IN THIS ISSUE:

October 25 Highlight and Commentary: The Babinski sign: Thumbs up or toes down?
Neurology 2005 65: 1147. [Full Text] [PDF] [Polish Data Supplement]  

October 25 Highlights
Neurology 2005 65: 1148-1149. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

William M. Landau

Plantar reflex amusement: Misuse, ruse, disuse, and abuse
Neurology 2005 65: 1150-1151. [Full Text] [PDF] [Polish Data Supplement]  

Claudio L. Bassetti

Narcolepsy: Selective hypocretin (orexin) neuronal loss and multiple signaling deficiencies
Neurology 2005 65: 1152-1153. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lois Margaret Nora and Spencer L. Studwell

Improving patient safety: What can detailed case analysis tell us?
Neurology 2005 65: 1154-1155. [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Brandt and R. W. Baloh

Rotational vertebral artery occlusion: A clinical entity or various syndromes?
Neurology 2005 65: 1156-1157. [Full Text] [PDF]  

VIEWS & REVIEWS:

Nizar Chahin, Duygu Selcen, and Andrew G. Engel

Sporadic late onset nemaline myopathy
Neurology 2005 65: 1158-1164. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

Timothy M. Miller and S. Claiborne Johnston

Should the Babinski sign be part of the routine neurologic examination?
Neurology 2005 65: 1165-1168. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Polish Data Supplement]  

Gustavo Saposnik, Silvia Di Legge, Fiona Webster, and Vladimir Hachinski

Predictors of major neurologic improvement after thrombolysis in acute stroke
Neurology 2005 65: 1169-1174. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

W. Kakuda, V. N. Thijs, M. G. Lansberg, R. Bammer, L. Wechsler, S. Kemp, M. E. Moseley, M. P. Marks, G. W. Albers, and the DEFUSE Investigators

Clinical importance of microbleeds in patients receiving IV thrombolysis
Neurology 2005 65: 1175-1178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Latha G. Stead, Rachel M. Gilmore, Wyatt W. Decker, Amy L. Weaver, and Robert D. Brown, Jr

Initial emergency department blood pressure as predictor of survival after acute ischemic stroke
Neurology 2005 65: 1179-1183. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Crocker, R. A. España, M. Papadopoulou, C. B. Saper, J. Faraco, T. Sakurai, M. Honda, E. Mignot, and T. E. Scammell

Concomitant loss of dynorphin, NARP, and orexin in narcolepsy
Neurology 2005 65: 1184-1188. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. M. Blouin, T. C. Thannickal, P. F. Worley, J. M. Baraban, I. M. Reti, and J. M. Siegel

Narp immunostaining of human hypocretin (orexin) neurons: Loss in narcolepsy
Neurology 2005 65: 1189-1192. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Luc Dauchet, Philippe Amouyel, and Jean Dallongeville

Fruit and vegetable consumption and risk of stroke: A meta-analysis of cohort studies
Neurology 2005 65: 1193-1197. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. Roquer, A. Rodríguez Campello, M. Gomis, A. Ois, E. Munteis, and P. Böhm

Serum lipid levels and in-hospital mortality in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage
Neurology 2005 65: 1198-1202. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M.J.E. van Rijn, A. J.C. Slooter, A. F.C. Schut, A. Isaacs, Y. S. Aulchenko, P. J.L.M. Snijders, L. J. Kappelle, J. C. van Swieten, B. A. Oostra, and C. M. van Duijn

Familial aggregation, the PDE4D gene, and ischemic stroke in a genetically isolated population
Neurology 2005 65: 1203-1209. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

M. Ganguli, J. Vander Bilt, J. A. Saxton, C. Shen, and H. H. Dodge

Alcohol consumption and cognitive function in late life: A longitudinal community study
Neurology 2005 65: 1210-1217. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

N. Schupf, M-X Tang, S. M. Albert, R. Costa, H. Andrews, J. H. Lee, and R. Mayeux

Decline in cognitive and functional skills increases mortality risk in nondemented elderly
Neurology 2005 65: 1218-1226. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. R. Jack, Jr, M. M. Shiung, S. D. Weigand, P. C. O’Brien, J. L. Gunter, B. F. Boeve, D. S. Knopman, G. E. Smith, R. J. Ivnik, E. G. Tangalos, and R. C. Petersen

Brain atrophy rates predict subsequent clinical conversion in normal elderly and amnestic MCI
Neurology 2005 65: 1227-1231. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

David K. Johnson, John C. Morris, and James E. Galvin

Verbal and visuospatial deficits in dementia with Lewy bodies
Neurology 2005 65: 1232-1238. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dino Muslimovic, Bart Post, Johannes D. Speelman, and Ben Schmand

