Stroke -- Table of Contents (33 [4])

Volume 33, Issue 4; April 1, 2002

A Special Thanks to Our Reviewers
Editorials
Original Contributions
Short Communications
Case Reports
Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
Letters to the Editor
Corrections

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	Editorials
	Alcohol, Ischemic Stroke, and Lessons From a Negative Study Douglas A. Dulli Stroke. 2002;33:890-891, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000013795.19904.73. Full Text \| PDF
	Original Contributions
	A Prospective Evaluation of the CD14 and CD18 Gene Polymorphisms and Risk of Stroke Robert Y.L. Zee, David Bates, and Paul M. Ridker Stroke. 2002;33:892-895, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000014564.75483.EC. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	No Association of Paraoxonase Genotype or Atherosclerosis With Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy M. Yamada, N. Sodeyama, Y. Itoh, E. Otomo, M. Matsushita, and H. Mizusawa Stroke. 2002;33:896-900, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000013673.70986.AB. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Occurrence of Secondary Ischemic Events Among Persons With Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease Barbara G. Vickrey, Thomas S. Rector, Steven L. Wickstrom, Peter M. Guzy, Elizabeth M. Sloss, Philip B. Gorelick, Steven Garber, Daniel F. McCaffrey, Michael D. Dake, and Regina A. Levin Stroke. 2002;33:901-906, doi:10.1161/hs0402.105246. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Ischemic Stroke: The Framingham Study Luc Djoussé, R. Curtis Ellison, Alexa Beiser, Amy Scaramucci, Ralph B. D’Agostino, and Philip A. Wolf Stroke. 2002;33:907-912, doi:10.1161/hs0402.105245. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Stroke Risk Factor Profiles in African American Women: An Interim Report From the African-American Antiplatelet Stroke Prevention Study Bradford B. Worrall, Karen C. Johnston, Gail Kongable, Elena Hung, DeJuran Richardson, and Philip B. Gorelick Stroke. 2002;33:913-919, doi:10.1161/hs0402.105337. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Angioarchitectural Factors Present in Brain Arteriovenous Malformations Associated With Hemorrhagic Presentation Marco A. Stefani, Phillip J. Porter, Karel G. terBrugge, Walter Montanera, Robert A. Willinsky, and M. Christopher Wallace Stroke. 2002;33:920-924, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000014582.03429.F7. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Hypertensive Pontine Microhemorrhage Jee-Hyang Jeong, Soo Jin Yoon, Sue J. Kang, Kyung Gyu Choi, and Duk L. Na Stroke. 2002;33:925-929, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000013563.73522.CB. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Risk Factors for Progression of Aortic Atheroma in Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack Patients Souvik Sen, Stephen M. Oppenheimer, Joao Lima, and Barry Cohen Stroke. 2002;33:930-935, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000014210.99337.D7. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Increased Circulating Immune Complexes in Acute Stroke: The Triggering Role of *Chlamydia pneumoniae* and Cytomegalovirus Beata Tarnacka, Gräyna Gromadzka, and Anna Czlonkowska Stroke. 2002;33:936-940, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000014562.75483.6B. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Dissecting Aneurysms of Intracranial Carotid Circulation Hiroki Ohkuma, Shigeharu Suzuki, and Kazumi Ogane Stroke. 2002;33:941-947, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000013564.73522.05. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Physician Knowledge and Practices in the Evaluation of Coagulopathies in Stroke Patients Cheryl D. Bushnell and Larry B. Goldstein Stroke. 2002;33:948-953, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000014583.17714.E0. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Is the Association of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Scores and Acute Magnetic Resonance Imaging Stroke Volume Equal for Patients With Right- and Left-Hemisphere Ischemic Stroke? John N. Fink, Magdy H. Selim, Sandeep Kumar, Brian Silver, Italo Linfante, Louis R. Caplan, and Gottfried Schlaug Stroke. 2002;33:954-958, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000013069.24300.1D. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	CT Angiography With Whole Brain Perfused Blood Volume Imaging: Added Clinical Value in the Assessment of Acute Stroke Mustapha A. Ezzeddine, Michael H. Lev, Colin T. McDonald, Guy Rordorf, Jamary Oliveira-Filho, Fatma Gul Aksoy, Jeffrey Farkas, Alan Z. Segal, Lee H. Schwamm, R. Gilberto Gonzalez, and Walter J. Koroshetz Stroke. 