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August, 2012
In Context
Ten most wanted August, 2012 1 Antiepileptic drugs (Review, September) Perucca P, Gilliam FG. Adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs. Lancet Neurol 2012; 11: 792–802. 2 Antiepileptic drugs (Review, September) Tomson T, Battino D. Teratogenic effects of antiepileptic drugs. Lancet Neurol 2012; 11: 803–13. 3 Parkinson’s disease (Review, August) Svenningsson P, Westman E, Ballard C, Aarsland D. Cognitive impairment in patients with Parkinson’s disease: diagnosis, biomarkers, and treatment. Lancet Neurol 2012; 11: 697–707. 4 Diabetic neuropathy (Review, June) Callaghan BC, Cheng HT, Stables CL, Smith AL, Feldman EL. Diabetic neuropathy: clinical manifestations and current treatments. Lancet Neurol 2012; 11: 521–34. 5 Intracerebral haemorrhage (Review, August) Keep RF, Hua Y, Xi G. Intracerebral haemorrhage: mechanisms of injury and therapeutic targets. Lancet Neurol 2012; 11: 720–31. 6 Disorders of consciousness (Personal View, August) Jox RJ, Bernat JL, Laureys S, Racine E. Disorders of consciousness: responding to requests for novel diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. Lancet Neurol 2012; 11: 732–38. 7 Neuromyelitis optica (Review, June) Papadopoulos MC, Verkman AS. Aquaporin 4 and neuromyelitis optica. Lancet Neurol 2012; 11: 535–44. 8 Parkinson’s disease (Review, May) Fasano A, Daniele A, Albanese A. Treatment of motor and non-motor features of Parkinson’s disease with deep brain stimulation. Lancet Neurol 2012; 11: 429–42.
Lifeline Tanya N Turan trained in neurology and vascular neurology at Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. She is now an associate professor of neurology at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA. She directs risk factor management in the Stenting and Aggressive Medical Management for Preventing Recurrent Stroke in Intracranial Stenosis (SAMMPRIS) trial and is also studying the pathophysiology of intracranial atherosclerosis with high-resolution MRI. What do you think is the most neglected field of science or medicine at the moment? Deep-sea exploration. What would be your advice to a newly qualified doctor? Admit when you do not know the answer (most importantly to your patients and yourself). If you had not entered your current profession, what would you have liked to do? Played a neurologist on television. What is your favourite book and why? The Moon and Sixpence by Somerset Maugham, because it shows what you can achieve in life by being courageous and following your passions. What is your greatest regret? Spending my childhood wanting to be a grown-up. What apart from your family is the passion of your life? Travel and learning about the cosmos. What is your greatest fear? Someone I love having a disabling stroke. In which other country would you like to live and why? South Africa, because I love the wildlife, landscape, people, food and wine, culture, and the adventure.
9 Polyradiculoneuropathy (Article, June) Nobile-Orazio E, Cocito D, Jann S, et al, for the IMC Trial Group. Intravenous immunoglobulin versus intravenous methylprednisolone for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet Neurol 2012; 11: 493–502.
If you were Bill Gates, how would you spend your fortune? Funding research on non-surgical sterilisation of domestic animals to prevent overpopulation and organisations to protect endangered species.
10 Florbetapir (Article, August) Clark CM, Pontecorvo MJ, Beach TG, et al, for the AV-45-A16 Study Group. Cerebral PET with florbetapir compared with neuropathology at autopsy for detection of neuritic amyloid-β plaques: a prospective cohort study. Lancet Neurol 2012; 11: 669–78.
You can have dinner tonight with a famous person of your choice (dead or alive). Who would it be? Surely, you’re joking…the Nobel Prize-winning physicist and raconteur Richard Feynman of course.
What keeps you awake at night? My pager.
