Contributions to Contemporary Neurology : A Tribute to Joseph Michael Foley

Contributions to Contemporary Neurology features articles presented at the scientific meeting at the March 1986 gala evening affair held in Cleveland, Ohio in honor of neurologist Joseph Michael Foley's seventieth birthday and his impending transition to Professor Emeritus at Case Western University. This book is organized into 20 chapters written by 41 contributors. It starts with the biography of Foley and ends with his curriculum vitae. In between the biographies and curriculum vitae are basic and clinical articles written by professionals closely associated with Foley throughout his illustrious career. This book will be of interest to those interested in learning about the life and career of neurologist Joseph Michael Foley. Content: Inside Front Cover , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Contributing Authors , Pages vii-x Preface , Page xi , Robert B. Daroff, John P. Conomy Joseph Michael Foley , Pages xiii-xvii , Jennifer S. Kriegler, Patrick J. Sweeney 1 - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: Virus Mutations and Clinical Surprises , Pages 1-12 , Richard T. Johnson 2 - Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy Studied with Positron Emission Tomography , Pages 13-23 , Sid Gilman, Dorene S. Markel, Robert A. Koeppe, Larry Junck, Richard D. Hichwa 3 - Striatal Organization and Neuronal Degeneration in Huntington's Disease , Pages 25-39 , Joseph B. Martin, Neil W. Kowall, Robert J. Ferrante 4 - Abnormalities of Movement and Posture following a Lesion of the Parietal Lobe , Pages 41-59 5 - Anoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy: Prognosis and Treatment , Pages 61-72 6 - Cortical Auditory Disorders: Functional Correlation with the Auditory Cortex , Pages 73-86 , Mario F. Mendez 7 - Contemporary Approaches to Cerebrovascular Disease , Pages 87-90 , A. Hakim, D.W. Baxter 8 - Differing Distribution of Men and Women in Transient Global and Transient Ischemic Attacks: Does Exogenous Estrogen Play a Role? , Pages 91-103 , Stanley van den Noort, Arline M. Nakanishi, Elliot Frohman 9 - The Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis Syndromes , Pages 105-115 , Betty Q. Banker 10 - Understanding Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Problem in Clinical Investigation , Pages 117-126 , Michael Swash 11 - A Study of Motor Neuron Disease: An Approach with an Animal Model (the Wobbler Mouse) , Pages 127-142 , Hiroshi Mitsumoto 12 - The Blueprint Hypothesis of Axonal Patterning: A Historical Perspective , Pages 143-152 , Marcus Singer, Margaret Egar 13 - The Possible Role of Slow Sodium Channel Inactivation in Regulating Membrane Excitability in Mammalian Skeletal Muscle , Pages 153-170 , R.L. Ruff, L. Simoncini, W. Stühmer 14 - Hemifacial Spasm: A Critique of Recent Studies with Some Further Observations , Pages 171-178 , John H. Ferguson 15 - The Meaning of a Cure in Childhood Central Nervous System Malignancies , Pages 179-186 , Michael E. Cohen, Patricia K. Duffner 16 - Is the Brain Dead? , Pages 187-192 , Joseph P. Van Der Meulen 17 - Neurorehabilitation: Thoughts and Speculations on Some Basic Aspects , Pages 193-200 , Monroe Cole 18 - Pseudotumor Cerebri: Some Neuro-Ophthalmologic Perspectives , Pages 201-214 , Robert L. Tomsak, Patrick J. Sweeney 19 - Hypothalamic Dysfunction due to Thorium Dioxide: New Lessons from an Old Disease , Pages 215-223 , Maurice R. Hanson, John Eversman, William Duhigg 20 - Lymphocytic Hypophysitis , Pages 225-237 , Richard A. Chambers Curriculum Vitae of Joseph Michael Foley, M.D., Sc.D. (Hon.) , Pages 239-247 Index , Pages 249-259