1. Does the brain oscillate? The dispute on neuronal synchronization

   • G. Pareti
   • A. De Palma

   REVIEW Pages: 41 - 47

2. Long-term effectiveness of steroid injections and splinting in mild and moderate carpal tunnel syndrome

   • S. Sevim
   • O. Dogu
   • A. Milcan

   ORIGINAL Pages: 48 - 52

3. Temporal administration of entacapone with slow release L-dopa: pharmacokinetic profile and clinical outcome

   • L. Brusa
   • M. Pierantozzi
   • P. Stanzione

   ORIGINAL Pages: 53 - 56

4. Public health surveillance and incidence of adulthood Guillain-Barré syndrome in Spain, 1998–1999: the view from a sentinel network of neurologists

   • J. I. Cuadrado
   • J. de Pedro-Cuesta
   • for the Spanish GBS Epidemiological Study Group

   ORIGINAL Pages: 57 - 65

5. Comorbid disorders and hospitalisation in Parkinson’s disease: a prospective study

   • E. Martignoni
   • L. Godi
   • and the Parkinson’s Disease Comorbidity Study Group*

   ORIGINAL Pages: 66 - 71

6. Differential diagnosis of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and related neuropathies

   • D. Pareyson

   ORIGINAL Pages: 72 - 82

7. Serum levels of carbamazepine and cortical excitability by magnetic brain stimulation

   • M. Turazzini
   • P. Manganotti
   • A. Fiaschi

   ORIGINAL Pages: 83 - 90

8. Intraspinal sarcoidosis: clinical features, MR imaging and electrophysiological study

   • M. Kanzaki
   • H. Mochizuki
   • K. Kamakura

   CASE REPORT Pages: 91 - 94

9. Busulfan neurotoxicity and EEG abnormalities: a case report

   • C. La Morgia
   • S. Mondini
   • F. Cirignotta

   CASE REPORT Pages: 95 - 97

10. Pathological gambling in two patients on dopamine replacement therapy for Parkinson’s disease

    • M. Avanzi
    • E. Uber
    • F. Bonfà

    CASE REPORT Pages: 98 - 101

11. Hirayama disease: description of an Italian case

    • A. Rigamonti
    • S. Usai
    • G. Bussone

    CASE REPORT Pages: 102 - 103

12. Progression of MRI abnormalities in herpes simplex encephalitis despite clinical improvement: natural history or disease progression?

    • P. Gaviani
    • M. Leone
    • F. Monaco

    CASE REPORT Pages: 104 - 107

13. Stem cells and neurology: cues for ethical reflections

    • M. Gasparini
    • V. Bonito
    • The Study Group on Bioethics and Palliative Care in Neurology includes: V. Bonito (coordinator), L. Borghi, C. Caponnetto, R. Causarano, F. Chiodo Grandi, A. Ciccone, V. Crespi, C.A. Defanti, L. Fera, M. Gasparini, M. Gasperini, N. Marcello, M. Mori, A. Primavera, G. Sabato, A. Saraceni, A. Rollier, P. Tiraboschi

    DEBATE Pages: 108 - 113

14. Fact-finding study about knowledge and interest in quality of life assessment among neurologists

    • L. Padua
    • I. Aprile
    • for the Italian QoL Study Group of the Italian Neurological Society

    LETTER Pages: 114 - 115

15. Risk factors of multiple sclerosis

    • P. Torelli
    • G. C. Manzoni

    LETTER Pages: 116 - 117

16. 2004 Lombardia Meeting of the Italian Neurological Society (SIN) and the Italian Society of Hospital Neurosciences (SNO)

    ADDENDUM Pages: 118 - 118