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Editorial commentaries1301 Sporadic inclusion body myositis: evidence of
a link between inflammation, cell stress andb-amyloid depositionF Mastaglia
1302 Drain associated meningitis and ventriculitisremains a pivotal problem in neurointensivecare: to understand their causes we needbetter surveillance dataE M Kasper
1303 Can mutations of prion protein shed light on itsnormal function?G R Mallucci
Review1304 Diagnosis and new treatments in genetic
neuropathiesM M Reilly, M E Shy
Research papers1315 Somatosensory temporal discrimination in
patients with primary focal dystoniaA Scontrini, A Conte, G Defazio, M Fiorio,
G Fabbrini, A Suppa, M Tinazzi, A Berardelli
1320 Functional magnetic resonance imaging studyon dysphagia after unilateral hemisphericstroke: a preliminary studyS Li, C Luo, B Yu, B Yan, Q Gong, C He, L He,
X Huang, D Yao, S Lui, H Tang, Q Chen, Y Zeng,
D Zhou
1330 MR spectroscopy indicates diffuse multiplesclerosis activity during remissionI I Kirov, V Patil, J S Babb, H Rusinek, J Herbert,
O Gonen
1337 New acute and chronic black holes in patientswith multiple sclerosis randomised to interferonbeta-1b or glatiramer acetateD Cadavid, J Cheriyan, J Skurnick, J A Lincoln,
L J Wolansky, S D Cook
1344 Proinflammatory cell stress in sporadicinclusion body myositis muscle: overexpressionof aB-crystallin is associated with amyloidprecursor protein and accumulation ofb-amyloidI E Muth, K Barthel, M Bahr, M C Dalakas,
J Schmidt
1350 Assessment of spinal somatosensory systemswith diffusion tensor imaging in syringomyeliaS M Hatem, N Attal, D Ducreux, M Gautron,
F Parker, L Plaghki, D Bouhassira
1357 Epidemiology and pathophysiology of falls infacioscapulohumeral diseaseC G C Horlings, M Munneke, A Bickerstaffe,
L Laverman, J H J Allum, G W A M Padberg,
B R Bloem, B G M van Engelen
1364 Validity of diagnostic criteria for chronicinflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy:a multicentre European studyY A Rajabally, G Nicolas, F Pieret, P Bouche,
P Y K Van den Bergh
1369 The diagnostic value of provocative clinicaltests in ulnar neuropathy at the elbow ismarginalR Beekman, A H C M L Schreuder,
C A M Rozeman, P J Koehler, B M J Uitdehaag
1375 A reappraisal of the value of lateral spreadresponse monitoring in the treatment ofhemifacial spasm by microvasculardecompressionD O Neves, J-P Lefaucheur, D Ciampi de Andrade,
M Hattou, R Ahdab, S S Ayache, C Le Guerinel,
Y Keravel
1381 Prospective surveillance of drain associatedmeningitis/ventriculitis in a neurosurgery andneurological intensive care unitS Scheithauer, U Burgel, Y-M Ryang, G Haase,
J Schiefer, S Koch, H Hafner, S Lemmen
Short reports1386 Inherited Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in a Dutch
patient with a novel five octapeptide repeatinsertion and unusual cerebellar morphologyC Jansen, J C van Swieten, S Capellari,
R Strammiello, P Parchi, A J M Rozemuller
1390 Impact of posterior communicating artery onbasilar artery steno-occlusive diseaseJ M Hong, J Y Choi, J H Lee, S W Yong,
O Y Bang, I S Joo, K Huh
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1394 Bilateral periventricular nodular heterotopia inFrance: frequency of mutations in FLNA,phenotypic heterogeneity and spectrum ofmutationsG Sole, I Coupry, C Rooryck, E Guerineau, F Martins,S Deves, C Hubert, N Souakri, O Boute, C Marchal,L Faivre, E Landre, S Debruxelles, A Dieux-Coeslier,C Boulay, S Chassagnon, V Michel, M-C Routon,A Toutain, N Philip, D Lacombe, L Villard, B Arveiler,C Goizet
1399 Long-term mortality and vascular event riskafter aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhageM J H Wermer, P Greebe, A Algra, G J E Rinkel
1402 Frequency and phenotype of SPG11 and SPG15in complicated hereditary spastic paraplegiaR Schule, N Schlipf, M Synofzik, S Klebe,S Klimpe, U Hehr, B Winner, T Lindig, A Dotzer,O Rieß, J Winkler, L Schols, P Bauer
1405 Clinical and mutational spectrum of limb-girdlemuscular dystrophy type 2I in 11 French patientsH Bourteel, P Vermersch, J-M Cuisset,C-A Maurage, P Laforet, P Richard, T Stojkovic
Historical note1409 Johann Cristian Reil on the 200th anniversary
of the first description of the insula (1809)P Fusar-Poli, O Howes, S Borgwardt
PostScript1410 Letters
1417 Book reviews
Neurological pictures1328 Double depressor palsy caused by bilateral
paramedian thalamic infarctsS Pal, E Ferguson, S A Madill, R Al-Shahi Salman
1356 A case of stroke induced micrographiaF Capone, F Pilato, P Profice, E Pravata,V Di Lazzaro
1393 Tongue pseudohypertrophy in idiopathichypoglossal nerve palsyD Holle, O Kastrup, S-Y Sheu, M Obermann
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