2002;33:959-966, doi:10.1161/hs0402.105388. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Detection of Deoxygenation-Related Signal Change in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients by T2*-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging Hajime Tamura, Jun Hatazawa, Hideto Toyoshima, Eku Shimosegawa, and Toshio Okudera Stroke. 2002;33:967-971, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000013672.70986.E2. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cerebral Perfusion and Cerebrovascular Reactivity Are Reduced in White Matter Hyperintensities J.R. Marstrand, E. Garde, E. Rostrup, P. Ring, S. Rosenbaum, E.L. Mortensen, and H.B.W. Larsson Stroke. 2002;33:972-976, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000012808.81667.4B. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Computed Tomography Angiography for the Evaluation of Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque: Correlation With Histopathology of Endarterectomy Specimens Leighton J. Walker, Azam Ismail, William McMeekin, David Lambert, A. David Mendelow, and Daniel Birchall Stroke. 2002;33:977-981, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000013562.73522.82. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Inflammation-Mediated Damage in Progressing Lacunar Infarctions: A Potential Therapeutic Target Mar Castellanos, José Castillo, María M. García, Rogelio Leira, Joaquín Serena, Angel Chamorro, and Antoni Dávalos Stroke. 2002;33:982-987, doi:10.1161/hs0402.105339. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	The Stroke Patient Who Woke Up: Clinical and Radiological Features, Including Diffusion and Perfusion MRI John N. Fink, Sandeep Kumar, Clare Horkan, Italo Linfante, Magdy H. Selim, Louis R. Caplan, and Gottfried Schlaug Stroke. 2002;33:988-993, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000014585.17714.67. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Blood Use in Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery Daniel E. Couture, Dilantha B. Ellegala, Aaron S. Dumont, Paul D. Mintz, and Neal F. Kassell Stroke. 2002;33:994-997, doi:10.1161/hs0402.105296. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effects of Induced Hypertension on Intracranial Pressure and Flow Velocities of the Middle Cerebral Arteries in Patients With Large Hemispheric Stroke Stefan Schwarz, Dimitrios Georgiadis, Alfred Aschoff, and Stefan Schwab Stroke. 2002;33:998-1004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000014584.17714.2E. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	High Plasma Brain Natriuretic Polypeptide Level as a Marker of Risk for Thromboembolism in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation Hiromi Shimizu, Yo Murakami, Shin-ichi Inoue, Yoko Ohta, Ko Nakamura, Harumi Katoh, Takeshi Sakne, Nobuyuki Takahashi, Shuzo Ohata, Takashi Sugamori, Yutaka Ishibashi, and Toshio Shimada Stroke. 2002;33:1005-1010, doi:10.1161/hs0402.105657. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Efficacy and Safety of Nicardipine Prolonged-Release Implants for Preventing Vasospasm in Humans Hidetoshi Kasuya, Hideaki Onda, Mikihiko Takeshita, Yoshikazu Okada, and Tomokastu Hori Stroke. 2002;33:1011-1015, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000014563.75483.22. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Well-Being After Stroke in Canadian Seniors: Findings From the Canadian Study of Health and Aging Philippa Clarke, Victor Marshall, Sandra E. Black, and Angela Colantonio Stroke. 2002;33:1016-1021, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000013066.24300.F9. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Analysis and Comparison of the Psychometric Properties of Three Balance Measures for Stroke Patients Hui-Fen Mao, I-Ping Hsueh, Pei-Fang Tang, Ching-Fan Sheu, and Ching-Lin Hsieh Stroke. 2002;33:1022-1027, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000012516.63191.C5. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Informal Care for Stroke Survivors: Results From the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS) H.M. Dewey, A.G. Thrift, C. Mihalopoulos, R. Carter, R.A.L. Macdonell, J.J. McNeil, and G.A. Donnan Stroke. 2002;33:1028-1033, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000013067.24300.B0. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Long-Term Disability After First-Ever Stroke and Related Prognostic Factors in the Perth Community Stroke Study, 1989–1990 Graeme J. Hankey, Konrad Jamrozik, Robyn J. Broadhurst, Susanne Forbes, and Craig S. Anderson Stroke. 