THIS WEEK IN NEUROLOGY:

This week in Neurology®: Highlights of the February 24 issue
Neurology 2009 72: 683. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Bruce M. Coull and S. Claiborne Johnston

Statins: Not just for the young or the faint of heart
Neurology 2009 72: 684-685. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nils Koch-Henriksen

No shortcuts to outcome in MS clinical trials?
Neurology 2009 72: 686-687. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL ARTICLE:

Raphael Schiffmann and Marjo S. van der Knaap

Invited Article: An MRI-based approach to the diagnosis of white matter disorders
Neurology 2009 72: 750-759. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [Polish Translation] [Italian Translation]  

ARTICLES:

S. Chaturvedi, J. Zivin, A. Breazna, P. Amarenco, A. Callahan, L. B. Goldstein, M. Hennerici, H. Sillesen, A. Rudolph, M. A. Welch For the SPARCL Investigators

Effect of atorvastatin in elderly patients with a recent stroke or transient ischemic attack
Neurology 2009 72: 688-694. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Podcast]  

D. Woo, R. Hornung, L. Sauerbeck, R. Brown, I. Meissner, J. Huston, T. Foroud, J. Broderick For the FIA Investigators

Age at intracranial aneurysm rupture among generations: Familial Intracranial Aneurysm Study
Neurology 2009 72: 695-698. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Sharon N. Poisson, Douglas J. Gelb, Mary F.S. Oh, and Larry D. Gruppen

Experience may not be the best teacher: Patient logs do not correlate with clerkship performance
Neurology 2009 72: 699-704. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Daumer, A. Neuhaus, S. Morrissey, R. Hintzen, and G. C. Ebers

MRI as an outcome in multiple sclerosis clinical trials
Neurology 2009 72: 705-711. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. M. Magaña, M. Matiello, S. J. Pittock, A. McKeon, V. A. Lennon, A. A. Rabinstein, E. Shuster, O. H. Kantarci, C. F. Lucchinetti, and B. G. Weinshenker

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders
Neurology 2009 72: 712-717. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [JapaneseTranslation]  

M. C. Ørngreen, T. D. Jeppesen, S. Tvede Andersen, T. Taivassalo, S. Hauerslev, N. Preisler, R. G. Haller, G. van Hall, and J. Vissing

Fat metabolism during exercise in patients with McArdle disease
Neurology 2009 72: 718-724. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Chiò, G. Mora, A. Calvo, L. Mazzini, E. Bottacchi, R. Mutani On behalf of the PARALS

Epidemiology of ALS in Italy: A 10-year prospective population-based study
Neurology 2009 72: 725-731. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

O. Piguet, M. Hornberger, B. P. Shelley, C. M. Kipps, and J. R. Hodges

Sensitivity of current criteria for the diagnosis of behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia
Neurology 2009 72: 732-737. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [JapaneseTranslation]  

B. Kuczynski, W. Jagust, H. C. Chui, and B. Reed

An inverse association of cardiovascular risk and frontal lobe glucose metabolism
Neurology 2009 72: 738-743. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Andrea O. Rossetti, Mauro Oddo, Lucas Liaudet, and Peter W. Kaplan

Predictors of awakening from postanoxic status epilepticus after therapeutic hypothermia
Neurology 2009 72: 744-749. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Katrin Weier, Felix Fluri, Sebastian Kos, and Achim Gass

POSTCONTRAST FLAIR MRI DEMONSTRATES BLOOD–BRAIN BARRIER DYSFUNCTION IN PRES
Neurology 2009 72: 760-762. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

N. Suzuki, H. Mizuno, M. Nezu, Y. Takai, T. Misu, H. Kuroda, M. Aoki, I. Nakashima, and Y. Itoyama

PROCALCITONIN MIGHT HELP IN DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN MENINGEAL NEURO-BEHçET DISEASE AND BACTERIAL MENINGITIS
Neurology 2009 72: 762-763. [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. W. Vernooij, J. Heeringa, G. Jan de Jong, A. van der Lugt, and M.M.B. Breteler

CEREBRAL MICROBLEED PRECEDING SYMPTOMATIC INTRACEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE IN A STROKE-FREE PERSON
Neurology 2009 72: 763-765. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

REFLECTIONS: NEUROLOGY AND THE HUMANITIES:

Steven P. Ringel and Michael Swash

Money and medicine: A problem that won’t go away
Neurology 2009 72: 766-768. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Min Goo Kang, Kyung Jib Kim, Jung Im Seok, and Dong Kuck Lee

Intracranial dermoid cyst rupture with midbrain and thalamic infarction
Neurology 2009 72: 769. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION:

Katy Harvey, Martin R. Turner, and Jane Adcock

Child Neurology: A growing skull fracture
Neurology 2009 72: e38. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Max R. Lowden and Gary A. Thomas

Teaching NeuroImages: Superficial siderosis
Neurology 2009 72: e39. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Polish Translation]  

PATIENT PAGES:

Steven Karceski

Neuromyelitis optica
Neurology 2009 72: e40-e42. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Hana Brozova, Isabelle Barnaure, Ron L. Alterman, Michele Tagliati, C. Moreau, L. Defebvre, A. Destée, S. Bleuse, F. Clement, J.-L. Blatt, P. Krystkowiak, and D. Devos

STN-DBS FREQUENCY EFFECTS ON FREEZING OF GAIT IN ADVANCED PARKINSON DISEASE
Neurology 2009 72: 770-771. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Owen T. Carmichael, Oscar Lopez, James T. Becker, Lewis Kuller, Nichole E. Carlson, and Jeffrey A. Kaye

TRAJECTORIES OF BRAIN LOSS IN AGING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT
Neurology 2009 72: 771-772. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marc C. Chamberlain, Maciej M. Mrugala, Andrew D. Norden, Geoffrey S. Young, and Patrick Y. Wen

BEVACIZUMAB FOR RECURRENT MALIGNANT GLIOMAS: EFFICACY, TOXICITY, AND PATTERNS OF RECURRENCE
Neurology 2009 72: 772-774. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

A case of ALS-FTD in a large FALS pedigree with a K17I ANG mutation
Neurology 2009 72: 774. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Yonas E. Geda

PSYCHIATRIC ASPECTS OF NEUROLOGIC DISEASES
Neurology 2009 72: 775. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Calendar
Neurology 2009 72: 776-777. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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