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January 2008, Volume 79, Issue 1

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  1. Editorial
  2. Editorial commentaries
  3. Reviews
  4. Neurological pictures
  5. Papers
  6. Short reports
  7. Historical note
  8. PostScript
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Editorial

  • The Cochrane Neurological Network

    • M G Celani,
    • P Sandercock,
    • G Hankey
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 1 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.129502

Editorial commentaries

  • Locked-in: don’t judge a book by its cover

    • M Bruno,
    • J L Bernheim,
    • C Schnakers,
    • S Laureys
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 2 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.125294

  • Dysexecutive function: family knows best?

    • Trevor G Bond
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 3 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.129668

Reviews

  • Systematic review: blood pressure lowering in patients without prior cerebrovascular disease for prevention of cognitive impairment and dementia

    • B McGuinness,
    • S Todd,
    • A P Passmore,
    • R Bullock
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 4-5 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.118505

  • Descriptive epidemiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: new evidence and unsolved issues

    • G Logroscino,
    • B J Traynor,
    • O Hardiman,
    • A Chio’,
    • P Couratier,
    • J D Mitchell,
    • R J Swingler,
    • E Beghi,
    • for EURALS
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 6-11 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.104828

Neurological pictures

  • Demyelinating butterfly pseudo-glioma

    • J Scozzafava,
    • E S Johnson,
    • G Blevins
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 12-13 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.118182

  • Elongated styloid process (Eagle’s syndrome) as a cause of atypical craniocervical pain

    • J L Hernández,
    • J Velasco
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 43 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.121020

  • Portal–systemic encephalopathy in a non-cirrhotic patient

    • K Fukushima,
    • M Kurozumi,
    • M Kadoya,
    • S Ikeda
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 96 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.121822

Papers

  • Sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in two adolescents

    • K Murray,
    • D L Ritchie,
    • M Bruce,
    • C A Young,
    • M Doran,
    • J W Ironside,
    • R G Will
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 14-18 Published Online First: 23 May 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.104570

  • Functional imaging of the cerebral olfactory system in patients with Parkinson’s disease

    • B Westermann,
    • E Wattendorf,
    • U Schwerdtfeger,
    • A Husner,
    • P Fuhr,
    • O Gratzl,
    • T Hummel,
    • D Bilecen,
    • A Welge-Lüssen
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 19-24 Published Online First: 22 May 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.113860

  • Cognitive function in patients with late stage amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    • J Lakerveld,
    • B Kotchoubey,
    • A Kübler
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 25-29 Published Online First: 22 May 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.116178

  • Epidemiology and clinical features of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Ireland between 1995 and 2004

    • O O’Toole,
    • B J Traynor,
    • P Brennan,
    • C Sheehan,
    • E Frost,
    • B Corr,
    • O Hardiman
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 30-32 Published Online First: 18 July 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.117788

  • Analysis of survival and prognostic factors in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a population based study

    • S Zoccolella,
    • E Beghi,
    • G Palagano,
    • A Fraddosio,
    • V Guerra,
    • V Samarelli,
    • V Lepore,
    • I L Simone,
    • P Lamberti,
    • L Serlenga,
    • G Logroscino,
    • for the SLAP Registry
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 33-37 Published Online First: 5 June 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.118018

  • Prognosis in patients with transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and minor stroke attending TIA services in the North West of England: The NORTHSTAR Study

    • J R Selvarajah,
    • C J Smith,
    • S Hulme,
    • R F Georgiou,
    • A Vail,
    • P J Tyrrell,
    • on behalf of the NORTHSTAR Collaborators
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 38-43 Published Online First: 22 November 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.129163

  • Human immunodeficiency virus associated intracranial aneurysms: report of three adult patients with an overview of the literature

    • G Modi,
    • K Ranchod,
    • M Modi,
    • A Mochan
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 44-46 Published Online First: 12 January 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.108878

  • Differences between intracranial vascular malformation types in the characteristics of their presenting haemorrhages: prospective, population-based study

    • C Cordonnier,
    • R Al-Shahi Salman,
    • J J Bhattacharya,
    • C E Counsell,
    • V Papanastassiou,
    • V Ritchie,
    • R C Roberts,
    • R J Sellar,
    • C Warlow,
    • SIVMS Collaborators
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 47-51 Published Online First: 8 May 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.113753

  • Mitoxantrone as induction treatment in aggressive relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis: treatment response factors in a 5 year follow-up observational study of 100 consecutive patients

    • Emmanuelle Le Page,
    • Emmanuelle Leray,
    • Grégory Taurin,
    • Marc Coustans,
    • Jacques Chaperon,
    • Sean P Morrissey,
    • Gilles Edan
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 52-56 Published Online First: 10 September 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.124958

  • In vivo bioactivity of interferon-beta in multiple sclerosis patients with neutralising antibodies is titre-dependent

    • A Sominanda,
    • J Hillert,
    • A Fogdell-Hahn
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 57-62 Published Online First: 2 October 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.122549

  • High-resolution sonography versus EMG in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome

    • L H Visser,
    • M H Smidt,
    • M L Lee
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 63-67 Published Online First: 30 April 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.115337

  • Multiple mitochondrial DNA deletions in monozygotic twins with OPMD

    • M M K Muqit,
    • A J Larner,
    • M G Sweeney,
    • C Sewry,
    • V J Stinton,
    • M B Davis,
    • D G Healy,
    • S J Payne,
    • K Chotai,
    • N W Wood,
    • R J M Lane
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 68-71 Published Online First: 5 June 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.112250

  • How often do chronic extra-cerebral haematomas occur in patients with intracranial arachnoid cysts?

