Stroke -- Table of Contents (34 [6])

Volume 34, Issue 6; June 1, 2003

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

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	Original Contributions
	Cerebral Ischemic Events After Diagnosis of Mitral Valve Prolapse: A Community-Based Study of Incidence and Predictive Factors Jean-Francois Avierinos, Robert D. Brown, David A. Foley, Vuyisile Nkomo, George W. Petty, Christopher Scott, and Maurice Enriquez-Sarano Stroke. 2003;34:1339-1344; published online before print May 8 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000072274.12041.FF. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment: Is MVP an MVP in Ischemic Cerebral Events? Stephen Oppenheimer Stroke. 2003;34:1345; published online before print May 22 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000075773.79199.9A. Full Text \| PDF
	Trends in Stroke and Coronary Heart Disease in the WHO MONICA Project Thomas Truelsen, Markku Mähönen, Hanna Tolonen, Kjell Asplund, Ruth Bonita, and Diego Vanuzzo Stroke. 2003;34:1346-1352; published online before print May 8 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000069724.36173.4D. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Trends in Stroke Incidence and 10-Year Survival in Söderhamn, Sweden, 1975-2001 Andreas Terént Stroke. 2003;34:1353-1358; published online before print May 15 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000074038.71700.1C. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Homocysteine and Cerebral Infarction in Finnish Male Smokers Una B. Fallon, Jarmo Virtamo, Ian Young, Dorothy McMaster, Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Nigel Wood, Alexander S. Whitehead, and George Davey Smith Stroke. 2003;34:1359-1363; published online before print May 15 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000074035.64365.2D. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Evaluating the Genetic Component of Ischemic Stroke Subtypes: A Family History Study Paula Jerrard-Dunne, Geoffrey Cloud, Ahamad Hassan, and Hugh S. Markus Stroke. 2003;34:1364-1369; published online before print April 24 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000069723.17984.FD. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Familial Intracranial Aneurysms: An Analysis of 346 Multiplex Finnish Families Shannon Wills, Antti Ronkainen, Monique van der Voet, Helena Kuivaniemi, Katariina Helin, Eira Leinonen, Juhana Frösen, Mika Niemelä, Juha Jääskeläinen, Juha Hernesniemi, and Gerard Tromp Stroke. 2003;34:1370-1374; published online before print May 15 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000072822.35605.8B. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Major Risk Factors for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in the Young Are Modifiable Joseph P. Broderick, Catherine M. Viscoli, Thomas Brott, Walter N. Kernan, Lawrence M. Brass, Edward Feldmann, Lewis B. Morgenstern, Janet Lee Wilterdink, and Ralph I. Horwitz Stroke. 2003;34:1375-1381; published online before print May 22 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000074572.91827.F4. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Acute Focal Neurological Deficits in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Relation of Clinical Course, CT Findings, and Metabolite Abnormalities Monitored With Bedside Microdialysis Asita Sarrafzadeh, Daniel Haux, Oliver Sakowitz, Goetz Benndorf, Harry Herzog, Ingeborg Kuechler, and Andreas Unterberg Stroke. 2003;34:1382-1388; published online before print May 15 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000074036.97859.02. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effect of Hypertonic Saline on Cerebral Blood Flow in Poor-Grade Patients With Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Ming-Yuan Tseng, Pippa G. Al-Rawi, John D. Pickard, Frank A. Rasulo, and Peter J. Kirkpatrick Stroke. 2003;34:1389-1396; published online before print May 1 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000071526.45277.44. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment: Salting the Brain to Improve CBF in SAH Patients Jose I. Suarez Stroke. 2003;34:1396-1397; published online before print May 8 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000074920.98812.1E. Full Text \| PDF
