IN THIS ISSUE:

May 8 Highlights
Neurology 2001 56: 1125. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Charlotte A. Gaydos

Chlamydia pneumoniae and its proposed link to multiple sclerosis: To be or not to be?
Neurology 2001 56: 1126-1127. [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

Steven Jacobson and Anne Cross

Association of Chlamydia pneumoniae and multiple sclerosis: Stage two?
Neurology 2001 56: 1128-1129. [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

David B. Hogan and Ian G. McKeith

Of MCI and dementia: Improving diagnosis and treatment
Neurology 2001 56: 1131-1132. [Full Text] [PDF]  

COMMENTARY:

Robert C. Griggs

Chlamydia: Conflict and controversy
Neurology 2001 56: 1130. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

R. C. Petersen, J.C. Stevens, M. Ganguli, E. G. Tangalos, J.L. Cummings, and S. T. DeKosky

Practice parameter: Early detection of dementia: Mild cognitive impairment (an evidence-based review): Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Neurology 2001 56: 1133-1142. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

D. S. Knopman, S. T. DeKosky, J. L. Cummings, H. Chui, J. Corey–Bloom, N. Relkin, G. W. Small, B. Miller, and J. C. Stevens

Practice parameter: Diagnosis of dementia (an evidence-based review): Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Neurology 2001 56: 1143-1153. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] CME  

R. S. Doody, J.C. Stevens, C. Beck, R.M. Dubinsky, J.A. Kaye, L. Gwyther, R.C. Mohs, L.J. Thal, P.J. Whitehouse, S.T. DeKosky, and J.L. Cummings

Practice parameter: Management of dementia (an evidence-based review): Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Neurology 2001 56: 1154-1166. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] CME  

IN MEMORIAM:

Serge Duckett and Gérard Said

Jean Lapresle, MD (1921–2000)
Neurology 2001 56: 1167. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

Song-Yi Yao, Charles W. Stratton, William M. Mitchell, and Subramaniam Sriram

CSF oligoclonal bands in MS include antibodies against Chlamydophila antigens
Neurology 2001 56: 1168-1176. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

K. J. Meador, D. W. Loring, P. G. Ray, A. M. Murro, D. W. King, K. R. Perrine, B. R. Vazquez, and T. Kiolbasa

Differential cognitive and behavioral effects of carbamazepine and lamotrigine
Neurology 2001 56: 1177-1182. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Helbecque, C. Berr, D. Cottel, I. Fromentin–David, V. Sazdovitch, F. Ricolfi, P. Ducimetière, C. Di Menza, and P. Amouyel

VLDL receptor polymorphism, cognitive impairment, and dementia
Neurology 2001 56: 1183-1188. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H-X. Wang, Å. Wahlin, H. Basun, J. Fastbom, B. Winblad, and L. Fratiglioni

Vitamin B₁₂ and folate in relation to the development of Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 2001 56: 1188-1194. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. T. M. Hu, S. J. White, A. H. Herlihy, K. R. Chaudhuri, J. V. Hajnal, and D. J. Brooks

A comparison of ¹⁸F-dopa PET and inversion recovery MRI in the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease
Neurology 2001 56: 1195-1200. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

HISTORICAL NEUROLOGY:

Elan D. Louis

Samuel Adams’ tremor
Neurology 2001 56: 1201-1205. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Mark Pippenger, Robert G. Holloway, and Barbara G. Vickrey

Neurologists’ use of ICD-9CM codes for dementia
Neurology 2001 56: 1206-1209. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Rordorf, W. J. Koroshetz, M. A. Ezzeddine, A. Z. Segal, and F. S. Buonanno

A pilot study of drug-induced hypertension for treatment of acute stroke
Neurology 2001 56: 1210-1213. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Vidailhet, J. Tassin, F. Durif, A. Nivelon–Chevallier, Y. Agid, A. Brice, and A. Dürr

A major locus for several phenotypes of myoclonus–dystonia on chromosome 7q
Neurology 2001 56: 1213-1216. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]  

P.E. McKeever, L. Junck, M.S. Strawderman, M. Blaivas, A. Tkaczyk, M.A. Cates, M. Yan, and L. Li

Proliferation index is related to patient age in glioblastoma
Neurology 2001 56: 1216-1218. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J.R. Streffer, M. Bitzer, M. Schabet, J. Dichgans, and M. Weller

