This Article  • Extract  • PDF  • Reply to article  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal

EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor: Roger N. Rosenberg, MD
Department of Neurology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75390-9108

Associate Editors:
Hassan M. Fathallah-Shaykh, MD, Chicago, Illinois
Lawrence S. Honig, MD, PhD, New York, New York
Olaf Stüve, MD, PhD, Dallas, Texas
Matthew Menken, MD, Princeton, New Jersey
David E. Pleasure, MD, Sacramento, California
E. S. Roach, MD, Columbus, Ohio
Ira Shoulson, MD, Rochester, New York

Editorial Assistant:
Yeong-Hee Shin, Dallas, Texas
Editorial Office:
(214) 648-9383
fax: (214) 648-9388
e-mail: archneurol{at}jama-archives.org

SECTION EDITORS

Jump to Section  • Top  • Editorial staff  • Section editors  • Editorial board  • International advisory committee  • Publication staff  • Periodic publishing & business...  • Ama executives

Neurological Review Editor: David E. Pleasure, MD, Sacramento, California
Controversy in Neurology/Consensus in Neurology Editor: E. S. Roach, MD, Columbus, Ohio
Clinical Implications of Basic Neuroscience Research Editor: Hassan M. Fathallah-Shaykh, MD, Chicago, Illinois
Clinical Trials Editor: Ira Shoulson, MD, Rochester, New York
Neurology and Public Health Editor: Matthew Menken, MD, Princeton, New Jersey
Book Reviews Editor: Olaf Stüve, MD, PhD, Dallas, Texas
Web Editor: Lawrence S. Honig, MD, PhD, New York, New York
CME Editor: Matthew Menken, MD, Princeton, New Jersey

EDITORIAL BOARD

Jump to Section  • Top  • Editorial staff  • Section editors  • Editorial board  • International advisory committee  • Publication staff  • Periodic publishing & business...  • Ama executives

James I. Ausman, MD, PhD, Rancho Mirage, California
Louis R. Caplan, MD, Boston, Massachusetts
Helena C. Chui, MD, Los Angeles, California
Steven T. DeKosky, MD, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
James A. Ferrendelli, MD, Houston, Texas
John H. Growdon, MD, Boston, Massachusetts
Vladimir Hachinski, MD, DSc, London, Ontario
Audrey S. Penn, MD, Bethesda, Maryland
Stanley B. Prusiner, MD, San Francisco, California
Michael K. Racke, MD, Columbus, Ohio
Mya C. Schiess, MD, Houston, Texas
Thomas R. Swift, MD, Augusta, Georgia
Kenneth L. Tyler, MD, Denver, Colorado
Paul C. Van Ness, MD, Dallas, Texas

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Jump to Section  • Top  • Editorial staff  • Section editors  • Editorial board  • International advisory committee  • Publication staff  • Periodic publishing & business...  • Ama executives

Johan A. Aarli, MD, Bergen, Norway
Oded Abramsky, MD, PhD, Jerusalem, Israel
Samir F. Atweh, MD, Beirut, Lebanon
Paula Coutinho, MD, PhD, Porto, Portugal
Alexandra Dürr, MD, Paris, France
Bruno Estanol, MD, Mexico City, Mexico
Cesare Fieschi, MDN, Rome, Italy
Hans J. Freund, MD, Düsseldorf, Germany
Wang Guo-Xiang, MD, Beijing, China
Sang-Bok Lee, MD, PhD, Seoul, Korea
Olle Lindvall, MD, PhD, Lund, Sweden
Colin Masters, MD, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Sergio Novis, MD, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Michael Piradov, MD, Moscow, Russia
Niphon Poungvarin, MD, FRCP, Bangkok, Thailand
Anthony H. V. Schapira, DSc, MD, FRCP, London, England
Bhim S. Singhal, MD, Bombay, India
Eduardo Tolosa, MD, Barcelona, Spain
Shoji Tsuji, MD, PhD, Tokyo, Japan

PUBLICATION STAFF

Jump to Section  • Top  • Editorial staff  • Section editors  • Editorial board  • International advisory committee  • Publication staff  • Periodic publishing & business...  • Ama executives

Offices: 515 N State St, Chicago, IL 60610

Catherine D. DeAngelis, MD, MPH
Editor in Chief
Scientific Publications & Multimedia Applications
Cheryl Iverson: Managing Editor

