IN THIS ISSUE:

January 28 Highlights
Neurology 2003 60: 159. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Martin J. Brodie and John Paul Leach

Success or failure with antiepileptic drug therapy: Beyond empiricism?
Neurology 2003 60: 162-163. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph G. Gleeson

Another double trouble: Silent carriers of doublecortin mutations
Neurology 2003 60: 164-165. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

D. Hirtz, A. Berg, D. Bettis, C. Camfield, P. Camfield, P. Crumrine, W. D. Gaillard, S. Schneider, and S. Shinnar

Practice parameter: Treatment of the child with a first unprovoked seizure: Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society
Neurology 2003 60: 166-175. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

Ermias D. Belay, Ryan A. Maddox, Pierluigi Gambetti, and Lawrence B. Schonberger

Monitoring the occurrence of emerging forms of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the United States
Neurology 2003 60: 176-181. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Cherington

Neurologic manifestations of lightning strikes
Neurology 2003 60: 182-185. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

A. T. Berg, J. Langfitt, S. Shinnar, B. G. Vickrey, M. R. Sperling, T. Walczak, C. Bazil, S. V. Pacia, and S. S. Spencer

How long does it take for partial epilepsy to become intractable?
Neurology 2003 60: 186-190. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

C. Bocti, Y. Robitaille, P. Diadori, A. Lortie, C. Mercier, A. Bouthillier, and L. Carmant

The pathological basis of temporal lobe epilepsy in childhood
Neurology 2003 60: 191-195. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

F.G. Gilliam, F. Veloso, M.A.M. Bomhof, S.K. Gazda, V. Biton, J.P. Ter Bruggen, W. Neto, C. Bailey, G. Pledger, and S.-C. Wu

A dose-comparison trial of topiramate as monotherapy in recently diagnosed partial epilepsy
Neurology 2003 60: 196-202. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Laurent-Vannier, P. Pradat-Diehl, M. Chevignard, G. Abada, and M. De Agostini

Spatial and motor neglect in children
Neurology 2003 60: 202-207. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

J. Claassen, S. Peery, K.T. Kreiter, L.J. Hirsch, E.Y. Du, E.S. Connolly, and S.A. Mayer

Predictors and clinical impact of epilepsy after subarachnoid hemorrhage
Neurology 2003 60: 208-214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

R. Tarkka, E. Pääkkö, J. Pyhtinen, M. Uhari, and H. Rantala

Febrile seizures and mesial temporal sclerosis: No association in a long-term follow-up study
Neurology 2003 60: 215-218. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M.J. Eikelenboom, A. Petzold, R.H.C. Lazeron, E. Silber, M. Sharief, E.J. Thompson, F. Barkhof, G. Giovannoni, C.H. Polman, and B.M.J. Uitdehaag

Multiple sclerosis: Neurofilament light chain antibodies are correlated to cerebral atrophy
Neurology 2003 60: 219-223. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

T.R. Cummins, M. Renganathan, P.K. Stys, R.I. Herzog, K. Scarfo, R. Horn, S.D. Dib-Hajj, and S.G. Waxman

The pentapeptide QYNAD does not block voltage-gated sodium channels
Neurology 2003 60: 224-229. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

F. Bernal, S. Shams’ili, I. Rojas, R. Sanchez-Valle, A. Saiz, J. Dalmau, J. Honnorat, P. Sillevis Smitt, and F. Graus

Anti-Tr antibodies as markers of paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration and Hodgkin’s disease
Neurology 2003 60: 230-234. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J.C. Janssen, J.A. Beck, T.A. Campbell, A. Dickinson, N.C. Fox, R.J. Harvey, H. Houlden, M.N. Rossor, and J. Collinge

Early onset familial Alzheimer’s disease: Mutation frequency in 31 families
Neurology 2003 60: 235-239. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

