Stroke -- Table of Contents (34 [5])

Volume 34, Issue 5; May 1, 2003

Editorials
Original Contributions
Research Reports
Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
Cochrane Corner
Controversies in Stroke
Corrections
Letters to the Editor

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	Editorials
	Stroke: Online-Only Features David Scott and Vladimir Hachinski Stroke. 2003;34:1105; published online before print April 17 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000071500.35050.29 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Original Contributions
	Frequency of Thrombolytic Therapy in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke and the Risk of In-Hospital Mortality: The German Stroke Registers Study Group Peter U. Heuschmann, Klaus Berger, Bjoern Misselwitz, Peter Hermanek, Carsten Leffmann, Michael Adelmann, Hans-Joachim Buecker-Nott, Joachim Rother, Bernhard Neundoerfer, and Peter L. Kolominsky-Rabas Stroke. 2003;34:1106-1112; published online before print March 27 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000065198.80347.C5 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—tPA in Daily Clinical Practice Norbert Nighoghossian Stroke. 2003;34:1112-1113; published online before print March 27 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000065199.60610.C1 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Sex Differences in the Clinical Presentation, Resource Use, and 3-Month Outcome of Acute Stroke in Europe: Data From a Multicenter Multinational Hospital-Based Registry Antonio Di Carlo, Maria Lamassa, Marzia Baldereschi, Giovanni Pracucci, Anna Maria Basile, Charles D.A. Wolfe, Maurice Giroud, Anthony Rudd, Augusto Ghetti, and Domenico Inzitari Stroke. 2003;34:1114-1119; published online before print April 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000068410.07397.D7 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Sex Differences in Carotid Endarterectomy Outcomes: Results From the Ontario Carotid Endarterectomy Registry Moira K. Kapral, Hua Wang, Peter C. Austin, Jiming Fang, Daryl Kucey, Beverley Bowyer, and Jack V. Tu Stroke. 2003;34:1120-1124; published online before print April 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000066681.79339.E2 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Female Sex: A Questionable Risk Factor for Carotid Endarterectomy Enzo Ballotta Stroke. 2003;34:1124-1125; published online before print April 17 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000071141.69453.F7 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Silent Brain Infarcts and White Matter Lesions Increase Stroke Risk in the General Population: The Rotterdam Scan Study Sarah E. Vermeer, Monika Hollander, Ewoud J. van Dijk, Albert Hofman, Peter J. Koudstaal, and Monique M.B. Breteler Stroke. 2003;34:1126-1129; published online before print April 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000068408.82115.D2 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	MTHFR Gene Polymorphism as a Risk Factor for Silent Brain Infarcts and White Matter Lesions in the Japanese General Population: The NILS-LSA Study Katsuhiko Kohara, Michiko Fujisawa, Fujiko Ando, Yasuharu Tabara, Naoakira Niino, Tetsuro Miki, and Hiroshi Shimokata Stroke. 2003;34:1130-1135; published online before print April 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000069163.02611.B0 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Increased Risk of Cognitive Impairment 3 Months After Mild to Moderate First-Ever Stroke: A Community-Based Prospective Study of Nonaphasic English-Speaking Survivors Velandai K. Srikanth, Amanda G. Thrift, Michael M. Saling, Jacqueline F.I. Anderson, Helen M. Dewey, Richard A.L. Macdonell, and Geoffrey A. Donnan Stroke. 2003;34:1136-1143; published online before print April 17 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000069161.35736.39 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Seasonal Variation in Stroke in the Hunter Region, Australia: A 5-Year Hospital-Based Study, 1995-2000 Yang Wang, Christopher R. Levi, John R. Attia, Catherine A. D’Este, Neil Spratt, and Janet Fisher Stroke. 2003;34:1144-1150; published online before print April 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000067703.71251.B6 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Smoking and the Risk of Hemorrhagic Stroke in Men Tobias Kurth, Carlos S. Kase, Klaus Berger, Elke S. Schaeffner, Julie E. Buring, and J. Michael Gaziano Stroke. 2003;34:1151-1155; published online before print March 27 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000065200.93070.32 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Scottish Intracranial Vascular Malformation Study (SIVMS): Evaluation of Methods, *ICD-10* Coding, and Potential Sources of Bias in a Prospective, Population-Based Cohort Rustam Al-Shahi, Jo J. Bhattacharya, David G. Currie, Vakis Papanastassiou, Vaughn Ritchie, Richard C. Roberts, Robin J. Sellar, and Charles P. Warlow Stroke. 2003;34:1156-1162; published online before print April 17 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000069012.23858.69 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Prospective, Population-Based Detection of Intracranial Vascular Malformations in Adults: The Scottish Intracranial Vascular Malformation Study (SIVMS) Rustam Al-Shahi, Jo J. Bhattacharya, David G. Currie, Vakis Papanastassiou, Vaughn Ritchie, Richard C. Roberts, Robin J. Sellar, and Charles P. Warlow Stroke. 