Cognitive profile of patients with newly diagnosed Parkinson disease
Neurology 2005 65: 1239-1245. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Sílvia Corbera, María-José Corral, Carles Escera, and Ma Angeles Idiazábal

Abnormal speech sound representation in persistent developmental stuttering
Neurology 2005 65: 1246-1252. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Michael H. Bloch, James F. Leckman, Hongtu Zhu, and Bradley S. Peterson

Caudate volumes in childhood predict symptom severity in adults with Tourette syndrome
Neurology 2005 65: 1253-1258. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Nicoletti, F. Patti, S. Lo Fermo, V. Sorbello, E. Reggio, D. Maimone, M. Zappia, and A. Reggio

Possible increasing risk of multiple sclerosis in Catania, Sicily
Neurology 2005 65: 1259-1263. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

J. P. Van den Berg, S. Kalmijn, E. Lindeman, J. H. Veldink, M. de Visser, M. M. Van der Graaff, J.H.J. Wokke, and L. H. Van den Berg

Multidisciplinary ALS care improves quality of life in patients with ALS
Neurology 2005 65: 1264-1267. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. L. Kwan, N. E. Diamant, G. Pope, K. Mikula, D. J. Mikulis, and K. D. Davis

Abnormal forebrain activity in functional bowel disorder patients with chronic pain
Neurology 2005 65: 1268-1277. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

G. Bottini, E. Paulesu, M. Gandola, S. Loffredo, P. Scarpa, R. Sterzi, I. Santilli, C. A. Defanti, G. Scialfa, F. Fazio, and G. Vallar

Left caloric vestibular stimulation ameliorates right hemianesthesia
Neurology 2005 65: 1278-1283. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Thomas H. Glick, Lee D. Cranberg, Robert B. Hanscom, and Luke Sato

Neurologic patient safety: An in-depth study of malpractice claims
Neurology 2005 65: 1284-1286. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. -D. Choi, H. -Y. Shin, J. S. Kim, S. -H. Kim, O. -K. Kwon, J. -W. Koo, S. -H. Park, B. -W. Yoon, and J. -K. Roh

Rotational vertebral artery syndrome: Oculographic analysis of nystagmus
Neurology 2005 65: 1287-1290. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Glasauer, E. Schneider, K. Jahn, M. Strupp, and T. Brandt

How the eyes move the body
Neurology 2005 65: 1291-1293. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. Soo Kim, K. -D. Choi, S. -Y. Oh, S. -H. Park, M. -K. Han, B. -W. Yoon, and J. -K. Roh

Medial medullary infarction: Abnormal ocular motor findings
Neurology 2005 65: 1294-1298. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hitosh Tanimoto, Kiyosh Doi, Ket Katata, and Ken-ich Nibu

Self-treatment for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo of the posterior semicircular canal
Neurology 2005 65: 1299-1300. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ricardo E. Madrid, Christian Kubisch, and Arthur P. Hays

Early-onset toe walking in rippling muscle disease due to a new caveolin-3 gene mutation
Neurology 2005 65: 1301-1303. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. Haubenberger, R. E. Bittner, S. Rauch-Shorny, F. Zimprich, C. Mannhalter, L. Wagner, I. Mineva, K. Vass, E. Auff, and A. Zimprich

Inclusion body myopathy and Paget disease is linked to a novel mutation in the VCP gene
Neurology 2005 65: 1304-1305. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

E. J. Piovesan, H. G. Teive, P. A. Kowacs, M. V. Della Coletta, L. C. Werneck, and S. D. Silberstein

An open study of botulinum-A toxin treatment of trigeminal neuralgia
Neurology 2005 65: 1306-1308. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Arun V. Krishnan, James G. Colebatch, and Matthew C. Kiernan

Hypokalemic weakness in hyperaldosteronism: Activity-dependent conduction block
Neurology 2005 65: 1309-1312. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. R. Haut, R. B. Lipton, A. J. LeValley, C. B. Hall, and S. Shinnar

Identifying seizure clusters in patients with epilepsy
Neurology 2005 65: 1313-1315. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

K. Eriksson, P. Metsäranta, H. Huhtala, A. Auvinen, A. -L. Kuusela, and M. Koivikko

Treatment delay and the risk of prolonged status epilepticus
Neurology 2005 65: 1316-1318. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. Skipper, H. Shen, E. Chua, C. Bonnard, P. Kolatkar, L.C.S. Tan, R. D. Jamora, K. Puvan, K. Y. Puong, Y. Zhao, R. Pavanni, M. C. Wong, Y. Yuen, M. Farrer, J. J. Liu, and E. K. Tan

