IN THIS ISSUE:

April 10 Highlights
Neurology 2001 56: 825. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Michael P. McDermott and Lewis P. Rowland

ALS defeats gabapentin: Reflections on another failed treatment
Neurology 2001 56: 826. [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

Martino Ruggieri and Roger J. Packer

Why do benign astrocytomas become malignant in NF1?
Neurology 2001 56: 827. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

Patrick M. Grogan and Gary S. Gronseth

Practice parameter: Steroids, acyclovir, and surgery for Bell’s palsy (an evidence-based review): Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Neurology 2001 56: 830-836. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

S. Lanthier, A. Lortie, J. Michaud, R. Laxer, V. Jay, and G. deVeber

Isolated angiitis of the CNS in children
Neurology 2001 56: 837-842. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

R. G. Miller, D. H. Moore, II, D. F. Gelinas, V. Dronsky, M. Mendoza, R. J. Barohn, W. Bryan, J. Ravits, E. Yuen, H. Neville, S. Ringel, M. Bromberg, J. Petajan, A. A. Amato, C. Jackson, W. Johnson, R. Mandler, P. Bosch, B. Smith, M. Graves, M. Ross, E. J. Sorenson, P. Kelkar, G. Parry, and R. Olney

Phase III randomized trial of gabapentin in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Neurology 2001 56: 843-848. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

O. Musumeci, A. Naini, A. E. Slonim, N. Skavin, G. L. Hadjigeorgiou, N. Krawiecki, B. M. Weissman, C.-Y. Tsao, J. R. Mendell, S. Shanske, D. C. De Vivo, M. Hirano, and S. DiMauro

Familial cerebellar ataxia with muscle coenzyme Q10 deficiency
Neurology 2001 56: 849-855. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Armin Alaedini and Norman Latov

A surface plasmon resonance biosensor assay for measurement of anti-GM₁ antibodies in neuropathy
Neurology 2001 56: 855-860. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

V. Novak, M.L. Freimer, J.T. Kissel, Z. Sahenk, I.M. Periquet, S.M. Nash, M.P. Collins, and J.R. Mendell

Autonomic impairment in painful neuropathy
Neurology 2001 56: 861-868. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

H. Haravuori, A. Vihola, V. Straub, M. Auranen, I. Richard, S. Marchand, T. Voit, S. Labeit, H. Somer, L. Peltonen, J.S. Beckmann, and B. Udd

Secondary calpain3 deficiency in 2q-linked muscular dystrophy: Titin is the candidate gene
Neurology 2001 56: 869-877. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

F.–F. Wu, M.P. Takahashi, E. Pegoraro, C. Angelini, P. Colleselli, S.C. Cannon, and E.P. Hoffman

A new mutation in a family with cold-aggravated myotonia disrupts Na⁺ channel inactivation
Neurology 2001 56: 878-884. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Table]  

Jun Li, Arie Perry, C. David James, and David H. Gutmann

Cancer-related gene expression profiles in NF1-associated pilocytic astrocytomas
Neurology 2001 56: 885-890. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplementary Data]  

Munir Pirmohamed, Ke Lin, David Chadwick, and B. Kevin Park

TNF promoter region gene polymorphisms in carbamazepine-hypersensitive patients
Neurology 2001 56: 890-896. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Hammers, M.J. Koepp, C. Labbé, D.J. Brooks, M. Thom, V.J. Cunningham, and J.S. Duncan

Neocortical abnormalities of [¹¹C]-flumazenil PET in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
Neurology 2001 56: 897-906. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Peter B. Crino, Anne–Christine Duhaime, Gordon Baltuch, and Ricarda White

Differential expression of glutamate and GABA-A receptor subunit mRNA in cortical dysplasia
Neurology 2001 56: 906-913. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P.J. Kelly, E.T. Hedley–Whyte, J. Primavera, J. He, and R.G. Gonzalez

Diffusion MRI in ischemic stroke compared to pathologically verified infarction
Neurology 2001 56: 914-920. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

C. Dufouil, A. de Kersaint–Gilly, V. Besançon, C. Levy, E. Auffray, L. Brunnereau, A. Alpérovitch, and C. Tzourio

Longitudinal study of blood pressure and white matter hyperintensities: The EVA MRI Cohort
Neurology 2001 56: 921-926. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

O. Ciccarelli, D.J. Werring, C.A.M. Wheeler–Kingshott, G.J. Barker, G.J.M. Parker, A.J. Thompson, and D.H. Miller

Investigation of MS normal-appearing brain using diffusion tensor MRI with clinical correlations
Neurology 2001 56: 926-933. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

E.L.J. Hoogervorst, L.M.L. van Winsen, M.J. Eikelenboom, N.F. Kalkers, B.M.J. Uitdehaag, and C.H. Polman

