March 28, 2006; 66 (6)
March 28 Highlight and CommentaryPeroxisomal disorders, plasmalogens, and disturbances in myelination
March 28 Highlights
What does cerebral platelet activation mean in the setting of carotid stenosis?
Karen L. Kaplan, Larry B. Goldstein
Cognitive leisure activities, but not watching TV, for future brain benefits
Tatjana Rundek, David A. Bennett
REM sleep behavior disorderA possible early marker for synucleinopathies
Bradley F. Boeve, Clifford B. Saper
MRI of the brain and cervical spinal cord in rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata
A. M. Bams-Mengerink, C. B.L.M. Majoie, M. Duran, R.J.A. Wanders, J. Van Hove, C. D. Scheurer, P. G. Barth, B. T. Poll-The
Levels and value of platelet activity in patients with severe internal carotid artery stenosis
H. -K. Yip, C. -H. Lu, C. -H. Yang, H. -W. Chang, W. -C. Hung, C. -I. Cheng, S. -M. Chen, C. -J. Wu
Quality of hospital care in African American and white patients with ischemic stroke and TIA
B. S. Jacobs, G. Birbeck, A. J. Mullard, S. Hickenbottom, R. Kothari, S. Roberts, M. J. Reeves
Predictors for malignant middle cerebral artery infarctionsA postmortem analysis
A. Jaramillo, F. Góngora-Rivera, J. Labreuche, J. -J. Hauw, P. Amarenco
Leisure activities and the risk of amnestic mild cognitive impairment in the elderly
J. Verghese, A. LeValley, C. Derby, G. Kuslansky, M. Katz, C. Hall, H. Buschke, R. B. Lipton
Risk factors for transitions from normal to mild cognitive impairment and dementia
R. J. Kryscio, F. A. Schmitt, J. C. Salazar, M. S. Mendiondo, W. R. Markesbery
Contrasting cognitive trajectories of impending death and preclinical dementia in the very old
E. J. Laukka, S.W.S. MacDonald, L. Bäckman
A locus on chromosome 9p confers susceptibility to ALS and frontotemporal dementia
M. Morita, A. Al-Chalabi, P. M. Andersen, B. Hosler, P. Sapp, E. Englund, J. E. Mitchell, J. J. Habgood, J. de Belleroche, J. Xi, W. Jongjaroenprasert, H. R. Horvitz, L. -G. Gunnarsson, R. H. Brown
Potential early markers of Parkinson disease in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder
Ronald B. Postuma, Anthony E. Lang, Jessica Massicotte-Marquez, Jacques Montplaisir
Axonal damage markers in cerebrospinal fluid are increased in ALS
J. Brettschneider, A. Petzold, S. D. Süßmuth, A. C. Ludolph, H. Tumani
Is skin biopsy a predictor of transition to symptomatic HIV neuropathy?A longitudinal study
D. N. Herrmann, M. P. McDermott, J. E. Sowden, D. Henderson, S. Messing, K. Cruttenden, G. Schifitto
Caudate blood flow and volume are reduced in HIV+ neurocognitively impaired patients
B. M. Ances, A. C. Roc, J. Wang, M. Korczykowski, J. Okawa, J. Stern, J. Kim, R. Wolf, K. Lawler, D. L. Kolson, J. A. Detre
Antiretroviral use and other risks for HIV-associated neuropathies in an international cohort
C. L. Cherry, R. L. Skolasky, L. Lal, J. Creighton, P. Hauer, S. P. Raman, R. Moore, K. Carter, D. Thomas, G. J. Ebenezer, S. L. Wesselingh, J. C. McArthur
Cerebral metabolites in HIV-infected children followed for 10 months with 1H-MRS
M. A. Keller, T. N. Venkatraman, M. A. Thomas, A. Deveikis, C. LoPresti, J. Hayes, N. Berman, I. Walot, T. Ernst, L. Chang
Basilar-type migraineClinical, epidemiologic, and genetic features
Malene Kirchmann, Lise Lykke Thomsen, Jes Olesen
Humor and smilingCortical regions selective for cognitive, affective, and volitional components
B. Wild, F. A. Rodden, A. Rapp, M. Erb, W. Grodd, W. Ruch
A Phase II study of the safety and efficacy of teriflunomide in multiple sclerosis with relapses
P. W. O'Connor, D. Li, M. S. Freedman, A. Bar-Or, G.P.A. Rice, C. Confavreux, D. W. Paty, J. A. Stewart, R. Scheyer
Natural history of homonymous hemianopia
X. Zhang, S. Kedar, M. J. Lynn, N. J. Newman, V. Biousse
Homonymous hemianopiasClinical–anatomic correlations in 904 cases
Central respiratory dysfunction following vertebral artery dissection
O. Lanczik, K. Szabo, O. Lecei, J. Binder, S. Thiel, A. Gass, M. Hennerici
MRI characteristics of cerebral air embolism from a venous source
A. Finley Caulfield, M. G. Lansberg, M. P. Marks, G. W. Albers, C.A.C. Wijman
Migraine with aura associated with reversible MRI abnormalities
Steven Resnick, Yolanda Reyes-Iglesias, Reinaldo Carreras, Eduardo Villalobos
Does sensory Guillain–Barré syndrome exist without any abnormalities in motor nerve conduction?