Editorial Processing Department

Department Director: Paula Glitman
Manuscript Editing Manager: Brenda Gregoline
Senior Manuscript Editor: Tracy Frey
Manuscript Editors: Laura Adamczyk, Roya Khatiblou, Shannon L. Sparenga
Freelance Manuscript Editing Manager: Diane L. Cannon
Freelance Manuscript Editing Coordinators: Vickey Golden, Mary A. Kingzette, Connie L. Manno
Freelance Copy Editors and Copyreaders: Catherine A. Alden, Lisa M. Cluver, Mary Coerver-Connolly, Allison Esposito, GeorgeMary Gardner, Robin Husayko, Laura King, Nicole C. Netter, Caroline Woods
Editorial Systems Managers: Paul Frank, Monica Mungle
Systems Programmer/Internet Specialist: J.D. Neff
Editorial Assistant: Wanda Hill

Scientific Publications & Multimedia Applications

Executive Assistant to the Editor: Marla A. Hall

Scientific Online Resources

Director: Margaret Winker, MD
Electronic Media Department Director: Michelle Kurzynski
Associate Web Editors: Christopher Hastings, Peter Kim
Web Administrative Assistant: Reuben Rios

PERIODIC PUBLISHING & BUSINESS STAFF

Jump to Section  • Top  • Editorial staff  • Section editors  • Editorial board  • International advisory committee  • Publication staff  • Periodic publishing & business...  • Ama executives

Senior VP & Publisher: Robert A. Musacchio, PhD

Advertising Sales & Marketing

Division Director: Jeffery J. Bonistalli
Manager: Kathy Russell
Staff: Mirna Monal, Jennifer Seminerio

Sales Representative: Stacey McHugh
Assistant Publisher, Classified Advertising/Circulation Promotion: Geoffrey Flick
Manager: Thalia Moss
Staff: Tem Harrier, Kim Jenkins, Allison Kruse, Michelle Sharpe
Director, Marketing Support Services: Mark Thornbury
Staff: Nancy Bell, Tricia Leonardis, Dennis Sammartino

Director, Reprints: Mark Kuhns
Staff: Susan Lovenberg

Journal Sales & Online Business

Division Director: Richard Newman
Director, Worldwide Sales: Vida Damijonaitis
Circulation Sales & Marketing
Managers: Silvana Benzoni, Saskia Bolore, Jeremy Nielsen
Staff: Rebecca Haas, Christine Hearne

Director, Marketing and Product Development: Michael T. Clarke
Manager: Elizabeth Solaro
Staff: Millette Jackson-Bates, Sara Nicholson

Director, Online Journal Publishing: Julie Harrington

Publishing Operations

Division Director: Vanessa Hayden
Directors: Karen Adams-Taylor, Sue Sherrill
Managers: David Antos, Karen Branham, Suzanne J. Bukovsky, Debbie Camp, Susan Chiara, Diane Darnell, Susana Eloy de Vitale, Karl Elvin, Mary Ellen Johnston, Michael McGraw, Chris Meyer, Sean O’Donnell, Sean Ohlson, Phil O'Leary, Ryan Patella, Susan Price, Stacy Tucker
Advertising and Production Services: Karen Allbright, Bernadette Bauer, Rhonda Bailey Brown, Anna Goins, Terri Hanley, Euwanaha Joiner-Smith, Brian McCartney, Noemi Olmo, John Pantlind, Cindy Rendlen, Denise Steinhauser, Ellen Yoshihara
Circulation Processing: Julie Burton,Michael Deegan, Rosa Eng, Donovan Hanson, Felicia Kyles, Kathryn Osten
Composition and New Media: Gail Barrett, Regina Brownlee, Scott Curl, Brenda Chandler-Grayer, Amy Evers, Teri Hutchison, Mary Ann Kuranda, Joshua Lampinen, Patricia E. Panek, La'son Diggs Sledge, George Thomson
Graphics: Joe Amft, Maria Duda, Fred Furtner,Carolyn Hall, Maria Kowalkowski, JoAnne Weiskopf
Proofreading: Carol Joy Farrell, Daniel James, Judith A. Literskis, Teresa H. Omiotek, Barbara Wojtowicz, Agnes A. Zarkadas

AMA EXECUTIVES

Jump to Section  • Top  • Editorial staff  • Section editors  • Editorial board  • International advisory committee  • Publication staff  • Periodic publishing & business...  • Ama executives

Michael D. Maves, MD, MBA, Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer
Bernard L. Hengesbaugh, Chief Operating Officer
Robert A. Musacchio, PhD, Senior Vice President, Publishing & Business Services

All articles published, including editorials, letters, and book reviews, represent the opinions of the authors and do not reflect the policy of the American Medical Association, the Editorial Board, or the institution with which the author is affiliated, unless this is clearly specified.

Copyright 2008 by the American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is prohibited.