The top ten Lancet Neurology articles downloaded from ScienceDirect in August, 2012.
www.thelancet.com/neurology Vol 11 November 2012
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Ten most wanted August, 2012 1 Antiepileptic drugs (Review, September) Perucca P, Gilliam FG. Adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs. Lancet Neurol 2012; 11: 792–802. 2 Antiepileptic drugs (Review, September) Tomson T, Battino D. Teratogenic effects of antiepileptic drugs. Lancet Neurol 2012; 11: 803–13. 3 Parkinson’s disease (Review, August) Svenningsson P, Westman E, Ballard C, Aarsland D. Cognitive impairment in patients with Parkinson’s disease: diagnosis, biomarkers, and treatment. Lancet Neurol 2012; 11: 697–707. 4 Diabetic neuropathy (Review, June) Callaghan BC, Cheng HT, Stables CL, Smith AL, Feldman EL. Diabetic neuropathy: clinical manifestations and current treatments. Lancet Neurol 2012; 11: 521–34. 5 Intracerebral haemorrhage (Review, August) Keep RF, Hua Y, Xi G. Intracerebral haemorrhage: mechanisms of injury and therapeutic targets. Lancet Neurol 2012; 11: 720–31. 6 Disorders of consciousness (Personal View, August) Jox RJ, Bernat JL, Laureys S, Racine E. Disorders of consciousness: responding to requests for novel diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. Lancet Neurol 2012; 11: 732–38. 7 Neuromyelitis optica (Review, June) Papadopoulos MC, Verkman AS. Aquaporin 4 and neuromyelitis optica. Lancet Neurol 2012; 11: 535–44. 8 Parkinson’s disease (Review, May) Fasano A, Daniele A, Albanese A. Treatment of motor and non-motor features of Parkinson’s disease with deep brain stimulation. Lancet Neurol 2012; 11: 429–42.
Lifeline Tanya N Turan trained in neurology and vascular neurology at Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. She is now an associate professor of neurology at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA. She directs risk factor management in the Stenting and Aggressive Medical Management for Preventing Recurrent Stroke in Intracranial Stenosis (SAMMPRIS) trial and is also studying the pathophysiology of intracranial atherosclerosis with high-resolution MRI. What do you think is the most neglected field of science or medicine at the moment? Deep-sea exploration. What would be your advice to a newly qualified doctor? Admit when you do not know the answer (most importantly to your patients and yourself). If you had not entered your current profession, what would you have liked to do? Played a neurologist on television. What is your favourite book and why? The Moon and Sixpence by Somerset Maugham, because it shows what you can achieve in life by being courageous and following your passions. What is your greatest regret? Spending my childhood wanting to be a grown-up. What apart from your family is the passion of your life? Travel and learning about the cosmos. What is your greatest fear? Someone I love having a disabling stroke. In which other country would you like to live and why? South Africa, because I love the wildlife, landscape, people, food and wine, culture, and the adventure.
9 Polyradiculoneuropathy (Article, June) Nobile-Orazio E, Cocito D, Jann S, et al, for the IMC Trial Group. Intravenous immunoglobulin versus intravenous methylprednisolone for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet Neurol 2012; 11: 493–502.
If you were Bill Gates, how would you spend your fortune? Funding research on non-surgical sterilisation of domestic animals to prevent overpopulation and organisations to protect endangered species.
10 Florbetapir (Article, August) Clark CM, Pontecorvo MJ, Beach TG, et al, for the AV-45-A16 Study Group. Cerebral PET with florbetapir compared with neuropathology at autopsy for detection of neuritic amyloid-β plaques: a prospective cohort study. Lancet Neurol 2012; 11: 669–78.
You can have dinner tonight with a famous person of your choice (dead or alive). Who would it be? Surely, you’re joking…the Nobel Prize-winning physicist and raconteur Richard Feynman of course.
What keeps you awake at night? My pager.
The top ten Lancet Neurology articles downloaded from ScienceDirect in August, 2012.
www.thelancet.com/neurology Vol 11 November 2012
939