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Alzheimer’s disease

Editorial commentary

  • Clinicopathological concordance and discordance in three monozygotic twin pairs with familial Alzheimer’s disease

    • Philip Scheltens
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1039 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.118562

Hemicraniectomy in malignant stroke

Editorial commentary

  • Trading death and disability in malignant stroke

    • David S Liebeskind
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1040 Published Online First: 5 June 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.119685

Multiple sclerosis

Editorial commentary

  • Caregiver burden in multiple sclerosis

    • Peter A Arnett
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1041 Published Online First: 8 May 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.115659

Review

  • Neurological control of human sexual behaviour: insights from lesion studies

    • Amee D Baird,
    • Sarah J Wilson,
    • Peter F Bladin,
    • Michael M Saling,
    • David C Reutens
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1042-1049 Published Online First: 22 December 2006 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.107193

Papers

  • Clinicopathological concordance and discordance in three monozygotic twin pairs with familial Alzheimer’s disease

    • Kiri L Brickell,
    • James B Leverenz,
    • Ellen J Steinbart,
    • Malia Rumbaugh,
    • Gerard D Schellenberg,
    • David Nochlin,
    • Thomas H Lampe,
    • Ida E Holm,
    • Vivianna Van Deerlin,
    • Wuxing Yuan,
    • Thomas D Bird
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1050-1055 Published Online First: 5 July 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.113803

  • Rivastigmine: a placebo controlled trial of twice daily and three times daily regimens in patients with Alzheimer’s disease

    • Howard H Feldman,
    • Roger Lane
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1056-1063 Published Online First: 12 March 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.099424

  • Profile of cognitive impairment in dementia associated with Parkinson’s disease compared with Alzheimer’s disease

    • Kolbjorn Bronnick,
    • Murat Emre,
    • Roger Lane,
    • Sibel Tekin,
    • Dag Aarsland
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1064-1068 Published Online First: 7 February 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.108076

  • Cholinesterase inhibitor use does not significantly influence the ability of 123I-FP-CIT imaging to distinguish Alzheimer’s disease from dementia with Lewy bodies

    • John-Paul Taylor,
    • Sean J Colloby,
    • Ian G McKeith,
    • David J Burn,
    • David Williams,
    • Jim Patterson,
    • John T O’Brien
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1069-1071 Published Online First: 13 February 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.111666

  • Proxy and self-report agreement on the Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life Scale-39

    • Katerina Hilari,
    • Sophie Owen,
    • Sharon Jane Farrelly
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1072-1075 Published Online First: 26 January 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.111476

  • Magnetisation transfer ratio in the normal appearing white matter predicts progression of disability over 1 year in early primary progressive multiple sclerosis

    • Z Khaleeli,
    • J Sastre-Garriga,
    • O Ciccarelli,
    • D H Miller,
    • A J Thompson
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1076-1082 Published Online First: 7 February 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.107565

  • Polymorphisms of the renin–angiotensin system are associated with blood pressure, atherosclerosis and cerebral white matter pathology

    • M J E van Rijn,
    • M J Bos,
    • A Isaacs,
    • M Yazdanpanah,
    • A Arias-Vásquez,
    • B H Ch Stricker,
    • O H Klungel,
    • B A Oostra,
    • P J Koudstaal,
    • J C Witteman,
    • A Hofman,
    • M M B Breteler,
    • C M van Duijn
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1083-1087 Published Online First: 12 January 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.109819

  • T2 hyperintensities in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 and their relationship to cognitive functioning

    • Shelley L Hyman,
    • Deepak S Gill,
    • Edwin Arthur Shores,
    • Adam Steinberg,
    • Kathryn N North
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1088-1091 Published Online First: 13 February 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.108134

  • Cognitive outcome in adults after bacterial meningitis

    • Martine Hoogman,
    • Diederik van de Beek,
    • Martijn Weisfelt,
    • Jan de Gans,
    • Ben Schmand
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1092-1096 Published Online First: 12 March 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.110023

  • Caregiver burden in multiple sclerosis: the impact of neuropsychiatric symptoms

    • Nanna Figved,
    • Kjell-Morten Myhr,
    • Jan-Petter Larsen,
    • Dag Aarsland
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1097-1102 Published Online First: 19 January 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.104216

  • Apolipoprotein E and traumatic brain injury in a military population: evidence of a neuropsychological compensatory mechanism?

    • S Duke Han,
    • Angela I Drake,
    • Lynne M Cessante,
    • Amy J Jak,
    • Wes S Houston,
    • Dean C Delis,
    • J Vincent Filoteo,
    • Mark W Bondi
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1103-1108 Published Online First: 7 February 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.108183

  • Myasthenia gravis: a long term follow-up study of Swedish patients with specific reference to thymic histology

    • Natalie Tsinzerling,
    • Ann-Kari Lefvert,
    • Georg Matell,
    • Ritva Pirskanen-Matell
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1109-1112 Published Online First: 12 March 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.109488

  • Accuracy of the bedside head impulse test in detecting vestibular hypofunction

    • M Jorns-Häderli,
    • D Straumann,
    • A Palla
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1113-1118 Published Online First: 12 January 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.109512

  • Peripheral neuropathy in Wegener’s granulomatosis, Churg–Strauss syndrome and microscopic polyangiitis

