Stroke -- Table of Contents (34 [11])

Volume 34, Issue 11; November 1, 2003

Original Contributions
Research Reports
Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
Progress Review
Cochrane Corner
Letters to the Editor
Emerging Therapies
Controversies in Stroke
Corrections

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	Original Contributions
	Acute Stroke Therapy by Inhibition of Neutrophils (ASTIN): An Adaptive Dose-Response Study of UK-279,276 in Acute Ischemic Stroke Michael Krams, Kennedy R. Lees, Werner Hacke, Andrew P. Grieve, Jean-Marc Orgogozo, and Gary A. Ford Stroke. 2003;34:2543-2548; published online before print October 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000092527.33910.89. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effect on Cerebral Vasospasm of Coil Embolization Followed by Microcatheter Intrathecal Urokinase Infusion Into the Cisterna Magna: A Prospective Randomized Study Jun-ichiro Hamada, Yutaka Kai, Motohiro Morioka, Shigetoshi Yano, Takamasa Mizuno, Teruyuki Hirano, Kiyoshi Kazekawa, and Yukitaka Ushio Stroke. 2003;34:2549-2554; published online before print October 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000094731.63690.FF. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase T-786C Single Nucleotide Polymorphism: A Putative Genetic Marker Differentiating Small Versus Large Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms Vini G. Khurana, Youvraj R. Sohni, Wells I. Mangrum, Robyn L. McClelland, Dennis J. O’Kane, Fredric B. Meyer, and Irene Meissner Stroke. 2003;34:2555-2559; published online before print October 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000096994.53810.59. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Abciximab Reduces Monocyte Tissue Factor in Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting Christoph W. Kopp, Sabine Steiner, Christian Nasel, Daniela Seidinger, Irene Mlekusch, Wilfried Lang, Andrea Bartok, Ramazanali Ahmadi, and Erich Minar Stroke. 2003;34:2560-2567; published online before print October 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000094425.06242.64. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Utility of Abciximab During Carotid Stenting When Distal Protection Is Contraindicated Elad I. Levy and L.Nelson Hopkins Stroke. 2003;34:2567; published online before print October 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000101662.02595.9B. Full Text \| PDF
	Risk Factors for Death or Stroke After Carotid Endarterectomy: Observations From the Ontario Carotid Endarterectomy Registry Jack V. Tu, Hua Wang, Beverley Bowyer, Lawrence Green, Jiming Fang, and Daryl Kucey Stroke. 2003;34:2568-2573; published online before print October 2 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000092491.45227.0F. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Identifying Risk Factors for Perioperative Outcomes After Carotid Endarterectomy: The Story Continues Virginia J. Howard and Wayne Rosamond Stroke. 2003;34:2573-2575; published online before print October 2 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000096458.53961.60. Full Text \| PDF
	Effect of Treatment of Carotid Artery Stenosis on Blood Pressure: A Comparison of Hemodynamic Disturbances After Carotid Endarterectomy and Endovascular Treatment F.M. McKevitt, A. Sivaguru, G.S. Venables, T.J. Cleveland, P.A. Gaines, J.D. Beard, and K.S. Channer Stroke. 2003;34:2576-2581; published online before print October 30 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000097490.88015.3A. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Hypotension After Carotid Revascularization George Dangas Stroke. 2003;34:2581-2582; published online before print October 30 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000101661.72199.6E. Full Text \| PDF
	Relationship Between Blood Pressure and Stroke Risk in Patients With Symptomatic Carotid Occlusive Disease P.M. Rothwell, S.C. Howard, and J.D. Spence Stroke. 2003;34:2583-2590; published online before print October 30 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000094424.38761.56. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Blood Pressure Lowering for the Secondary Prevention of Stroke: One Size Fits All? Jan A. Staessen and Jiguang Wang Stroke. 2003;34:2590-2592; published online before print October 30 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000098628.60758.9C. Full Text \| PDF
	International Variations in Surgical Practice for Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage Barbara A. Gregson and A. David Mendelow Stroke. 2003;34:2593-2597; published online before print October 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000097491.82104.F3. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—International Variations in Surgical Practice for Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage Julian T. Hoff Stroke. 2003;34:2597-2598, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000101663.71972.49. Full Text \| PDF
