THIS WEEK IN NEUROLOGY:

This week in Neurology®: Highlights of the March 31 issue
Neurology 2009 72: 1115. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Jane S. Paulsen and Kevin Duff

Extending MCI beyond Alzheimer disease
Neurology 2009 72: 1116-1117. [Full Text] [PDF]  

David S. Liebeskind and Chelsea S. Kidwell

Back to the future: Reconsidering the hemodynamics of cerebral ischemia
Neurology 2009 72: 1118-1119. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

IN MEMORIAM:

Dennis Bourdette

Roy Laver Swank, MD, PhD (1909–2008)
Neurology 2009 72: 1120. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

D. Aarsland, K. Brønnick, J. P. Larsen, O. B. Tysnes, G. Alves For the Norwegian ParkWest Study Group

Cognitive impairment in incident, untreated Parkinson disease: The Norwegian ParkWest Study
Neurology 2009 72: 1121-1126. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Mlynash, J-M Olivot, D. C. Tong, M. G. Lansberg, I. Eyngorn, S. Kemp, M. E. Moseley, and G. W. Albers

Yield of combined perfusion and diffusion MR imaging in hemispheric TIA
Neurology 2009 72: 1127-1133. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Podcast]  

K. Y. Lee, L. L. Latour, M. Luby, A. W. Hsia, J. G. Merino, and S. Warach

Distal hyperintense vessels on FLAIR: An MRI marker for collateral circulation in acute stroke?
Neurology 2009 72: 1134-1139. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J-M Olivot, M. Mlynash, G. Zaharchuk, M. Straka, R. Bammer, N. Schwartz, M. G. Lansberg, M. E. Moseley, and G. W. Albers

Perfusion MRI (Tmax and MTT) correlation with xenon CT cerebral blood flow in stroke patients
Neurology 2009 72: 1140-1145. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Shuu-Jiun Wang, Jong-Ling Fuh, Kai-Dih Juang, and Shiang-Ru Lu

Migraine and suicidal ideation in adolescents aged 13 to 15 years
Neurology 2009 72: 1146-1152. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Zinman, H. N. Liu, C. Sato, Y. Wakutani, A. F. Marvelle, D. Moreno, K. E. Morrison, K. L. Mohlke, J. Bilbao, J. Robertson, and E. Rogaeva

A mechanism for low penetrance in an ALS family with a novel SOD1 deletion
Neurology 2009 72: 1153-1159. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [JapaneseTranslation]  

G. M. Fabrizi, F. Taioli, T. Cavallaro, S. Ferrari, L. Bertolasi, M. Casarotto, N. Rizzuto, T. Deconinck, V. Timmerman, and P. De Jonghe

Further evidence that mutations in FGD4/frabin cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4H
Neurology 2009 72: 1160-1164. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Catherine J. Chu-Shore, Philippe Major, Maria Montenegro, and Elizabeth Thiele

Cyst-like tubers are associated with TSC2 and epilepsy in tuberous sclerosis complex
Neurology 2009 72: 1165-1169. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Bahmanyar, S. M. Montgomery, J. Hillert, A. Ekbom, and T. Olsson

Cancer risk among patients with multiple sclerosis and their parents
Neurology 2009 72: 1170-1177. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Vahedi, C. Depienne, D. Le Fort, F. Riant, P. Chaine, O. Trouillard, A. Gaudric, M. A. Morris, E. LeGuern, E. Tournier-Lasserve, and M-G Bousser

Elicited repetitive daily blindness: A new phenotype associated with hemiplegic migraine and SCN1A mutations
Neurology 2009 72: 1178-1183. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

M. A. van Es, P.W.J. van Vught, G. van Kempen, H. M. Blauw, J. H. Veldink, and L. H. van den Berg

DPP6 IS ASSOCIATED WITH SUSCEPTIBILITY TO PROGRESSIVE SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY
Neurology 2009 72: 1184-1185. [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

B. Segarane, A. Li, R. Paudel, S. Scholz, J. Neumann, A. Lees, T. Revesz, J. Hardy, C. J. Mathias, N. W. Wood, J. Holton, and H. Houlden

GLUCOCEREBROSIDASE MUTATIONS IN 108 NEUROPATHOLOGICALLY CONFIRMED CASES OF MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY
Neurology 2009 72: 1185-1186. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Jin Wang and Xiangyang Gong

Superficial siderosis of the CNS associated with multiple cerebral cavernous malformation
Neurology 2009 72: 1187. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION:

Muhammad U. Farooq and Emily Yonker

Teaching NeuroImages: Central nervous system tuberculomas
Neurology 2009 72: e57. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Uzma Usman

International Issues: Neurology training in Pakistan: My experience as a neurology resident
Neurology 2009 72: e58-e60. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

PATIENT PAGES:

Andrew D. Hershey

Teens, migraine, suicide, and suicidal thoughts
Neurology 2009 72: e61-e62. [Full Text] [PDF] [Podcast]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Volkmar H. Hans, Alexey Surov, Malte Kornhuber, and Curd Behrmann

SCHWANNOMATOSIS
Neurology 2009 72: 1188-1189. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hadi Hussain, Ahmad Usman, Qasim Raza, M.P. Amato, B. Goretti, A. Ghezzi, S. Lori, V. Zipoli, E. Portaccio, L. Moiola, M. Falautano, M.F. De Caro, M. Lopez, F. Patti, R. Vecchio, C. Pozzilli, V. Bianchi, M. Roscio, G. Comi, and M. Trojano

COGNITIVE AND PSYCHOSOCIAL FEATURES OF CHILDHOOD AND JUVENILE MS
Neurology 2009 72: 1189-1190. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark R. Goldstein, Luca Mascitelli, Francesca Pezzetta, M.N. Haan, C. Cramer, J. Kalbfleisch, K. Langa, and S. Galea

USE OF STATINS AND INCIDENCE OF DEMENTIA AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT WITHOUT DEMENTIA IN A COHORT STUDY
Neurology 2009 72: 1190-1191. [Full Text] [PDF]  

William D. Freeman, Michael D. Hill, and Hai Feng Zhu

STROKE: THE ELIXHAUSER INDEX FOR COMORBIDITY ADJUSTMENT OF IN-HOSPITAL CASE FATALITY
Neurology 2009 72: 1191. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard B. Tenser and Chris H. Polman

ETHICS OF PLACEBO-CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: A REASSESSMENT
Neurology 2009 72: 1191-1192. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

A structural basis for reading fluency: White matter defects in a genetic brain malformation
Neurology 2009 72: 1192. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Books Received
Neurology 2009 72: 1193-1196. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Calendar
Neurology 2009 72: 1197-1198. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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