	Long-Term Angiographic Recurrences After Selective Endovascular Treatment of Aneurysms With Detachable Coils Jean Raymond, François Guilbert, Alain Weill, Stavros A. Georganos, Louis Juravsky, Anick Lambert, Julie Lamoureux, Miguel Chagnon, and Daniel Roy Stroke. 2003;34:1398-1403; published online before print May 29 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000073841.88563.E9. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Does a Relationship Exist Between Carotid Stenosis and Lacunar Infarction? J. Tejada, E. Díez-Tejedor, L. Hernández-Echebarría, and O. Balboa Stroke. 2003;34:1404-1409; published online before print May 8 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000072520.53106.8C. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment: The Fall and Rise of Lacunar Infarction With Carotid Stenosis G. Devuyst and J. Bogousslavsky Stroke. 2003;34:1409-1411; published online before print May 22 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000076521.37285.31. Full Text \| PDF
	Upregulation of CD40-CD40 Ligand (CD154) in Patients With Acute Cerebral Ischemia C.D. Garlichs, S. Kozina, S. Fateh-Moghadam, B. Tomandl, C. Stumpf, S. Eskafi, D. Raaz, A. Schmeißer, A. Yilmaz, J. Ludwig, B. Neundörfer, and W.G. Daniel Stroke. 2003;34:1412-1418; published online before print May 22 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000074032.64049.47. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment: Stroke and the CD40-CD40 Ligand System: At the Hinge Between Inflammation and Thrombosis Armin J. Grau and Christoph Lichy Stroke. 2003;34:1417-1418; published online before print May 22 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000076520.37414.91. Full Text \| PDF
	Cognitive Impairment Is Related to Cerebral Lactate in Patients With Carotid Artery Occlusion and Ipsilateral Transient Ischemic Attacks Floor C. Bakker, Catharina J.M. Klijn, Aagje Jennekens-Schinkel, Ingeborg van der Tweel, Jeroen van der Grond, Alexander C. van Huffelen, Cornelis A.F. Tulleken, and L. Jaap Kappelle Stroke. 2003;34:1419-1424; published online before print April 24 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000069725.09499.14. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Perfusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging Thresholds Identifying Core, Irreversibly Infarcted Tissue Ludy C. Shih, Jeffrey L. Saver, Jeffry R. Alger, Sidney Starkman, Megan C. Leary, Fernando Vinuela, Gary Duckwiler, Y. Pierre Gobin, Reza Jahan, J. Pablo Villablanca, Paul M. Vespa, and Chelsea S. Kidwell Stroke. 2003;34:1425-1430; published online before print May 8 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000072998.70087.E9. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Pioglitazone Improves Insulin Sensitivity Among Nondiabetic Patients With a Recent Transient Ischemic Attack or Ischemic Stroke Walter N. Kernan, Silvio E. Inzucchi, Catherine M. Viscoli, Lawrence M. Brass, Dawn M. Bravata, Gerald I. Shulman, James C. McVeety, and Ralph I. Horwitz Stroke. 2003;34:1431-1436; published online before print May 1 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000071108.00234.0E. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Thrombolytic Therapy With Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Acute Ischemic Stroke: Where Do We Go From Here? A Cumulative Meta-Analysis J.M. Wardlaw, P.A.G. Sandercock, and E. Berge Stroke. 2003;34:1437-1442; published online before print May 1 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000072513.72262.7E. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Community-Based Thrombolytic Therapy of Acute Ischemic Stroke in Helsinki Perttu J. Lindsberg, Lauri Soinne, Risto O. Roine, Oili Salonen, Turgut Tatlisumak, Mikko Kallela, Olli Häppölä, Marjaana Tiainen, Elena Haapaniemi, Markku Kuisma, and Markku Kaste Stroke. 2003;34:1443-1449; published online before print May 8 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000071111.98505.C7. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Poor Nutritional Status on Admission Predicts Poor Outcomes After Stroke: Observational Data From the FOOD Trial FOOD Trial Collaboration Stroke. 2003;34:1450-1456; published online before print May 15 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000074037.49197.8C. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment: Protein-Energy Undernutrition and Acute Stroke Outcome Salah Gariballa Stroke. 2003;34:1455-1456; published online before print May 15 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000075772.79199.D3. Full Text \| PDF
