Editorial commentaries:

What is the molecular pathology that underlies hippocampal memory decline?

Charles R Harrington

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80: 703. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.163907

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The dependence scale: an easy tool to detect chronic daily headache with medication overuse?

Christian Lucas and Hans-Christoph Diener

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80: 704. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.172171

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Declining stroke rates in southern Brazil: a positive result of socioeconomic development?

Craig Anderson

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80: 705. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.167692

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Review:

Diagnosis and new treatments in muscular dystrophies

A Y Manzur and F Muntoni

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80: 706-714. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.158329

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Research papers:

Memory performance is related to amyloid and tau pathology in the hippocampus

C Reitz, L Honig, J P Vonsattel, M-X Tang, and R Mayeux

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80: 715-721.
Published Online First: 3 March 2009. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.154146

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Association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and cognitive performance in middle-aged and older European men

David M Lee, Abdelouahid Tajar, Aslan Ulubaev, Neil Pendleton, Terence W O’Neill, Daryl B O’Connor, Gyorgy Bartfai, Steven Boonen, Roger Bouillon, Felipe F Casanueva, Joseph D Finn, Gianni Forti, Aleksander Giwercman, Thang S Han, Ilpo T Huhtaniemi, Krzysztof Kula, Michael E J Lean, Margus Punab, Alan J Silman, Dirk Vanderschueren, Frederick C W Wu, and the EMAS study group

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80: 722-729.
Published Online First: 21 May 2009. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.165720

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Early intervention for mild cognitive impairment: a randomised controlled trial

G J Kinsella, E Mullaly, E Rand, B Ong, C Burton, S Price, M Phillips, and E Storey

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80: 730-736.
Published Online First: 29 March 2009. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.148346

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Functional and cognitive criteria produce different rates of mild cognitive impairment and conversion to dementia

J Saxton, B E Snitz, O L Lopez, D G Ives, L O Dunn, A Fitzpatrick, M C Carlson, S T DeKosky, and for the GEM Study Investigators

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80: 737-743.
Published Online First: 11 March 2009. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.160705

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Olfaction in patients with suspected parkinsonism and scans without evidence of dopaminergic deficit (SWEDDs)

L Silveira-Moriyama, P Schwingenschuh, A O’Donnell, S A Schneider, P Mir, F Carrillo, C Terranova, A Petrie, D G Grosset, N P Quinn, K P Bhatia, and A J Lees

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80: 744-748.
Published Online First: 9 March 2009. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2009.172825

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Trends in stroke incidence, mortality and case fatality rates in Joinville, Brazil: 1995–2006

N L Cabral, A R R Gonçalves, A L Longo, C H C Moro, G Costa, C H Amaral, M V Souza, J Eluf-Neto, and L Augusto M Fonseca

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80: 749-754.
Published Online First: 15 January 2009. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.164475

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Incidence of stroke subtypes, prognosis and prevalence of risk factors in Joinville, Brazil: a 2 year community based study

N L Cabral, A R R Gonçalves, A L Longo, C H C Moro, G Costa, C H Amaral, L A M Fonseca, and J Eluf-Neto

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80: 755-761.
Published Online First: 11 March 2009. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2009.172098

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Age related white matter changes predict stroke death in long term follow-up

N K J Oksala, A Oksala, T Pohjasvaara, R Vataja, M Kaste, P J Karhunen, and T Erkinjuntti

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80: 762-766.
Published Online First: 22 February 2009. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.154104

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Vision related quality of life in multiple sclerosis: correlation with new measures of low and high contrast letter acuity

E M Mowry, M J Loguidice, A B Daniels, D A Jacobs, C E Markowitz, S L Galetta, M L Nano-Schiavi, G R Cutter, M G Maguire, and L J Balcer

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80: 767-772.
Published Online First: 23 February 2009. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.165449

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Long-term outcome of lesional posterior cortical epilepsy surgery in adults