Yoshio Tsuboi, Keith A. Josephs, Natalie Cookson, and Dennis W. Dickson

APOE E4 is a determinant for Alzheimer type pathology in progressive supranuclear palsy
Neurology 2003 60: 240-245. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D.A. Bennett, R.S. Wilson, J.A. Schneider, D.A. Evans, N.T. Aggarwal, S.E. Arnold, E.J. Cochran, E. Berry-Kravis, and J.L. Bienias

Apolipoprotein E 4 allele, AD pathology, and the clinical expression of Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 2003 60: 246-252. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. R. Jack, Jr., M. Slomkowski, S. Gracon, T. M. Hoover, J. P. Felmlee, K. Stewart, Y. Xu, M. Shiung, P. C. O’Brien, R. Cha, D. Knopman, and R. C. Petersen

MRI as a biomarker of disease progression in a therapeutic trial of milameline for AD
Neurology 2003 60: 253-260. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Christopher R. Lines, Kathleen A. McCarroll, Richard B. Lipton, and Gilbert A. Block

Telephone screening for amnestic mild cognitive impairment
Neurology 2003 60: 261-266. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Katherine P. Rankin, Joel H. Kramer, Paula Mychack, and Bruce L. Miller

Double dissociation of social functioning in frontotemporal dementia
Neurology 2003 60: 266-271. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. Kremer, M. Mosso, D. Georgiadis, E. Stöckli, D. Benninger, M. Arnold, and R.W. Baumgartner

Carotid dissection with permanent and transient occlusion or severe stenosis: Long-term outcome
Neurology 2003 60: 271-275. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] CME  

P.J. Kelly, K.L. Furie, J.P. Kistler, M. Barron, E.H. Picard, R. Mandell, and V.E. Shih

Stroke in young patients with hyperhomocysteinemia due to cystathionine beta-synthase deficiency
Neurology 2003 60: 275-279. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Claiborne Johnston, Steve Sidney, Allan L. Bernstein, and Daryl R. Gress

A comparison of risk factors for recurrent TIA and stroke in patients diagnosed with TIA
Neurology 2003 60: 280-285. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. Bian, E.Z. Oddone, G.P. Samsa, J. Lipscomb, and D.B. Matchar

Racial differences in survival post cerebral infarction among the elderly
Neurology 2003 60: 285-290. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

P.W. Duncan, S.M. Lai, R.K. Bode, S. Perera, and J. DeRosa

Stroke Impact Scale-16: A brief assessment of physical function
Neurology 2003 60: 291-296. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

A. Caselli, J. Rich, T. Hanane, L. Uccioli, and A. Veves

Role of C-nociceptive fibers in the nerve axon reflex-related vasodilation in diabetes
Neurology 2003 60: 297-300. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Takashi Kanda, Masanaga Yamawaki, and Hidehiro Mizusawa

Sera from Guillain-Barré patients enhance leakage in blood–nerve barrier model
Neurology 2003 60: 301-306. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. Turchan, C.B. Pocernich, C. Gairola, A. Chauhan, G. Schifitto, D.A. Butterfield, S. Buch, O. Narayan, A. Sinai, J. Geiger, J.R. Berger, H. Elford, and A. Nath

Oxidative stress in HIV demented patients and protection ex vivo with novel antioxidants
Neurology 2003 60: 307-314. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S.D. Silberstein, W.B. Young, J.E. Mendizabal, J.F. Rothrock, and A.S. Alam

Acute migraine treatment with droperidol: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Neurology 2003 60: 315-321. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

C. Caon, M. Zvartau-Hind, W. Ching, R.P. Lisak, A.C. Tselis, and O.A. Khan

Intercaudate nucleus ratio as a linear measure of brain atrophy in multiple sclerosis
Neurology 2003 60: 323-325. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R.D. Henderson, T. Rajah, A.J. Nicol, and S.J. Read

Posterior leukoencephalopathy following intrathecal chemotherapy with MRA-documented vasospasm
Neurology 2003 60: 326-328. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

L. Aigner, G. Uyanik, S. Couillard-Despres, S. Ploetz, G. Wolff, D. Morris-Rosendahl, P. Martin, U. Eckel, S. Spranger, J. Otte, H. Woerle, H. Holthausen, N. Apheshiotis, D. Fluegel, and J. Winkler