2002;33:1034-1040, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000012515.66889.24. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Predicting Outcome After Acute and Subacute Stroke: Development and Validation of New Prognostic Models Carl Counsell, Martin Dennis, Michael McDowall, and Charles Warlow Stroke. 2002;33:1041-1047, doi:10.1161/hs0402.105909. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Prognostic Significance of Uric Acid Serum Concentration in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Ángel Chamorro, Victor Obach, Álvaro Cervera, Marian Revilla, Ramón Deulofeu, and John H. Aponte Stroke. 2002;33:1048-1052, doi:10.1161/hs0402.105927. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Dysplastic Vessels After Surgery for Brain Arteriovenous Malformations C. Stapf, E.S. Connolly, H.C. Schumacher, R.R. Sciacca, H. Mast, J. Pile-Spellman, and J.P. Mohr Stroke. 2002;33:1053-1056, doi:10.1161/hs0402.105319. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Risk of Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack, and Vessel Occlusion Before Endarterectomy in Patients With Symptomatic Severe Carotid Stenosis Till Blaser, Katrin Hofmann, Thomas Buerger, Olaf Effenberger, Claus-Werner Wallesch, and Michael Goertler Stroke. 2002;33:1057-1062, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000013671.70986.39. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Carotid Stenting and Endarterectomy: A Clinical and Cost Comparison of Revascularization Strategies William A. Gray, Harvey J. White, Jr, Douglas M. Barrett, George Chandran, Roxann Turner, and Mark Reisman Stroke. 2002;33:1063-1070, doi:10.1161/hs0402.105304. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Expression and Function of Recombinant S1179D Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase in Canine Cerebral Arteries Masahiko Akiyama, Daihiko Eguchi, Deborah Weiler, Timothy O’Brien, Imre Kovesdi, Ramona S. Scotland, William C. Sessa, and Zvonimir S. Katusic Stroke. 2002;33:1071-1076, doi:10.1161/hs0402.105553. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Albumin Therapy of Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia: In Vivo Analysis of Dynamic Microvascular Responses Ludmila Belayev, Elisabeth Pinard, Helene Nallet, Jacques Seylaz, Yitao Liu, Panomkhawn Riyamongkol, Weizhao Zhao, Raul Busto, and Myron D. Ginsberg Stroke. 2002;33:1077-1084, doi:10.1161/hs0402.105555. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	NAP, a Femtomolar-Acting Peptide, Protects the Brain Against Ischemic Injury by Reducing Apoptotic Death Ronen R. Leker, Angella Teichner, Nikolas Grigoriadis, Haim Ovadia, Douglas E. Brenneman, Mati Fridkin, Eli Giladi, Jacob Romano, and Illana Gozes Stroke. 2002;33:1085-1092, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000014207.05597.D7. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Ischemia and Ischemic Tolerance Induction Differentially Regulate Protein Expression of GluR1, GluR2, and AMPA Receptor Binding Protein in the Gerbil Hippocampus: GluR2 (GluR-B) Reduction Does Not Predict Neuronal Death Clemens Sommer and Marika Kiessling Stroke. 2002;33:1093-1100, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000014205.05597.45. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase Impairs Early and Long-Term Experimental Stroke Recovery Shozo Goto, Rong Xue, Nobuo Sugo, Masahiko Sawada, Kathleen K. Blizzard, Marc F. Poitras, David C. Johns, Ted M. Dawson, Valina L. Dawson, Barbara J. Crain, Richard J. Traystman, Susumu Mori, and Patricia D. Hurn Stroke. 2002;33:1101-1106, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000014203.65693.1E. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Retinal and Optic Nerve Degeneration After Chronic Carotid Ligation: Time Course and Role of Light Exposure W. Dale Stevens, Teresa Fortin, and Bruce A. Pappas Stroke. 2002;33:1107-1112, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000014204.05597.0C. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Temporal Profile of Enhanced Vulnerability of the Postthrombotic Brain to Secondary Embolic Events Gary H. Danton, Ricardo Prado, Brant D. Watson, and W. Dalton Dietrich Stroke. 2002;33:1113-1119, doi:10.1161/hs0402.105554. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cellular Responses of Bioabsorbable Polymeric Material and Guglielmi Detachable Coil in Experimental Aneurysms Yuichi Murayama, Fernando Viñuela, Satoshi Tateshima, Nestor R. Gonzalez, Joon K. Song, Haleh Mahdavieh, and Luisa Iruela-Arispe Stroke. 2002;33:1120-1128, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000014423.20476.EE. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Dendritic Cells Are Present in Ischemic Brain After Permanent Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion in the Rat Nikolaos Kostulas, Hu-Lun Li, Bao-Guo Xiao, Yu-Min Huang, Vasilios Kostulas, and Hans Link Stroke. 2002;33:1129-1134, doi:10.1161/hs0402.105379. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Short Communications
