THIS WEEK IN NEUROLOGY:

This week in Neurology®: Highlights of the September 8 issue
Neurology 2009 73: 741. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Russell J. Ferland and Renzo Guerrini

Nodular heterotopia is built upon layers
Neurology 2009 73: 742-743. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pieter Jelle Visser and David S. Knopman

Amyloid imaging in the prediction of Alzheimer-type dementia in subjects with amnestic MCI
Neurology 2009 73: 744-745. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

R. Garbelli, L. Rossini, R. F. Moroni, A. Watakabe, T. Yamamori, L. Tassi, M. Bramerio, G. L. Russo, C. Frassoni, and R. Spreafico

Layer-specific genes reveal a rudimentary laminar pattern in human nodular heterotopia
Neurology 2009 73: 746-753. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

A. Okello, J. Koivunen, P. Edison, H. A. Archer, F. E. Turkheimer, K. Någren, R. Bullock, Z. Walker, A. Kennedy, N. C. Fox, M. N. Rossor, J. O. Rinne, and D. J. Brooks

Conversion of amyloid positive and negative MCI to AD over 3 years: An ¹¹C-PIB PET study
Neurology 2009 73: 754-760. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [Korean Translation]  

Alberto Pilotto, M. Franceschi, G. D’Onofrio, A. Bizzarro, F. Mangialasche, L. Cascavilla, F. Paris, M. G. Matera, Andrea Pilotto, A. Daniele, P. Mecocci, C. Masullo, B. Dallapiccola, and D. Seripa

Effect of a CYP2D6 polymorphism on the efficacy of donepezil in patients with Alzheimer disease
Neurology 2009 73: 761-767. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Korean Translation]  

C. Holmes, C. Cunningham, E. Zotova, J. Woolford, C. Dean, S. Kerr, D. Culliford, and V. H. Perry

Systemic inflammation and disease progression in Alzheimer disease
Neurology 2009 73: 768-774. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. Dinia, M. Rubiera, M. Ribo, O. Maisterra, G. Ortega, M. del Sette, J. Alvarez-Sabin, and C. A. Molina

Reperfusion after stroke sonothrombolysis with microbubbles may predict intracranial bleeding
Neurology 2009 73: 775-780. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

H. H. Biswas, J. W. Engstrom, Z. Kaidarova, G. Garratty, J. W. Gibble, B. H. Newman, J. W. Smith, A. Ziman, J. L. Fridey, R. A. Sacher, E. L. Murphy For the HTLV Outcomes Study (HOST)

Neurologic abnormalities in HTLV-I– and HTLV-II–infected individuals without overt myelopathy
Neurology 2009 73: 781-789. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

N. Isobe, J. Kira, N. Kawamura, T. Ishizu, K. Arimura, and Y. Kawano

Neural damage associated with atopic diathesis: A nationwide survey in Japan
Neurology 2009 73: 790-797. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

M. Matta, R. J. Leigh, M. Pugliatti, I. Aiello, and A. Serra

Using fast eye movements to study fatigue in multiple sclerosis
Neurology 2009 73: 798-804. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

MEDICAL HYPOTHESIS:

John M. Ravits and Albert R. La Spada

ALS motor phenotype heterogeneity, focality, and spread: Deconstructing motor neuron degeneration
Neurology 2009 73: 805-811. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Podcast]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Robert Layzer and Jeffrey Wolf

MYELOMA-ASSOCIATED POLYNEUROPATHY RESPONDING TO LENALIDOMIDE
Neurology 2009 73: 812-813. [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Vilas, N. Pérez de la Ossa, M. Millán, J. Capellades, and A. Dávalos

BRAINSTEM LESIONS IN DIFFUSION SEQUENCES OF MRI CAN BE REVERSIBLE AFTER ARTERIAL RECANALIZATION
Neurology 2009 73: 813-815. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

REFLECTIONS: NEUROLOGY AND THE HUMANITIES:

Beverly Greenspan

Reflections for September
Neurology 2009 73: 816. [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION:

O. R. Adam, J. M. Ferrara, L. G. Aguilar Tabora, M. M. Nashatizadeh, M. Negoita, and J. Jankovic

Education Research: Patient telephone calls in a movement disorders center: Lessons in physician-trainee education
Neurology 2009 73: e50-e52. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Podcast]  

Ako Dara Hama-Amin, H. Jacobus Gilhuis, and Peter Portegies

Teaching NeuroImages: Pneumocephalus due to bacterial meningitis
Neurology 2009 73: e53. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

William Landau, Michael Strupp, Matt T. Bianchi, Brandon Westover, and Seemant Chaturvedi FAHA, FAAN

EFFECT OF ATORVASTATIN IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH A RECENT STROKE OR TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK
Neurology 2009 73: 817-819. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Menachem Sadeh

NEURODEGENERATION ASSOCIATED WITH GENETIC DEFECTS IN PHOSPHOLIPASE A₂
Neurology 2009 73: 819. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

Association between late-life body mass index and dementia: The Kame Project
Neurology 2009 73: 819. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Werner J. Becker

COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF HEADACHE MEDICINE, FIRST EDITION
Neurology 2009 73: 820. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Calendar
Neurology 2009 73: 821. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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