IN THIS ISSUE:

March 10 Highlights
Neurology 1999 52: 679. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Bruce R. Reed and William J. Jagust

Opening a window on cerebral cholinergic function
Neurology 1999 52: 680. [Full Text] [PDF]  

David Chadwick and Michael Privitera

Placebo-controlled studies in neurology
Neurology 1999 52: 681. [Full Text]  

Daniel H. Geschwind

Founders and CAG repeats
Neurology 1999 52: 685. [Full Text]  

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

Practice parameter: Electrodiagnostic studies in ulnar neuropathy at the elbow
Neurology 1999 52: 688. [Full Text] [PDF]  

IN MEMORIAM:

J. P. Mohr

Neurology 1999 52: 687. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

D. E. Kuhl, R. A. Koeppe, S. Minoshima, S. E. Snyder, E. P. Ficaro, N. L. Foster, K. A. Frey, and M. R. Kilbourn

In vivo mapping of cerebral acetylcholinesterase activity in aging and Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 1999 52: 691. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

B. P. Imbimbo, P. Martelli, W. M. Troetel, F. Lucchelli, U. Lucca, and L. J. Thal

Efficacy and safety of eptastigmine for the treatment of patients with Alzheimer’s disease
Neurology 1999 52: 700. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

M. Baldereschi, A. Di Carlo, S. Maggi, F. Grigoletto, G. Scarlato, L. Amaducci, and D. Inzitari

Dementia is a major predictor of death among the Italian elderly
Neurology 1999 52: 709. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

D. S. Knopman, J. D. Berg, R. Thomas, M. Grundman, L. J. Thal, and M. Sano

Nursing home placement is related to dementia progression: Experience from a clinical trial
Neurology 1999 52: 714. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

K. Marder, M.-X. Tang, B. Alfaro, H. Mejia, L. Cote, E. Louis, Y. Stern, and R. Mayeux

Risk of Alzheimer’s disease in relatives of Parkinson’s disease patients with and without dementia
Neurology 1999 52: 719. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

George S. Zubenko, Hugh B. Hughes, III, and J. Scott Stiffler

Neurobiological correlates of a putative risk allele for Alzheimer’s disease on chromosome 12q
Neurology 1999 52: 725. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

S. C. Schachter, B. Vazquez, R. S. Fisher, K. D. Laxer, G. D. Montouris, D. T. Combs-Cantrell, E. Faught, L. J. Willmore, G. L. Morris, L. Ojemann, D. Bennett, P. Mesenbrink, J. D’ Souza, and L. Kramer

Oxcarbazepine: Double-blind, randomized, placebo-control, monotherapy trial for partial seizures
Neurology 1999 52: 732. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

J. P. Leach, D. W. Chadwick, J. B. Miles, and I. K. Hart

Improvement in adult-onset Rasmussen’s encephalitis with long-term immunomodulatory therapy
Neurology 1999 52: 738. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. D. Geyer, T. A. Payne, E. Faught, and I. Drury

Postictal nose-rubbing in the diagnosis, lateralization, and localization of seizures
Neurology 1999 52: 743. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. M. DeGiorgio, C. N. Heck, A. L. Rabinowicz, P. S. Gott, T. Smith, and J. Correale

Serum neuron-specific enolase in the major subtypes of status epilepticus
Neurology 1999 52: 746. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

E. Alonso-Aperte, N. Ubeda, M. Achón, J. Pérez-Miguelsanz, and G. Varela-Moreiras

Impaired methionine synthesis and hypomethylation in rats exposed to valproate during gestation
Neurology 1999 52: 750. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Erwin B. Montgomery, Jr., Kenneth B. Baker, Kelly Lyons, and William C. Koller

Abnormal performance on the PD test battery by asymptomatic first-degree relatives
Neurology 1999 52: 757. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Zappia, R. L. Oliveri, R. Montesanti, M. Rizzo, D. Bosco, M. Plastino, L. Crescibene, L. Bastone, U. Aguglia, A. Gambardella, and A. Quattrone

Loss of long-duration response to levodopa over time in PD: Implications for wearing-off
Neurology 1999 52: 763. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Mohammed B. Ghabra, Mark Hallett, and Eric M. Wassermann

Simultaneous repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation does not speed fine movement in PD
Neurology 1999 52: 768. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard Grondin, Van Diep Doan, Laurent Grégoire, and Paul J. Bédard

D₁ receptor blockade improves L-dopa–induced dyskinesia but worsens parkinsonism in MPTP monkeys
Neurology 1999 52: 771. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Ueda, M. Hamamoto, H. Nagayama, K. Otsubo, C. Nito, T. Miyazaki, A. Terashi, and Y. Katayama

