Editorials

	Cortical Lewy body disease D J Burn J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 175-178. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2003.025569 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorial commentaries

	Hemicraniectomy after massive hemispheric cerebral infarction: are we ready for a prospective randomised controlled trial? K M Cockroft J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 179-180. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2003.028407 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Review: Neuroscience for neurologists

	How to spot bias and other potential problems in randomised controlled trials S C Lewis and C P Warlow J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 181-187. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2003.025833 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Papers

	Premorbid proneness to distress and episodic memory impairment in Alzheimer’s disease R S Wilson, D A Fleischman, R A Myers, D A Bennett, J L Bienias, D W Gilley, and D A Evans J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 191-195. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Walking difficulties in patients with Alzheimer’s disease might originate from gait apraxia S Della Sala, H Spinnler, and A Venneri J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 196-201. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Subthalamic nucleus stimulation induces deficits in decoding emotional facial expressions in Parkinson’s disease K Dujardin, S Blairy, L Defebvre, P Krystkowiak, U Hess, S Blond, and A Destée J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 202-208. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Rate and correlates of weight change in Huntington’s disease J M Hamilton, T Wolfson, G M Peavy, M W Jacobson, and J Corey-Bloom J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 209-212. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2003.017822 [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only Appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Topography of cerebral atrophy in early Huntington’s disease: a voxel based morphometric MRI study J Kassubek, F D Juengling, T Kioschies, K Henkel, J Karitzky, B Kramer, D Ecker, J Andrich, C Saft, P Kraus, A J Aschoff, A C Ludolph, and G B Landwehrmeyer J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 213-220. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Corpus callosum signal intensity in patients with bipolar and unipolar disorder P Brambilla, M Nicoletti, R B Sassi, A G Mallinger, E Frank, M S Keshavan, and J C Soares J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 221-225. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Correlation of anxiety and depression symptoms in patients with restless legs syndrome: a population based survey S Sevim, O Dogu, H Kaleagasi, M Aral, O Metin, and H Çamdeviren J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 226-230. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Clinical study of 35 patients with dysarthria-clumsy hand syndrome A Arboix, Y Bell, L García-Eroles, J Massons, E Comes, M Balcells, and C Targa J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 231-234. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Visuospatial abilities in cerebellar disorders M Molinari, L Petrosini, S Misciagna, and M G Leggio J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 235-240. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Interrater agreement of the diagnosis and classification of a first seizure in childhood. The Dutch Study of Epilepsy in Childhood H Stroink, C A van Donselaar, A T Geerts, A C B Peters, O F Brouwer, O van Nieuwenhuizen, R F M de Coo, H Geesink, and W F M Arts J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 241-245. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2003.015826 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Voxel based morphometry reveals a distinct pattern of frontal atrophy in progressive supranuclear palsy C Brenneis, K Seppi, M Schocke, T Benke, G K Wenning, and W Poewe J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 246-249. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Topodiagnostic investigations on the sympathoexcitatory brain stem pathway using a new method of three dimensional brain stem mapping J J Marx, G D Iannetti, A Mika-Gruettner, F Thoemke, S Fitzek, G Vucurevic, P P Urban, P Stoeter, G Cruccu, and H C Hopf J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 250-255. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The use of evoked potentials for clinical correlation and surgical outcome in cervical spondylotic myelopathy with intramedullary high signal intensity on MRI R K Lyu, L M Tang, C J Chen, C M Chen, H S Chang, and Y R Wu J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 256-261. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A novel mutation of myelin protein zero associated with an axonal form of Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease L Santoro, F Manganelli, E Di Maria, D Bordo, D Cassandrini, F Ajmar, P Mandich, and E Bellone J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 262-265. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The multiple sclerosis impact scale (MSIS-29) is a reliable and sensitive measure C McGuigan and M Hutchinson J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 266-269. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Outcome and prognostic factors of hemicraniectomy for space occupying cerebral infarction E Uhl, F W Kreth, B Elias, A Goldammer, R G Hempelmann, M Liefner, G Nowak, M Oertel, K Schmieder, and G-H Schneider J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 270-274. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Sudomotor function in familial dysautonomia A Bickel, F B Axelrod, H Marthol, M Schmelz, and M J Hilz J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 275-279. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	False negative findings in intraoperative SEP monitoring: analysis of 658 consecutive neurosurgical cases and review of published reports H Wiedemayer, I E Sandalcioglu, W Armbruster, J Regel, H Schaefer, and D Stolke J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 280-286. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Micturition disturbance in acute idiopathic autonomic neuropathy R Sakakibara, T Uchiyama, M Asahina, A Suzuki, T Yamanishi, and T Hattori J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 287-291. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Short reports