Response of radiochemotherapy-associated cerebral edema to a phytotherapeutic agent, H15
Neurology 2001 56: 1219-1221. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. A. Egan, C. R. Thompson, M. MacCollin, and S. Lessell

Monocular elevator paresis in neurofibromatosis type 2
Neurology 2001 56: 1222-1224. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. H. Wessels, A. H.N. Hopman, M. I.J. Ummelen, B. Krijne–Kubat, F. C.S. Ramaekers, and A. Twijnstra

Differentiation between reactive gliosis and diffuse astrocytoma by in situ hybridization
Neurology 2001 56: 1224-1227. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

T. Miyazaki, S. Kusunoki, K. Kaida, M. Shiina, and I. Kanazawa

Guillain–Barré syndrome associated with IgG monospecific to ganglioside GD1b
Neurology 2001 56: 1227-1229. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. A. Hughes, P. C. Byrne, S. Webb, P. McMonagle, V. Patterson, M. Hutchinson, and N. A. Parfrey

SPG15, a new locus for autosomal recessive complicated HSP on chromosome 14q
Neurology 2001 56: 1230-1233. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Leone, M.B. Russell, A. Rigamonti, A. Attanasio, L. Grazzi, D. D’Amico, S. Usai, and G. Bussone

Increased familial risk of cluster headache
Neurology 2001 56: 1233-1236. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Laura E. Åberg, Juha O. Rinne, Irmeli Rajantie, and Pirkko Santavuori

A favorable response to antiparkinsonian treatment in juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis
Neurology 2001 56: 1236-1239. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Descombes, A.M. Bonnet, U.E. Gasser, C. Thalamas, J. Dingemanse, I. Arnulf, M.P. Bareille, Y. Agid, and O. Rascol

Dual-release formulation, a novel principle in L-dopa treatment of Parkinson’s disease
Neurology 2001 56: 1239-1242. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Pierre C. Combremont and Elliott M. Marcus

Intracranial hemorrhages associated with sumatriptan
Neurology 2001 56: 1243-1244. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Byung-Chul Lee, Sung-Hee Hwang, Jae-Chun Bae, and Seok-Bum Kwon

Brainstem infarction following Korean viper bite
Neurology 2001 56: 1244-1245. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

B. Chioza, H. Wilkie, L. Nashef, J. Blower, D. McCormick, P. Sham, P. Asherson, and A.J. Makoff

Association between the _1a calcium channel gene CACNA1A and idiopathic generalized epilepsy
Neurology 2001 56: 1245-1246. [Full Text] [PDF]  

K.M. Mattila, M. Luomala, T. Lehtimäki, P. Laippala, T. Koivula, and I. Elovaara

Interaction between ESR1 and HLA-DR2 may contribute to the development of MS in women
Neurology 2001 56: 1246-1247. [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Table]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Sandra A. Block and Rohit Bakshi

FLAIR MRI of striatonigral degeneration
Neurology 2001 56: 1200. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

G.R. Eichhorn, Z. Ammache, W. Bell, and W.T.C. Yuh

Unusually prominent perivascular spaces
Neurology 2001 56: 1242. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Yoshito Tsushima and Keigo Endo

Significance of hyperintense vessels on FLAIR MRI in acute stroke
Neurology 2001 56: 1248-1249. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Joseph S. Jeret, John L. Goudreau, Steve F. Emery, and Eelco F.M. Wijdicks

Complications during apnea testing in the determination of brain death: Predisposing factors
Neurology 2001 56: 1249. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erich Mohr, K. Hildebrand, T. Mendis, P. P. De Deyn, Irene H. Richard, and John Nutt

Worsening of motor function in Parkinson’s disease: A "typical" response to "atypical" antipsychotic medications
Neurology 2001 56: 1249-1250. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael R. Haupts, Cornelia Hardt, Dieter Pöhlau, Bernd Sczesni, Wolfgang Elias, Horst Langenbahn, Hans J. Obert, Peter v. Wussow, Monica W. Nortvedt, Trond Riise, Kjell-Morten Myhr, and Harald I. Nyland

Quality of life as a predictor for change in disability in MS
Neurology 2001 56: 1250. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR:

Calendar
Neurology 2001 56: 17A-18. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

Robert A. Gross, Kevin Biglan, Lewis Sudarsky, David N. Herrmann, and Robert K. Shin

Book Reviews
Neurology 2001 56: 1251-1252. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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