Susceptibility to neuroleptic malignant syndrome in Parkinson’s disease
Neurology 1999 52: 777. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Patricia I. Rosebush and Michael F. Mazurek

Neurologic side effects in neuroleptic-naive patients treated with haloperidol or risperidone
Neurology 1999 52: 782. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

E. Sforza, A. Nicolas, G. Lavigne, A. Gosselin RPGST, D. Petit, and J. Montplaisir

EEG and cardiac activation during periodic leg movements in sleep : Support for a hierarchy of arousal responses
Neurology 1999 52: 786. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Kaku Niimura, Diane C. Chugani, Otto Muzik, and Harry T. Chugani

Cerebellar reorganization following cortical injury in humans: Effects of lesion size and age
Neurology 1999 52: 792. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. R. Benson, D. B. FitzGerald, L. L. LeSueur, D. N. Kennedy, K. K. Kwong, B. R. Buchbinder, T. L. Davis, R. M. Weisskoff, T. M. Talavage, W. J. Logan, G. R. Cosgrove, J. W. Belliveau, and B. R. Rosen

Language dominance determined by whole brain functional MRI in patients with brain lesions
Neurology 1999 52: 798. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. Restuccia, V. Di Lazzaro, M. Valeriani, A. Oliviero, D. Le Pera, C. Barba, M. Cappa, E. Bertini, M. Di Capua, and P. Tonali

Neurophysiologic follow-up of long-term dietary treatment in adult-onset adrenoleukodystrophy
Neurology 1999 52: 810. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Krams, R. Quinton, J. Ashburner, K. J. Friston, R. S. J. Frackowiak, P.-M. G. Bouloux, and R. E. Passingham

Kallmann’s syndrome: Mirror movements associated with bilateral corticospinal tract hypertrophy
Neurology 1999 52: 816. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

M. A. Nogués, R. C. Leiguarda, A. D. Rivero, F. Salvat, and F. Manes

Involuntary movements and abnormal spontaneous EMG activity in syringomyelia and syringobulbia
Neurology 1999 52: 823. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

N. A. Syed, A. Delgado, F. Sandbrink, A. E. Schulman, M. Hallett, and M. K. Floeter

Blink reflex recovery in facial weakness: An electrophysiologic study of adaptive changes
Neurology 1999 52: 834. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

V. L. Stevenson, D. H. Miller, M. Rovaris, F. Barkhof, B. Brochet, V. Dousset, V. Dousset, M. Filippi, X. Montalban, C. H. Polman, A. Rovira, J. de Sa, and A. J. Thompson

Primary and transitional progressive MS: A clinical and MRI cross-sectional study
Neurology 1999 52: 839. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Filippi, M. A. Rocca, L. Minicucci, V. Martinelli, A. Ghezzi, R. Bergamaschi, and G. Comi

Magnetization transfer imaging of patients with definite MS and negative conventional MRI
Neurology 1999 52: 845. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

M. Dichgans, L. Schöls, J. Herzog, G. Stevanin, H. Weirich-Schwaiger, G. Rouleau, K. Bürk, T. Klockgether, C. Zühlke, F. Laccone, O. Riess, and T. Gasser

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 6: Evidence for a strong founder effect among German families
Neurology 1999 52: 849. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. G. E. M. Ausems, P. Lochman, O. P. van Diggelen, H. K. Ploos van Amstel, A. J. J. Reuser, and J. H. J. Wokke

A diagnostic protocol for adult-onset glycogen storage disease type II
Neurology 1999 52: 851. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Mark Tarnopolsky and Joan Martin

Creatine monohydrate increases strength in patients with neuromuscular disease
Neurology 1999 52: 854. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

M. Abele, M. Weller, S. Mescheriakov, K. Bürk, J. Dichgans, and T. Klockgether

Cerebellar ataxia with glutamic acid decarboxylase autoantibodies
Neurology 1999 52: 857. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Alessandro Malandrini, Marcello Villanova, Maria Teresa Dotti, and Antonio Federico

Acute inflammatory neuropathy in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Neurology 1999 52: 859. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Anthony A. Amato, Carlayne E. Jackson, Shellye Lampkin, and Kathleen Kagan-Hallet

Myofibrillar myopathy: No evidence of apoptosis by TUNEL
Neurology 1999 52: 861. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

J. L. Bennett, S. L. Galetta, L. P. Frohman, Z. Mourelatos, S. H. Gultekin, J. O. Dalmau, and J. B. Posner

Neuro-ophthalmologic manifestations of a paraneoplastic syndrome and testicular carcinoma
Neurology 1999 52: 864. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Saad Shafqat, E. Tessa Hedley- Whyte, and John W. Henson