	Role of Monitoring in Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Anna Cavallini, Giuseppe Micieli, Simona Marcheselli, and Silvana Quaglini Stroke. 2003;34:2599-2603; published online before print October 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000094423.34841.BB. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	North-South Gradients in Britain for Stroke and CHD: Are They Explained by the Same Factors? R.W. Morris, P.H. Whincup, J.R. Emberson, F.C. Lampe, M. Walker, and A.G. Shaper Stroke. 2003;34:2604-2609; published online before print October 9 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000092489.98235.1D. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—North, South: Changing Directions in Cardiovascular Epidemiology Peter McCarron and Debbie A. Lawlor Stroke. 2003;34:2609-2611; published online before print October 9 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000097300.77805.64. Full Text \| PDF
	Evidence for an Association Between Air Pollution and Daily Stroke Admissions in Kaohsiung, Taiwan Shang-Shyue Tsai, William B. Goggins, Hui-Fen Chiu, and Chun-Yuh Yang Stroke. 2003;34:2612-2616; published online before print October 9 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000095564.33543.64. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Stroke in 85-Year-Olds: Prevalence, Incidence, Risk Factors, and Relation to Mortality and Dementia Martin Liebetrau, Bertil Steen, and Ingmar Skoog Stroke. 2003;34:2617-2622; published online before print October 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000094420.80781.A9. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effect of Area-Based Deprivation on the Severity, Subtype, and Outcome of Ischemic Stroke Stella Aslanyan, Christopher J. Weir, Kennedy R. Lees, John L. Reid, and Gordon T. McInnes Stroke. 2003;34:2623-2628; published online before print October 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000097610.12803.D7. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Down With the Class Society! Kjell Asplund Stroke. 2003;34:2628-2629; published online before print October 30 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000101664.02943.69. Full Text \| PDF
	Subcortical White Matter Infarcts: Comparison of Superficial Perforating Artery and Internal Border-Zone Infarcts Using Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging Phil Hyu Lee, Oh Young Bang, Se Ho Oh, In Soo Joo, and Kyoon Huh Stroke. 2003;34:2630-2635; published online before print October 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000097609.66185.05. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Validation of Computed Tomographic Middle Cerebral Artery Dot Sign: An Angiographic Correlation Study Megan C. Leary, Chelsea S. Kidwell, J. Pablo Villablanca, Sidney Starkman, Reza Jahan, Gary R. Duckwiler, Y. Pierre Gobin, Steven Sykes, Kristi J. Gough, Katrina Ferguson, Jennifer N. Llanes, Rinat Masamed, Margaret Tremwel, Bruce Ovbiagele, Paul M. Vespa, Fernando Vinuela, and Jeffrey L. Saver Stroke. 2003;34:2636-2640; published online before print October 30 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000092123.00938.83. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Unexpected Nocturnal Hypoxia in Patients With Acute Stroke Christine Roffe, Sheila Sills, Mohamed Halim, Kathryn Wilde, Martin B. Allen, Peter W. Jones, and Peter Crome Stroke. 2003;34:2641-2645; published online before print October 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000095188.65567.4F. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Topography and Temporal Evolution of Hypoxic Viable Tissue Identified by ¹⁸F-Fluoromisonidazole Positron Emission Tomography in Humans After Ischemic Stroke R. Markus, D.C. Reutens, S. Kazui, S. Read, P. Wright, B.R. Chambers, J.I. Sachinidis, H.J. Tochon-Danguy, and G.A. Donnan Stroke. 2003;34:2646-2652; published online before print October 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000094422.74023.FF. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Interhemispheric Asymmetries of Motor Cortex Excitability in the Postacute Stroke Stage: A Paired-Pulse Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study Paola Cicinelli, Patrizio Pasqualetti, Marina Zaccagnini, Raimondo Traversa, Massimiliano Oliveri, and Paolo Maria Rossini Stroke. 2003;34:2653-2658; published online before print October 9 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000092122.96722.72. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Symptomatic Vertebrobasilar Stenosis Undergoing Surgical Procedures David J. Blacker, Kelly D. Flemming, and Eelco F.M. Wijdicks Stroke. 2003;34:2659-2663; published online before print October 2 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000092120.03676.D6. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effect of Age on Clinical and Morphological Characteristics in Patients With Brain Arteriovenous Malformation C. Stapf, A.V. Khaw, R.R. Sciacca, C. Hofmeister, H.C. Schumacher, J. Pile-Spellman, H. Mast, J.P. Mohr, and A. Hartmann Stroke. 2003;34:2664-2669; published online before print October 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000094824.03372.9B. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Age-Dependent Brain AVM Characteristics: What is the Evidence? Giovanni Grasso Stroke. 2003;34:2669-2670; published online before print October 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000094763.71864.89. Full Text \| PDF
