452. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Di Giambenedetto, G. Vago, A. Pompucci, G. Scoppettuolo, A. Cingolani, A. Marzocchetti, M. Tumbarello, R. Cauda, and A. De Luca

Fatal inflammatory AIDS-associated PML with high CD4 counts on HAART: A new clinical entity?
Neurology 2004 63: 2452-2453. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Peter S. Chin, Kelley R. Branch, and Kyra J. Becker

Myocardial infarction following brief convulsive seizures
Neurology 2004 63: 2453-2454. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NISUS: NEUROLOGY AND THE HUMANITIES:

Michael H. Brooke

Fiction: The third choice
Neurology 2004 63: 2455-2456. [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Rose Marie Mathew and Matthew Murnane

MRI in PML: Bilateral medullary lesions
Neurology 2004 63: 2380. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. Nickel, E. Neuen-Jacob, A. Saleh, N. Gattermann, H.-P. Hartung, and H. Köller

CIDP and isolated osteosclerotic myeloma
Neurology 2004 63: 2439. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

PATIENT PAGES:

Kimberly Hutchison, Ramon Cuevas, and Janet Jankowiak

Restless legs: Do they keep you awake?
Neurology 2004 63: E21-22. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Calixto Machado, Ignacio J. Previgliano, and Michael Sloan

Assessment: Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography: Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Neurology 2004 63: 2457-2458. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kazuo Abe, Petra Kaufmann, Dikoma C. Shungu, and Darryl C. De Vivo

Cerebral lactic acidosis correlates with neurological impairment in MELAS
Neurology 2004 63: 2458. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marshall Keilson, Jorge E. Mendizabal, Michael Siegel, and D. Malcolm Shaner

Really, most SINCERELY dead: Policy and procedure in the diagnosis of death by neurologic criteria
Neurology 2004 63: 2458-2459. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alan H. Lockwood, Joel R. Saper, Robert B. Daroff, and Robert C. Griggs

Daily scheduled opioids for intractable head pain: Long-term observations of a treatment program
Neurology 2004 63: 2459. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexander Collie, Paul Maruff, Marina Falleti, Anna Sundström, and Lars Nyberg

APOE influences on neuropsychological function after mild head injury: Within-person comparisons
Neurology 2004 63: 2460. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 2004 63: 27A-28. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antonio Culebras

International Newsletter
Neurology 2004 63: 35A-36. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Books Received
Neurology 2004 63: 2461-2462. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SUBJECT INDEX:

Subject Index to Volume 63
Neurology 2004 63: 2463-2499. [PDF]  

AUTHOR INDEX:

Author Index to Volume 63
Neurology 2004 63: 2500-2510. [PDF]  

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