Stroke -- Table of Contents (34 [4])

Volume 34, Issue 4; April 1, 2003

A Special Thanks to our Reviewers for 2002
Original Contributions
Research Reports
Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
Cochrane Corner
Letters to the Editor
Emerging Therapies
ASA Scientific Statement
AHA Scientific Statement

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	Stroke. 2003;34:827-832. Full Text \| PDF
	Original Contributions
	Comparison of Triflusal and Aspirin for Prevention of Vascular Events in Patients After Cerebral Infarction: The TACIP Study: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter Trial • Can Aspirin Ever Be Surpassed for Stroke Prevention? Jordi Matías-Guiu, José M. Ferro, José Alvarez-Sabín, Ferran Torres, M. Dolores Jiménez, Aida Lago, Teresa Melo, and David C. Tong Stroke. 2003;34:840-848; published online before print March 20 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000063141.24491.50. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Platelet Function Under Aspirin, Clopidogrel, and Both After Ischemic Stroke: A Case-Crossover Study • Synergistic Antiplatelet Effects of Clopidogrel and Aspirin Detected With the PFA-100 in Stroke Patients Armin J. Grau, Sven Reiners, Christoph Lichy, Florian Buggle, Andreas Ruf, and Bernd Jilma Stroke. 2003;34:849-854; published online before print March 13 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000064326.65899.AC. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Self-Reported Stress and Risk of Stroke: The Copenhagen City Heart Study Thomas Truelsen, Naja Nielsen, Gudrun Boysen, and Morten Grønbæk Stroke. 2003;34:856-862; published online before print March 13 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000062345.80774.40. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Risk of Stroke in Japanese Men and Women: The Oyabe Study Yoshiyuki Soyama, Katsuyuki Miura, Yuko Morikawa, Muneko Nishijo, Yumiko Nakanishi, Yuchi Naruse, Sadanobu Kagamimori, and Hideaki Nakagawa Stroke. 2003;34:863-868; published online before print March 13 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000060869.34009.38. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Apolipoprotein E Gene Polymorphisms Are Associated With Carotid Plaque Formation but Not With Intima-Media Wall Thickening: Results From the Perth Carotid Ultrasound Disease Assessment Study (CUDAS) John P. Beilby, Clive C.J. Hunt, Lyle J. Palmer, Caroline M.L. Chapman, Jodi P. Burley, Brendan M. McQuillan, Peter L. Thompson, and Joseph Hung Stroke. 2003;34:869-874; published online before print March 13 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000062901.54157.12. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Increased Expression of Neuronal Apolipoprotein E in Human Brain With Cerebral Infarction Kazuko Aoki, Toshiki Uchihara, Nobuo Sanjo, Ayako Nakamura, Kenji Ikeda, Kuniaki Tsuchiya, and Yoshihiro Wakayama Stroke. 2003;34:875-880; published online before print March 20 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000064320.73388.C6. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Synergistic Effect of -174 G/C Polymorphism of the Interleukin-6 Gene Promoter and 469 E/K Polymorphism of the Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 Gene in Italian Patients With History of Ischemic Stroke Roberto Pola, Andrea Flex, Eleonora Gaetani, Roberto Flore, Michele Serricchio, and Paolo Pola Stroke. 2003;34:881-885; published online before print March 13 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000062346.70983.DF. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Fibrinogen Gene Promoter -455 A Allele as a Risk Factor for Lacunar Stroke M. Martiskainen, T. Pohjasvaara, J. Mikkelsson, R. Mäntylä, T. Kunnas, P. Laippala, E. Ilveskoski, M. Kaste, P.J. Karhunen, and T. Erkinjuntti Stroke. 2003;34:886-891; published online before print March 13 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000060029.23872.55. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Absence of Linkage of Familial Intracranial Aneurysms to 7q11 in Highly Aggregated Japanese Families Shigeki Yamada, Maki Utsunomiya, Kayoko Inoue, Kazuhiko Nozaki, Susumu Miyamoto, Nobuo Hashimoto, Katsunobu Takenaka, Takeo Yoshinaga, and Akio Koizumi Stroke. 2003;34:892-900; published online before print March 20 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000062887.71400.B4. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Clinical Relevance of Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter, Stroke, Pacemaker Implant, and Heart Failure in Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy: A Long-Term Longitudinal Study Giuseppe Boriani, Margherita Gallina, Luciano Merlini, Gisèle Bonne, Daniela Toniolo, Silvia Amati, Mauro Biffi, Cristian Martignani, Lorenzo Frabetti, Marco Bonvicini, Claudio Rapezzi, and Angelo Branzi Stroke. 