IN THIS ISSUE:

December 14 Highlights and Commentary
Neurology 2004 63: 1991. [Full Text] [PDF]  

December 14 Highlights
Neurology 2004 63: 1992-1993. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Kenneth M. Heilman, Yong Jeong, and Glen R. Finney

Spatial cognition
Neurology 2004 63: 1994-1996. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael N. Diringer and Anthony M. Kaufmann

Heads-up on hemicraniectomy
Neurology 2004 63: 1997-1998. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thashi Chang and Bethan Lang

GAD antibodies in stiff-person syndrome
Neurology 2004 63: 1999-2000. [Full Text] [PDF]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

David A. Pearce, Mark Atkinson, and Danilo A. Tagle

Glutamic acid decarboxylase autoimmunity in Batten disease and other disorders
Neurology 2004 63: 2001-2005. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

ARTICLES:

S. Koton, D. Tanne, N. M. Bornstein, and M. S. Green

Triggering risk factors for ischemic stroke: A case-crossover study
Neurology 2004 63: 2006-2010. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Betancourt, R. B. Van Stavern, D. Share, P. Gardella, M. Martus, and S. Chaturvedi

Are patients receiving maximal medical therapy following carotid endarterectomy?
Neurology 2004 63: 2011-2015. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

F. Pico, J. Labreuche, A. Cohen, P.-J. Touboul, P. Amarenco for the GENIC investigators

Intracranial arterial dolichoectasia is associated with enlarged descending thoracic aorta
Neurology 2004 63: 2016-2021. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ann I. Scher, Walter F. Stewart, and Richard B. Lipton

Caffeine as a risk factor for chronic daily headache: A population-based study
Neurology 2004 63: 2022-2027. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

P. Soelberg Sorensen, J. Haas, F. Sellebjerg, T. Olsson, M. Ravnborg, and the TARIMS Study Group

IV immunoglobulins as add-on treatment to methylprednisolone for acute relapses in MS
Neurology 2004 63: 2028-2033. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

A. Romberg, A. Virtanen, J. Ruutiainen, S. Aunola, S.-L. Karppi, M. Vaara, J. Surakka, T. Pohjolainen, and A. Seppänen

Effects of a 6-month exercise program on patients with multiple sclerosis: A randomized study
Neurology 2004 63: 2034-2038. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

B. A.C. Cree, O. Khan, D. Bourdette, D. S. Goodin, J. A. Cohen, R. A. Marrie, D. Glidden, B. Weinstock-Guttman, D. Reich, N. Patterson, J. L. Haines, M. Pericak-Vance, C. DeLoa, J. R. Oksenberg, and S. L. Hauser

Clinical characteristics of African Americans vs Caucasian Americans with multiple sclerosis
Neurology 2004 63: 2039-2045. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. A.J. Visschedijk, B. M.J. Uitdehaag, M. Klein, E. van der Ploeg, E. H. Collette, L. Vleugels, L. E.M.A. Pfennings, E. L.J. Hoogervorst, H. M. van der Ploeg, and C. H. Polman

Value of health-related quality of life to predict disability course in multiple sclerosis
Neurology 2004 63: 2046-2050. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Varrasi, C. Civardi, C. Boccagni, M. Cecchin, R. Vicentini, F. Monaco, and R. Cantello

Cortical excitability in drug-naive patients with partial epilepsy: A cross-sectional study
Neurology 2004 63: 2051-2055. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Nancy J. Minshew, KiBum Sung, Bobby L. Jones, and Joseph M. Furman

Underdevelopment of the postural control system in autism
Neurology 2004 63: 2056-2061. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jason J.S. Barton, Mariya V. Cherkasova, and Rebecca Hefter

The covert priming effect of faces in prosopagnosia
Neurology 2004 63: 2062-2068. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Dorothe A. Poggel, Erich Kasten, and Bernhard A. Sabel

Attentional cueing improves vision restoration therapy in patients with visual field defects
Neurology 2004 63: 2069-2076. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. Linsell, S. N. Cousens, P. G. Smith, R. S.G. Knight, M. Zeidler, G. Stewart, R. de Silva, T. F.G. Esmonde, H. J.T. Ward, and R. G. Will

A case-control study of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the United Kingdom: Analysis of clustering
Neurology 2004 63: 2077-2083. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. J. Sevigny, S. M. Albert, M. P. McDermott, J. C. McArthur, N. Sacktor, K. Conant, G. Schifitto, O. A. Selnes, Y. Stern, D. R. McClernon, D. Palumbo, K. Kieburtz, G. Riggs, B. Cohen, L. G. Epstein, and K. Marder

Evaluation of HIV RNA and markers of immune activation as predictors of HIV-associated dementia
Neurology 2004 63: 2084-2090. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

U. P. Mosimann, G. Mather, K. A. Wesnes, J. T. O’Brien, D. J. Burn, and I. G. McKeith

Visual perception in Parkinson disease dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies
Neurology 2004 63: 2091-2096. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