2003;34:1163-1169; published online before print April 17 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000069018.90456.C9 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Evaluating the Context-Dependent Effect of Family History of Stroke in a Genome Scan for Hypertension Alanna C. Morrison, Andrew Brown, Sharon L.R. Kardia, Stephen T. Turner, and Eric Boerwinkle Stroke. 2003;34:1170-1175; published online before print April 24 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000068780.47411.16 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Lipoprotein Lipase (LPL) Gene Variation and Progression of Carotid Artery Plaque J. David Spence, Matthew R. Ban, and Robert A. Hegele Stroke. 2003;34:1176-1180; published online before print April 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000069160.05292.41 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Is Thrombogenesis in Atrial Fibrillation Related to Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 and Its Inhibitor, TIMP-1? Francisco Marín, Vanessa Roldán, Vicente Climent, Amaya García, Pascual Marco, and Gregory Y.H. Lip Stroke. 2003;34:1181-1186; published online before print March 27 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000065431.76788.D9 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Prediction of Hyperperfusion After Carotid Endarterectomy by Brain SPECT Analysis With Semiquantitative Statistical Mapping Method Kohkichi Hosoda, Tetsuro Kawaguchi, Kazunari Ishii, Satoshi Minoshima, Yuji Shibata, Masaki Iwakura, Shigeo Ishiguro, and Eiji Kohmura Stroke. 2003;34:1187-1193; published online before print April 17 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000068781.31429.BE Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Hypodensity of >1/3 Middle Cerebral Artery Territory Versus Alberta Stroke Programme Early CT Score (ASPECTS): Comparison of Two Methods of Quantitative Evaluation of Early CT Changes in Hyperacute Ischemic Stroke in the Community Setting Henry K.F. Mak, Kelvin K.W. Yau, Pek-Lan Khong, Alex S.C. Ching, Pui-Wai Cheng, Paul K.M. Au-Yeung, Peter K.M. Pang, Kenny C.W. Wong, and Bernard P.L. Chan Stroke. 2003;34:1194-1196; published online before print April 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000069162.64966.71 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Changes in Linear Dynamics of Cerebrovascular System After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury M. Müller, O. Bianchi, S. Erülkü, C. Stock, and K. Schwerdtfeger Stroke. 2003;34:1197-1202; published online before print April 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000068409.81859.C5 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Aortic Stiffness Is an Independent Predictor of Fatal Stroke in Essential Hypertension Stéphane Laurent, Sandrine Katsahian, Céline Fassot, Anne-Isabelle Tropeano, Isabelle Gautier, Brigitte Laloux, and Pierre Boutouyrie Stroke. 2003;34:1203-1206; published online before print April 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000065428.03209.64 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Elastin Polymorphism Haplotype and Intracranial Aneurysms Are Not Associated in Central Europe Anne Hofer, Marcella Hermans, Nina Kubassek, Matthias Sitzer, Harald Funke, Florian Stögbauer, Vytautas Ivaskevicius, Johannes Oldenburg, Johannes Burtscher, Ulrich Knopp, Beate Schoch, Isabel Wanke, Felix Hübner, Wolfgang Deinsberger, Bernhard Meyer, Hans Boecher-Schwarz, Werner Poewe, Andreas Raabe, Helmuth Steinmetz, and Georg Auburger Stroke. 2003;34:1207-1211; published online before print April 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000069013.83336.1C Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Modeling Stroke Risk After Coronary Artery Bypass and Combined Coronary Artery Bypass and Carotid Endarterectomy John J. Ricotta, Daniel J. Char, Salvador A. Cuadra, Thomas V. Bilfinger, L. Philipp Wall, Fabio Giron, Irvin B. Krukenkamp, Frank C. Seifert, Allison J. McLarty, Adam E. Saltman, and Eugene Komaroff Stroke. 2003;34:1212-1217; published online before print April 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000069263.08070.9F Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Dexmedetomidine and Meperidine Additively Reduce the Shivering Threshold in Humans Anthony G. Doufas, Chun-Ming Lin, Mohammad-Irfan Suleman, Edwin B. Liem, Rainer Lenhardt, Nobutada Morioka, Ozan Akça, Yunus M. Shah, Andrew R. Bjorksten, and Daniel I. Sessler Stroke. 2003;34:1218-1223; published online before print April 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000068787.76670.A4 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Factors Influencing Outcome and Treatment Effect in PROACT II Lawrence R. Wechsler, Robin Roberts, Anthony J. Furlan, Randall T. Higashida, William Dillon, Heidi Roberts, Howard A. Rowley, L. Creed Pettigrew, Alfred S. Callahan, III, Askiel Bruno, Pierre Fayad, Wade S. Smith, Carolyn M. Firszt, and Gregory A. Schulz Stroke. 2003;34:1224-1229; published online before print April 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000068782.15297.28 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Pre- and In-Hospital Delays From Stroke Onset to Intra-arterial Thrombolysis Krassen Nedeltchev, Marcel Arnold, Caspar Brekenfeld, Jörg Isenegger, Luca Remonda, Gerhard Schroth, and Heinrich P. Mattle Stroke. 