IN THIS ISSUE:

July 24 Highlights
Neurology 2001 57: 167-168. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Thomas P. Sutula and Asla Pitkänen

More evidence for seizure-induced neuron loss: Is hippocampal sclerosis both cause and effect of epilepsy?
Neurology 2001 57: 169-170. [Full Text] [PDF]  

David B. Rosenfield

Do stutterers have different brains?
Neurology 2001 57: 171-172. [Full Text] [PDF]  

John C. Morris and David A. Balota

Semantic dementia versus Alzheimer’s disease: A matter of semantics?
Neurology 2001 57: 173-174. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

Recertification for neurologists
Neurology 2001 57: 175-176. [Full Text] [PDF]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

O. H. Del Brutto, V. Rajshekhar, A. C. White, Jr., V. C. W. Tsang, T. E. Nash, O. M. Takayanagui, P. M. Schantz, C. A. W. Evans, A. Flisser, D. Correa, D. Botero, J. C. Allan, E. Sarti, A. E. Gonzalez, R. H. Gilman, and H.H. García

Proposed diagnostic criteria for neurocysticercosis
Neurology 2001 57: 177-183. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

D. Fuerst, J. Shah, W.J. Kupsky, R. Johnson, A. Shah, B. Hayman–Abello, T. Ergh, Q. Poore, A. Canady, and C. Watson

Volumetric MRI, pathological, and neuropsychological progression in hippocampal sclerosis
Neurology 2001 57: 184-188. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. S. Lee, E. Asano, O. Muzik, D. C. Chugani, C. Juhász, Z. Pfund, S. Philip, M. Behen, and H. T. Chugani

Sturge–Weber syndrome: Correlation between clinical course and FDG PET findings
Neurology 2001 57: 189-195. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

G. J. Sills, P.N. Patsalos, E. Butler, G. Forrest, N. Ratnaraj, and M.J. Brodie

Visual field constriction: Accumulation of vigabatrin but not tiagabine in the retina
Neurology 2001 57: 196-200. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Daniel L. Labovitz, W. Allen Hauser, and Ralph L. Sacco

Prevalence and predictors of early seizure and status epilepticus after first stroke
Neurology 2001 57: 200-206. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data]  

A. L. Foundas, A. M. Bollich, D. M. Corey, M. Hurley, and K. M. Heilman

Anomalous anatomy of speech–language areas in adults with persistent developmental stuttering
Neurology 2001 57: 207-215. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. J. Galton, K. Patterson, K. Graham, M.A. Lambon-Ralph, G. Williams, N. Antoun, B.J. Sahakian, and J.R. Hodges

Differing patterns of temporal atrophy in Alzheimer’s disease and semantic dementia
Neurology 2001 57: 216-225. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplementary Data]  

H. Petrovitch, L.R. White, G.W. Ross, S.C. Steinhorn, C.Y. Li, K.H. Masaki, D.G. Davis, J. Nelson, J. Hardman, J.D. Curb, P.L. Blanchette, L.J. Launer, K. Yano, and W.R. Markesbery

Accuracy of clinical criteria for AD in the Honolulu–Asia Aging Study, a population-based study
Neurology 2001 57: 226-234. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

E.R. Sowell, S.N. Mattson, P.M. Thompson, T.L. Jernigan, E.P. Riley, and A.W. Toga

Mapping callosal morphology and cognitive correlates: Effects of heavy prenatal alcohol exposure
Neurology 2001 57: 235-244. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

E. Courchesne, C. M. Karns, H. R. Davis, R. Ziccardi, R. A. Carper, Z. D. Tigue, H. J. Chisum, P. Moses, K. Pierce, C. Lord, A. J. Lincoln, S. Pizzo, L. Schreibman, R. H. Haas, N. A. Akshoomoff, and R. Y. Courchesne

Unusual brain growth patterns in early life in patients with autistic disorder: An MRI study
Neurology 2001 57: 245-254. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L.M. Smith, L. Chang, M.L. Yonekura, C. Grob, D. Osborn, and T. Ernst

Brain proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in children exposed to methamphetamine in utero
Neurology 2001 57: 255-260. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D.A. Cottrell, E.L. Blakely, M.A. Johnson, P.G. Ince, and D.M. Turnbull