	Prediction of treatment response to rivastigmine in Alzheimer’s dementia G Adler, S Brassen, K Chwalek, B Dieter, and M Teufel J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 292-294. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Low dose quetiapine for drug induced dyskinesias in Parkinson’s disease: a double blind cross over study R Katzenschlager, A J Manson, A Evans, H Watt, and A J Lees J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 295-297. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is increased in serum, but not in cerebrospinal fluid in HIV associated CNS diseases B Sporer, U Koedel, R Paul, J Eberle, G Arendt, and H-W Pfister J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 298-300. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2003.016287 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Tangier disease—a diagnostic challenge in countries endemic for leprosy S Sinha, A Mahadevan, L Lokesh, V Ashraf, B K Chandrasekhar Sagar, A B Taly, and S K Shankar J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 301-304. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2003.022277 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Multiple microembolic borderzone brain infarctions and endomyocardial fibrosis in idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome and in Schistosoma mansoni infestation M Sarazin, E Caumes, A Cohen, and P Amarenco J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 305-307. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Detection of oligoclonal free kappa chains in the absence of oligoclonal IgG in the CSF of patients with suspected multiple sclerosis S Goffette, M Schluep, H Henry, T Duprez, and C J M Sindic J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 308-310. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2003.010710 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Isolated pulmonary arteriovenous fistula without Rendu-Osler-Weber disease as a cause of cryptogenic stroke K Kimura, K Minematsu, and M Nakajima J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 311-313. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The use of contact lenses to treat visually symptomatic congenital nystagmus V Biousse, R J Tusa, B Russell, M S Azran, V Das, M S Schubert, M Ward, and N J Newman J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 314-316. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2003.010678 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Activity patterns of leg muscles in periodic limb movement disorder A W de Weerd, R M Rijsman, and A Brinkley J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 317-319. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	No benefit derived from repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in depression: a prospective, single centre, randomised, double blind, sham controlled "add on" trial A Hausmann, G Kemmler, M Walpoth, S Mechtcheriakov, K Kramer-Reinstadler, T Lechner, T Walch, E A Deisenhammer, M Kofler, C I Rupp, H Hinterhuber, and A Conca J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 320-322. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Collateral brain damage, a potential source of cognitive impairment after selective surgery for control of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy C Helmstaedter, D Van Roost, H Clusmann, H Urbach, C E Elger, and J Schramm J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 323-326. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Oral contraceptive induced chorea: another condition associated with anti-basal ganglia antibodies M Miranda, F Cardoso, G Giovannoni, and A Church J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 327-328. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Characteristics of dystonic movements in primary and symptomatic dystonias M Svetel, N Ivanovic, J Marinkovic, J Jovic, N Dragasevic, and V S Kostic J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 329-330. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2003.017632 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Cutaneous reactions in patients with solitary cysticercus granuloma on phenytoin sodium G Singh, S Kaushal, M Gupta, and S Chander Chopra J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 331-333. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Clinical, molecular, and PET study of a case of aceruloplasminaemia presenting with focal cranial dyskinesia I Haemers, S Kono, S Goldman, J D Gitlin, and M Pandolfo J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 334-337. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2003.017434 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A new anti-neuronal antibody in a case of paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis associated with breast cancer R Scheid, J Honnorat, E Delmont, H Urbach, and R Biniek J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 338-340. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lesson of the month

	The importance of suspecting superficial siderosis of the central nervous system in clinical practice A Messori, P Di Bella, N Herber, F Logullo, M Ruggiero, and U Salvolini J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 188-190. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2003.023648 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

	Tiagabine for treating painful tonic spasms in multiple sclerosis: a pilot study C Solaro and P Tanganelli J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 341. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Harlequin syndrome: an association with overlap parasomnia C Lombardi, R Vetrugno, F Provini, G Plazzi, G Pierangeli, G Coccagna, E Lugaresi, P Montagna, and P Cortelli J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 341-342. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	An expansion in the ZNF9 gene causes PROMM in a previously described family with an incidental CLCN1 mutation P J Lamont, R L Jacob, F L Mastaglia, and N G Laing J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 343. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2003.018432 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The validity of using the mini mental state examination in NICE dementia guidelines R J Davey and S Jamieson J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 343-344. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	"When the feeling’s gone": a selective loss of musical emotion T D Griffiths, J D Warren, J L Dean, and D Howard J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 344-345. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Correspondence

	Potentially misleading extratemporal lobe lesions • Author’s reply A Szûcs, G Rásonyi, J Janszky, P Halász, and T Alsaadi J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 346. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2003.019307 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Brain tissue guided treatment supplementing ICP/CPP therapy after traumatic brain injury D Zygun J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 346. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Dural tear and intracranial hypotension in a chiropractic patient J O Di Duro J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 346-347. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

	Botulinum toxin in painful diseases N Hyman J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 347. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Textbook of clinical psychiatry, 4th edition S Fleminger J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 347-348. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The treatment of obsessions A Speckens J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 348. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	NINDS at 50: an incomplete history celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke R B Daroff J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 348. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Sleep and dreaming: scientific advances and reconsiderations M J Morrell J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 348. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Historical notes

	Barré-Liéou "syndrome" J M S Pearce J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 319. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Neurological pictures

	Visualisation of the circumventricular organs by fluorescence endoscopy S Kubo, T Inui, and K Yamazato J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 180. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Echo

	Progression to malignancy in gliomas reflects inverse relation of PEDF and VEGF expression J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 201. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Children surviving severe meningococcal disease have a high incidence of immune complex associated complications J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 208. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Oral atypical antipsychotics for agitated patients in emergency situations J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 225. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Bladder dysfunction in Duchenne muscular dystrophy can be treated J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 291. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Mutations in the neurofibromatosis type 1 gene J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004; 75: 300. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]