A. Varrone, M. T. Pellecchia, M. Amboni, V. Sansone, E. Salvatore, D. Ghezzi, B. Garavaglia, A. Brice, A. Brunetti, V. Bonavita, G. De Michele, M. Salvatore, S. Pappatà, and P. Barone

Imaging of dopaminergic dysfunction with [¹²³I]FP-CIT SPECT in early-onset parkin disease
Neurology 2004 63: 2097-2103. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

H. Lesser, U. Sharma, L. LaMoreaux, and R. M. Poole

Pregabalin relieves symptoms of painful diabetic neuropathy: A randomized controlled trial
Neurology 2004 63: 2104-2110. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. M. Graham, N. Papadakis, J. Evans, E. Widjaja, C. A.J. Romanowski, M. N.J. Paley, L. I. Wallis, I. D. Wilkinson, P. J. Shaw, and P. D. Griffiths

Diffusion tensor imaging for the assessment of upper motor neuron integrity in ALS
Neurology 2004 63: 2111-2119. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Vicart, D. Sternberg, E. Fournier, F. Ochsner, P. Laforet, T. Kuntzer, B. Eymard, B. Hainque, and B. Fontaine

New mutations of SCN4A cause a potassium-sensitive normokalemic periodic paralysis
Neurology 2004 63: 2120-2127. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

B. Hermann, M. Seidenberg, L. Sears, R. Hansen, K. Bayless, P. Rutecki, and C. Dow

Cerebellar atrophy in temporal lobe epilepsy affects procedural memory
Neurology 2004 63: 2129-2131. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Cornelia Exner, Godehard Weniger, and Eva Irle

Cerebellar lesions in the PICA but not SCA territory impair cognition
Neurology 2004 63: 2132-2135. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Christelle Richard, Marc Rousseaux, Arnaud Saj, and Jacques Honoré

Straight ahead in spatial neglect: Evidence that space is shifted, not rotated
Neurology 2004 63: 2136-2138. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Oliveri, V. Rausei, G. Koch, S. Torriero, P. Turriziani, and C. Caltagirone

Overestimation of numerical distances in the left side of space
Neurology 2004 63: 2139-2141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Boby V. Maramattom, Mark M. Bahn, and Eelco F.M. Wijdicks

Which patient fares worse after early deterioration due to swelling from hemispheric stroke?
Neurology 2004 63: 2142-2145. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

B. B. Murinson, M. Butler, K. Marfurt, S. Gleason, P. De Camilli, and M. Solimena

Markedly elevated GAD antibodies in SPS: Effects of age and illness duration
Neurology 2004 63: 2146-2148. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

D. Yanase, K. Komai, T. Hamaguchi, S. Okino, H. Yokoji, T. Makifuchi, H. Takano, and M. Yamada

Hereditary spastic paraplegia with frontal lobe dysfunction: A clinicopathologic study
Neurology 2004 63: 2149-2152. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Elson L. So and Barbara S. Schaüble

Ictal asomatognosia as a cause of epileptic falls: Simultaneous video, EMG, and invasive EEG
Neurology 2004 63: 2153-2154. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. R.F. Claes, B. Ceulemans, D. Audenaert, L. Deprez, A. Jansen, D. Hasaerts, S. Weckx, K. G. Claeys, J. Del-Favero, C. Van Broeckhoven, and P. De Jonghe

De novo KCNQ2 mutations in patients with benign neonatal seizures
Neurology 2004 63: 2155-2158. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Marc C. Chamberlain, Denice Tsao-Wei, and Susan Groshen

Neoplastic meningitis-related encephalopathy: Prognostic significance
Neurology 2004 63: 2159-2161. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

E. D. Louis, L. M. Applegate, P. Factor-Litvak, M. K. Parides, and L. Andrews

Essential tremor: Occupational exposures to manganese and organic solvents
Neurology 2004 63: 2162-2164. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. R.M. Oliveira, E. Spiteri, M. J. Sobrido, S. Hopfer, J. Klepper, T. Voit, J. Gilbert, Z. K. Wszolek, D. B. Calne, A. J. Stoessl, M. Hutton, B. V. Manyam, F. Boller, M. Baquero, and D. H. Geschwind

Genetic heterogeneity in familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification (Fahr disease)
Neurology 2004 63: 2165-2167. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

H. A.G. Teive, E. R. Pereira, J. A.A. Zavala, M. C. Lange, L. de Paola, S. Raskin, L. C. Werneck, T. Hamada, and J. A. McGrath

Generalized dystonia and striatal calcifications with lipoid proteinosis
Neurology 2004 63: 2168-2169. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P. R. Burkhard, F. J.G. Vingerhoets, A. Berney, J. Bogousslavsky, J.-G. Villemure, and J. Ghika