	Access to Care, Acculturation, and Risk Factors for Stroke in Mexican Americans: The Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi (BASIC) Project Melinda A. Smith, Jan M.H. Risser, Lynda D. Lisabeth, Lemuel A. Moyé, and Lewis B. Morgenstern Stroke. 2003;34:2671-2675; published online before print October 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000096459.62826.1F. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Strengthening Acute Stroke Trials Through Optimal Use of Disability End Points Fiona B. Young, Kennedy R. Lees, and Christopher J. Weir Stroke. 2003;34:2676-2680; published online before print October 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000096210.36741.E7. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Case Scenarios to Assess Australian General Practitioners’ Understanding of Stroke Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention Sandy Middleton, David Sharpe, John Harris, Alastair Corbett, Robert Lusby, and Jeanette Ward Stroke. 2003;34:2681-2686; published online before print October 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000096209.04460.BB. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Stroke Unit Care Combined With Early Supported Discharge: Long-Term Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Trial Hild Fjærtoft, Bent Indredavik, and Stian Lydersen Stroke. 2003;34:2687-2691; published online before print October 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000095189.21659.4F. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Early Supported Discharge: An Idea Whose Time Has Come? Peter Langhorne Stroke. 2003;34:2691-2692; published online before print October 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000101665.18062.21. Full Text \| PDF
	Racial Disparities in Receipt of Secondary Stroke Prevention Agents Among US Nursing Home Residents Jennifer B. Christian, Kate L. Lapane, and Rebecca S. Toppa Stroke. 2003;34:2693-2697; published online before print October 9 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000096993.90248.27. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Enalapril Prevents Impaired Nitric Oxide Synthase–Dependent Dilatation of Cerebral Arterioles in Diabetic Rats Anna K. Trauernicht, Hong Sun, Kaushik P. Patel, and William G. Mayhan Stroke. 2003;34:2698-2703; published online before print October 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000092121.62649.DC. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Interactions Between p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase and Caspase-3 in Cerebral Endothelial Cell Death After Hypoxia-Reoxygenation Sun-Ryung Lee and Eng H. Lo Stroke. 2003;34:2704-2709; published online before print October 9 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000096540.40826.BA. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Intraventricular Infusion of TrkB-Fc Fusion Protein Promotes Ischemia-Induced Neurogenesis in Adult Rat Dentate Gyrus Elin Gustafsson, Olle Lindvall, and Zaal Kokaia Stroke. 2003;34:2710-2715; published online before print October 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000096025.35225.36. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Photothrombotic Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion and Reperfusion Laser System in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats Hiroshi Yao, Hiroshi Sugimori, Kenji Fukuda, Junichi Takada, Hiroaki Ooboshi, Takanari Kitazono, Setsuro Ibayashi, and Mitsuo Iida Stroke. 2003;34:2716-2721; published online before print October 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000094730.38343.73. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effect of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Treatment on Brain Progenitor Cells After Permanent Focal Ischemia in Rats Kuniyasu Wada, Hiroshi Sugimori, Pradeep G. Bhide, Michael A. Moskowitz, and Seth P. Finklestein Stroke. 2003;34:2722-2728; published online before print October 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000094421.61917.71. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Research Reports
	Costs of Acute Care of First-Ever Ischemic Stroke in Taiwan Ku-Chou Chang and Mei-Chiun Tseng Stroke. 2003;34:e219-e221; published online before print October 9 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000095565.12945.18. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Wall Mechanics of the Stented Extracranial Carotid Artery Hélène Vernhet, Beatrix Jean, Stephan Lust, Jean Pierre Laroche, Alain Bonafé, Jean Paul Sénac, I. Quéré, and Michel Dauzat Stroke. 2003;34:e222-e224; published online before print October 2 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000092490.21761.7C. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