	Inflammation and Stroke: The Leiden 85-Plus Study E. van Exel, J. Gussekloo, A.J.M. de Craen, A. Bootsma-van der Wiel, M. Frölich, and R.G.J. Westendorp Stroke. 2002;33:1135-1138, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000014206.05597.9E. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Autoantibodies Against Oxidatively Modified Lipoproteins and Progression of Carotid Restenosis After Carotid Endarterectomy Maria Vittoria Meraviglia, Elena Maggi, Giorgio Bellomo, Marco Cursi, Giovanna Fanelli, and Fabio Minicucci Stroke. 2002;33:1139-1141, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000014420.15948.2E. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Case Reports
	Neonatal Cerebral Infarction Diagnosed by Diffusion-Weighted MRI: Pseudonormalization Occurs Early Irina Mader, Martin Schöning, Uwe Klose, and Wilhelm Küker Stroke. 2002;33:1142-1145, doi:10.1161/hs0402.105883. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
	Quantification of Perfusion Using Bolus Tracking Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Stroke: Assumptions, Limitations, and Potential Implications for Clinical Use F. Calamante, D.G. Gadian, and A. Connelly Stroke. 2002;33:1146-1151, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000014208.05597.33. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Alzheimer Disease as a Vascular Disorder: Nosological Evidence J.C. de la Torre Stroke. 2002;33:1152-1162, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000014421.15948.67. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Letters to the Editor
	Serum Gamma-Glutamyltransferase as a Risk Factor of Ischemic Stroke Might Be Independent of Alcohol Consumption Michele Emdin, Claudio Passino, Luigi Donato, Aldo Paolicchi, and Alfonso Pompella Stroke. 2002;33:1163-1164, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000012344.35312.13. Full Text \| PDF
	Re: Slowly Activating Potassium Conductance (I_D): A Potential Target for Stroke Therapy Jean Michel Achard, Oliver Godefroy, Michel Andrejak, Hakim Mazouz, Albert Fournier, Leonardo Fernandez, Alastair V. Ferguson, and Jaideep S. Bains Stroke. 2002;33:1164-1165, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000012743.21379.33. Full Text \| PDF
	Re: Safety of Intraventricular Sodium Nitroprusside and Thiosulfate for the Treatment of Cerebral Vasospasm in the Intensive Care Unit Setting Robert H. Rosenwasser and Jeffrey E. Thomas Stroke. 2002;33:1165-1166, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000014415.26869.C2. Full Text \| PDF
	Use of Hypertonic Saline in Ischemic Stroke Wendy C. Ziai, Marek A. Mirski, Anish Bhardwaj, Stefan Schwarz, Dimitrios Georgiadis, Stefan Schwab, and Alfred Aschoff Stroke. 2002;33:1166-1167, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000012517.43732.D8. Full Text \| PDF
	Laterality of Ruptured Aneurysm Has No Influence on QT Prolongation After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Shinji Fukui, Naoki Otani, Nobusuke Tsuzuki, Hiroshi Nawashiro, Katsuji Shima, Yutaka Hirashima, Nobuhisa Matsumura, Masanori Kurimoto, Shunro Endo, Shutaro Takashima, and Hideki Origasa Stroke. 2002;33:1167-1168, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000012263.83231.5D. Full Text \| PDF
	Ambulatory Carotid Stenting in Patients With Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis Florian Masuhr and Markus Busch Stroke. 2002;33:1168-1169, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000012807.49127.9D. Full Text \| PDF
	Is Ambulatory Carotid Stenting Safe? Too Early to Say Fiona McKevitt, Trevor Cleveland, Nadim Al-Mubarak, Gary S. Roubin, Jiri J. Vitek, Gishel New, and Sriram S. Iyer Stroke. 2002;33:1169-1170, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000012923.49085.05. Full Text \| PDF
	Drugs and Recovery: A Challenge for a Few? Marta Altieri, Vittorio Di Piero, Gian Luigi Lenzi, Delaina Walker-Batson, Sandra Curtis, and D. Hal Unwin Stroke. 2002;33:1170, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000012265.78381.ED. Full Text \| PDF
	Corrections
	Stroke. 2002;33:1171-1172, doi:10.1161/hs0402.108429. Full Text \| PDF

