THIS WEEK IN NEUROLOGY:

This week in Neurology®: Highlights of the November 18 issue
Neurology 2008 71: 1655. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Clifton Gooch and Michael Shy

Hereditary motor neuropathy and heat shock proteins: A shocking transformation
Neurology 2008 71: 1656-1657. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Colin Chalk

Making the lame walk?: Transplantation for POEMS
Neurology 2008 71: 1658-1659. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

H. Houlden, M. Laura, F. Wavrant–De Vrièze, J. Blake, N. Wood, and M. M. Reilly

Mutations in the HSP27 (HSPB1) gene cause dominant, recessive, and sporadic distal HMN/CMT type 2
Neurology 2008 71: 1660-1668. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Petitprez, L. Tiab, L. Chen, L. Kappeler, K. M. Rösler, D. Schorderet, H. Abriel, and J-M Burgunder

A novel dominant mutation of the Na_v1.4 -subunit domain I leading to sodium channel myotonia
Neurology 2008 71: 1669-1675. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

N. A. Ludeman, J. I. Berman, Y. W. Wu, R. J. Jeremy, J. Kornak, A. I. Bartha, A. J. Barkovich, D. M. Ferriero, R. G. Henry, and O. A. Glenn

Diffusion tensor imaging of the pyramidal tracts in infants with motor dysfunction
Neurology 2008 71: 1676-1682. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

K. Kaida, M. Sonoo, G. Ogawa, K. Kamakura, M. Ueda-Sada, M. Arita, K. Motoyoshi, and S. Kusunoki

GM1/GalNAc-GD1a complex: A target for pure motor Guillain-Barré syndrome
Neurology 2008 71: 1683-1690. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

S. Kuwabara, S. Misawa, K. Kanai, Y. Suzuki, Y. Kikkawa, S. Sawai, T. Hattori, M. Nishimura, and C. Nakaseko

Neurologic improvement after peripheral blood stem cell transplantation in POEMS syndrome
Neurology 2008 71: 1691-1695. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. H. Tayal, M. Tian, K. M. Kelly, S. C. Jones, D. G. Wright, D. Singh, J. Jarouse, J. Brillman, S. Murali, and R. Gupta

Atrial fibrillation detected by mobile cardiac outpatient telemetry in cryptogenic TIA or stroke
Neurology 2008 71: 1696-1701. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. J. Sevigny, J. M. Ryan, C. H. van Dyck, Y. Peng, C. R. Lines, M. L. Nessly On behalf of the MK-677 Protocol 30 Study Group

Growth hormone secretagogue MK-677: No clinical effect on AD progression in a randomized trial
Neurology 2008 71: 1702-1708. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Zini, G. Cenacchi, P. Nichelli, E. Zunarelli, A. Todeschini, and S. Meletti

Early-onset dementia with prolonged occipital seizures: An atypical case of Kufs disease
Neurology 2008 71: 1709-1712. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R. D. Thijs, W. A. Wagenaar, H.A.M. Middelkoop, W. Wieling, and J. G. van Dijk

Transient loss of consciousness through the eyes of a witness
Neurology 2008 71: 1713-1718. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

H. Catenoix, F. Mauguière, M. Guénot, P. Ryvlin, A. Bissery, M. Sindou, and J. Isnard

SEEG-guided thermocoagulations: A palliative treatment of nonoperable partial epilepsies
Neurology 2008 71: 1719-1726. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

C. H. Lin, E. K. Tan, M. L. Chen, L. C. Tan, H. Q. Lim, G. S. Chen, and R. M. Wu

Novel ATP13A2 variant associated with Parkinson disease in Taiwan and Singapore
Neurology 2008 71: 1727-1732. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH:

Eduardo E. Benarroch

The arterial baroreflex: Functional organization and involvement in neurologic disease
Neurology 2008 71: 1733-1738. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES:

Ali H. Rajput, Kinza Maxood, and Alex Rajput

CLASSIC ESSENTIAL TREMOR CHANGES FOLLOWING CEREBELLAR HEMORRHAGE
Neurology 2008 71: 1739-1740. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

E. Matthews, A. Guet, M. Mayer, S. Vicart, S. Pemble, D. Sternberg, B. Fontaine, and M. G. Hanna

NEONATAL HYPOTONIA CAN BE A SODIUM CHANNELOPATHY: RECOGNITION OF A NEW PHENOTYPE
Neurology 2008 71: 1740-1742. [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Benedetti, C. Briani, D. Franciotta, M. Carpo, L. Padua, G. Zara, R. Zambello, M. P. Sormani, G. L. Mancardi, E. Nobile-Orazio, and A. Schenone

LONG-TERM EFFECT OF RITUXIMAB IN ANTI-MAG POLYNEUROPATHY
Neurology 2008 71: 1742-1744. [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

NEUROIMAGES:

J. Minnerup, M. Schilling, H. Wersching, C. Ölschläger, W-R Schäbitz, T. Niederstadt, and R. Dziewas

Development of a mycotic aneurysm within 4 days
Neurology 2008 71: 1745. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION:

Hyeon-Seok Lee, Tae-il Yang, Kwang-Dong Choi, and Ji Soo Kim

Teaching Video NeuroImage: Isolated medial rectus palsy in midbrain infarction
Neurology 2008 71: e64. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

F. Francesconi, A. C. Francesconi do Valle, M.T.T. Silva, R. L.B. Costa, E. Carregal, and S. Talhari

International Issues: Meningoencephalitis due to Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
Neurology 2008 71: e65-e67. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Christina Vaughan, Hazem Samy, Samay Jain, Scott D.Z. Eggers, and Mark L. Moster

SELECTIVE SACCADIC PALSY AFTER CARDIAC SURGERY
Neurology 2008 71: 1746-1747. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pablo Villoslada, Jorge Sepulcre, Jon Toledo, Bartolome Bejarano, P.A. Calabresi, E.G. Lipkin, B.-A. Chodkowski, D. Reich, S. Smith, M. Pulicken, E. Frohman, L. Balcer, and G. Cutter

RETINAL NERVE FIBER LAYER IS ASSOCIATED WITH BRAIN ATROPHY IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Neurology 2008 71: 1747-1748. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

CORRECTION
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DEPARTMENTS:

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