Mitochondrial enzyme-deficient hippocampal neurons and choroidal cells in AD
Neurology 2001 57: 260-264. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. Francalanci, E. Eymard–Pierre, C. Dionisi–Vici, R. Boldrini, F. Piemonte, R. Virgili, G. Fariello, C. Bosman, F.M. Santorelli, O. Boespflug–Tanguy, and E. Bertini

Fatal infantile leukodystrophy: A severe variant of CACH/VWM syndrome, allelic to chromosome 3q27
Neurology 2001 57: 265-270. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Aoki, J. Liu, I. Richard, R. Bashir, S. Britton, S. M. Keers, J. Oeltjen, H. E. V. Brown, S. Marchand, N. Bourg, C. Beley, D. McKenna-Yasek, K. Arahata, S. Bohlega, E. Cupler, I. Illa, I. Majneh, R. J. Barohn, J. A. Urtizberea, M. Fardeau, A. Amato, C. Angelini, K. Bushby, J. S. Beckmann, and R. H. Brown, Jr.

Genomic organization of the dysferlin gene and novel mutations in Miyoshi myopathy
Neurology 2001 57: 271-278. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplementary Data]  

R. A. Maselli, D. Z. Kong, C. M. Bowe, C. M. McDonald, W. G. Ellis, M. A. Agius, C. M. Gomez, D. P. Richman, and R. L. Wollmann

Presynaptic congenital myasthenic syndrome due to quantal release deficiency
Neurology 2001 57: 279-289. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. Hupperts, S. Broadley, A. Mander, D. Clayton, D.A.S. Compston, and N.P. Robertson

Patterns of disease in concordant parent–child pairs with multiple sclerosis
Neurology 2001 57: 290-295. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hideo Aiba, Mika Mochizuki, Mitsuaki Kimura, and Hiroatsu Hojo

Predictive value of serum interleukin-6 level in influenza virus–associated encephalopathy
Neurology 2001 57: 295-299. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

F. Provini, R. Vetrugno, S. Meletti, G. Plazzi, L. Solieri, E. Lugaresi, G. Coccagna, and and P. Montagna

Motor pattern of periodic limb movements during sleep
Neurology 2001 57: 300-304. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ISSUES IN NEUROLOGIC PRACTICE:

Shelby D. Reed, Dave K. Blough, Kerry Meyer, and Jeffrey G. Jarvik

Inpatient costs, length of stay, and mortality for cerebrovascular events in community hospitals
Neurology 2001 57: 305-314. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Regula S. Briellmann, Mark R. Newton, R. Mark Wellard, and Graeme D. Jackson

Hippocampal sclerosis following brief generalized seizures in adulthood
Neurology 2001 57: 315-317. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Reinhard Schulz and Alois Ebner

Prolonged febrile convulsions and mesial temporal lobe epilepsy in an identical twin
Neurology 2001 57: 318-320. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Orna Diav-Citrin, Svetlana Shechtman, Judy Arnon, and Asher Ornoy

Is carbamazepine teratogenic?: A prospective controlled study of 210 pregnancies
Neurology 2001 57: 321-324. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Frassoni, R. Spreafico, S. Franceschetti, N. Aurisano, P. Bernasconi, R. Garbelli, C. Antozzi, S. Taverna, T. Granata, and R. Mantegazza

Labeling of rat neurons by anti-GluR3 IgG from patients with Rasmussen encephalitis
Neurology 2001 57: 324-327. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. Demelas, G. Serra, M. Conti, A. Achene, C. Mastropaolo, N. Matsumoto, L.L. Dudlicek, P.L. Mills, W.B. Dobyns, D.H. Ledbetter, and S. Das

Incomplete penetrance with normal MRI in a woman with germline mutation of the DCX gene
Neurology 2001 57: 327-330. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Carreño, E. Wyllie, W. Bingaman, P. Kotagal, Youssef Comair, and P. Ruggieri

Seizure outcome after functional hemispherectomy for malformations of cortical development
Neurology 2001 57: 331-333. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

G.E. Tietjen, M.M. Al–Qasmi, K. Athanas, R.M. Dafer, and S.A. Khuder

Increased von Willebrand factor in migraine
Neurology 2001 57: 334-336. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Maruyama, Y. Izumi, M. Oda, T. Torii, H. Morino, H. Toji, K. Sasaki, H. Terasawa, S. Nakamura, and H. Kawakami

Lack of an association between cystatin C gene polymorphisms in Japanese patients with Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 2001 57: 337-339. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M.J. van den Bent, F. Keime-Guibert, A.A. Brandes, M.J.B. Taphoorn, J.M. Kros, F.A.L.M. Eskens, and A.F. Carpentier

