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JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES ELSEVIER Journal of the Neurological Sciences 145 (1997) 227-228 Contents of Volume 145 Number 1 - January 1997 Effects of hypothermia on cochlear micromechanical properties in humans Announcement E. Veuillet, M. Gartner, G. Champsaur, J. Neidecker and L. The World Health Organization’s global initiative on neurology Collet (France) and public health Raised serum nitrate and nitrite levels in patients with multiple A. Janca, L. Prilipko, J. Alberto and C. Silva (Switzerland) sclerosis G. Giovannoni, S.J.R. Heales, N.C. Silver, J. O’Riordan, R.F. Miller, J.M. Land, J.B. Clark and E.J. Thompson (UK) Editorial Dichloroacetate treatment in Leigh syndrome caused by mitochondrial DNA mutation Neurology and public health: strategy and perspectives J.A. Aarli J.-i. Takanashi, K. Sugita, Y. Tanabe, T. Maemoto and H. Niimi (Japan) The apolipoprotein E €4 allele causes a faster decline of cognitive Review article performances in Down’s syndrome subjects R. Del Bo, G.P. Comi, N. Bresolin, E. Castelli, E. Conti, A. Current views on geographic distribution and modes of infection Degiuli, C.D. Ausenda and G. Scarlato (Italy) of neurohelminthic diseases Early outcome in acute ischemic stroke is not influenced by the K. Nishimura and T.-p. Hung (Japan, Taiwan) prophylactic use of low-dose aspirin J. De Keyser, L. Herroelen and N. De Klippel (The Nether- lands, Belgium) Basic research Alzheimer-type of pathological changes in Chinese Research articles H.-k. Ng, Y. Cheng and W.-s. Poon (Hong Kong, China) The temporal evolution of MRI tissue signatures after transient Comparison of utilization of Sinemet® and Parkinson’s disease middle cerebral artery occlusion in rat mortality as surrogate indicators of Parkinson’s disease in the Q. Jiang, M. Chopp, Z.G. Zhang, R.A. Knight, M. Jacobs, J.P. United States Windham, D. Peck, J.R. Ewing and K.M.A. Welch (USA) D.J. Lanska (USA) Mechanism for reduction of serum folate by antiepileptic drugs during prolonged therapy Clinical section T. Kishi, N. Fujita, T.-a. Eguchi and K. Ueda (Japan) Familial benign myoclonus epilepsy of adult onset: A previously Research articles unrecognized myoclonic disorder Progressive cerebellar ataxia, proximal neurogenic weakness and S. Okino (Japan) ocular motor disturbances: hexosaminidase A deficiency with late clinical onset in four siblings E. Hund, A. Grau, W. Fogel, M. Forsting, M. Cantz, B. Short reports Kustermann-Kuhn, K. Harzer, R. Navon, H.H. Goebel and H.-M. Meinck (Germany, Israel) Overlap of Guillain-Barré syndrome and Bickerstaff’s brainstem Cerebrospinal fluid apolipoprotein E level is increased in late-onset encephalitis Alzheimer’s disease N. Yuki, K. Wakabayashi, M. Yamada and K. Seki (Japan) A. Merched, H. Blain, S. Visvikis, B. Herbeth, C. Jeandel and Acetazolamide therapy improves action myoclonus in Ramsay G. Siest (France) Hunt Syndrome S.M. Baig (Pakistan) Granulomatous myositis: pathologic re-evaluation by immunohis- tochemical analysis of infiltrating mononuclear cells News and notes T. Takanashi, Y. Suzuki, Y. Yoshino and I. Nonaka (Japan) Corrigendum Muscle histopathology in diabetes mellitus associated with mitochondrial tRNALeu(UUR) mutation at position 3243 Number 2 - February 1997 Y. Suzuki, Y.-i. Goto, M. Taniyama, I. Nonaka, N. Murakami, Editorial K. Hosokawa, T. Asahina, Y. Atsumi and K. Matsuoka (Japan) The relationship of spinal muscular atrophy to motor neuron disease: Investigation of SMN and NAIP gene deletions in sporadic and familial ALS Clinical research R.W. Orrell, J.J. Habgood, J.S. De Belleroche and R.J.M. Research articles Lane (UK) An epidemic of optic neuropathy in Tanzania: Characterization of Positron emission tomography (PET) in Machado-Joseph disease the visual disorder and associated peripheral neuropathy T. Taniwaki, T. Sakai, T. Kobayashi, Y. Kuwabara, M. Ot- G.T. Plant, A.T. Mtanda, G.B. Arden and G.J. Johnson (UK, suka, Y. Ichiya, K. Masuda and I. Goto (Japan) Tanzania) 228 Contents of Volume 145 Counting plaques and tangles in Alzheimer’s disease: Concor- Pain-related somatosensory evoked magnetic fields following dance of technicians and pathologists lower limb stimulation G. Van Belle, K. Gibson, D. Nochlin, M. Sumi and E.B. Y. Kitamura, R. Kakigi, M. Hoshiyama, S. Koyama, S. Larson (USA) Watanabe and M. Shimojo (Japan) Systemic lupus erythematosus with multiple perivascular spongy Age-related changes in cerebral MR angiography changes in the cerebral deep structures, midbrain and cerebel- Y. Kajiya, Y. Kajiya and M. Nakajo (Japan) lar white matter: A case report International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale for pharmacologi- R. Matsumoto, I. Nakano, J. Shiga and I. Akaoka (Japan) cal assessment of the cerebellar syndrome Developmental genetics of deleted mtDNA in mitochondrial ocu- P. Trouillas, T. Takayanagi, M. Hallett, R.D. Currier, S.H. lomyopathy Subramony, K. Wessel, A. Bryer, H.C. Diener, S. Massaquoi, S. Marzuki, S.F. Berkovic, A. Saifuddin Noer, R.M.I. Kapsa, C.M. Gomez, P. Coutinho, M. Ben Hamida, G. Campanella, R.M. Kalnins, E. Byme, T. Sasmono and H. Sudoyo (In- A. Filla, L. Schut, D. Timann, J. Honnorat, N. Nighoghossian donesia, Australia) and B. Manyam (France, Japan, USA, Germany, South Africa, Multiple sclerosis in the Turkish- and Greek-speaking communi- Portugal, Tunisia, Italy) ties of Cyprus. A United Nations (UNHCR) Bicommunal Project G. Dean, H. Aksoy, T. Akalin, L. Middleton and K. Kyriallis (Ireland, Cyprus) Short report T cell receptor VB gene usage in Guillain-Barré syndrome Speech-induced cerebral metabolic activation reflects recovery A. Khalili-Shirazi, N.A. Gregson, M.A. Hall, R.A.C. Hughes from aphasia and J.S. Lanchbury (UK) W.-D. Heiss, H. Karbe, G. Weber-Luxenburger, K. Herholz, J. Pattern reversal visual evoked potentials in classic and common Kessler, U. Pietrzyk and G. Pawlik (Germany) migraine K. Shibata, M. Osawa and M. Iwata (Japan) Book reviews Cerebrospinal fluid carnitine levels in patients with Parkinson’s disease F.J. Jiménez-Jiménez, J.C. Rubio, J.A. Molina, M.A. Martin, Author Index (Vol. 145) Y. Campos, J. Benito-Leén, M. Orti-Pareja, T. Gasalla and J. Arenas (Spain) Subject Index (Vol. 145)