Somatic mosaicism and variable penetrance in doublecortin-associated migration disorders
Neurology 2003 60: 329-332. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] CME  

A.R. Towne, L.K. Garnett, E.J. Waterhouse, L.D. Morton, and R.J. DeLorenzo

The use of topiramate in refractory status epilepticus
Neurology 2003 60: 332-334. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

N. Nardocci, G. Zorzi, N. Blau, E. Fernandez Alvarez, M. Sesta, L. Angelini, M. Pannacci, F. Invernizzi, and B. Garavaglia

Neonatal dopa-responsive extrapyramidal syndrome in twins with recessive GTPCH deficiency
Neurology 2003 60: 335-337. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

V. Chaudhry, M. Chaudhry, T.O. Crawford, E. Simmons-O’Brien, and J.W. Griffin

Toxic neuropathy in patients with pre-existing neuropathy
Neurology 2003 60: 337-340. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Y. Péréon, G. Lande, S. Demolombe, S. Nguyen The Tich, D. Sternberg, H. Le Marec, and A. David

Paramyotonia congenita with an SCN4A mutation affecting cardiac repolarization
Neurology 2003 60: 340-342. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

E.K. Tan, L.L. Chan, S.Y. Lum, P. Koh, S.Y. Han, S.M.C. Fook-Chong, Y.L. Lo, R. Pavanni, M.C. Wong, and S.H. Lim

Is hypertension associated with hemifacial spasm?
Neurology 2003 60: 343-344. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael S. Lee and Simmons Lessell

Lithium-induced periodic alternating nystagmus
Neurology 2003 60: 344. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hans M. Schrijver and Henk W. Berendse

Pneumocephalus by Valsalva’s maneuver
Neurology 2003 60: 345-346. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hamid Sadeghian

Transient ophthalmoplegia following envenomation by the scorpionMesobuthus eupeus
Neurology 2003 60: 346-347. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A.C.F. Hui, S.M. Wong, J.F. Griffith, F. Lai, and E. Li

Sonographic demonstration of temporal arteritis
Neurology 2003 60: 347-348. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. Mariotti, A.P. Batocchi, C. Colosimo, M. Lo Monaco, M. Caggiula, F. Colitto, P.A. Tonali, and F. Guzzetta

Multiphasic demyelinating disease involving central and peripheral nervous system in a child
Neurology 2003 60: 348-349. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

B.P. Lucey, T. Tihan, M.G. Pomper, A. Olivi, and J. Laterra

Spinal meningioma causing diffuse leptomeningeal enhancement
Neurology 2003 60: 350-351. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

OMBUDSMAN'S REPORT:

Jack P. Whisnant

Report of the Ombudsman for Neurology
Neurology 2003 60: 352. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

William B. Lee, Joseph R. Berger, and Henry S. O’Halloran

Parinaud syndrome heralding MS
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PATIENT PAGES:

Janet Jankowiak and Beth Malow

Seizures in children with fever: Generally good outcome
Neurology 2003 60: E1-2. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

David A. Stumpf and Joseph Drazkowski

Symptoms of B₁₂ deficiency can occur in women of childbearing age supplemented with folate
Neurology 2003 60: 353. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yolande A.L. Pijnenburg, Niki S.N.M. Schoonenboom, Philip Scheltens, M. Riemenschneider, S. Wagenpfeil, A. Kurz, and H. Förstl

Tau and Aß42 protein in CSF of patients with frontotemporal degeneration
Neurology 2003 60: 353-354. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sallie Baxendale, Pam Thompson, John Duncan, Mark Richardson, Bassel W. Abou-Khalil, and Bradley L. Schlaggar

Is it time to replace the Wada test?
Neurology 2003 60: 354-355. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

To: Assessment of low-flow CSF drainage as a treatment for AD: Results of a randomized pilot study
Neurology 2003 60: 355. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 2003 60: 25A-26. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert J. Joynt

Changes • People • Comments
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