	Beyond Mismatch: Evolving Paradigms in Imaging the Ischemic Penumbra With Multimodal Magnetic Resonance Imaging Chelsea S. Kidwell, Jeffry R. Alger, and Jeffrey L. Saver Stroke. 2003;34:2729-2735; published online before print October 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000097608.38779.CC. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors: Are They Really Atherothrombotic, and If Not, Why Not? Graeme J. Hankey and John W. Eikelboom Stroke. 2003;34:2736-2740; published online before print October 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000097301.50041.6E. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Blood Pressure Reduction and Secondary Prevention of Stroke and Other Vascular Events: A Systematic Review Parveen Rashid, Jo Leonardi-Bee, and Philip Bath Stroke. 2003;34:2741-2748; published online before print October 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000092488.40085.15. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Secondary Prevention of Stroke: Beyond Meta-Analyses François Gueyffier Stroke. 2003;34:2748-2749; published online before print October 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000097306.83180.10. Full Text \| PDF
	Progress Review
	Anatomy and Functionality of Leptomeningeal Anastomoses: A Review Mariana Brozici, Albert van der Zwan, and Berend Hillen Stroke. 2003;34:2750-2762; published online before print October 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000095791.85737.65. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cochrane Corner
	Amphetamines for Improving Stroke Recovery: A Systematic Cochrane Review Louise Martinsson, Hans-Göran Hårdemark, and Nils Gunnar Wahlgren Stroke. 2003;34:2766; published online before print October 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000098003.50143.17. Full Text \| PDF
	Letters to the Editor
	Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Stroke Prevention: What About the Influence of Atrial Fibrillation and Antithrombotic Therapy? Claudia Stöllberger, Jörg Slany, Michael Brainin, and Josef Finsterer Stroke. 2003;34:e208; published online before print October 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000099063.62084.3C. Full Text \| PDF
	Why Should Mild Hyperhomocysteinemia Be Responsible for CAD? Valeria Caso and Virgilio Gallai Stroke. 2003;34:e209; published online before print October 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000099068.07405.6A. Full Text \| PDF
	Bone Mineral Density, Blood Pressure, and Stroke in Elderly Women • Response Kazushi Tsuda, Michael E. Mussolino, Jennifer H. Madans, and R.F. Gillum Stroke. 2003;34:e210-e211; published online before print October 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000099069.46330.B2. Full Text \| PDF
	Cerebral White Matter Lesions, Retinopathy, and Stroke Tien Yin Wong Stroke. 2003;34:e212; published online before print October 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000099073.76366.73. Full Text \| PDF
	Crossed Aphasia in a Dextral With Right Hemispheric Lesion: A Functional Transcranial Doppler Study • Response Philip C. Njemanze, Margret Hund-Georgiadis, and D. Yves von Cramon Stroke. 2003;34:e213-e214; published online before print October 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000099064.02408.D9. Full Text \| PDF
	PWI/DWI Mismatch: Better Definition Required • Response Ken S. Butcher, Mark W. Parsons, Stephen Davis, Geoffrey Donnan, Shelagh B. Coutts, Jessica E. Simon, Andrew M. Demchuk, Richard Frayne, and J. Ross Mitchell Stroke. 2003;34:e215-e216; published online before print October 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000099066.23627.24. Full Text \| PDF
	Antithrombotic Therapy After Cerebral Hemorrhages • Response Claudia Stöllberger, Josef Finsterer, Mark H. Eckman, Jonathan Rosand, Katherine A. Knudsen, Steven M. Greenberg, and Daniel E. Singer Stroke. 2003;34:e217-e218; published online before print October 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000099071.46210.3A. Full Text \| PDF
	Emerging Therapies
	Extracranial Carotid Artery Stenosis Larry B. Goldstein Stroke. 2003;34:2767-2773; published online before print October 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000097803.90702.31. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Controversies in Stroke
	Stroke Is Best Managed by Neurologists Louis Caplan Stroke. 2003;34:2763; published online before print October 30 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000099140.79571.88. Full Text \| PDF
	Stroke Is Best Managed by a Neurologist: Battle of the Titans Kennedy R. Lees Stroke. 2003;34:2764-2765; published online before print October 30 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000098001.55467.D3. Full Text \| PDF
	Neurologist, Internist, or Strokologist? Geoffrey A. Donnan and Stephen M. Davis Stroke. 2003;34:2765; published online before print October 30 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000098002.30955.9D. Full Text \| PDF
	Corrections
	Correction Stroke. 2003;34:2774, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000101763.87465.A4. Full Text \| PDF

