FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON December 05, 2006

New Look, New Schedule, New Era for Neurology

ST. PAUL, Minn -

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Angela Babb, ababb@aan.com, (651) 695-2789 Robin Stinnett, rstinnett@aan.com, (651) 695-2763 New Look, New Schedule, New Era for Neurology ST. PAUL, Minn – Neurology, the world’s leading clinical neurology journal, is getting a new look, new features and a new publication schedule as it begins a new era in 2007, the American Academy of Neurology has announced. Beginning January 2, 2007, the journal Neurology will publish weekly, with 48 issues per year. Currently, Neurology is published twice a month. Moving the journal to a weekly publication is the achievement of Editor-in-Chief Robert C. Griggs, MD, FAAN, with the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York, who is completing his ten-year term at the end of the year. John H. Noseworthy, MD, FAAN, of the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota, will replace Griggs and guide this new weekly publication schedule. “This bold decision to publish weekly continues to provide our readers with outstanding articles, but with increased frequency in a more manageable format,” said Noseworthy. “The total number of editorial pages will be reduced by 10 to 20 percent, a size that has been shown to work well for the major weekly medical journals. Publishing weekly also creates an expectation that we will respond quickly to controversial issues that impact neurology.” Neurology is also being redesigned with such added features as a complete online archive, monthly clinical pathological conferences, and neuroscience editorials. “This redesign will enhance readability and aesthetics without losing the familiar look of ‘the green journal,’” said Noseworthy. The journal has grown to be the most widely read and highly cited peer-reviewed journal of neurology. Manuscript submissions will near a record 5,000 this year and Neurology is now being published in Korean, Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Spanish, Turkish, and English editions.

The American Academy of Neurology, an association of more than 19,000 neurologists and neuroscience professionals, is dedicated to improving patient care through education and research. A neurologist is a doctor with specialized training in diagnosing, treating and managing disorders of the brain and nervous system such as stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, Parkinson disease, and multiple sclerosis. For more information about the American Academy of Neurology, visit www.aan.com. –end–