IN THIS ISSUE:

November 8 Highlight and Commentary: Antiepileptic drugs enhance age-related osteoporosis
Neurology 2005 65: 1343. [Full Text] [PDF] [Polish Data Supplement]  

November 8 Highlights
Neurology 2005 65: 1344-1345. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Joseph J. Higgins and Haluk Topaloglu

X-linked oligophrenic vermian dysgenesis: Syndromic vs non-syndromic X-linked mental retardation?
Neurology 2005 65: 1346-1347. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Shlomo Shinnar and John M. Pellock

The trials and tribulations of pediatric drug trials
Neurology 2005 65: 1348-1349. [Full Text] [PDF] [Polish Data Supplement]  

John H.J. Wokke and Leonard H. van den Berg

A way out of the maze: Campylobacter jejuni gene polymorphisms define Guillain-Barré syndrome
Neurology 2005 65: 1350-1351. [Full Text] [PDF]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

D. Hirtz, S. Iannaccone, J. Heemskerk, K. Gwinn-Hardy, R. Moxley, III, and L. P. Rowland

Challenges and opportunities in clinical trials for spinal muscular atrophy
Neurology 2005 65: 1352-1357. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

S. J. Petty, L. M. Paton, T. J. O'Brien, J. Makovey, B. Erbas, P. Sambrook, S. F. Berkovic, and J. D. Wark

Effect of antiepileptic medication on bone mineral measures
Neurology 2005 65: 1358-1365. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [Polish Data Supplement] CME  

G. Zanni, Y. Saillour, M. Nagara, P. Billuart, L. Castelnau, C. Moraine, L. Faivre, E. Bertini, A. Durr, A. Guichet, D. Rodriguez, V. des Portes, C. Beldjord, and J. Chelly

Oligophrenin 1 mutations frequently cause X-linked mental retardation with cerebellar hypoplasia
Neurology 2005 65: 1364-1369. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] CME  

J. E. Piña-Garza, R. Espinoza, D. Nordli, D. A. Bennett, S. Spirito, T. E. Stites, D. Tang, and Y. Sturm

Oxcarbazepine adjunctive therapy in infants and young children with partial seizures
Neurology 2005 65: 1370-1375. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [Polish Data Supplement] CME  

M. Koga, M. Takahashi, M. Masuda, K. Hirata, and N. Yuki

Campylobacter gene polymorphism as a determinant of clinical features of Guillain–Barré syndrome
Neurology 2005 65: 1376-1381. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

L. E. Allport, M. W. Parsons, K. S. Butcher, L. MacGregor, P. M. Desmond, B. M. Tress, and S. M. Davis

Elevated hematocrit is associated with reduced reperfusion and tissue survival in acute stroke
Neurology 2005 65: 1382-1387. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. Bernick, R. Katz, N. L. Smith, S. Rapp, R. Bhadelia, M. Carlson, L. Kuller for the Cardiovascular Health Study Collaborative Research Group

Statins and cognitive function in the elderly: The Cardiovascular Health Study
Neurology 2005 65: 1388-1394. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Scott Y.H. Kim, Hyungjin Myra Kim, Colleen McCallum, and Pierre N. Tariot

What do people at risk for Alzheimer disease think about surrogate consent for research?
Neurology 2005 65: 1395-1401. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

M. C. Irizarry, M. E. Gurol, S. Raju, R. Diaz-Arrastia, J. J. Locascio, M. Tennis, B. T. Hyman, J. H. Growdon, S. M. Greenberg, and T. Bottiglieri

Association of homocysteine with plasma amyloid ß protein in aging and neurodegenerative disease
Neurology 2005 65: 1402-1408. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

T. L. Huang, P. P. Zandi, K. L. Tucker, A. L. Fitzpatrick, L. H. Kuller, L. P. Fried, G. L. Burke, and M. C. Carlson

Benefits of fatty fish on dementia risk are stronger for those without APOE 4
Neurology 2005 65: 1409-1414. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

M. Schwerzmann, K. Nedeltchev, F. Lagger, H. P. Mattle, S. Windecker, B. Meier, and C. Seiler

Prevalence and size of directly detected patent foramen ovale in migraine with aura
Neurology 2005 65: 1415-1418. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Moshe Jakubowski, Stephen Silberstein, Avi Ashkenazi, and Rami Burstein

Can allodynic migraine patients be identified interictally using a questionnaire?
Neurology 2005 65: 1419-1422. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. L. Comella, J. Jankovic, K. M. Shannon, J. Tsui, M. Swenson, S. Leurgans, W. Fan, and the Dystonia Study Group