Spotlight

TOC Spotlight File

Volume 34, Issue 11; November 1, 2003

Original Contributions

Acute Stroke Therapy by Inhibition of Neutrophils (ASTIN): An Adaptive Dose-Response Study of UK-279,276 in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Effect on Cerebral Vasospasm of Coil Embolization Followed by Microcatheter Intrathecal Urokinase Infusion Into the Cisterna Magna: A Prospective Randomized Study

Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase T-786C Single Nucleotide Polymorphism: A Putative Genetic Marker Differentiating Small Versus Large Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms

Abciximab Reduces Monocyte Tissue Factor in Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting

Editorial Comment—Utility of Abciximab During Carotid Stenting When Distal Protection Is Contraindicated

Risk Factors for Death or Stroke After Carotid Endarterectomy: Observations From the Ontario Carotid Endarterectomy Registry

Editorial Comment—Identifying Risk Factors for Perioperative Outcomes After Carotid Endarterectomy: The Story Continues

Effect of Treatment of Carotid Artery Stenosis on Blood Pressure: A Comparison of Hemodynamic Disturbances After Carotid Endarterectomy and Endovascular Treatment

Editorial Comment—Hypotension After Carotid Revascularization

Relationship Between Blood Pressure and Stroke Risk in Patients With Symptomatic Carotid Occlusive Disease

Editorial Comment—Blood Pressure Lowering for the Secondary Prevention of Stroke: One Size Fits All?

International Variations in Surgical Practice for Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Editorial Comment—International Variations in Surgical Practice for Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Role of Monitoring in Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients

North-South Gradients in Britain for Stroke and CHD: Are They Explained by the Same Factors?

Editorial Comment—North, South: Changing Directions in Cardiovascular Epidemiology

Evidence for an Association Between Air Pollution and Daily Stroke Admissions in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Stroke in 85-Year-Olds: Prevalence, Incidence, Risk Factors, and Relation to Mortality and Dementia

Effect of Area-Based Deprivation on the Severity, Subtype, and Outcome of Ischemic Stroke

Editorial Comment—Down With the Class Society!

