THIS WEEK IN NEUROLOGY:

Highlights of the April 29 issue
Neurology 2008 70: 1581. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Richard A. Lewis and Gerard Said

Tackling neuropathic pain: Different perspectives of clinicians and investigators
Neurology 2008 70: 1582-1583. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven Vernino and Kathleen McEvoy

Propofol for stiff-person syndrome: Learning new tricks from an old dog
Neurology 2008 70: 1584-1585. [Full Text] [PDF]  

VIEWS AND REVIEWS:

R. -D. Treede, T. S. Jensen, J. N. Campbell, G. Cruccu, J. O. Dostrovsky, J. W. Griffin, P. Hansson, R. Hughes, T. Nurmikko, and J. Serra

Neuropathic pain: Redefinition and a grading system for clinical and research purposes
Neurology 2008 70: 1630-1635. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLE: PROFESSIONALISM:

C. T. Bever, R. G. Holloway, D. J. Iverson, R. M. Dubinsky, R. M. Richardson, J. K. Sheffield, D. Z. Wang, G. M. Franklin, J. M. Miyasaki, S. T. Tonn, and J. C. Stevens

Invited Article: Neurology and quality improvement: An introduction
Neurology 2008 70: 1636-1640. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

A. M. Pack, M. J. Morrell, A. Randall, D. J. McMahon, and E. Shane

Bone health in young women with epilepsy after one year of antiepileptic drug monotherapy
Neurology 2008 70: 1586-1593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. E. Zimmerman, J. W. Pan, H. P. Hetherington, M. J. Katz, J. Verghese, H. Buschke, C. A. Derby, and R. B. Lipton

Hippocampal neurochemistry, neuromorphometry, and verbal memory in nondemented older adults
Neurology 2008 70: 1594-1600. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. Stewart, C. Dufouil, O. Godin, K. Ritchie, P. Maillard, N. Delcroix, F. Crivello, B. Mazoyer, and C. Tzourio

Neuroimaging correlates of subjective memory deficits in a community population
Neurology 2008 70: 1601-1607. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Amer Alshekhlee, Zulfiqar Hussain, Badr Sultan, and Bashar Katirji

Guillain–Barré syndrome: Incidence and mortality rates in US hospitals
Neurology 2008 70: 1608-1613. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

A. McNeill, D. Birchall, S. J. Hayflick, A. Gregory, J. F. Schenk, E. A. Zimmerman, H. Shang, H. Miyajima, and P. F. Chinnery

T2* and FSE MRI distinguishes four subtypes of neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation
Neurology 2008 70: 1614-1619. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Hornyak, A. Rupp, D. Riemann, B. Feige, M. Berger, and U. Voderholzer

Low-dose hydrocortisone in the evening modulates symptom severity in restless legs syndrome
Neurology 2008 70: 1620-1622. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. A. Kurian, N. V. Morgan, L. MacPherson, K. Foster, D. Peake, R. Gupta, S. G. Philip, C. Hendriksz, J.E.V. Morton, H. M. Kingston, E. M. Rosser, E. Wassmer, P. Gissen, and E. R. Maher

Phenotypic spectrum of neurodegeneration associated with mutations in the PLA2G6 gene (PLAN)
Neurology 2008 70: 1623-1629. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

E. Hattan, M. R. Angle, and C. Chalk

UNEXPECTED BENEFIT OF PROPOFOL IN STIFF-PERSON SYNDROME
Neurology 2008 70: 1641-1642. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Irina A. Anselm, David L. Coulter, and Basil T. Darras

CARDIAC MANIFESTATIONS IN A CHILD WITH A NOVEL MUTATION IN CREATINE TRANSPORTER GENE SLC6A8
Neurology 2008 70: 1642-1644. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

B. M. Kluger, K. J. Meador, C. W. Garvan, D. W. Loring, D. T. Townsend, and K. M. Heilman

A TEST OF THE MECHANISMS OF SENSORY EXTINCTION TO SIMULTANEOUS STIMULATION
Neurology 2008 70: 1644-1645. [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

REFLECTIONS: NEUROLOGY AND THE HUMANITIES:

Arthur Ginsberg

Poems
Neurology 2008 70: 1646. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Laura M. Allen and Mark A. Nigogosyan

New spasticity from cervical spine pathology in a patient with athetoid cerebral palsy
Neurology 2008 70: 1647. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION:

Asma Zakaria, J. Javier Provencio, and George A. Lopez

Emerging Subspecialties in Neurology: Neurocritical care
Neurology 2008 70: e68-e69. [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. M. De Marchis

Video NeuroImage: Generalized tetanus in a 70-year-old woman
Neurology 2008 70: e70. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

PATIENT PAGES:

Steven C. Karceski

Bone health
Neurology 2008 70: e71-e73. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Edgar Avalos Herrera, Silvia Y. Alvarez, Carlos E. Pacay, Neil Scolding, and Fady Joseph

CNS LUPUS: A STUDY OF 41 PATIENTS
Neurology 2008 70: 1648-1649. [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Linazasoro, Christopher C. Rowe, Victor L. Villemagne, and Colin L. Masters

IMAGING β-AMYLOID BURDEN IN AGING AND DEMENTIA
Neurology 2008 70: 1649-1650. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 2008 70: 1651. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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