Comparison of botulinum toxin serotypes A and B for the treatment of cervical dystonia
Neurology 2005 65: 1423-1429. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. M. Goldman, C. M. Tanner, C. W. Olanow, R. L. Watts, R. D. Field, and J. W. Langston

Occupation and parkinsonism in three movement disorders clinics
Neurology 2005 65: 1430-1435. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Guido Alves, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, Dag Aarsland, and Jan Petter Larsen

Progression of motor impairment and disability in Parkinson disease: A population-based study
Neurology 2005 65: 1436-1441. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. D. Abbott, G. W. Ross, L. R. White, C. M. Tanner, K. H. Masaki, J. S. Nelson, J. D. Curb, and H. Petrovitch

Excessive daytime sleepiness and subsequent development of Parkinson disease
Neurology 2005 65: 1442-1446. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

F. Barkhof, U. Held, J. H. Simon, M. Daumer, F. Fazekas, M. Filippi, J. A. Frank, L. Kappos, D. Li, S. Menzler, D. H. Miller, J. Petkau, J. Wolinsky for the Sylvia Lawry Centre for MS Research

Predicting gadolinium enhancement status in MS patients eligible for randomized clinical trials
Neurology 2005 65: 1447-1454. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

HISTORICAL NEUROLOGY:

H.A.G. Teive, P. A. Kowacs, P. Maranhão Filho, E. J. Piovesan, and L. C. Werneck

Leão's cortical spreading depression: From experimental "artifact" to physiological principle
Neurology 2005 65: 1455-1459. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Judith Aharon-Peretz, Samih Badarny, Hanna Rosenbaum, and Ruth Gershoni-Baruch

Mutations in the glucocerebrosidase gene and Parkinson disease: Phenotype–genotype correlation
Neurology 2005 65: 1460-1461. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John R. Economides and Jonathan C. Horton

Eye movement abnormalities in stiff person syndrome
Neurology 2005 65: 1462-1464. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Video]  

Virginia C.N. Wong, Ching-Wan Lam, and Cheuk Wing Fung

Stiff child syndrome with mutation of DYT1 gene
Neurology 2005 65: 1465-1466. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Videos]  

L. L. Chan, Y. L. Lo, E. Lee, S. Fook-Chong, and E. K. Tan

Ventrolateral medullary compression in hypertensive patients with hemifacial spasm
Neurology 2005 65: 1467-1470. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Mikaël Mazighi, Jean-Pierre Saint Maurice, André Rogopoulos, and Emmanuel Houdart

Extracranial vertebral and carotid dissection occurring in the course of subarachnoid hemorrhage
Neurology 2005 65: 1471-1473. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Kim, H. J. Bae, J. Lee, L. Kang, S. Lee, S. Kim, J. E. Lee, K. M. Lee, B. W. Yoon, O. Kwon, J. S. Koo, and B. K. Kim

APOE 2/4 polymorphism and cerebral microbleeds on gradient-echo MRI
Neurology 2005 65: 1474-1475. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Matsumoto, A. Ikeda, T. Hitomi, T. Aoki, T. Hanakawa, Y. Miki, H. Tomimoto, S. Shimohama, and H. Shibasaki

Ictal monoparesis associated with lesions in the primary somatosensory area
Neurology 2005 65: 1476-1478. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

T. Misu, K. Fujihara, I. Nakashima, S. Sato, and Y. Itoyama

Intractable hiccup and nausea with periaqueductal lesions in neuromyelitis optica
Neurology 2005 65: 1479-1482. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

T. Schmidt-Wilcke, E. Leinisch, A. Straube, N. Kämpfe, B. Draganski, H. C. Diener, U. Bogdahn, and A. May

Gray matter decrease in patients with chronic tension type headache
Neurology 2005 65: 1483-1486. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

R. D. Nebes, B. G. Pollock, C. C. Meltzer, J. A. Saxton, P. R. Houck, E. M. Halligan, and S. T. DeKosky

Serum anticholinergic activity, white matter hyperintensities, and cognitive performance
Neurology 2005 65: 1487-1489. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

B. J. Brew, L. Pemberton, K. Blennow, A. Wallin, and L. Hagberg

CSF amyloid ß42 and tau levels correlate with AIDS dementia complex
Neurology 2005 65: 1490-1492. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. V. Nguyen, E. Østergaard, S. Holst Ravn, T. Balslev, E. Rubæk Danielsen, A. Vardag, P. J. McKiernan, G. Gray, and R. K. Naviaux