    • K Wester,
    • C A Helland
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 72-75 Published Online First: 8 May 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.117358

Short reports

  • Effects of unilateral subthalamic deep brain stimulation on contralateral arm sequential movements in Parkinson’s disease

    • R Agostino,
    • L Dinapoli,
    • N Modugno,
    • E Iezzi,
    • P Romanelli,
    • A Berardelli
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 76-78 Published Online First: 6 August 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.122010

  • Foreign accent syndrome as the initial sign of primary progressive aphasia

    • S Luzzi,
    • G Viticchi,
    • M Piccirilli,
    • K Fabi,
    • M Pesallaccia,
    • M Bartolini,
    • L Provinciali,
    • J S Snowden
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 79-81 Published Online First: 17 July 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.113365

  • Brain structural damage in Friedreich’s ataxia

    • R Della Nave,
    • A Ginestroni,
    • M Giannelli,
    • C Tessa,
    • E Salvatore,
    • F Salvi,
    • M T Dotti,
    • G De Michele,
    • S Piacentini,
    • M Mascalchi
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 82-85 Published Online First: 18 July 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.124297

  • Analysis of patient and proxy ratings on the Dysexecutive Questionnaire: an application of Rasch analysis

    • R C K Chan,
    • R K Bode
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 86-88 Published Online First: 17 July 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.117184

  • Clearance of a status aurae migraenalis in response to thrombendarterectomy in a patient with high grade internal carotid artery stenosis

    • R Klingebiel,
    • A Friedman,
    • I Shelef,
    • J P Dreier
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 89-90 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.119230

  • Vertebral artery stump syndrome

    • T N Nguyen,
    • J Raymond,
    • M Mahmoud,
    • A Weill,
    • D Roy,
    • F Guilbert
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 91-92 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.124826

  • Intravenous immunoglobulin as short- and long-term therapy of multifocal motor neuropathy: a retrospective study of response to IVIg and of its predictive criteria in 40 patients

    • J-M Léger,
    • K Viala,
    • F Cancalon,
    • T Maisonobe,
    • B Gruwez,
    • T Waegemans,
    • P Bouche
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 93-96 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.121756

  • Painful neuropathy with skin denervation after prolonged use of linezolid

    • C-C Chao,
    • H-Y Sun,
    • Y-C Chang,
    • S-T Hsieh
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 97-99 Published Online First: 31 August 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.127910

  • Periodic abducens nerve palsy in adults caused by neurovascular compression

    • K A Sandvand,
    • G Ringstad,
    • E Kerty
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 100-102 Published Online First: 23 August 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.124321

  • Factors influencing surgical outcome in patients with focal cortical dysplasia

    • S Fauser,
    • T Bast,
    • D-M Altenmüller,
    • J Schulte-Mönting,
    • K Strobl,
    • B J Steinhoff,
    • J Zentner,
    • A Schulze-Bonhage
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 103-105 Published Online First: 6 August 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.116038

Historical note

  • Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke (1859–1927) and her eponym

    • F B Yildirim,
    • L Sarikcioglu
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 102 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.123448

PostScript

  • Administration of testosterone results in reversible deterioration in Kennedy’s disease

    • P Kinirons,
    • G A Rouleau
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 106-107 Published Online First: 20 October 2006 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.101899

  • Corticobasal syndrome due to a thalamic tuberculoma and focal cortical atrophy

    • K R Mridula,
    • S Alladi,
    • D R Varma,
    • J R Chaudhuri,
    • Y Jyotsna,
    • R Borgohain,
    • S Kaul
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 107-108 Published Online First: 26 September 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.123992

  • First evidence of a pathogenic insertion in the NOTCH3 gene causing CADASIL

    • R Mazzei,
    • D Guidetti,
    • C Ungaro,
    • F L Conforti,
    • M Muglia,
    • G Cenacchi,
    • P L Lanza,
    • A Patitucci,
    • T Sprovieri,
    • P Riguzzi,
    • A Magariello,
    • A L Gabriele,
    • L Citrigno,
    • P Preda,
    • A Quattrone
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 108-110 Published Online First: 14 September 2007 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.128009

  • Plum and Posner’s diagnosis of stupor and coma

    • A Zeman
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 110 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.132241

  • Correction

    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1 110

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