	Cause of Stroke Recurrence Is Multifactorial: Patterns, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Stroke Recurrence in the South London Stroke Register Thomas Hillen, Catherine Coshall, Kate Tilling, Anthony G. Rudd, Rory McGovern, and Charles D.A. Wolfe Stroke. 2003;34:1457-1463; published online before print May 15 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000072985.24967.7F. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Revisiting the Appropriateness of Carotid Endarterectomy Ethan A. Halm, Mark R. Chassin, Stanley Tuhrim, Larry H. Hollier, A. John Popp, Enrico Ascher, Herbert Dardik, Glenn Faust, and Thomas S. Riles Stroke. 2003;34:1464-1471; published online before print May 8 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000072514.79745.7D. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment: How Appropriate Is Carotid Endarterectomy? Thomas E. Feasby Stroke. 2003;34:1471-1472; published online before print May 15 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000076522.30688.FF. Full Text \| PDF
	Comparison of P₂ Receptor Subtypes Producing Dilation in Rat Intracerebral Arterioles Tetsuyoshi Horiuchi, Hans H. Dietrich, Kazuhiro Hongo, and Ralph G. Dacey, Jr Stroke. 2003;34:1473-1478; published online before print May 1 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000071527.10129.65. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Intracellular Pathways Involved in Upregulation of Vascular Endothelin Type B Receptors in Cerebral Arteries of the Rat Marie Henriksson, Emelie Stenman, and Lars Edvinsson Stroke. 2003;34:1479-1483; published online before print May 15 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000072984.79136.79. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Alterations in Autoregulatory and Myogenic Function in the Cerebrovasculature of Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rats John S. Smeda and Geoffrey W. Payne Stroke. 2003;34:1484-1490; published online before print May 15 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000073842.18224.AA. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Stroke Development in Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats Alters the Ability of Cerebrovascular Muscle to Utilize Internal Ca²⁺ to Elicit Constriction John S. Smeda Stroke. 2003;34:1491-1496; published online before print May 15 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000073797.91891.9E. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effects of Thrombin Inhibitor on Thrombin-Related Signal Transduction and Cerebral Vasospasm in the Rabbit Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Model Hisanobu Tsurutani, Hiroki Ohkuma, and Shigeharu Suzuki Stroke. 2003;34:1497-1500; published online before print May 22 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000070424.38138.30. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Neurological Dysfunctions Versus Regional Infarction Volume After Focal Ischemia in Mongolian Gerbils Satoru Ishibashi, Toshihiko Kuroiwa, Shu Endo, Riki Okeda, and Hidehiro Mizusawa Stroke. 2003;34:1501-1506; published online before print May 15 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000074034.32371.13. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Fibroblast Growth Factor-18 Reduced Infarct Volumes and Behavioral Deficits After Transient Occlusion of the Middle Cerebral Artery in Rats Jeff L. Ellsworth, Richard Garcia, Jin Yu, and Mark S. Kindy Stroke. 2003;34:1507-1512; published online before print May 8 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000071760.66720.5F. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Copper-Zinc Superoxide Dismutase Affects Akt Activation After Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Mice Nobuo Noshita, Taku Sugawara, Anders Lewén, Takeshi Hayashi, and Pak H. Chan Stroke. 2003;34:1513-1518; published online before print May 8 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000072986.46924.F4. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Adenovirus-Mediated Gene Transfer of Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 Increases BrdU-Positive Cells After Forebrain Ischemia in Gerbils Norihiro Matsuoka, Kazuhiko Nozaki, Yasushi Takagi, Masaki Nishimura, Junya Hayashi, Shin-Ichi Miyatake, and Nobuo Hashimoto Stroke. 2003;34:1519-1525; published online before print May 1 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000070840.56414.3B. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Neuroprotection in Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia by Combination Drug Therapy and Mild Hypothermia: Comparison With Customary Therapeutic Regimen Stefan Zausinger, Thomas Westermaier, Nikolaus Plesnila, Hans-Jakob Steiger, and Robert Schmid-Elsaesser Stroke. 