Comparisons of patient self-report, neurologic examination, and functional impairment in MS
Neurology 2001 56: 934-937. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Tables and Figures]  

N.F. Moriabadi, S. Niewiesk, N. Kruse, S. Jung, B. Weissbrich, V. ter Meulen, K.V. Toyka, and P. Rieckmann

Influenza vaccination in MS: Absence of T-cell response against white matter proteins
Neurology 2001 56: 938-943. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

J.A. Harasty, G.M. Halliday, J. Xuereb, K. Croot, H. Bennett, and J.R. Hodges

Cortical degeneration associated with phonologic and semantic language impairments in AD
Neurology 2001 56: 944-950. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

W. Jagust, R. Thisted, M.D. Devous, Sr., R. Van Heertum, H. Mayberg, K. Jobst, A.D. Smith, and N. Borys

SPECT perfusion imaging in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease: A clinical-pathologic study
Neurology 2001 56: 950-956. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

V. Pharr, B. Uttl, M. Stark, I. Litvan, B. Fantie, and J. Grafman

Comparison of apraxia in corticobasal degeneration and progressive supranuclear palsy
Neurology 2001 56: 957-963. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

W. J. Weiner, A. Rabinstein, B. Levin, C. Weiner, and L. M. Shulman

Cocaine-induced persistent dyskinesias
Neurology 2001 56: 964-965. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Konstantine K. Zakzanis and Donald A. Young

Memory impairment in abstinent MDMA ("Ecstasy") users: A longitudinal investigation
Neurology 2001 56: 966-969. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Danielle J. Tisserand, Hans Bosma, Martin P.J. Van Boxtel, and Jelle Jolles

Head size and cognitive ability in nondemented older adults are related
Neurology 2001 56: 969-971. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. D. Pinter, W. E. Brown, S. Eliez, J. E. Schmitt, G. T. Capone, and A. L. Reiss

Amygdala and hippocampal volumes in children with Down syndrome: A high-resolution MRI study
Neurology 2001 56: 972-974. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Z. Segal, W. B. Abernethy, I. F. Palacios, R. BeLue, and G. Rordorf

Stroke as a complication of cardiac catheterization: Risk factors and clinical features
Neurology 2001 56: 975-977. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Helen Cullington

Tinnitus evoked by finger movement: Brain plasticity after peripheral deafferentation
Neurology 2001 56: 978-979. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

T. Tapiola, H. Soininen, and T. Pirttilä

CSF tau and Aß42 levels in patients with Down’s syndrome
Neurology 2001 56: 979-980. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Horacio Kaufmann, Karen Hague, and Daniel Perl

Accumulation of alpha-synuclein in autonomic nerves in pure autonomic failure
Neurology 2001 56: 980-981. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. Dickson, M. Farrer, S. Lincoln, R. P. Mason, T. R. Zimmerman, Jr., L. I. Golbe, and J. Hardy

Pathology of PD in monozygotic twins with a 20-year discordance interval
Neurology 2001 56: 981-982. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R.C. Dodel, F. Lohmüller, Y. Du, B. Eastwood, P. Gocke, W.H. Oertel, and T. Gasser

A polymorphism in the intronic region of the IL-1 gene and the risk for Parkinson’s disease
Neurology 2001 56: 982-983. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

I. Kawachi, H. Nozaki, M. Watanabe, A. Sato, and S. Tsuji

Spontaneous spinal cord herniation
Neurology 2001 56: 977. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Peter Lüdemann, Achim Frese, Svenja Happe, Stefan Evers, Ronald D. Chervin, and Sarah Nath Zallek

Sleep disordered breathing in patients with cluster headache
Neurology 2001 56: 984. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dirk Deleu, Walter A. Rocca, Demetrius M. Maraganore, and Maria D. Benedetti

Smoking, alcohol, and coffee consumption preceding Parkinson’s disease
Neurology 2001 56: 984-985. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Timothy J. Ness, Alan Randich, Roger Fillingim, R. Edward Faught, Eric M. Backensto, Frank Birklein, Annette Kirchner, Hermann Stefan, and Hermann O. Handwerker

Left vagus nerve stimulation suppresses experimentally induced pain
Neurology 2001 56: 985-986. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. J. E. Green, R. S. G. Knight, M. A. Macleod, A. Lowman, R. G. Will, Tess Chapman, Daniel W. McKeel, Jr., and John C. Morris

Misleading results with the 14-3-3 assay for the diagnosis of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
Neurology 2001 56: 986-987. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ahmed Hamad, Ayman Hamad, Tag Eldin O. Sokrab, Samir Momeni, and Paul Brown

Iatrogenic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease at the millennium
Neurology 2001 56: 987. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR:

Calendar
Neurology 2001 56: 21A-22. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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