Age-dependent rate of anaplastic transformation in low-grade astrocytoma
Neurology 1999 52: 867. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

L. J. Balcer, G. T. Liu, S. Forman, K. Pun, N. J. Volpe, S. L. Galetta, and M. G. Maguire

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: Relation of age and obesity in children
Neurology 1999 52: 870. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

William J. Weiner, Alireza Minagar, and Lisa M. Shulman

Pramipexole in progressive supranuclear palsy
Neurology 1999 52: 873. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Short-term versus longer term pimozide therapy in Tourette’s syndrome: A preliminary study
Neurology 1999 52: 874. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Daniela Steinberger, Helge Topka, Diana Fischer, and Ulrich Müller

GCH1 mutation in a patient with adult-onset oromandibular dystonia
Neurology 1999 52: 877. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

C. L. Barclay, C. Bergeron, and A. E. Lang

Arm levitation in progressive supranuclear palsy
Neurology 1999 52: 879. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

N. Kubis, D. Von Langsdorff, C. Petitjean, J. P. Brouland, J. P. Guichard, R. Chapot, J. Mikol, and F. Woimant

Thrombotic carotid megabulb: Fibromuscular dysplasia, septae, and ischemic stroke
Neurology 1999 52: 883. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Alireza Minagar and Noble J. David

Bilateral infarction in the territory of the anterior cerebral arteries
Neurology 1999 52: 886. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Carsten Willert, Susanne Englisch, Stefan Schlesinger, and Uwe Runge

Possible drug-induced thrombocytopenia secondary to tiagabine
Neurology 1999 52: 889. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Füsun K. Alehan, Lawrence D. Morton, and John M. Pellock

Treatment of absence status with intravenous valproate
Neurology 1999 52: 889. [Full Text]  

Cathrin Bütefisch, Ludwig Gutmann, and Laurie Gutmann

Compression of spinal cord and cauda equina in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A
Neurology 1999 52: 890. [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

Andrea De Luca, Massimo Fantoni, Tommaso Tartaglione, and Andrea Antinori

Response to cidofovir after failure of antiretroviral therapy alone in AIDS-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
Neurology 1999 52: 891. [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

V. E. Drory, I. Sidi, and A. D. Korczyn

Riluzole-induced pancreatitis
Neurology 1999 52: 892. [Full Text]  

NEUROIMAGES:

Dementia with Lewy bodies
Neurology 1999 52: 893. [Full Text] [Figures Only]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Jefferson J. Katims, David Yarnitsky, Elliot Sprecher, Ruth Zaslansky, Ralf Baron, David Bowsher, Jörgen Boivie, Kenneth Casey, Detlef Claus, Per Hanson, Ulf Lindblom, Paolo Marchettini, Gareth J. Parry, Renato Verdugo, José Ochoa, P. J. Dyck, H. Kesserwani, J. C. Stevens, P. J. B. Dyck, M. Melanson, G. A. Suarez, W. R. Kennedy, M. Shy, and P. C. O’Brien

Limitations of quantitative sensory testing when patients are biased toward a bad outcome
Neurology 1999 52: 894. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jack E. Riggs, Zurab Nadareishvili, Paul Oh, Liliana T. Smurawska, Chau Tran, John W. Norris, and Susan C. Fagan

Cost-effectiveness of tissue plasminogen activator for acute ischemic stroke
Neurology 1999 52: 894. [Full Text]  

Roy W. Beck, D. E. Goodkin, and R. P. Kinkel

A phase II study of IV methylprednisolone in secondary progressive MS
Neurology 1999 52: 894. [Full Text]  

Jeffrey I. Greenstein and Kenneth P. Johnson

Extended use of glatiramer acetate (Copaxone) for MS
Neurology 1999 52: 894. [Full Text]  

Robert B. Daroff and Robert J. Joynt

Geschwind and Critchley
Neurology 1999 52: 894. [Full Text]  

Linda Chang, Thomas Ernst, Nancy Berman, Caroline Rae, Campbell Thompson, Annette Karmiloff-Smith, Julia Grant, Martin Lee, Ruth M. Dixon, Andrew Blamire, Peter Styles, and George Radda

Brain biochemistry in Williams syndrome: Evidence for a role of the cerebellum in cognition?
Neurology 1999 52: 894. [Full Text]  

DEPARTMENTS:

Calendar
Neurology 1999 52: 17. [Full Text]  

Robert B. Daroff, Bruce Sigsbee, and James F. Toole

Headache in Clinical Practice
Neurology 1999 52: 900. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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