2003;34:1230-1234; published online before print April 17 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000069164.91268.99 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effects of Admission Hyperglycemia on Stroke Outcome in Reperfused Tissue Plasminogen Activator–Treated Patients José Alvarez-Sabín, Carlos A. Molina, Joan Montaner, Juan F. Arenillas, Rafael Huertas, Marc Ribo, Agusti Codina, and Manuel Quintana Stroke. 2003;34:1235-1240; published online before print April 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000068406.30514.31 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Hyperglycemia and Early Reperfusion Therapy David Tanne and Yvonne Schwammenthal Stroke. 2003;34:1240-1241; published online before print April 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000068407.77577.C6 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Pilot Dose-Escalation Study of Caffeine Plus Ethanol (Caffeinol) in Acute Ischemic Stroke Paisith Piriyawat, Lise A. Labiche, W. Scott Burgin, Jaroslaw A. Aronowski, and James C. Grotta Stroke. 2003;34:1242-1245; published online before print April 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000067706.23777.04 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Ethanol Plus Caffeine (Caffeinol) for Treatment of Ischemic Stroke: Preclinical Experience Jaroslaw Aronowski, Roger Strong, Ali Shirzadi, and James C. Grotta Stroke. 2003;34:1246-1251; published online before print April 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000068170.80517.B3 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Early Assessments of Dysphagia and Aspiration Risk in Acute Stroke Patients Deborah J.C. Ramsey, David G. Smithard, and Lalit Kalra Stroke. 2003;34:1252-1257; published online before print April 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000066309.06490.B8 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Homocysteine and Risk of Recurrent Stroke Gudrun Boysen, Thomas Brander, Hanne Christensen, Rolf Gideon, and Thomas Truelsen Stroke. 2003;34:1258-1261; published online before print April 17 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000069017.78624.37 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Beta Radiation and Inhibition of Recanalization After Coil Embolization of Canine Arteries and Experimental Aneurysms: How Should Radiation Be Delivered? Jean Raymond, Philippe Leblanc, François Morel, Igor Salazkin, Guylaine Gevry, and Sjoerd Roorda Stroke. 2003;34:1262-1268; published online before print April 17 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000069014.84151.85 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Contribution of 5-Hydroxytryptamine_1B Receptors and 20-Hydroxyeiscosatetraenoic Acid to Fall in Cerebral Blood Flow After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Liana Cambj-Sapunar, Ming Yu, David R. Harder, and Richard J. Roman Stroke. 2003;34:1269-1275; published online before print April 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000065829.45234.69 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels Mediate Dilatation of Basilar Artery in Response to Intracellular Acidification In Vivo Naohiko Santa, Takanari Kitazono, Tetsuro Ago, Hiroaki Ooboshi, Masahiro Kamouchi, Masanori Wakisaka, Setsuro Ibayashi, and Mitsuo Iida Stroke. 2003;34:1276-1280; published online before print April 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000068171.01248.97 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Potassium Channel Blockers Attenuate Hypoxia- and Ischemia-Induced Neuronal Death In Vitro and In Vivo Ling Wei, Shan Ping Yu, Frank Gottron, B. Joy Snider, Gregory J. Zipfel, and Dennis W. Choi Stroke. 2003;34:1281-1286; published online before print April 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000065828.18661.FE Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Chronic Treatment With a Low Dose of Lithium Protects the Brain Against Ischemic Injury by Reducing Apoptotic Death Jihong Xu, Juraj Culman, Annegret Blume, Stephan Brecht, and Peter Gohlke Stroke. 2003;34:1287-1292; published online before print April 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000066308.25088.64 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	In Vivo Gene Transfer of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase to Carotid Arteries From Hypercholesterolemic Rabbits Michela Zanetti, Livius V. d’Uscio, Imre Kovesdi, Zvonimir S. Katusic, and Timothy O’Brien Stroke. 2003;34:1293-1298; published online before print April 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000068366.00173.E7 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Rapid Cerebral Ischemic Preconditioning in Mice Deficient in Endothelial and Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthases Dmitriy N. Atochin, Jeffrey Clark, Ivan T. Demchenko, Michael A. Moskowitz, and Paul L. Huang Stroke. 2003;34:1299-1303; published online before print April 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000066870.70976.57 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Intravenous TAT-GDNF Is Protective After Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Mice Ülkan Kilic, Ertugrul Kilic, Gunnar P.H. Dietz, and Mathias Bähr Stroke. 2003;34:1304-1310; published online before print April 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000066869.45310.50 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Hyperbaric Oxygen Reduces Neuronal Death and Improves Neurological Outcome After Canine Cardiac Arrest Robert E. Rosenthal, Robert Silbergleit, Patrick R. Hof, Yolanda Haywood, and Gary Fiskum Stroke. 2003;34:1311-1316; published online before print April 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000066868.95807.91 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Research Reports