Suicide after successful deep brain stimulation for movement disorders
Neurology 2004 63: 2170-2172. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Criscuolo, P. Mancini, F. Saccà, G. De Michele, A. Monticelli, L. Santoro, V. Scarano, S. Banfi, and A. Filla

Ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 1 in Southern Italy: Late onset and variable phenotype
Neurology 2004 63: 2173-2175. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Annette Sterr and Susanna Freivogel

Intensive training in chronic upper limb hemiparesis does not increase spasticity or synergies
Neurology 2004 63: 2176-2177. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Stephan J. Rüegg, Peter Fuhr, and Andreas J. Steck

Rituximab stabilizes multifocal motor neuropathy increasingly less responsive to IVIg
Neurology 2004 63: 2178-2179. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. V. De Angelis, A. Di Muzio, M. Capasso, C. Angiari, T. Cavallaro, G. M. Fabrizi, N. Rizzuto, and A. Uncini

Segmental conduction abnormalities and myelin thickenings in Val102/fs null mutation of MPZ gene
Neurology 2004 63: 2180-2183. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Chiba, T. Sugiyama, K. Yonekura, S. Tanaka, H. Matsumoto, N. Fujii, S. Yokota, and T. Hirayama

An antibody to VacA of Helicobacter pylori in the CSF of patients with Miller-Fisher syndrome
Neurology 2004 63: 2184-2186. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Michael S. Cartwright, Douglas R. Jeffery, Geoffrey R. Nuss, and Peter D. Donofrio

Statin-associated exacerbation of myasthenia gravis
Neurology 2004 63: 2188. [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Pugliese, G. Annesi, N. Cutuli, G. Arabia, G. Nicoletti, F. Annesi, P. Tarantino, A. Gambardella, P. Valentino, M. Zappia, and A. Quattrone

The fragile X premutation presenting as postprandial hypotension
Neurology 2004 63: 2188-2189. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Keith A. Josephs, Joseph Y. Matsumoto, and Noralane M. Lindor

Heterozygous Niemann-Pick disease type C presenting with tremor
Neurology 2004 63: 2189-2190. [Full Text] [PDF]  

V. Di Lazzaro, A. Oliviero, P. Profice, T. Tartaglione, F. Pilato, E. Saturno, M. Dileone, and P. A. Tonali

Radicular myoclonus induced by repetitive neck movements in a patient with cervical spondylosis
Neurology 2004 63: 2190-2191. [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. C. Voermans, M. Vaneker, G. J.D. Hengstman, H. J. ter Laak, C. Zimmerman, H. J Schelhaas, and M. J. Zwarts

Primary respiratory failure in inclusion body myositis
Neurology 2004 63: 2191-2192. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Martin Holtkamp, Ali Fuat Okuducu, Randolf Klingebiel, and Christoph J. Ploner

Cerebral toxoplasmosis in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency
Neurology 2004 63: 2192-2193. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. G. Shields, M. J. Levy, and P. J. Goadsby

Alopecia and cutaneous atrophy after greater occipital nerve infiltration with corticosteroid
Neurology 2004 63: 2193-2194. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. Biancheri, A. Rossi, P. Tortori-Donati, S. Stringara, S. Bonifacino, and C. Minetti

Middle interhemispheric variant of holoprosencephaly: A very mild clinical case
Neurology 2004 63: 2194-2196. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

S. Dash, O. Bogdanova, A. Xavier, J. Farkas, and P. Pullicino

Cerebral vasospasm from sumatriptan
Neurology 2004 63: 2128. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ashok Srinivasan, Pierre Bourque, and Mayank Goyal

Spontaneous thoracic spinal cord herniation
Neurology 2004 63: 2187. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Harry Greenberg and Paula R. Sherwood

Primary malignant brain tumor incidence and Medicaid enrollment
Neurology 2004 63: 2197. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jakob Valk, J. Raphael Gorospe, Bhim S. Singhal, Eric P. Hoffman, and Sakkubai Naidu

Indian Agarwal megalencephalic leukodystrophy with cysts is caused by a common MLC1 mutation
Neurology 2004 63: 2197. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gregory Y. Chang, Soo-Hyun Park, Young-Chul Youn, Oh-Sang Kwon, Fernando Cendes, Simone Appenzeller, and Frederick Andermann

Neuroimaging findings in scleroderma en coup de sabre
Neurology 2004 63: 2197-2198. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Mehmet Akif Topcuoglu, Heinrich P. Mattle, Bernhard Meier, Stephan Windecker, for the PC Trial Group, Steven R. Messé, Shunichi Homma, and Scott E. Kasner

Practice Parameter: Recurrent stroke with patent foramen ovale and atrial septal aneurysm: Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Neurology 2004 63: 2198-2199. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 2004 63: 19A-20A. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Garrett Riggs

Book Review
Neurology 2004 63: 2200. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Books Received
Neurology 2004 63: 2200. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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