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Short reports

• Positive effects of tertiary centres for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis on outcome and use of hospital facilities (13 April, 2006)

  A Chiò, E Bottacchi, C Buffa, R Mutani, G Mora, the PARALS
• MTHFR 677TT genotype increases the risk for cervical artery dissections (14 July, 2006)

  M Kloss, T Wiest, S Hyrenbach, I Werner, M-L Arnold, C Lichy, C Grond-Ginsbach
• Intrathecal IgM production at clinical onset correlates with a more severe disease course in multiple sclerosis (30 March, 2006)

  P Perini, F Ranzato, M Calabrese, L Battistin, P Gallo
• A pilot randomised controlled trial of a home-based exercise programme aimed at improving endurance and function in adults with neuromuscular disorders (13 April, 2006)

  H Dawes, N Korpershoek, J Freebody, C Elsworth, N van Tintelen, D T Wade, H Izadi, D H Jones
• Myelin protein zero mutation His39Pro: hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy with variable onset, hearing loss, restless legs and multiple sclerosis (14 July, 2006)

  D H Kilfoyle, P J Dyck, Y Wu, W J Litchy, D M Klein, P J B Dyck, N Kumar, J M Cunningham, C J Klein
• Intravenous immunoglobulin treatment in painful sensory neuropathy without sensory ataxia associated with Sjögren’s syndrome (14 July, 2006)

  M Kizawa, K Mori, M Iijima, H Koike, N Hattori, G Sobue
• Getting closer to patients: the INCAT Overall Disability Sum Score relates better to patients’ own clinical judgement in immune-mediated polyneuropathies (20 March, 2006)

  I S J Merkies, P I M Schmitz
• A modified peripheral neuropathy scale: the Overall Neuropathy Limitations Scale (30 March, 2006)

  R C Graham, R A C Hughes
• Clinimetric properties of a walking scale in peripheral neuropathy (30 March, 2006)

  R C Graham, R A C Hughes
• Short-term efficacy of Epley’s manoeuvre: a double-blind randomised trial (20 March, 2006)

  M von Brevern, T Seelig, A Radtke, K Tiel-Wilck, H Neuhauser, T Lempert
• Characteristics of patients with sensory neuropathy diagnosed with abnormal small nerve fibres on skin biopsy (14 July, 2006)

  E A De Sousa, A P Hays, R L Chin, H W Sander, T H Brannagan
• Traumatic homonymous hemianopia (30 March, 2006)

  B B Bruce, X Zhang, S Kedar, N J Newman, V Biousse
• Ethnic differences in syringomyelia in New Zealand (20 March, 2006)

  K L Brickell, N E Anderson, A J Charleston, J K A Hope, A P L Bok, P A Barber