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A Priority of Archives of Neurology

Arch Neurol. 2004;61:20-21.

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The maturation of neuroscience, insights into fundamental mechanisms, and applications of molecular genetics and cellular biology have fueled an unprecedented opportunity to carry out population-based clinical research aimed at identifying key risk factors and therapeutic interventions to relieve the burden of neurologic disease. The reporting of population-based clinical research, particularly of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), represents the final common pathway for translational research and the accrued knowledge base for our health and public policies. The Archives of Neurology editorial board is mindful of this importance and places high priority on the solicitation and publication of excellent reports of RCTs and other population-based neurologic research.

Excellent reporting is primarily dependent on the quality standards of the reported research. We seek well-conceived and scientifically grounded clinical research studies that are controlled and fashioned by statistical expertise, a documented protocol, and a prespecified plan of analysis. To aid comprehension and assessment of RCTs, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Ira Shoulson, MD
Department of Neurology
University of Rochester
1351 Mount Hope Ave, Suite 218
Rochester, NY 14618

Roger N. Rosenberg, MD, Editor