	Bone Mineral Density and Stroke Michael E. Mussolino, Jennifer H. Madans, and R.F. Gillum Stroke. 2003;34:e20-e22; published online before print March 27 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000065826.23815.A5 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Motor Cortex Organization After Stroke Is Related to Side of Stroke and Level of Recovery Anna C. Zemke, Patrick J. Heagerty, Christopher Lee, and Steven C. Cramer Stroke. 2003;34:e23-e26; published online before print April 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000065827.35634.5E Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Functional MRI: A Potential Physiologic Indicator for Stroke Rehabilitation Interventions Bruce H. Dobkin Stroke. 2003;34:e26-e28; published online before print April 17 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000071140.00153.05 Extract \| Full Text
	The New York Islands AVM Study: Design, Study Progress, and Initial Results C. Stapf, H. Mast, R.R. Sciacca, A. Berenstein, P.K. Nelson, Y.P. Gobin, J. Pile-Spellman, and J.P. Mohr Stroke. 2003;34:e29-e33; published online before print April 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000068784.36838.19 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
	Conducting Stroke Research With an Exception From the Requirement for Informed Consent Brian T. Bateman, Philip M. Meyers, H. Christian Schumacher, Sundeep Mangla, and John Pile-Spellman Stroke. 2003;34:1317-1323; published online before print March 27 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000065230.00053.B4 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Duplex Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Angiography Compared With Digital Subtraction Angiography in Carotid Artery Stenosis: A Systematic Review Paul J. Nederkoorn, Yolanda van der Graaf, and M.G. Myriam Hunink Stroke. 2003;34:1324-1331; published online before print April 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000068367.08991.A2 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Funeral for a Friend Michael Forsting and Isabel Wanke Stroke. 2003;34:1331-1332; published online before print April 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000068368.61400.01 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cochrane Corner
	Surgical Decompression for Cerebral Edema in Acute Ischemic Stroke Nicholas C.D. Morley, Eivind Berge, Salvador Cruz-Flores, and Ian R. Whittle Stroke. 2003;34:1337; published online before print April 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000069264.00152.A1 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Controversies in Stroke
	Blood Pressure–Lowering for Secondary Prevention of Stroke: ACE Inhibition Is the Key Craig Anderson Stroke. 2003;34:1333-1334; published online before print April 17 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000069266.99057.BF Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Blood Pressure–Lowering for Secondary Prevention of Stroke: ACE Inhibition Is Not the Key Philip Bath Stroke. 2003;34:1334-1335; published online before print April 17 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000069267.19971.7D Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Blood Pressure Reduction and ACE Inhibition in Secondary Stroke Prevention: Mechanism Uncertain Stephen M. Davis and Geoffrey A. Donnan Stroke. 2003;34:1335-1336; published online before print April 17 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000069265.51001.D8 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Corrections
	Correction Stroke. 2003;34:1338, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000069918.44359.45 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Letters to the Editor
	Epidemiology of Stroke in the Young • Response Carmine Marini, Antonio Carolei, Bradley S. Jacobs, Ralph L. Sacco, and Bernadette Boden-Albala Stroke. 2003;34:e13-e14; published online before print April 17 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000065429.56621.6E Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography Carotid Arteries • Response Jean U-King-Im, Rikin Trivedi, Jonnathan H. Gillard, Dean C.C. Johnston, James D. Eastwood, and Larry B. Goldstein Stroke. 2003;34:e15; published online before print April 24 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000069434.57514.33 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Vascular Imaging Before Carotid Endarterectomy John W. Norris, Florence Morriello, David W. Rowed, and Robert Maggisano Stroke. 2003;34:e16; published online before print April 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000069423.21542.61 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Correlation of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient and Computed Tomography Density in Acute Ischemic Stroke • Response T. Dóczi, A. Schwarcz, Thomas Kucinski, Ole Väterlein, Jens Fiehler, Bernd Eckert, Hermann Zeumer, Volkmar Glauche, Joachim Röther, Ernst Klotz, and Christoph Koch Stroke. 2003;34:e17-e18; published online before print April 24 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000069437.07870.7D Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Danger of Treatment Protocols Brett Cucchiara, Steven Messé, and Scott E. Kasner Stroke. 2003;34:e19; published online before print April 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000069436.07686.CA Extract \| Full Text \| PDF

