THIS WEEK IN NEUROLOGY:

This week in Neurology®: Highlights of the November 24 issue
Neurology 2009 73: 1717. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Christopher M. Filley

Exploring white matter microstructure: New insights from diffusion tensor imaging
Neurology 2009 73: 1718-1719. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. James Fessler and David M. Treiman

Epilepsy and aggression: Proceed with caution
Neurology 2009 73: 1720-1721. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

D. Y. Lee, E. Fletcher, O. Martinez, M. Ortega, N. Zozulya, J. Kim, J. Tran, M. Buonocore, O. Carmichael, and C. DeCarli

Regional pattern of white matter microstructural changes in normal aging, MCI, and AD
Neurology 2009 73: 1722-1728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

J. Ryan, I. Carrière, J. Scali, J. F. Dartigues, C. Tzourio, M. Poncet, K. Ritchie, and M. L. Ancelin

Characteristics of hormone therapy, cognitive function, and dementia: The prospective 3C Study
Neurology 2009 73: 1729-1737. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Hoops, S. Nazem, A. D. Siderowf, J. E. Duda, S. X. Xie, M. B. Stern, and D. Weintraub

Validity of the MoCA and MMSE in the detection of MCI and dementia in Parkinson disease
Neurology 2009 73: 1738-1745. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

F. Le Jeune, D. Drapier, A. Bourguignon, J. Péron, H. Mesbah, S. Drapier, P. Sauleau, C. Haegelen, D. Travers, E. Garin, C. H. Malbert, B. Millet, and M. Vérin

Subthalamic nucleus stimulation in Parkinson disease induces apathy: A PET study
Neurology 2009 73: 1746-1751. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. Savica, J. M. Carlin, B. R. Grossardt, J. H. Bower, J. E. Ahlskog, D. M. Maraganore, A. E. Bharucha, and W. A. Rocca

Medical records documentation of constipation preceding Parkinson disease: A case-control study
Neurology 2009 73: 1752-1758. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. M. Gregoire, U. J. Chaudhary, M. M. Brown, T. A. Yousry, C. Kallis, H. R. Jäger, and D. J. Werring

The Microbleed Anatomical Rating Scale (MARS): Reliability of a tool to map brain microbleeds
Neurology 2009 73: 1759-1766. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

T. Janunger, S. Nilsson-Ardnor, P. -G. Wiklund, P. Lindgren, S. A. Escher, K. Lackovic, A. K. Nilsson, B. Stegmayr, K. Asplund, and D. Holmberg

A novel stroke locus identified in a northern Sweden pedigree: Linkage to chromosome 9q31-33
Neurology 2009 73: 1767-1773. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

J. Z. Willey, Y. P. Moon, M. C. Paik, B. Boden-Albala, R. L. Sacco, and M.S.V. Elkind

Physical activity and risk of ischemic stroke in the Northern Manhattan Study
Neurology 2009 73: 1774-1779. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kendra W. Drake and Rodney D. Adam

Coccidioidal meningitis and brain abscesses: Analysis of 71 cases at a referral center
Neurology 2009 73: 1780-1786. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Podcast] [Data Supplement]  

L. van den Engel-Hoek, C. E. Erasmus, H. W. van Bruggen, B.J.M. de Swart, L. T.L. Sie, M. H. Steenks, and I. J.M. de Groot

Dysphagia in spinal muscular atrophy type II: More than a bulbar problem?
Neurology 2009 73: 1787-1791. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

H. J. Dubbink, W. Taal, R. van Marion, J. M. Kros, I. van Heuvel, J. E. Bromberg, B. A. Zonnenberg, C.B.L. Zonnenberg, T. J. Postma, J. M.M. Gijtenbeek, W. Boogerd, F. H. Groenendijk, P. A.E. Sillevis Smitt, W. N.M. Dinjens, and M. J. van den Bent

IDH1 mutations in low-grade astrocytomas predict survival but not response to temozolomide
Neurology 2009 73: 1792-1795. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Z. Katsarava, A. Dzagnidze, M. Kukava, E. Mirvelashvili, M. Djibuti, M. Janelidze, R. Jensen, L. J. Stovner, T. J. Steiner On behalf of Lifting The Burden: The Global Campaign to Reduce the Burden of Headache Worldwide and the Russian Linguistic Subcommittee of the International Headache Society

Primary headache disorders in the Republic of Georgia: Prevalence and risk factors
Neurology 2009 73: 1796-1803. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Jerry J. Shih, Thabele LeslieMazwi, Germano Falcao, and Jay Van Gerpen

DIRECTED AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR IN FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY: A VIDEO-EEG AND ICTAL SPECT CASE STUDY
Neurology 2009 73: 1804-1806. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. Reimann, L. Jacobson, A. Vincent, and C. Kornblum

ENDPLATE DESTRUCTION DUE TO MATERNAL ANTIBODIES IN ARTHROGRYPOSIS MULTIPLEX CONGENITA
Neurology 2009 73: 1806-1808. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

S. Kumar, A. Sharafkhaneh, J. Edmonds, R. Schultz, and B. Hopkins

TREATMENT OF VNS-INDUCED LARYNGOSPASM WITH BOTULINUM TOXIN
Neurology 2009 73: 1808-1810. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION:

M. Reimann, R. Manz, S. Prieur, H. Reichmann, and T. Ziemssen

Education Research: Cognitive performance is preserved in sleep-deprived neurology residents
Neurology 2009 73: e99-e103. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

PATIENT PAGES:

Eran Klein

Sleep and neurology training
Neurology 2009 73: e104-e105. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

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

ACGME, TEST THYSELF!
Neurology 2009 73: 1811. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert B. Daroff, Louis F. Dell’Osso, E.M. Frohman FAAN, L.R. Beeravolu, T.C. Frohman BA, G.M. Remington RN, BSN, MSCN, S. Lee, and M.C. Levin

"NOT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS" AND THE CHANGING FACE OF HTLV-1: A CASE REPORT OF DOWNBEAT NYSTAGMUS
Neurology 2009 73: 1812-1813. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

"Not multiple sclerosis" and the changing face of HTLV-1: A case report of downbeat nystagmus
Neurology 2009 73: 1813. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 2009 73: 1814. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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