THIS WEEK IN NEUROLOGY:

This week in Neurology®: Highlights of the April 21 issue
Neurology 2009 72: 1373. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Anthony E. Lang and David Mikulis

A new sensitive imaging biomarker for Parkinson disease?
Neurology 2009 72: 1374-1375. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph P. Broderick

Evidence against rapid reversal of antiplatelet medications in acute intracerebral hemorrhage
Neurology 2009 72: 1376-1377. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

D. E. Vaillancourt, M. B. Spraker, J. Prodoehl, I. Abraham, D. M. Corcos, X. J. Zhou, C. L. Comella, and D. M. Little

High-resolution diffusion tensor imaging in the substantia nigra of de novo Parkinson disease
Neurology 2009 72: 1378-1384. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Podcast] [Data Supplement] [Korean Translation] [JapaneseTranslation] [Italian Translation]  

J-Y Kim, S. Y. Kim, J-M Kim, Y. K. Kim, K-Y Yoon, J. Y. Kim, B. C. Lee, J. S. Kim, S. H. Paek, S. S. Park, S. E. Kim, and B. S. Jeon

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 17 mutation as a causative and susceptibility gene in parkinsonism
Neurology 2009 72: 1385-1389. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

R. L. Albin, R. A. Koeppe, K. Wernette, W. Zhuang, T. Nichols, M. R. Kilbourn, and K. A. Frey

Striatal [¹¹C]dihydrotetrabenazine and [¹¹C]methylphenidate binding in Tourette syndrome
Neurology 2009 72: 1390-1396. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

L. H. Sansing, S. R. Messe, B. L. Cucchiara, S. N. Cohen, P. D. Lyden, S. E. Kasner For the CHANT Investigators

Prior antiplatelet use does not affect hemorrhage growth or outcome after ICH
Neurology 2009 72: 1397-1402. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

E. M. Arsava, R. Rahman, J. Rosand, J. Lu, E. E. Smith, N. S. Rost, A. B. Singhal, M. H. Lev, K. L. Furie, W. J. Koroshetz, A. G. Sorensen, and H. Ay

Severity of leukoaraiosis correlates with clinical outcome after ischemic stroke
Neurology 2009 72: 1403-1410. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

N. I. Bohnen, M. L.T.M. Müller, H. Kuwabara, G. M. Constantine, and S. A. Studenski

Age-associated leukoaraiosis and cortical cholinergic deafferentation
Neurology 2009 72: 1411-1416. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

K. P. Weber, S. T. Aw, M. J. Todd, L. A. McGarvie, I. S. Curthoys, and G. M. Halmagyi

Horizontal head impulse test detects gentamicin vestibulotoxicity
Neurology 2009 72: 1417-1424. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

D. N. Manners, P. Parchi, C. Tonon, S. Capellari, R. Strammiello, C. Testa, G. Tani, E. Malucelli, C. Spagnolo, P. Cortelli, P. Montagna, R. Lodi, and B. Barbiroli

Pathologic correlates of diffusion MRI changes in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Neurology 2009 72: 1425-1431. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Fanin, A. C. Nascimbeni, S. Aurino, E. Tasca, E. Pegoraro, V. Nigro, and C. Angelini

Frequency of LGMD gene mutations in Italian patients with distinct clinical phenotypes
Neurology 2009 72: 1432-1435. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH:

Eduardo E. Benarroch

Brain iron homeostasis and neurodegenerative disease
Neurology 2009 72: 1436-1440. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Italian Translation]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

N. Brüggemann, N. Kock, K. Lohmann, I. R. König, A. Rakovic, J. Hagenah, A. Schmidt, A. Ziegler, H. C. Jabusch, H. Siebner, E. Altenmüller, A. Münchau, and C. Klein

THE D216H VARIANT IN THE DYT1 GENE: A SUSCEPTIBILITY FACTOR FOR DYSTONIA IN FAMILIAL CASES?
Neurology 2009 72: 1441-1443. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter G. Bain

DYSTONIC TREMOR PRESENTING AS PARKINSONISM: LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP OF SWEDDs
Neurology 2009 72: 1443-1445. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Tom Theys, Kuan H. Kho, and Bart Nuttin

A vaginal CSF leak
Neurology 2009 72: 1446. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION:

Brian C. Callaghan, Sashank Prasad, and Steven L. Galetta

Clinical Reasoning: A 62-year-old woman with deafness, unilateral visual loss, and episodes of numbness
Neurology 2009 72: e72-e78. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Neeraj N. Baheti, Atma Ram Bansal, Chaturbhuj Rathore, and Chandrasekhar Kesavdas

Teaching NeuroImages: Diaschisis: Is it always reversible?
Neurology 2009 72: e79. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Mervyn D.I. Vergouwen, M. Vermeulen, Yvo B.W.E.M. Roos, and Larry B. Goldstein

HEMORRHAGIC STROKE IN THE STROKE PREVENTION BY AGGRESSIVE REDUCTION IN CHOLESTEROL LEVELS STUDY
Neurology 2009 72: 1447-1448. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark R. Goldstein, Luca Mascitelli, Francesca Pezzetta, and Larry B. Goldstein

HEMORRHAGIC STROKE IN THE STROKE PREVENTION BY AGGRESSIVE REDUCTION IN CHOLESTEROL LEVELS STUDY
Neurology 2009 72: 1448-1449. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

Increased frequency of isolated cleft palate in infants exposed to lamotrigine during pregnancy
Neurology 2009 72: 1449. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

H. Richard Tyler

THE LEGACY OF TRACY J. PUTNAM & H. HOUSTON MERRITT: MODERN NEUROLOGY IN THE UNITED STATES
Neurology 2009 72: 1450. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Calendar
Neurology 2009 72: 1451-1452. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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