Current Issue 15 February 2012, Vol. 313, No. 1

Original Articles

• Functional neuroanatomy of vocalization in patients with Parkinson's disease

  In Parkinson's disease (PD) both speech production and self-monitoring of voiced speech are altered.
  
  

• Visuo-spatial interference affects the identification of emotional facial expressions in unmedicated Parkinson's patients

  There is evidence that visuo-spatial capacity can become overloaded when processing a secondary visual task (Dual Task, DT), as occurs in daily life. Hence, we investigated the influence of the visuo-spatial interference in the identification of emotional facial expressions (EFEs) in early stages of Parkinson's disease (PD).
  

• Immunization with a new DNA vaccine for Alzheimer's disease elicited Th2 immune response in BALB/c mice by in vivo electroporation

  Immunization with synthetic amyloid ß-protein (Aß) peptide has resulted in preventing and clearing Aß deposits as well as improving cognitive function in transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer's disease (AD). But similar immunization studies in humans were halted due to the risk of inducing T cell-mediated meningoencephalitis.
  

• Cilostazol combined with aspirin prevents early neurological deterioration in patients with acute ischemic stroke: A pilot study

  Recent randomized trials have shown that cilostazol is superior to aspirin for secondary stroke prevention. We hypothesized that combining cilostazol with aspirin is more effective than aspirin alone in patients with acute ischemic stroke.