    • Luigi Cattaneo,
    • Elisabetta Chierici,
    • Laura Pavone,
    • Chiara Grasselli,
    • Paolo Manganelli,
    • Carlo Buzio,
    • Giovanni Pavesi
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1119-1123 Published Online First: 13 February 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.111013

  • Appreciation of the informed consent procedure in a randomised trial of decompressive surgery for space occupying hemispheric infarction

    • J Hofmeijer,
    • G J Amelink,
    • H M den Hertog,
    • A Algra,
    • L J Kappelle,
    • H B van der Worp
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1124-1128 Published Online First: 30 March 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.110726

  • A population based study of intracranial arachnoid cysts: clinical and neuroimaging outcomes following surgical cyst decompression in adults

    • Christian A Helland,
    • Knut Wester
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1129-1135 Published Online First: 13 February 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.107995

Neurological pictures

  • “Puppy sign” indicating bilateral dissection of internal carotid artery

    • Berend Feddersen,
    • Jennifer Linn,
    • Thomas Klopstock
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1055 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.115857

  • Conus medullaris lesion causing bilateral lower limb myokymia

    • Alexandra Sinclair,
    • Nicholas Davies
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1136 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.115386

Historical note

  • Pierre Mollaret (1898–1987) and his legacy to science

    • Levent Sarikcioglu,
    • Muzaffer Sindel
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1129-1135 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.119669

Short reports

  • Delayed blink reflex in dementia with Lewy bodies

    • Laura Bonanni,
    • Francesca Anzellotti,
    • Sara Varanese,
    • Astrid Thomas,
    • Lamberto Manzoli,
    • Marco Onofrj
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1137-1139 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.113746

  • Levodopa raises objective pain threshold in Parkinson’s disease: a RIII reflex study

    • A Gerdelat-Mas,
    • M Simonetta-Moreau,
    • C Thalamas,
    • F Ory-Magne,
    • T Slaoui,
    • O Rascol,
    • C Brefel-Courbon
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1140-1142 Published Online First: 15 May 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.120212

  • Central hypoventilation as the presenting symptom in Hu associated paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis

    • Manuel J Gómez-Choco,
    • Juan J Zarranz,
    • Albert Saiz,
    • María I Forcadas,
    • Francesc Graus
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1143-1145 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.117994

  • No evidence of misdiagnosis in patients with multiple sclerosis and repeated positive anticardiolipin antibody testing based on magnetic resonance imaging and long term follow-up

    • M Liedorp,
    • E Sanchez,
    • I M W van Hoogstraten,
    • B M E von Blomberg,
    • F Barkhof,
    • C H Polman,
    • J Killestein
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1146-1148 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.117713

  • Pneumoencephaly following lumbar puncture in association with an ethmoidal osteoma and porencephalic cyst

    • A S Nelson,
    • A Jafari,
    • P Shah,
    • S Eljamel,
    • J I O’Riordan
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1149-1151 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.097998

  • Remission of alcohol dependency following deep brain stimulation of the nucleus accumbens: valuable therapeutic implications?

    • Jens Kuhn,
    • Doris Lenartz,
    • Wolfgang Huff,
    • SunHee Lee,
    • Athanasios Koulousakis,
    • Joachim Klosterkoetter,
    • Volker Sturm
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1152-1153 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.113092

  • Relapse of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy 5 years after autologous stem cell transplantation

    • M Vermeulen,
    • M H J van Oers
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1154 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.118240

  • Torsional deviations with voluntary saccades caused by a unilateral midbrain lesion

    • Olympia Kremmyda,
    • Jean A Büttner-Ennever,
    • Ulrich Büttner,
    • Stefan Glasauer
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1155-1157 Published Online First: 15 May 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.119578

Echo

  • Heart defects generally increase migraines

    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1151

PostScript

  • APP locus duplication in a Finnish family with dementia and intracerebral haemorrhage

    • A Rovelet-Lecrux,
    • T Frebourg,
    • H Tuominen,
    • K Majamaa,
    • D Campion,
    • A M Remes
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1158-1159 Published Online First: 18 April 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.113514

  • Hypophosphataemic neuropathy in a patient who received intravenous hyperalimentation

    • Yohei Iguchi,
    • Keiko Mori,
    • Haruki Koike,
    • Kazuo Mano,
    • Yoji Goto,
    • Takashi Kato,
    • Tomonobu Nakano,
    • Daisuke Furukawa,
    • Gen Sobue
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1159-1160 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.108720

  • Poliomyelitis-like syndrome with matching magnetic resonance features in a case of Lyme neuroborreliosis

    • V Charles,
    • T P Duprez,
    • B Kabamba,
    • A Ivanoiu,
    • C J M Sindic
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1160-1161 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.121103

  • The vestibulo-ocular reflexes during head impulse in Wernicke’s encephalopathy

    • Kwang-Dong Choi,
    • Sun-Young Oh,
    • Hyo-Jung Kim,
    • Ji Soo Kim
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1161-1162 Published Online First: 19 June 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.121061

  • Neurofibromatosis type 1 with involvement of the enteric nerves

    • C O Hanemann,
    • C Hayward,
    • D A Hilton
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1163-1164 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.120451

  • An introduction to the life and work of John Hughlings Jackson with a catalogue raisonné of his writings

    • MR Trimble
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1164 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.116459

  • The human brain and its disorders

    • Hidehiro Mizusawa
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:1164 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.122630

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