Temozolomide chemotherapy in recurrent oligodendroglioma
Neurology 2001 57: 340-342. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Nicoletti, R. Di Marco, K. Mangano, F. Patti, E. Reggio, A. Nicoletti, K. Bendtzen, and A. Reggio

Increased serum levels of interleukin-18 in patients with multiple sclerosis
Neurology 2001 57: 342-344. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

N. Fujii, A. Furuta, H. Yamaguchi, K. Nakanishi, and T. Iwaki

Limbic encephalitis associated with recurrent thymoma: A postmortem study
Neurology 2001 57: 344-347. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. I. Bhigjee, S. Madurai, P.L.A. Bill, V. Patel, P. Corr, M.N. Naidoo, W.M. Gopaul, A. Smith, and D. York

Spectrum of myelopathies in HIV seropositive South African patients
Neurology 2001 57: 348-351. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplementary Data]  

R.J. Fox, S.L. Galetta, R. Mahalingam, M. Wellish, B. Forghani, and D.H. Gilden

Acute, chronic, and recurrent varicella zoster virus neuropathy without zoster rash
Neurology 2001 57: 351-354. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J.A. Beck, S. Mead, T.A. Campbell, A. Dickinson, D.P.M.W. Wientjens, E.A. Croes, C.M. Van Duijn, and J. Collinge

Two-octapeptide repeat deletion of prion protein associated with rapidly progressive dementia
Neurology 2001 57: 354-356. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. Varrato, A. Siderowf, P. Damiano, S. Gregory, D. Feinberg, and L. McCluskey

Postural change of forced vital capacity predicts some respiratory symptoms in ALS
Neurology 2001 57: 357-359. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R.L. Oliveri, M. Zappia, G. Annesi, D. Bosco, F. Annesi, P. Spadafora, A.A. Pasqua, C. Tomaino, G. Nicoletti, D. Pirritano, A. Labate, A. Gambardella, G. Logroscino, G. Manobianca, A. Epifanio, L. Morgante, G. Savettieri, and A. Quattrone

The parkin gene is not involved in late-onset Parkinson’s disease
Neurology 2001 57: 359-362. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Iftah Biran and Israel Steiner

The speech disorder of Doc in Walt Disney’s "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"
Neurology 2001 57: 363-364. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ayman Naseri, Mark S. Blumenkranz, and Jonathan C. Horton

Terson’s syndrome following epidural saline injection
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Mary Jenkins, Nabil Hussain, Donald Lee, and Mandar S. Jog

Reversible parkinsonism and MRI diffusion abnormalities in cortical venous thrombosis
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Beth B. Murinson and Marco Rizzo

Improvement of stiff-person syndrome with tiagabine
Neurology 2001 57: 366. [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Roks, M. Cruts, A.J.C. Slooter, B. Dermaut, A. Hofman, C. Van Broeckhoven, and C.M. Van Duijn

The cystatin C polymorphism is not associated with early onset Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 2001 57: 366. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

J. Lampe, G. Goßrau, H. Reichmann, M. C. Walter, B. Mendel, H. Lochmüller, M. Orth, A. H. V. Schapira, J. Lampe, G. Goßrau, H. Reichmann, R. Koch, M. C. Walter, B. Mendel, and H. Lochmüller

Prion codon 129 homozygosity and sporadic inclusion body myositis
Neurology 2001 57: 368. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jay A. Van Gerpen, J. Eric Ahlskog, Y. Ben-Shlomo, J. Head, A. Lees, Peter T. Donnan, Doug T. Steinke, Peter G. Davey, and Thomas M. MacDonald

Selegiline and mortality in subjects with Parkinson’s disease: A longitudinal community study
Neurology 2001 57: 368. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert W. Van Boven, Mark Hallett, and William Bara-Jimenez

Spatial discrimination is abnormal in focal hand dystonia
Neurology 2001 57: 370-371. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew Jaques, John Gamble, Shan P. Tsai, Gianni Pezzoli, and Margherita Canesi

Hydrocarbon exposure and Parkinson’s disease
Neurology 2001 57: 371-372. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR:

CALENDAR
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BOOK REVIEWS:

Lee Collins and Howard L. Fields

Book Reviews
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CHANGES, PEOPLE, COMMENTS:

Robert J. Joynt

Changes • People • Comments
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