Spotlight

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Volume 34, Issue 5; May 1, 2003

Editorials

Stroke: Online-Only Features

Original Contributions

Frequency of Thrombolytic Therapy in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke and the Risk of In-Hospital Mortality: The German Stroke Registers Study Group

Editorial Comment—tPA in Daily Clinical Practice

Sex Differences in the Clinical Presentation, Resource Use, and 3-Month Outcome of Acute Stroke in Europe: Data From a Multicenter Multinational Hospital-Based Registry

Sex Differences in Carotid Endarterectomy Outcomes: Results From the Ontario Carotid Endarterectomy Registry

Editorial Comment—Female Sex: A Questionable Risk Factor for Carotid Endarterectomy

Silent Brain Infarcts and White Matter Lesions Increase Stroke Risk in the General Population: The Rotterdam Scan Study

MTHFR Gene Polymorphism as a Risk Factor for Silent Brain Infarcts and White Matter Lesions in the Japanese General Population: The NILS-LSA Study

Increased Risk of Cognitive Impairment 3 Months After Mild to Moderate First-Ever Stroke: A Community-Based Prospective Study of Nonaphasic English-Speaking Survivors

Seasonal Variation in Stroke in the Hunter Region, Australia: A 5-Year Hospital-Based Study, 1995-2000

Smoking and the Risk of Hemorrhagic Stroke in Men

Scottish Intracranial Vascular Malformation Study (SIVMS): Evaluation of Methods, ICD-10 Coding, and Potential Sources of Bias in a Prospective, Population-Based Cohort

Prospective, Population-Based Detection of Intracranial Vascular Malformations in Adults: The Scottish Intracranial Vascular Malformation Study (SIVMS)

Evaluating the Context-Dependent Effect of Family History of Stroke in a Genome Scan for Hypertension

Lipoprotein Lipase (LPL) Gene Variation and Progression of Carotid Artery Plaque

Is Thrombogenesis in Atrial Fibrillation Related to Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 and Its Inhibitor, TIMP-1?

