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September 2005, Volume 76, Issue 9

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  1. Editorial
  2. White matter hyperintensities
  3. STN stimulation
  4. Acute stroke prognosis
  5. Review
  6. Papers
  7. Neurological pictures
  8. Historical note
  9. Short reports
  10. Letters
  11. Book review
  12. Correction
  13. Proceedings
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Editorial

  • “Patients’ choice”

    • M Rossor
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1185

White matter hyperintensities

  • White matter hyperintensities: a target for the prevention of cognitive decline?

    • D Leys,
    • S Bombois
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1185-1186 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2005.064766

STN stimulation

  • STN stimulation and neuroprotection in Parkinson’s disease—when beautiful theories meet ugly facts

    • P C Warnke
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1186-1187 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.061481

Acute stroke prognosis

  • DWI and acute stroke prognosis: a simple approach

    • V Di Piero
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1187 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2005.064436

Review

  • The effect of deep brain stimulation on quality of life in movement disorders

    • A Diamond,
    • J Jankovic
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1188-1193 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2005.065334

Papers

  • Amyloid mediates the association of apolipoprotein E e4 allele to cognitive function in older people

    • D A Bennett,
    • J A Schneider,
    • R S Wilson,
    • J L Bienias,
    • E Berry-Kravis,
    • S E Arnold
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1194-1199 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.054445

  • The role of levodopa in the management of dementia with Lewy bodies

    • S Molloy,
    • I G McKeith,
    • J T O’Brien,
    • D J Burn
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1200-1203 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.052332

  • Lateralisation of striatal function: evidence from 18F-dopa PET in Parkinson’s disease

    • A L Cheesman,
    • R A Barker,
    • S J G Lewis,
    • T W Robbins,
    • A M Owen,
    • D J Brooks
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1204-1210 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.055079

  • How useful is [123I]β-CIT SPECT in clinical practice?

    • J Eerola,
    • P J Tienari,
    • S Kaakkola,
    • P Nikkinen,
    • J Launes
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1211-1216 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.045237

  • Disease progression continues in patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease and effective subthalamic nucleus stimulation

    • R Hilker,
    • A T Portman,
    • J Voges,
    • M J Staal,
    • L Burghaus,
    • T van Laar,
    • A Koulousakis,
    • R P Maguire,
    • J Pruim,
    • B M de Jong,
    • K Herholz,
    • V Sturm,
    • W-D Heiss,
    • K L Leenders
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1217-1221 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.057893

  • Specific DWI lesion patterns predict prognosis after acute ischaemic stroke within the MCA territory

    • O Y Bang,
    • P H Lee,
    • K G Heo,
    • U S Joo,
    • S R Yoon,
    • S Y Kim
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1222-1228 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.059998

  • White matter hyperintensities as a predictor of neuropsychological deficits post-stroke

    • H Jokinen,
    • H Kalska,
    • R Mäntylä,
    • R Ylikoski,
    • M Hietanen,
    • T Pohjasvaara,
    • M Kaste,
    • T Erkinjuntti
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1229-1233 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.055657

  • Intravenous rt-PA for acute stroke: comparing its effectiveness in younger and older patients

    • M S Mouradian,
    • A Senthilselvan,
    • G Jickling,
    • J A McCombe,
    • D J Emery,
    • N Dean,
    • A Shuaib
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1234-1237 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.047803

  • Outcome in patients with basilar artery occlusion treated conventionally

    • W J Schonewille,
    • A Algra,
    • J Serena,
    • C A Molina,
    • L J Kappelle
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1238-1241 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.049924

  • Functional analysis of a recurrent missense mutation in Notch3 in CADASIL

    • T Haritunians,
    • T Chow,
    • R P J De Lange,
    • J T Nichols,
    • D Ghavimi,
    • N Dorrani,
    • D M St Clair,
    • G Weinmaster,
    • C Schanen
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1242-1248 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.051854

  • Increased platelet count and leucocyte–platelet complex formation in acute symptomatic compared with asymptomatic severe carotid stenosis

    • D J H McCabe,
    • P Harrison,
    • I J Mackie,
    • P S Sidhu,
    • G Purdy,
    • A S Lawrie,
    • H Watt,
    • S J Machin,
    • M M Brown
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1249-1254 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.051003

  • Is inflammation important in early PPMS? a longitudinal MRI study

    • G T Ingle,
    • J Sastre-Garriga,
    • D H Miller,
    • A J Thompson
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1255-1258 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.036590

  • Motor neurone excitability in back muscles assessed using mechanically evoked reflexes in spinal cord injured patients

    • A Kuppuswamy,
    • S Theodorou,
    • M Catley,
    • P H Strutton,
    • P H Ellaway,
    • A H McGregor,
    • N J Davey
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1259-1263 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.045021

  • A practical definition of conduction block in IvIg responsive multifocal motor neuropathy

    • A Ghosh,
    • M Busby,
    • R Kennett,
    • K Mills,
    • M Donaghy
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1264-1268 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.047688

  • The effect of treatment upon temporal dispersion in IvIg responsive multifocal motor neuropathy

    • A Ghosh,
    • A Virgincar,
    • R Kennett,
    • M Busby,
    • M Donaghy
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1269-1272 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.050252

  • The Depression Intensity Scale Circles (DISCs): a first evaluation of a simple assessment tool for depression in the context of brain injury

    • L Turner-Stokes,
    • M Kalmus,
    • D Hirani,
    • F Clegg
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1273-1278 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.050096

  • Abnormal cortical excitability in sporadic but not homozygous D90A SOD1 ALS

    • M R Turner,
    • A D Osei-Lah,
    • A Hammers,
    • A Al-Chalabi,
    • C E Shaw,
    • P M Andersen,
    • D J Brooks,
    • P N Leigh,
    • K R Mills
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1279-1285 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.054429

Neurological pictures

  • Thrombus in transit through a patent foramen ovale: paradoxical embolism

    • J Raaphorst,
    • E J Wouda
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1199 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.055194

  • Delayed recovery of ulnar neuropathy due to elbow warming

    • Martin R Turner
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1268 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.061572

Historical note

  • Marshall Hall and “Romberg’s sign”

    • J M S Pearce
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1241 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2005.068155

Short reports

  • Progression of cerebral white matter lesions in Alzheimer’s disease: a new window for therapy?

    • F-E de Leeuw,
    • F Barkhof,
    • P Scheltens
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1286-1288 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.053686

  • Decline in intelligence is associated with progression in white matter hyperintensity volume

    • E Garde,
    • E Lykke Mortensen,
    • E Rostrup,
    • O B Paulson
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1289-1291 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.055905

  • Contralateral pharyngeal paralysis caused by medial medullary infarction

    • M Nakajima,
    • M Inoue,
    • Y Sakai
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1292-1293 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.058586

  • A pilot study of oral calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3) for relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis

    • D M Wingerchuk,
    • J Lesaux,
    • G P A Rice,
    • M Kremenchutzky,
    • G C Ebers
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1294-1296 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.056499

  • Dysphagia as the sole manifestation of myasthenia gravis

    • M Llabrés,
    • F J Molina-Martinez,
    • F Miralles
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1297-1300 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.038430

  • Syncope associated with pain as the presenting feature of neck malignancy: failure of cardiac pacemaker to prevent attacks in two cases

    • P F Worth,
    • J C Stevens,
    • F Lasri,
    • S Brew,
    • M M Reilly,
    • C J Mathias,
    • P Rudge
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1301-1303 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.054510

Letters

  • Remission of progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy in SLE after treatment with cidofovir: a 4 year follow up

    • R Reilmann,
    • T Imai,
    • E B Ringelstein,
    • M Gaubitz,
    • T U Niederstadt,
    • W Paulus,
    • I W Husstedt
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1304-1305 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.057588

  • Dramatic improvement in non-AIDS related progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy

    • K Auré,
    • A Béhin,
    • F Louillet,
    • C Lafitte,
    • M Sanson,
    • J P Vernant
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1305-1306 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.061408

  • Diaphragmatic paralysis and respiratory failure as a complication of Lyme disease

    • R A Abbott,
    • S Hammans,
    • M Margarson,
    • B M Aji
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1306-1307 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.046284

  • Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) predominantly affects the right labyrinth

    • W Damman,
    • R Kuhweide,
    • I Dehaene
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1307-1308 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2005.065912

  • Aciclovir induced posterior leucoencephalopathy

    • D Mahad,
    • J Jarvis,
    • P F Chinnery,
    • D Mitra,
    • A Gholkar,
    • A Helldén
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1308-1309 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.059824

  • Normal memory and no confabulation after extensive damage to the orbitofrontal cortex

    • T Fujii,
    • M Suzuki,
    • K Suzuki,
    • H Ohtake,
    • T Tsukiura,
    • R Miura
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1309-1310 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.061846

  • Adult onset SSPE: experiences in West Yorkshire over a 12 month period

    • A Hassan,
    • O Lily,
    • M Johnson,
    • A Al-Din
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1310-1311 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2005.062828

  • Laterality of symptoms in patients admitted to a stroke unit who had a discharge diagnosis of a psychiatric condition

    • C O Santos,
    • L Caeiro,
    • J M Ferro,
    • R Albuquerque,
    • M L Figueira
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1311-1312 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2005.062893

Book review

  • Atlas of neuromuscular diseases

    • R W Orrell
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1312 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2005.65920

Correction

  • Correction

    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1312 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2002.003392corr1

Proceedings

  • Proceedings of the Association of British Neurologists, Queens University of Belfast, Ireland, 30 March to 1 April 2005

    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:9 1313-1326

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