2003;34:901-908; published online before print March 20 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000064322.47667.49. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Hyperhomocysteinemia Is Associated With the Presence of Left Atrial Thrombus in Stroke Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation Hakan Ay, E. Murat Arsava, S. Lale Tokgözoglu, Necla Özer, and Okay Saribas Stroke. 2003;34:909-912; published online before print February 27 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000060202.63475.BA. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Increasing Stroke Incidence and Decreasing Case Fatality, 1989–1998: A Study From the Stroke Register in Malmö, Sweden Hélène Pessah-Rasmussen, Gunnar Engström, Ingela Jerntorp, and Lars Janzon Stroke. 2003;34:913-918; published online before print March 20 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000063365.10841.43. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Epidemiological Impact in the United States of a Tissue-Based Definition of Transient Ischemic Attack Bruce Ovbiagele, Chelsea S. Kidwell, and Jeffrey L. Saver Stroke. 2003;34:919-924; published online before print March 13 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000064323.65539.A7. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Abnormal Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases and Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinases in Brain Arteriovenous Malformations • Growth and Bleeding in BAVM: Another Role for MMPs Tomoki Hashimoto, Gen Wen, Michael T. Lawton, Nancy J. Boudreau, Andrew W. Bollen, Guo-Yuan Yang, Nicholas M. Barbaro, Randall T. Higashida, Christopher F. Dowd, Van V. Halbach, William L. Young, and Gary A. Rosenberg Stroke. 2003;34:925-931; published online before print March 20 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000061888.71524.DF. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Detection of Diffusion-Weighted MRI Abnormalities in Patients With Transient Ischemic Attack: Correlation With Clinical Characteristics Ralph A. Crisostomo, Madelleine M. Garcia, and David C. Tong Stroke. 2003;34:932-937; published online before print March 13 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000061496.00669.5E. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Patterns of Cortical Oxygen Saturation Changes During CO₂ Reactivity Testing in the Vicinity of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations Carlo Schaller, Johannes Schramm, Dorothee Haun, and Bernhard Meyer Stroke. 2003;34:938-944; published online before print March 20 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000060880.59712.14. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Monitoring of Cerebral Vasodilatory Capacity With Transcranial Doppler Carbon Dioxide Inhalation in Patients With Severe Carotid Artery Disease Randolph S. Marshall, Tanja Rundek, Douglas M. Sproule, Brian-Fred M. Fitzsimmons, Shauna Schwartz, and Ronald M. Lazar Stroke. 2003;34:945-949; published online before print March 6 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000062351.66804.1C. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Internal Carotid Artery Angle of Origin: A Novel Risk Factor for Early Carotid Atherosclerosis Matthias Sitzer, Damir Puac, Alexandra Buehler, Donata A. Steckel, Stephan von Kegler, Hugh S. Markus, and Helmuth Steinmetz Stroke. 2003;34:950-955; published online before print March 13 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000060895.38298.C4. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Bedside Monitoring of Circulating Blood Volume After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Hidetoshi Kasuya, Hideaki Onda, Taku Yoneyama, Toshiyuki Sasaki, and Tomokatsu Hori Stroke. 2003;34:956-960; published online before print March 20 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000064321.10700.63. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cervical Sympathetic Block to Reverse Delayed Ischemic Neurological Deficits After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage • Sympathetic Block for Vasospasm Miriam M. Treggiari, Jacques-André Romand, Jean-Baptiste Martin, Alain Reverdin, Daniel A. Rüfenacht, Nicolas de Tribolet, Arthur L. Day, and Philip V. Theodosopoulos Stroke. 2003;34:961-967; published online before print March 20 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000060893.72098.80. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Stereotactic Treatment of Intracerebral Hematoma by Means of a Plasminogen Activator: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial (SICHPA) O.P.M. Teernstra, S.M.A.A. Evers, J. Lodder, P. Leffers, C.L. Franke, and G. Blaauw Stroke. 2003;34:968-974; published online before print March 20 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000063367.52044.40. