January 2009 Volume 5 Number 1
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EDITORIAL
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Food for thought
Heather B Wood
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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
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Vitamin B supplementation does not slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer
disease
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Glutaminyl cyclase inhibition reduces Alzheimer disease pathology and
symptoms
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Cortical neurons can directly control paralyzed muscle
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Allopurinol inhibits uric acid and ICAM1 production after ischemic stroke
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A GABAA-receptor epilepsy mutation-adverse impact on the developing
brain
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Variation in cortical thickness is associated with cocaine addiction
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Alemtuzumab limits multiple sclerosis but is associated with autoimmune
complications
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Some 'sporadic' brain tumors are hereditary
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Low vitamin D levels are associated with Parkinson disease
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Electromyography: a useful measure of rigidity in Parkinson disease
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A high-dose capsaicin dermal patch provides pain relief in postherpetic
neuralgia
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Lipophilicity of statins does not alter their protective effect against
Alzheimer disease
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Tissue microstructure might predict neurological impairment in infants
born preterm
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Acetone enhances the efficacy of some anticonvulsant drugs in mice
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PRACTICE POINTS
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Is it safe to use statins in patients with myasthenia gravis?
Nils Erik Gilhus
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Radionuclide scanning to diagnose Parkinson disease: is it cost-effective?
A Jon Stoessl
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The ketogenic diet, four score and seven years later
Douglas R Nordli Jr
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Does prolonged skin temperature measurement improve the diagnosis of complex
regional pain syndrome?
Steven P Cohen and Srinivasa N Raja
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Folic acid supplementation for women with epilepsy who might become pregnant
Andre H Lagrange
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Do estroprogestinic hormones protect against chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea
in multiple sclerosis?
Rhonda Voskuhl and TC Jackson Wu
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VIEWPOINTS
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Patent foramen ovale and migraine: an example of heart-brain interaction
Gian Paolo Anzola
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Closure of patent foramen ovale in the prevention of migraine: not enough
evidence in favor
Markus Schurks and Hans-Christoph Diener
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REVIEWS
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Mirror neurons and their clinical relevance
Giacomo Rizzolatti, Maddalena Fabbri-Destro and Luigi Cattaneo
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Infant pain management: a developmental neurobiological approach
Maria Fitzgerald and Suellen M Walker
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CASE STUDY
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A case of maternal herpes simplex virus encephalitis during late pregnancy
Johann Sellner, Roberto Buonomano, Krassen Nedeltchev, Oliver Findling,
Gerhard Schroth, Daniel V Surbek and Stephen L Leib
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TRAINING MATTERS
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Financing graduate medical education
Samuel Frank
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