Analysis of LRRK2 functional domains in nondominant Parkinson disease
Neurology 2005 65: 1319-1321. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Eun J. Choi, Choong G. Choi, and Jong S. Kim

Large cerebral artery involvement in CADASIL
Neurology 2005 65: 1322-1324. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. J. Harrison, K. A. Morris, R. Horton, J. Toglia, J. Barsky, S. Chait, L. Ravdin, and L. Robbins

Results of intervention for lupus patients with self-perceived cognitive difficulties
Neurology 2005 65: 1325-1327. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

M. Mühlau, S. Bülow, H. Stimmer, H. Schätzl, and A. Berthele

Seronegative Epstein-Barr virus myeloradiculitis in an immunocompetent 72-year-old woman
Neurology 2005 65: 1329-1330. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Steven Herskovitz, Haodong Song, Dominique Cozien, and StephenN Scelsa

Sensory symptoms in acquired neuromyotonia
Neurology 2005 65: 1330-1331. [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. J. Gómez-Choco, J. Valls-Solé, J. M. Grau, and F. Graus

Episodic hyperhidrosis as the only clinical manifestation of neuromyotonia
Neurology 2005 65: 1331-1332. [Full Text] [PDF]  

M.T.T. Silva, A. C.C. Leite, A. H. Alamy, L. Chimelli, M. J. Andrada-Serpa, and A. Q.C. Araújo

ALS syndrome in HTLV-I infection
Neurology 2005 65: 1332-1333. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Lawrence C. Newman, Susan W. Broner, and Christine L. Lay

Reversible anorgasmia with topiramate therapy for migraine
Neurology 2005 65: 1333-1334. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Olivier Casez, Yannick Dananchet, and Gérard Besson

Migraine and somnambulism
Neurology 2005 65: 1334-1335. [Full Text] [PDF] [Polish Data Supplement]  

Mukesh K. Sharma, Barbara A. Zehnbauer, Mark A. Watson, and David H. Gutmann

RAS pathway activation and an oncogenic RAS mutation in sporadic pilocytic astrocytoma
Neurology 2005 65: 1335-1336. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

HISTORICAL NOTE:

W. T. Longstreth, Jr and P. D. Swanson

Scanning speech and word history
Neurology 2005 65: 1328. [Full Text] [PDF]  

REFLECTIONS: NEUROLOGY AND THE HUMANITIES:

J. P. Newman

Personal history: Love, death, and the brainstem
Neurology 2005 65: 1337-1338. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Christophe McGuigan, Joh Stevens, and Carolyn M. Gabriel

A synovial cyst in the cervical spine causing acute spinal cord compression
Neurology 2005 65: 1293. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

David B. FitzGerald, Eugenio L. Suran, and Jane Sargent

Posterior circulation infarct after bronchial artery embolization and coiling
Neurology 2005 65: 1312. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Bejoy Thomas and Thamburaj Krishnamoorthy

Migrating intraventricular cysticercus during MRI
Neurology 2005 65: 1321. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

PATIENT PAGES:

Maria Aguilar

Fruit and the brain: The more the better!
Neurology 2005 65: E17-E18. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Steven R. Brenner, Marta Allena, Delphine Magis, Jean Schoenen, B.W. Friedman, J. Corbo, R.B. Lipton, P.E. Bijur, D. Esses, and E.J. Gallagher

A trial of metoclopramide vs sumatriptan for the emergency department treatment of migraines
Neurology 2005 65: 1339-1340. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Y. Iwasaki, O. Igarashi, J. Aoyagi, K. Iwamoto, K. Ikeda, Mary M. Reilly, and Matilde Laurá

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy: MRI study of brain and spinal cord
Neurology 2005 65: 1340. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Osama O. Zaidat, Tony P. Smith, Michael J. Alexander, W. Yu, W.S. Smith, V. Singh, N.U. Ko, S.P. Cullen, C.F. Dowd, V.V. Halbach, and R.T. Higashida

Long-term outcome of endovascular stenting for symptomatic basilar artery stenosis
Neurology 2005 65: 1340-1341. [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. M. van der Flier, E.C.W. van Straaten, F. Barkhof, and P. Scheltens

NINDS AIREN neuroimaging criteria do not distinguish stroke patients with and without dementia
Neurology 2005 65: 1341. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

Cellular telephones and the risk for brain tumors
Neurology 2005 65: 1324. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical studies with transdermal rotigotine in early Parkinson's disease
Neurology 2005 65: 1328. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 2005 65: 17A-18A. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antonio Culebras

International Newsletter
Neurology 2005 65: 21A-22A. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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