Spotlight

TOC Spotlight File

Volume 33, Issue 4; April 1, 2002

A Special Thanks to Our Reviewers

Editorials

Alcohol, Ischemic Stroke, and Lessons From a Negative Study

Original Contributions

A Prospective Evaluation of the CD14 and CD18 Gene Polymorphisms and Risk of Stroke

No Association of Paraoxonase Genotype or Atherosclerosis With Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy

Occurrence of Secondary Ischemic Events Among Persons With Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease

Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Ischemic Stroke: The Framingham Study

Stroke Risk Factor Profiles in African American Women: An Interim Report From the African-American Antiplatelet Stroke Prevention Study

Angioarchitectural Factors Present in Brain Arteriovenous Malformations Associated With Hemorrhagic Presentation

Hypertensive Pontine Microhemorrhage

Risk Factors for Progression of Aortic Atheroma in Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack Patients

Increased Circulating Immune Complexes in Acute Stroke: The Triggering Role of Chlamydia pneumoniae and Cytomegalovirus

Dissecting Aneurysms of Intracranial Carotid Circulation

Physician Knowledge and Practices in the Evaluation of Coagulopathies in Stroke Patients

Is the Association of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Scores and Acute Magnetic Resonance Imaging Stroke Volume Equal for Patients With Right- and Left-Hemisphere Ischemic Stroke?