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Nosocomial Pneumonia After Acute Stroke: Implications for Neurological Intensive Care Medicine Ruediger Hilker, Carsten Poetter, Nahide Findeisen, Jan Sobesky, Andreas Jacobs, Michael Neveling, and Wolf-Dieter Heiss Stroke. 2003;34:975-981; published online before print March 13 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000063373.70993.CD. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Prognostication of Recovery in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Through the Use of Brain SPECT With Technetium-99m—Labeled Metronidazole Ho-Chun Song, Hee-Seung Bom, Ki Hyun Cho, Byeong Chae Kim, Jeong-Jin Seo, Chang-Guhn Kim, David J. Yang, and E. Edmund Kim Stroke. 2003;34:982-986; published online before print March 20 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000062902.94892.F5. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Intensity of Aphasia Therapy, Impact on Recovery • Aphasia Therapy Works! Sanjit K. Bhogal, Robert Teasell, Mark Speechley, and Martin L. Albert Stroke. 2003;34:987-993; published online before print March 20 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000062343.64383.D0. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cuyahoga County Operation Stroke Speed of Emergency Department Evaluation and Compliance With National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Time Targets Irene L. Katzan, Thomas W. Graber, Anthony J. Furlan, Sophia Sundararajan, Cathy A. Sila, Gary Houser, and Dennis M. Landis Stroke. 2003;34:994-998; published online before print March 6 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000060870.55480.61. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Veterans Administration Acute Stroke (VASt) Study: Lack of Race/Ethnic-Based Differences in Utilization of Stroke-Related Procedures or Services • Diagnostic Disparities: Still Exist? Larry B. Goldstein, David B. Matchar, Jennifer Hoff-Lindquist, Gregory P. Samsa, Ronnie D. Horner, and Edgar J. Kenton, III Stroke. 2003;34:999-1004; published online before print March 20 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000063364.88309.27. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Emergency Calls in Acute Stroke René Handschu, Reinhard Poppe, Joachim Rauß, Bernhard Neundörfer, and Frank Erbguth Stroke. 2003;34:1005-1009; published online before print March 20 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000063366.98459.1F. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Secondary Prevention of Stroke in Italy: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Family Practice Alessandro Filippi, Angelo Antonio Bignamini, Emiliano Sessa, Fabio Samani, and Giampiero Mazzaglia Stroke. 2003;34:1010-1014; published online before print March 13 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000062888.90293.AA. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Opening of Mitochondrial ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels Is a Trigger of 3-Nitropropionic Acid–Induced Tolerance to Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Rats Takashi Horiguchi, Bela Kis, Nishadi Rajapakse, Katsuyoshi Shimizu, and David W. Busija Stroke. 2003;34:1015-1020; published online before print March 20 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000063404.27912.5B. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy and Rehabilitation Exercises Lessen Motor Deficits and Volume of Brain Injury After Striatal Hemorrhagic Stroke in Rats Suzanne B. DeBow, Melissa L.A. Davies, Heather L. Clarke, and Frederick Colbourne Stroke. 2003;34:1021-1026; published online before print March 20 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000063374.89732.9F. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Research Reports
	Effects of Race and Poverty on the Process and Outcome of Inpatient Rehabilitation Services Among Stroke Patients Ronnie D. Horner, Jeffrey W. Swanson, Hayden B. Bosworth, and David B. Matchar Stroke. 2003;34:1027-1031; published online before print February 27 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000060028.60365.5D. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Spontaneous Recanalization of Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion Mai N. Nguyen-Huynh, Michael H. Lev, and Guy Rordorf Stroke. 2003;34:1032-1034; published online before print March 13 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000060872.85874.33. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Feasibility of Radioactive Embolization of Intracranial Aneurysms Using ³²P-Implanted Coils Jean Raymond, Philippe Leblanc, Anick Lambert, Stavros A. Georganos, François Guilbert, Christian Janicki, and Sjoerd Roorda Stroke. 2003;34:1035-1037; published online before print March 20 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000063140.00091.A6. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Thrombin-Activable Fibrinolysis Inhibitor Levels in the Acute Phase of Ischemic Stroke Joan Montaner, Marc Ribó, Jasone Monasterio, Carlos A. Molina, and José Alvarez-Sabín Stroke. 2003;34:1038-1040; published online before print March 20 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000063139.06585.45. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
