THIS WEEK IN NEUROLOGY:

Highlights of the May 6 (Part 1 of 2) issue
Neurology 2008 70: 1653. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Susan S. Spencer

Gamma knife radiosurgery for refractory medial temporal lobe epilepsy: Too little, too late?
Neurology 2008 70: 1654-1655. [Full Text] [PDF]  

David C. Anderson

Thinking outside the box: NINDS and the Clinical Research Collaboration
Neurology 2008 70: 1656-1657. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

D. M. Simpson, J-M Gracies, H. K. Graham, J. M. Miyasaki, M. Naumann, B. Russman, L. L. Simpson, and Y. So

Assessment: Botulinum neurotoxin for the treatment of spasticity (an evidence-based review): Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Neurology 2008 70: 1691-1698. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

D. M. Simpson, A. Blitzer, A. Brashear, C. Comella, R. Dubinsky, M. Hallett, J. Jankovic, B. Karp, C. L. Ludlow, J. M. Miyasaki, M. Naumann, and Y. So

Assessment: Botulinum neurotoxin for the treatment of movement disorders (an evidence-based review): Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Neurology 2008 70: 1699-1706. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

M. Naumann, Y. So, C. E. Argoff, M. K. Childers, D. D. Dykstra, G. S. Gronseth, B. Jabbari, H. C. Kaufmann, B. Schurch, S. D. Silberstein, and D. M. Simpson

Assessment: Botulinum neurotoxin in the treatment of autonomic disorders and pain (an evidence-based review): Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Neurology 2008 70: 1707-1714. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

VIEWS AND REVIEWS:

A. S. Lindblad, T. Clemons, R. W. Lindblad, R. Sykes, K. J. Meador, J. C. Odenkirchen, and R. G. Hart

Applicability of NINDS-sponsored studies to community-based physician involvement
Neurology 2008 70: 1688-1690. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Podcast]  

ARTICLES:

F. Bartolomei, M. Hayashi, M. Tamura, M. Rey, C. Fischer, P. Chauvel, and J. Régis

Long-term efficacy of gamma knife radiosurgery in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
Neurology 2008 70: 1658-1663. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

O. L. Lopez, L. H. Kuller, P. D. Mehta, J. T. Becker, H. M. Gach, R. A. Sweet, Y. F. Chang, R. Tracy, and S. T. DeKosky

Plasma amyloid levels and the risk of AD in normal subjects in the Cardiovascular Health Study
Neurology 2008 70: 1664-1671. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Steven C. Vlad, Donald R. Miller, Neil W. Kowall, and David T. Felson

Protective effects of NSAIDs on the development of Alzheimer disease
Neurology 2008 70: 1672-1677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

G. A. Nicholson, C. Magdelaine, D. Zhu, S. Grew, M. M. Ryan, F. Sturtz, J. -M. Vallat, and R. A. Ouvrier

Severe early-onset axonal neuropathy with homozygous and compound heterozygous MFN2 mutations
Neurology 2008 70: 1678-1681. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elan D. Louis, Julián Benito-León, Félix Bermejo-Pareja On behalf of the Neurological Disorders in Central Spain (NEDICES) Study Group

Population-based prospective study of cigarette smoking and risk of incident essential tremor
Neurology 2008 70: 1682-1687. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

N. Riva, G. Bezzi, M. Ponzoni, R. Epis, S. C. Previtali, F. Cerri, R. Nemni, G. Comi, and A. Quattrini

LYMPHOMATOUS NEUROPATHY IN COLD AGGLUTININ DISEASE
Neurology 2008 70: 1715-1716. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C.A.A. Hewamadduma, J. Kirby, C. Kershaw, J. Martindale, A. Dalton, C. J. McDermott, and P. J. Shaw

HSP60 IS A RARE CAUSE OF HEREDITARY SPASTIC PARAPARESIS, BUT MAY ACT AS A GENETIC MODIFIER
Neurology 2008 70: 1717-1718. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Alexander Y. Zubkov and Eelco F.M. Wijdicks

Plantar flexion and flexion synergy in brain death
Neurology 2008 70: e74. [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION:

Kevin N. Sheth, Timothy W. Yu, Keith A. Vossel, and Tracey A. Cho

Education Research: A program perspective on learning how to teach
Neurology 2008 70: e75-e77. [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Stephen G. Reich and Tanya Meyer

Teaching Video NeuroImage: Spasmodic dysphonia: Adductor and abductor
Neurology 2008 70: e78. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Raphael B. Stricker, Lorraine Johnson, J. Halperin, C.T. Bever, A.L. Belman, L. Dotevall, G. Gronseth, L. Krupp, E. Logigian, E.D. Shapiro, and G.P. Wormser

PRACTICE PARAMETER: TREATMENT OF NERVOUS SYSTEM LYME DISEASE (AN EVIDENCE-BASED REVIEW): REPORT OF THE QUALITY STANDARDS SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY
Neurology 2008 70: 1719-1720. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luca Mascitelli, Francesca Pezzetta, José Castillo, Miguel Blanco, Antonio Dávalos, and Santiago de Compostela

STATIN TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL IN ISCHEMIC STROKE: A CONTROLLED RANDOMIZED STUDY
Neurology 2008 70: 1720-1721. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 2008 70: 1722-1723. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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