Sang-Soo Lee, Sung-Hyun Lee
Rheumatoid leptomeningitis after heart transplantation
Jan Claassen, Edward Dwyer, Simon Maybaum, M.S.V. Elkind
Penguins and hummingbirds: Midbrain atrophy in progressive supranuclear palsy
Klaus Gröschel, Andreas Kastrup, Irene Litvan, Jörg B. Schulz
Lack of association with TorsinA haplotype in German patients with sporadic dystonia
S. Hague, S. Klaffke, J. Clarimon, B. Hemmer, A. Singleton, A. Kupsch, O. Bandmann
Dwelling Place
Kathleen Antony
Cephalosporin-induced myoclonus
S. Chan, M. R. Turner, L. Young, R. Gregory
Transient prosopagnosia after ischemic stroke
N. Lang, J. Baudewig, K. Kallenberg, A. Antal, S. Happe, P. Dechent, W. Paulus
Can our leisure activities help to prevent cognitive decline?
Janice E. Knoefel, Janet Jankowiak
Prevalence of bipolar symptoms in epilepsy vs other chronic health disorders
Drake D. Duane
Long-term results of tacrolimus in cyclosporine- and prednisone-dependent myasthenia gravis
D. B. Sanders, J. A. Aarli, G. R. Cutter, A. Jaretzki, H. J. Kaminski, L. H. Phillips
Polyneuropathy associated with interferon beta treatment in patients with multiple sclerosis
Bernd C. Kieseier, Hans-Peter Hartung
A randomized controlled trial of surgery vs steroid injection for carpal tunnel syndrome
José Luis Andreu, Domingo Ly-Pen
Depression is associated with impairment of ADL, not motor function in Parkinson disease
Yasuo Iwasaki, Ken Ikeda, Osamu Igarashi, Shigeji Baba
The incidence of deep and lobar intracerebral hemorrhage in whites, blacks, and Hispanics
Matthew L. Flaherty, Daniel Woo, Joseph Broderick
Improved tolerability and efficacy in epilepsy patients with extended-release carbamazepine
Leon M. Protass
Changes • People • Comments
Robert J. Joynt
Clinical findings of the phakomatoses: Neurofibromatosis
Leisure activity and risk of cognitive impairment: The Chongqing aging study
J.Y.J. Wang, D. H.D. Zhou, J. Li, M. Zhang, J. Deng, M. Tang, C. Gao, J. Li, Y. Lian, M. Chen
A randomized, double-blind trial of bromocriptine efficacy in nonfluent aphasia after stroke
F. Ashtary, M. Janghorbani, A. Chitsaz, M. Reisi, A. Bahrami
Multifocal neuropathy due to plasma cell infiltration of peripheral nerves in multiple myeloma
C. Denier, P. Lozeron, D. Adams, D. Decaudin, F. Isnard-Grivaux, C. Lacroix, G. Said
Valproic acid adjunctive therapy for HIV-associated cognitive impairment: A first report
G. Schifitto, D. R. Peterson, J. Zhong, H. Ni, K. Cruttenden, M. Gaugh, H. E. Gendelman, M. Boska, H. Gelbard
Childhood-onset multifocal motor neuropathy with conduction blocks
I. Moroni, M. Bugiani, C. Ciano, R. Bono, D. Pareyson
Intronic mutation in the PGK1 gene may cause recurrent myoglobinuria by aberrant splicing
Kentaro Shirakawa, Yoshitomo Takahashi, Hiroaki Miyajima
Frequency of spinal arteriovenous malformations in patients with unexplained myelopathy
R. G. Strom, C. P. Derdeyn, C. J. Moran, D. T. Cross, G. J. Esper, A. Mazumdar, M. Al-Lozi, G. Lopate, A. Pestronk
Electrophysiologic characterization in spinocerebellar ataxia 17
F. Manganelli, A. Perretti, M. Nolano, B. Lanzillo, A. C. Bruni, G. De Michele, A. Filla, L. Santoro
Correlation of visual hallucinations with occipital rCBF changes by donepezil in DLB
T. Mori, M. Ikeda, R. Fukuhara, P. J. Nestor, H. Tanabe
Relationship between Helicobacter pylori infection and Alzheimer disease
J. Kountouras, M. Tsolaki, E. Gavalas, M. Boziki, C. Zavos, P. Karatzoglou, D. Chatzopoulos, I. Venizelos
What is the risk of developing parkinsonism following neuroleptic use?
Katia Noyes, Hangsheng Liu, Robert G. Holloway