	Recommendations for the Relationship Between Sponsors and Investigators in the Design and Conduct of Clinical Stroke Trials Geoffrey A. Donnan, Stephen M. Davis, and Markku Kaste Stroke. 2003;34:1041-1045; published online before print March 20 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000063142.39828.67. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	William Feinberg Lecture 2002: Emotions, Mood, and Behavior After Stroke J. Bogousslavsky Stroke. 2003;34:1046-1050; published online before print March 20 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000061887.33505.B9. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cochrane Corner
	Anticoagulation for Cerebral Sinus Thrombosis Jan Stam, Sebastian de Bruijn, and Gabrielle deVeber Stroke. 2003;34:1054-1055; published online before print March 20 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000062344.87396.72. Full Text \| PDF
	Letters to the Editor
	Immune Activation to Underlie Moderate Hyperhomocysteinemia in Stroke and Dementia? Katharina Schroecksnadel, Barbara Frick, Dietmar Fuchs, Stephen P. McIlroy, and A. Peter Passmore Stroke. 2003;34:833-844; published online before print March 27 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000065102.16626.54. Full Text \| PDF
	Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting in High-Risk Patients With Severe Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis Enzo Ballotta, Giuseppe Da Giau, Claudio Baracchini, Colin P. Derdeyn, Douglas Fox, Christopher J. Moran, DeWitte T. Cross, III, and Ralph G. Dacey, Jr Stroke. 2003;34:834-835; published online before print March 27 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000065106.12772.29. Full Text \| PDF
	CTA Source Images in Acute Stroke Michael D. Hill, Shelagh B. Coutts, J.H. Warwick Pexman, Andrew M. Demchuk, Peter Schramm, Peter D. Schellinger, Jochen B. Fiebach, Werner Hacke, and Klaus Sartor Stroke. 2003;34:835-837; published online before print March 27 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000065109.19932.8B. Full Text \| PDF
	AICA Infarction and Hearing Loss: Is it Peripheral or Central? Dirk Ulbricht, Hyung Lee, and Robert W. Baloh Stroke. 2003;34:837; published online before print March 27 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000065104.14502.D7. Full Text \| PDF
	Banning Anticoagulation in Stroke or Consequence of Poor Study Design E. Grips, M. Daffertshofer, M. Hennerici, and Harold P. Adams, Jr Stroke. 2003;34:837-839; published online before print March 27 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000061517.79104.0E. Full Text \| PDF
	C-Reactive Protein and Blood Pressure in the Acute Phase After an Ischemic Stroke Mario Di Napoli and Francesca Papa Stroke. 2003;34:839; published online before print March 27 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000065101.20626.FE. Full Text \| PDF
	Emerging Therapies
	New Research in the Field of Stroke: Therapeutic Hypothermia after Cardiac Arrest W. Dalton Dietrich and John W. Kuluz Stroke. 2003;34:1051-1053; published online before print March 20 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000061885.90999.A9. Full Text \| PDF
	ASA Scientific Statement
	Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Ischemic Stroke: A Scientific Statement From the Stroke Council of the American Stroke Association Harold P. Adams, Jr, Robert J. Adams, Thomas Brott, Gregory J. del Zoppo, Anthony Furlan, Larry B. Goldstein, Robert L. Grubb, Randall Higashida, Chelsea Kidwell, Thomas G. Kwiatkowski, John R. Marler, and George J. Hademenos Stroke. 2003;34:1056-1083, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000064841.47697.22. Full Text \| PDF \| Link to current version of Table 6 \| Link to current version of Table 7
	AHA Scientific Statement
	Guidelines and Recommendations for Perfusion Imaging in Cerebral Ischemia: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals by the Writing Group on Perfusion Imaging, From the Council on Cardiovascular Radiology of the American Heart Association Richard E. Latchaw, Howard Yonas, George J. Hunter, William T.C. Yuh, Toshihiro Ueda, A. Gregory Sorensen, Jeffrey L. Sunshine, Jose Biller, Lawrence Wechsler, Randall Higashida, and George Hademenos Stroke. 2003;34:1084-1104, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000064840.99271.9E. Full Text \| PDF

