Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 113 (1992) 238-239 Elsevier Science Publishers B.V. Contents of Volume 113 Number 1 — November 1992 Reciprocal inhibition of forearm flexor muscles in spasmodic torticollis G. Deuschl, C. Seifert, F. Heinen, M. Illert and C.H. Editorial Liicking (Germany) Tissue culture and studies of human brain disease Analyses of mitochondrial respiratory chain function and mi- J.P. Blass and L.A. DeGiorgio (USA) tochondrial DNA deletion in human skeletal muscle: ef- fect of ageing J.M. Cooper, V.M. Mann and A.H.V. Schapira (UK) Review article Thrombospondin, a platelet a-granule and matrix glycopro- What do we really know about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis? tein, is increased in muscle basement membrane of pa- M. Swash and M.S. Schwartz (UK) tients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis J.S. Rao, D. Hantai and B.W. Festoff (USA, France) 99 Research articles A 3!P-NMR study of muscle exercise metabolism in mdx Oculomotor and vestibular anomalies in Pelizzeus-Merzbacher mice: evidence for abnormal pH regulation disease: a study on a kindred with 2 affected and 3 normal J.F. Dunn, I. Tracey and G.K. Radda (UK) males, 3 obligate and 8 possible carriers Experimental simvastatin-induced myopathy in rabbits P.L.M. Huygen, W.I.M. Verhagen and W.O. Renier (The K. Nakahara, M. Kuriyama, H. Yoshidome, K. Nagata, T. Netherlands) Nagado, M. Nakagawa, K. Arimura, I. Higuchi and M. HLA-DR2 negative narcolepsy in Australian caucasians: clini- Osame (Japan) cal features, serology and sequence specific oligonu- Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy with calf muscle cleotide typing enlargement D.C. Reutens, A.P. Haddad, L. Cantwell and S.F. Berkovic Y. Sakashita, S. Sakato, K. Komai and M. Takamori (Australia) (Japan) . Role of calcium in inactivation of calcium /calmodulin depen- dent protein kinase II after cerebral ischemia Book reviews D.M. Hiestand, B.E. Haley and M.S. Kindy (USA) Are medium and long latency reflexes a screening tool for early Parkinson’s disease? B.R. Bloem, D.J. Beckley, J.G. Van Dijk, A.H. Zwinder- Number 2 — December 1992 man and R.A.C. Roos (USA, The Netherlands) Is early onset cerebellar ataxia with retained tendon reflexes identifiable by electrophysiologic and histologic profile?. A Abstracts comparison with Friedreich’s ataxia Course on HIV, AIDS and the Brain L. Santoro, A. Perretti, A. Filla, G. De Michele, B. Association for Research in Nervous and Mental Disease, Lanzillo, F. Barbieri, C. Crisci, P. Gasparo Rippa and G. Inc. and New York Academy of Medicine (USA) Caruso (Italy) Evaluation of IL-2, sIL2R, IL-6, TNF-a, and IL-18 levels in serum and CSF of patients with optic neuritis Review article M. Deckert-Schliter, D. Schliter and G. Schwendemann Mechanical trauma as a risk factor in classic amyotrophic (FRG) lateral sclerosis: lack of epidemiologic evidence Hereditary spastic dystonia with Leber’s hereditary optic neu- L.T. Kurland, K. Radhakrishnan, G.E. Smith, C. Armon ropathy: neuropathological findings and P.N. Nemetz (USA, Canada) G.W. Bruyn, G.T.A.M. Bots, L.N. Went and P.J.J.M. Klinkhamer (The Netherlands) Increased systemic B- and T-lymphocyte responses in heredi- Research articles tary motor and sensory neuropathy (HMSN I) PCR-mediated search for herpes simplex virus DNA in sec- G. Solders, J. Correale, W. Zhi, B. Hojeberg, H. Link and tions of brain from patients with multiple sclerosis and T. Olsson (Sweden) other neurological disorders Pupillary constriction in response to light in rodents, which J.A.R. Nicoll, E. Kinrade and S. Love (UK) does not depend on central neural pathways Neuronal thread protein over-expression in brains with K.C. Lau, K.-F. So, G. Campbell and A.R. Lieberman Alzheimer’s disease lesions (Hong Kong, UK) S.M. De la Monte and J.R. Wands (USA) Neuropathologic and morphometric effects of aminoguani- Effects of ischemia on regional ligand binding to adrenocep- dine on rat nerves tors in the rat brain W.O. Arruda, J.N. Engelstad and P.J. Dyck (USA) I. Gustafson, E.J. Westerberg and T. Wieloch (Sweden) Expression of CD45RC and Ia antigen in the spinal cord in Correlation between clinical and molecular features in two acute experimental allergic encephalomyelitis: an immuno- MELAS families cytochemical and flow cytometric study A. Martinuzzi, L. Bartolomei, R. Carrozzo, M. Mostacci- P.A. McCombe, B.W. Fordyce, J. De Jersey, G. Yoong uolo, C. Carbonin, V. Toso, E. Ciafaloni, S. Shanske, S. and M.P. Pender (Australia) DiMauro and C. Angelini (Italy, USA) Effects of dimethylthiourea on ischemic brain damage in hyperglycemic rats Letters to the Editor J. Lundgren, M.-L. Smith and B.K. Siesjo (Sweden) Neurochemical abnormalities in Huntington’s disease: neuro- MRI, brain iron and experimental Parkinson’s disease toxic mechanisms and neurotransmitter changes S. Hall, J.N. Rutledge and T. Schallert (USA) G.P. Reynolds and S.J. Pearson (UK) Electrophysiologic study of HIV-1 + patients without signs of Reply to the Letter by Reynolds and Pearson (J. Neurol. Sci., peripheral neuropathy 113 (1992) 230-231) O. Ronchi, A. Grippo, P. Ghidini, F. Lolli, M. Lorenzo, M.F. Beal and W.R. Matson (USA) M. Di Pietro and F. Mazzotta (Italy) Nonvacuolar myopathy in a large family with both late adult Author Index (Vol. 113) onset distal myopathy and severe proximal muscular dys- trophy Subject Index (Vol. 113) B. Udd, J. Rapola, P. Nokelainen, E. Arikawa and H. Somer (Finland, Japan) Contents of Volume 113