Prediction of Hyperperfusion After Carotid Endarterectomy by Brain SPECT Analysis With Semiquantitative Statistical Mapping Method

Hypodensity of >1/3 Middle Cerebral Artery Territory Versus Alberta Stroke Programme Early CT Score (ASPECTS): Comparison of Two Methods of Quantitative Evaluation of Early CT Changes in Hyperacute Ischemic Stroke in the Community Setting

Changes in Linear Dynamics of Cerebrovascular System After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Aortic Stiffness Is an Independent Predictor of Fatal Stroke in Essential Hypertension

Elastin Polymorphism Haplotype and Intracranial Aneurysms Are Not Associated in Central Europe

Modeling Stroke Risk After Coronary Artery Bypass and Combined Coronary Artery Bypass and Carotid Endarterectomy

Dexmedetomidine and Meperidine Additively Reduce the Shivering Threshold in Humans

Factors Influencing Outcome and Treatment Effect in PROACT II

Pre- and In-Hospital Delays From Stroke Onset to Intra-arterial Thrombolysis

Effects of Admission Hyperglycemia on Stroke Outcome in Reperfused Tissue Plasminogen Activator–Treated Patients

Editorial Comment—Hyperglycemia and Early Reperfusion Therapy

Pilot Dose-Escalation Study of Caffeine Plus Ethanol (Caffeinol) in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Ethanol Plus Caffeine (Caffeinol) for Treatment of Ischemic Stroke: Preclinical Experience

Early Assessments of Dysphagia and Aspiration Risk in Acute Stroke Patients

Homocysteine and Risk of Recurrent Stroke

Beta Radiation and Inhibition of Recanalization After Coil Embolization of Canine Arteries and Experimental Aneurysms: How Should Radiation Be Delivered?

Contribution of 5-Hydroxytryptamine1B Receptors and 20-Hydroxyeiscosatetraenoic Acid to Fall in Cerebral Blood Flow After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels Mediate Dilatation of Basilar Artery in Response to Intracellular Acidification In Vivo

Potassium Channel Blockers Attenuate Hypoxia- and Ischemia-Induced Neuronal Death In Vitro and In Vivo

Chronic Treatment With a Low Dose of Lithium Protects the Brain Against Ischemic Injury by Reducing Apoptotic Death

In Vivo Gene Transfer of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase to Carotid Arteries From Hypercholesterolemic Rabbits

Rapid Cerebral Ischemic Preconditioning in Mice Deficient in Endothelial and Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthases

Intravenous TAT-GDNF Is Protective After Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Mice

Hyperbaric Oxygen Reduces Neuronal Death and Improves Neurological Outcome After Canine Cardiac Arrest

Research Reports

Bone Mineral Density and Stroke

Motor Cortex Organization After Stroke Is Related to Side of Stroke and Level of Recovery

Editorial Comment—Functional MRI: A Potential Physiologic Indicator for Stroke Rehabilitation Interventions

The New York Islands AVM Study: Design, Study Progress, and Initial Results

Comments, Opinions, and Reviews

Conducting Stroke Research With an Exception From the Requirement for Informed Consent

Duplex Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Angiography Compared With Digital Subtraction Angiography in Carotid Artery Stenosis: A Systematic Review

Editorial Comment—Funeral for a Friend

Cochrane Corner

Surgical Decompression for Cerebral Edema in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Controversies in Stroke

Blood Pressure–Lowering for Secondary Prevention of Stroke: ACE Inhibition Is the Key

Blood Pressure–Lowering for Secondary Prevention of Stroke: ACE Inhibition Is Not the Key

Blood Pressure Reduction and ACE Inhibition in Secondary Stroke Prevention: Mechanism Uncertain

Corrections

Correction

Letters to the Editor

Epidemiology of Stroke in the Young • Response

Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography Carotid Arteries • Response

Vascular Imaging Before Carotid Endarterectomy

Correlation of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient and Computed Tomography Density in Acute Ischemic Stroke • Response

Danger of Treatment Protocols

Spotlight

Contribution of 5-Hydroxytryptamine_1B Receptors and 20-Hydroxyeiscosatetraenoic Acid to Fall in Cerebral Blood Flow After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage