THIS WEEK IN NEUROLOGY:

This week in Neurology®: Highlights of the March 10 issue
Neurology 2009 72: 867. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Michael S. Okun and Hubert H. Fernandez

Will tricyclic antidepressants make a comeback for depressed Parkinson disease patients?
Neurology 2009 72: 868-869. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jayne M. Ness and James F. Bale, Jr

Hepatitis vaccines and pediatric multiple sclerosis: Does timing or type matter?
Neurology 2009 72: 870-871. [Full Text] [PDF]  

IN MEMORIAM:

Calixto Machado

Julius Korein, MD (1928–2008)
Neurology 2009 72: 872. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

Yann Mikaeloff, Guillaume Caridade, Samy Suissa, and Marc Tardieu

Hepatitis B vaccine and the risk of CNS inflammatory demyelination in childhood
Neurology 2009 72: 873-880. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. R. Bonhomme, A. T. Waldman, L. J. Balcer, A. B. Daniels, G. I. Tennekoon, S. Forman, S. L. Galetta, and G. T. Liu

Pediatric optic neuritis: Brain MRI abnormalities and risk of multiple sclerosis
Neurology 2009 72: 881-885. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

M. Menza, R. D. Dobkin, H. Marin, M. H. Mark, M. Gara, S. Buyske, K. Bienfait, and A. Dicke

A controlled trial of antidepressants in patients with Parkinson disease and depression
Neurology 2009 72: 886-892. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Podcast] [Podcast] [Chinese Translation]  

K. M. Kash, B. F. Leas, J. Clough, D. W. Dodick, D. J. Capobianco, D. B. Nash, and L. Bance

ACGME competencies in neurology: Web-based objective simulated computerized clinical encounters
Neurology 2009 72: 893-898. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

H. Abboud, J. Labreuche, C. Duyckaerts, J-J Hauw, and P. Amarenco

Prevalence of nephroangiosclerosis in patients with fatal stroke
Neurology 2009 72: 899-904. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Reyes, A. Viswanathan, O. Godin, C. Dufouil, S. Benisty, K. Hernandez, A. Kurtz, E. Jouvent, M. O’Sullivan, V. Czernecki, M. G. Bousser, M. Dichgans, and H. Chabriat

Apathy: A major symptom in CADASIL
Neurology 2009 72: 905-910. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. G. Herzog, A. S. Blum, E. L. Farina, X. E. Maestri, J. Newman, E. Garcia, K. B. Krishnamurthy, D. B. Hoch, S. Replansky, K. M. Fowler, S. D. Smithson, B. A. Dworetzky, and E. B. Bromfield

Valproate and lamotrigine level variation with menstrual cycle phase and oral contraceptive use
Neurology 2009 72: 911-914. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Polish Translation]  

M. W. Parsons, F. Miteff, G. A. Bateman, N. Spratt, A. Loiselle, J. Attia, and C. R. Levi

Acute ischemic stroke: Imaging-guided tenecteplase treatment in an extended time window
Neurology 2009 72: 915-921. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [Chinese Translation] [Korean Translation]  

Kenneth J. Mukamal, Gregory A. Wellenius, Helen H. Suh, and Murray A. Mittleman

Weather and air pollution as triggers of severe headaches
Neurology 2009 72: 922-927. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Italian Translation] [Korean Translation]  

L. Bracco, F. Giovannelli, V. Bessi, A. Borgheresi, A. Di Tullio, S. Sorbi, G. Zaccara, and M. Cincotta

Mild cognitive impairment: Loss of linguistic task-induced changes in motor cortex excitability
Neurology 2009 72: 928-934. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

C. Del Borgo, S. Zaniratti, C. Minosse, A. Vetica, A. Bellini, F. Soscia, P. Missori, F. Pierelli, and A. Currà

A CASE OF ACUTE POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY, DRUG-INDUCED HYPERSENSITIVITY, AND HHV-6 INFECTION
Neurology 2009 72: 935-936. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christopher M. DeGiorgio, Diana Murray, Daniela Markovic, and Todd Whitehurst

TRIGEMINAL NERVE STIMULATION FOR EPILEPSY: LONG-TERM FEASIBILITY AND EFFICACY
Neurology 2009 72: 936-938. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

REFLECTIONS: NEUROLOGY AND THE HUMANITIES:

Ludwig Gutmann

Guns in the Afternoon
Neurology 2009 72: 939-941. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Christian Grommes, Roger Oghlakian, Kristina A. Blackham, and Michael A. De Georgia

Corpus callosum dysgenesis limits MRI changes to one hemisphere in status epilepticus
Neurology 2009 72: 942. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION:

Aleksandra Pikula, Jorge L. Almodovar, and Thanh N. Nguyen

Teaching NeuroImages: Cerebral arteriovenous malformation in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
Neurology 2009 72: e45. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

T. Munsat, J. Aarli, M. Medina, G. Birbeck, and A. Weiss

International Issues: Educational programs of the World Federation of Neurology
Neurology 2009 72: e46-e49. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Mohamad A. Mikati, Nour Ataya, Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan, and Edwin Trevathan

EPILEPSY-ASSOCIATED BONE MINERAL DENSITY LOSS SHOULD BE PREVENTED
Neurology 2009 72: 943-944. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Y. Yoshii, K. Ikeda, K. Iwamoto, Y. Kawase, Y. Iwasaki, Vincent Meininger, Jean-Philippe Loeffler, and Luc Dupuis

DYSLIPIDEMIA IS A PROTECTIVE FACTOR IN AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS
Neurology 2009 72: 944-945. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 2009 72: 946-947. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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