Subcortical White Matter Infarcts: Comparison of Superficial Perforating Artery and Internal Border-Zone Infarcts Using Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Validation of Computed Tomographic Middle Cerebral Artery Dot Sign: An Angiographic Correlation Study

Unexpected Nocturnal Hypoxia in Patients With Acute Stroke

Topography and Temporal Evolution of Hypoxic Viable Tissue Identified by 18F-Fluoromisonidazole Positron Emission Tomography in Humans After Ischemic Stroke

Interhemispheric Asymmetries of Motor Cortex Excitability in the Postacute Stroke Stage: A Paired-Pulse Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study

Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Symptomatic Vertebrobasilar Stenosis Undergoing Surgical Procedures

Effect of Age on Clinical and Morphological Characteristics in Patients With Brain Arteriovenous Malformation

Editorial Comment—Age-Dependent Brain AVM Characteristics: What is the Evidence?

Access to Care, Acculturation, and Risk Factors for Stroke in Mexican Americans: The Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi (BASIC) Project

Strengthening Acute Stroke Trials Through Optimal Use of Disability End Points

Case Scenarios to Assess Australian General Practitioners’ Understanding of Stroke Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention

Stroke Unit Care Combined With Early Supported Discharge: Long-Term Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Editorial Comment—Early Supported Discharge: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

Racial Disparities in Receipt of Secondary Stroke Prevention Agents Among US Nursing Home Residents

Enalapril Prevents Impaired Nitric Oxide Synthase–Dependent Dilatation of Cerebral Arterioles in Diabetic Rats

Interactions Between p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase and Caspase-3 in Cerebral Endothelial Cell Death After Hypoxia-Reoxygenation

Intraventricular Infusion of TrkB-Fc Fusion Protein Promotes Ischemia-Induced Neurogenesis in Adult Rat Dentate Gyrus

Photothrombotic Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion and Reperfusion Laser System in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

Effect of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Treatment on Brain Progenitor Cells After Permanent Focal Ischemia in Rats

Research Reports

Costs of Acute Care of First-Ever Ischemic Stroke in Taiwan

Wall Mechanics of the Stented Extracranial Carotid Artery

Comments, Opinions, and Reviews

Beyond Mismatch: Evolving Paradigms in Imaging the Ischemic Penumbra With Multimodal Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors: Are They Really Atherothrombotic, and If Not, Why Not?

Blood Pressure Reduction and Secondary Prevention of Stroke and Other Vascular Events: A Systematic Review

Editorial Comment—Secondary Prevention of Stroke: Beyond Meta-Analyses

Progress Review

Anatomy and Functionality of Leptomeningeal Anastomoses: A Review

Cochrane Corner

Amphetamines for Improving Stroke Recovery: A Systematic Cochrane Review

Letters to the Editor

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Stroke Prevention: What About the Influence of Atrial Fibrillation and Antithrombotic Therapy?

Why Should Mild Hyperhomocysteinemia Be Responsible for CAD?

Bone Mineral Density, Blood Pressure, and Stroke in Elderly Women • Response

Cerebral White Matter Lesions, Retinopathy, and Stroke

Crossed Aphasia in a Dextral With Right Hemispheric Lesion: A Functional Transcranial Doppler Study • Response

PWI/DWI Mismatch: Better Definition Required • Response

Antithrombotic Therapy After Cerebral Hemorrhages • Response

Emerging Therapies

Extracranial Carotid Artery Stenosis

Controversies in Stroke

Stroke Is Best Managed by Neurologists

Stroke Is Best Managed by a Neurologist: Battle of the Titans

Neurologist, Internist, or Strokologist?

Corrections

Correction

Spotlight

Topography and Temporal Evolution of Hypoxic Viable Tissue Identified by ¹⁸F-Fluoromisonidazole Positron Emission Tomography in Humans After Ischemic Stroke