Spotlight

TOC Spotlight File

Volume 34, Issue 4; April 1, 2003

A Special Thanks to our Reviewers for 2002

Original Contributions

Comparison of Triflusal and Aspirin for Prevention of Vascular Events in Patients After Cerebral Infarction: The TACIP Study: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter Trial • Can Aspirin Ever Be Surpassed for Stroke Prevention?

Platelet Function Under Aspirin, Clopidogrel, and Both After Ischemic Stroke: A Case-Crossover Study • Synergistic Antiplatelet Effects of Clopidogrel and Aspirin Detected With the PFA-100 in Stroke Patients

Self-Reported Stress and Risk of Stroke: The Copenhagen City Heart Study

High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Risk of Stroke in Japanese Men and Women: The Oyabe Study

Apolipoprotein E Gene Polymorphisms Are Associated With Carotid Plaque Formation but Not With Intima-Media Wall Thickening: Results From the Perth Carotid Ultrasound Disease Assessment Study (CUDAS)

Increased Expression of Neuronal Apolipoprotein E in Human Brain With Cerebral Infarction

Synergistic Effect of -174 G/C Polymorphism of the Interleukin-6 Gene Promoter and 469 E/K Polymorphism of the Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 Gene in Italian Patients With History of Ischemic Stroke

Fibrinogen Gene Promoter -455 A Allele as a Risk Factor for Lacunar Stroke

Absence of Linkage of Familial Intracranial Aneurysms to 7q11 in Highly Aggregated Japanese Families

Clinical Relevance of Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter, Stroke, Pacemaker Implant, and Heart Failure in Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy: A Long-Term Longitudinal Study

Hyperhomocysteinemia Is Associated With the Presence of Left Atrial Thrombus in Stroke Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation

Increasing Stroke Incidence and Decreasing Case Fatality, 1989–1998: A Study From the Stroke Register in Malmö, Sweden

Epidemiological Impact in the United States of a Tissue-Based Definition of Transient Ischemic Attack

Abnormal Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases and Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinases in Brain Arteriovenous Malformations • Growth and Bleeding in BAVM: Another Role for MMPs

Detection of Diffusion-Weighted MRI Abnormalities in Patients With Transient Ischemic Attack: Correlation With Clinical Characteristics

Patterns of Cortical Oxygen Saturation Changes During CO2 Reactivity Testing in the Vicinity of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations

Monitoring of Cerebral Vasodilatory Capacity With Transcranial Doppler Carbon Dioxide Inhalation in Patients With Severe Carotid Artery Disease

Internal Carotid Artery Angle of Origin: A Novel Risk Factor for Early Carotid Atherosclerosis

Bedside Monitoring of Circulating Blood Volume After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Cervical Sympathetic Block to Reverse Delayed Ischemic Neurological Deficits After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage • Sympathetic Block for Vasospasm

Stereotactic Treatment of Intracerebral Hematoma by Means of a Plasminogen Activator: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial (SICHPA)

Nosocomial Pneumonia After Acute Stroke: Implications for Neurological Intensive Care Medicine

Prognostication of Recovery in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Through the Use of Brain SPECT With Technetium-99m—Labeled Metronidazole

Intensity of Aphasia Therapy, Impact on Recovery • Aphasia Therapy Works!

Cuyahoga County Operation Stroke Speed of Emergency Department Evaluation and Compliance With National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Time Targets

Veterans Administration Acute Stroke (VASt) Study: Lack of Race/Ethnic-Based Differences in Utilization of Stroke-Related Procedures or Services • Diagnostic Disparities: Still Exist?

Emergency Calls in Acute Stroke

Secondary Prevention of Stroke in Italy: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Family Practice

Opening of Mitochondrial ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels Is a Trigger of 3-Nitropropionic Acid–Induced Tolerance to Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Rats

Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy and Rehabilitation Exercises Lessen Motor Deficits and Volume of Brain Injury After Striatal Hemorrhagic Stroke in Rats

Research Reports

Effects of Race and Poverty on the Process and Outcome of Inpatient Rehabilitation Services Among Stroke Patients

Spontaneous Recanalization of Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion

Feasibility of Radioactive Embolization of Intracranial Aneurysms Using 32P-Implanted Coils

Thrombin-Activable Fibrinolysis Inhibitor Levels in the Acute Phase of Ischemic Stroke

Comments, Opinions, and Reviews

Recommendations for the Relationship Between Sponsors and Investigators in the Design and Conduct of Clinical Stroke Trials

William Feinberg Lecture 2002: Emotions, Mood, and Behavior After Stroke

Cochrane Corner

Anticoagulation for Cerebral Sinus Thrombosis

Letters to the Editor

Immune Activation to Underlie Moderate Hyperhomocysteinemia in Stroke and Dementia?

Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting in High-Risk Patients With Severe Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis

CTA Source Images in Acute Stroke

AICA Infarction and Hearing Loss: Is it Peripheral or Central?

Banning Anticoagulation in Stroke or Consequence of Poor Study Design

C-Reactive Protein and Blood Pressure in the Acute Phase After an Ischemic Stroke

Emerging Therapies

New Research in the Field of Stroke: Therapeutic Hypothermia after Cardiac Arrest

ASA Scientific Statement

Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Ischemic Stroke: A Scientific Statement From the Stroke Council of the American Stroke Association

AHA Scientific Statement

Guidelines and Recommendations for Perfusion Imaging in Cerebral Ischemia: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals by the Writing Group on Perfusion Imaging, From the Council on Cardiovascular Radiology of the American Heart Association

Spotlight

Patterns of Cortical Oxygen Saturation Changes During CO₂ Reactivity Testing in the Vicinity of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations

Feasibility of Radioactive Embolization of Intracranial Aneurysms Using ³²P-Implanted Coils