POLG mutations in Alpers syndrome
Neurology 2005 65: 1493-1495. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

E. H. Sherr, R. Owen, D. G. Albertson, D. Pinkel, P. D. Cotter, A. M. Slavotinek, S. W. Hetts, R. J. Jeremy, G. Schilmoeller, K. Schilmoeller, M. Wakahiro, and A. J. Barkovich

Genomic microarray analysis identifies candidate loci in patients with corpus callosum anomalies
Neurology 2005 65: 1496-1498. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

P. T. Lin, P. -B. Andersson, B. J. Distad, R. J. Barohn, S. C. Cho, Y. T. So, and J. S. Katz

Bilateral isolated phrenic neuropathy causing painless bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis
Neurology 2005 65: 1499-1501. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

K. Buerger, M. Ewers, N. Andreasen, R. Zinkowski, K. Ishiguro, E. Vanmechelen, S. J. Teipel, C. Graz, K. Blennow, and H. Hampel

Phosphorylated tau predicts rate of cognitive decline in MCI subjects: A comparative CSF study
Neurology 2005 65: 1502-1503. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Fernando Pico, Yves Biron, Marie Germaine Bousser, and Pierre Amarenco

Concurrent dolichoectasia of basilar and coronary arteries
Neurology 2005 65: 1503-1504. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

B. Katirji, R. Hachwi, A. Al-Shekhlee, M. L. Cohen, and H. H. Bohlman

Isolated dropped head due to adult-onset nemaline myopathy treated by posterior fusion
Neurology 2005 65: 1504-1505. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Dag Nyholm, Rasmus Jansson, Thomas Willows, and Ingela Nilsson Remahl

Long-term 24-hour duodenal infusion of levodopa: Outcome and dose requirements
Neurology 2005 65: 1506-1507. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sanjay S. Iyer, John C. Morgan, and Kapil D. Sethi

Absorption of orally disintegrating carbidopa-levodopa requires intact small bowel function
Neurology 2005 65: 1507. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leora L. Borek and Joseph H. Friedman

Levodopa addiction in idiopathic Parkinson disease
Neurology 2005 65: 1508. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Y. Hatanaka, S. Hemmi, M. B. Morgan, M. L. Scheufele, G. C. Claussen, G. I. Wolfe, and S. J. Oh

Nonresponsiveness to anticholinesterase agents in patients with MuSK-antibody-positive MG
Neurology 2005 65: 1508-1509. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lara Kunschner and Thomas F. Scott

Sustained recovery of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy after treatment with IL-2
Neurology 2005 65: 1510. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

REFLECTIONS: NEUROLOGY AND THE HUMANITIES:

Michael H. Brooke

Editorial: PLEASE WRITE!
Neurology 2005 65: 1511. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Frank Birklein, Roman Rolke, and Wibke Müller-Forell

Isolated insular infarction eliminates contralateral cold, cold pain, and pinprick perception
Neurology 2005 65: 1381. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Brett L. Cucchiara and Scott E. Kasner

Carotid dissection causing occipital lobe infarction
Neurology 2005 65: 1408. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Andrea Adorni, Giulia Lussignoli, Cristina Geroldi, and Orazio Zanetti

Extensive brain calcification and dementia in postsurgical hypoparathyroidism
Neurology 2005 65: 1501. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

RESIDENT AND FELLOW PAGE:

Sheng-Horng Chung, Shyr-Chyr Chen, Wen-Jone Chen, and Chien-Chang Lee

Symmetric basal ganglia calcification in a 9-year-old child with MELAS
Neurology 2005 65: E19. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Polish Data Supplement]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Patrick Pullicino, William J. Burke, Thomas R. Swift, Sandra F. Olson, Sam Gandy, and Steven A. Goldman

Position on Stem Cell Research
Neurology 2005 65: 1512-1513. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kenneth E.S. Poole, Elizabeth A. Warburton, Jonathan Reeve, Yoshihiro Sato, Jun Iwamoto, Tomohiro Kanoko, and Kei Satoh

Risedronate therapy for prevention of hip fracture after stroke in elderly women
Neurology 2005 65: 1513-1514. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wladimir K. de Paula and Anne W. Wojner-Alexandrov

Heads down: Flat positioning improves blood flow velocity in acute ischemic stroke
Neurology 2005 65: 1514. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nikolaos Scarmeas, Yaakov Stern, Mark W. Bondi, and S. Duke Han

fMRI evidence of compensatory mechanisms in older adults at genetic risk for Alzheimer disease
Neurology 2005 65: 1514-1515. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 2005 65: 33A-34A. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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