CT Angiography With Whole Brain Perfused Blood Volume Imaging: Added Clinical Value in the Assessment of Acute Stroke

Detection of Deoxygenation-Related Signal Change in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients by T2*-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Cerebral Perfusion and Cerebrovascular Reactivity Are Reduced in White Matter Hyperintensities

Computed Tomography Angiography for the Evaluation of Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque: Correlation With Histopathology of Endarterectomy Specimens

Inflammation-Mediated Damage in Progressing Lacunar Infarctions: A Potential Therapeutic Target

The Stroke Patient Who Woke Up: Clinical and Radiological Features, Including Diffusion and Perfusion MRI

Blood Use in Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery

Effects of Induced Hypertension on Intracranial Pressure and Flow Velocities of the Middle Cerebral Arteries in Patients With Large Hemispheric Stroke

High Plasma Brain Natriuretic Polypeptide Level as a Marker of Risk for Thromboembolism in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation

Efficacy and Safety of Nicardipine Prolonged-Release Implants for Preventing Vasospasm in Humans

Well-Being After Stroke in Canadian Seniors: Findings From the Canadian Study of Health and Aging

Analysis and Comparison of the Psychometric Properties of Three Balance Measures for Stroke Patients

Informal Care for Stroke Survivors: Results From the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS)

Long-Term Disability After First-Ever Stroke and Related Prognostic Factors in the Perth Community Stroke Study, 1989–1990

Predicting Outcome After Acute and Subacute Stroke: Development and Validation of New Prognostic Models

Prognostic Significance of Uric Acid Serum Concentration in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke

Dysplastic Vessels After Surgery for Brain Arteriovenous Malformations

Risk of Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack, and Vessel Occlusion Before Endarterectomy in Patients With Symptomatic Severe Carotid Stenosis

Carotid Stenting and Endarterectomy: A Clinical and Cost Comparison of Revascularization Strategies

Expression and Function of Recombinant S1179D Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase in Canine Cerebral Arteries

Albumin Therapy of Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia: In Vivo Analysis of Dynamic Microvascular Responses

NAP, a Femtomolar-Acting Peptide, Protects the Brain Against Ischemic Injury by Reducing Apoptotic Death

Ischemia and Ischemic Tolerance Induction Differentially Regulate Protein Expression of GluR1, GluR2, and AMPA Receptor Binding Protein in the Gerbil Hippocampus: GluR2 (GluR-B) Reduction Does Not Predict Neuronal Death

Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase Impairs Early and Long-Term Experimental Stroke Recovery

Retinal and Optic Nerve Degeneration After Chronic Carotid Ligation: Time Course and Role of Light Exposure

Temporal Profile of Enhanced Vulnerability of the Postthrombotic Brain to Secondary Embolic Events

Cellular Responses of Bioabsorbable Polymeric Material and Guglielmi Detachable Coil in Experimental Aneurysms

Dendritic Cells Are Present in Ischemic Brain After Permanent Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion in the Rat

Short Communications

Inflammation and Stroke: The Leiden 85-Plus Study

Autoantibodies Against Oxidatively Modified Lipoproteins and Progression of Carotid Restenosis After Carotid Endarterectomy

Case Reports

Neonatal Cerebral Infarction Diagnosed by Diffusion-Weighted MRI: Pseudonormalization Occurs Early

Comments, Opinions, and Reviews

Quantification of Perfusion Using Bolus Tracking Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Stroke: Assumptions, Limitations, and Potential Implications for Clinical Use

Alzheimer Disease as a Vascular Disorder: Nosological Evidence

Letters to the Editor

Serum Gamma-Glutamyltransferase as a Risk Factor of Ischemic Stroke Might Be Independent of Alcohol Consumption

Re: Slowly Activating Potassium Conductance (ID): A Potential Target for Stroke Therapy

Re: Safety of Intraventricular Sodium Nitroprusside and Thiosulfate for the Treatment of Cerebral Vasospasm in the Intensive Care Unit Setting

Use of Hypertonic Saline in Ischemic Stroke

Laterality of Ruptured Aneurysm Has No Influence on QT Prolongation After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Ambulatory Carotid Stenting in Patients With Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis

Is Ambulatory Carotid Stenting Safe? Too Early to Say

Drugs and Recovery: A Challenge for a Few?

Corrections

Spotlight

Re: Slowly Activating Potassium Conductance (I_D): A Potential Target for Stroke Therapy