A E Elsharkawy, N M F El-Ghandour, F Oppel, H Pannek, R Schulz, M Hoppe, F G Woermann, M Nayel, A Issa, and A Ebner

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80: 773-780.
Published Online First: 25 March 2009. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.164145

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Alleviation of carer strain during the use of the NeuroPage device by people with acquired brain injury

Thomas W Teasdale, Hazel Emslie, Kirsten Quirk, Jonathan Evans, Jessica Fish, and Barbara A Wilson

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80: 781-783.
Published Online First: 25 February 2009. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.162966

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The Severity of Dependence Scale detects people with medication overuse: the Akershus study of chronic headache

R B Grande, K Aaseth, J Saltyte Benth, P Gulbrandsen, M B Russell, and C Lundqvist

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80: 784-789.
Published Online First: 11 March 2009. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.168864

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Risk of arrhythmia in type I myotonic dystrophy: the role of clinical and genetic variables

P Cudia, P Bernasconi, R Chiodelli, F Mangiola, F Bellocci, A Dello Russo, C Angelini, V Romeo, P Melacini, L Politano, A Palladino, G Nigro, G Siciliano, M Falorni, M G Bongiorni, C Falcone, R Mantegazza, and L Morandi

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80: 790-793.
Published Online First: 22 February 2009. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.162594

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Brain penetration effects of microelectrodes and DBS leads in STN or GPi

J M Mann, K D Foote, C W Garvan, H H Fernandez, C E Jacobson, IV, R L Rodriguez, I U Haq, M S Siddiqui, I A Malaty, T Morishita, C J Hass, and M S Okun

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80: 794-798.
Published Online First: 22 February 2009. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.159558

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Short reports:

Decompressive hemicraniectomy in subarachnoid haemorrhage: the influence of infarction, haemorrhage and brain swelling

E Güresir, A Raabe, M Setzer, H Vatter, R Gerlach, V Seifert, and J Beck

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80: 799-801. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.155630

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Walking the line: a randomised trial on the effects of a short term walking programme on cognition in dementia

L H P Eggermont, D F Swaab, E M Hol, and E J A Scherder

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80: 802-804. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.158444

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Prevalence and age of onset of Parkinson’s disease in Cardiff: a community based cross sectional study and meta-analysis

M M Wickremaratchi, D Perera, C O’Loghlen, D Sastry, E Morgan, A Jones, P Edwards, N P Robertson, C Butler, H R Morris, and Y Ben-Shlomo

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80: 805-807. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.162222

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Relatively preserved knowledge of music in semantic dementia

Julia C Hailstone, Rohani Omar, and Jason D Warren

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80: 808-809. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.153130

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Proceedings:

Section of Neuropsychiatry (SoN) Royal College of Psychiatrists and British Neuropsychiatry Association: Joint conference at the British Neuropsychiatry Association

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80: 815-828.

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Neurological pictures:

MRI development of early white matter signs in cerebellar-type multisystem atrophy

B M de Jong

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80: 797-798. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2009.172411

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PostScript:

Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter presenting with presenile dementia

J Gascon-Bayarri, J Campdelacreu, C Sánchez-Castañeda, S Martínez-Yélamos, M Moragas, G C Scheper, M S Van der Knaap, and Ramon Reñé

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80: 810-811. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.156091

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Successful GPi deep brain stimulation in a patient with adult onset primary axial dystonia

S Zittel, C K E Moll, W Hamel, C Buhmann, A K Engel, C Gerloff, and A Münchau

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80: 811-812. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.153262

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FMR1 premutation in females diagnosed with multiple sclerosis

L Zhang, S Coffey, L L Lua, C M Greco, J A Schafer, J Brunberg, M Borodyanskaya, M A Agius, M Apperson, M Leehey, N Tartaglia, F Tassone, P J Hagerman, and R J Hagerman

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80: 812-814. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.160960

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