2003;34:1526-1532; published online before print May 1 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000070841.31224.29. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Neuroprotective ${kappa}$ -Opioid Receptor Agonist BRL 52537 Attenuates Ischemia-Evoked Nitric Oxide Production In Vivo in Rats Toru Goyagi, Thomas J.K. Toung, Jeffrey R. Kirsch, Richard J. Traystman, Raymond C. Koehler, Patricia D. Hurn, and Anish Bhardwaj Stroke. 2003;34:1533-1538; published online before print May 8 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000072512.30658.E7. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Research Reports
	Oral Anticoagulation in Patients After Cerebral Ischemia of Arterial Origin and Risk of Intracranial Hemorrhage ESPRIT Stroke. 2003;34:e45-e46; published online before print May 1 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000072275.34976.73. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment: Low-Dose or Moderate-Dose Anticoagulation: Dream or Hope for Stroke Prevention? M.G. Hennerici Stroke. 2003;34:e46-e47; published online before print May 15 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000072821.77040.FD. Full Text \| PDF
	Increase in Plasma Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in Acute Stroke Patients With Thrombolysis Failure Ji Hoe Heo, Seo Hyun Kim, Kyung Yul Lee, Eun Hee Kim, Chong Kyu Chu, and Jeong Mo Nam Stroke. 2003;34:e48-e50; published online before print May 15 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000073788.81170.1C. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Low Vitamin B6 but Not Homocyst(e)ine Is Associated With Increased Risk of Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack in the Era of Folic Acid Grain Fortification Peter J. Kelly, Vivian E. Shih, J. Philip Kistler, Megan Barron, Hang Lee, Roseann Mandell, and Karen L. Furie Stroke. 2003;34:e51-e54; published online before print May 8 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000071109.23410.AB. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Impact of Establishing a Primary Stroke Center at a Community Hospital on the Use of Thrombolytic Therapy: The NINDS Suburban Hospital Stroke Center Experience Susan Unipan Lattimore, Julio Chalela, Lisa Davis, Thomas DeGraba, Mustapha Ezzeddine, Joseph Haymore, Paul Nyquist, Alison E. Baird, John Hallenbeck, and Steven Warach Stroke. 2003;34:e55-e57; published online before print May 15 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000073789.12120.F3. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Expanded Modes of Tissue Plasminogen Activator Delivery in a Comprehensive Stroke Center Increases Regional Acute Stroke Interventions Marilyn M. Rymer, Duane Thurtchley, and Deborah Summers Stroke. 2003;34:e58-e60; published online before print May 1 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000071107.66925.93. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
	Recommendations for Advancing Development of Acute Stroke Therapies: Stroke Therapy Academic Industry Roundtable 3 Marc Fisher Stroke. 2003;34:1539-1546; published online before print May 15 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000072983.64326.53. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels in the Cerebral Circulation William I. Rosenblum Stroke. 2003;34:1547-1552; published online before print April 24 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000070425.98202.B5. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Progress Review
	Functional Neuroimaging Studies of Motor Recovery After Stroke in Adults: A Review Cinzia Calautti and Jean-Claude Baron Stroke. 2003;34:1553-1566; published online before print May 8 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000071761.36075.A6. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cochrane Corner
	Anticoagulants Versus Antiplatelet Agents for Acute Ischemic Stroke Graeme J. Hankey, Eivind Berge, and Peter Sandercock Stroke. 2003;34:1571-1572; published online before print May 22 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000074551.42683.98. Full Text \| PDF
	Letters to the Editor
	Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs as Risk Factors for Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage • Response Seppo Juvela, David Gaist, Søren Bak, Søren P. Johnsen, Lars Pedersen, Henrik T. Sørensen, Søren Friis, Jørgen H. Olsen, William J. Blot, and Joseph K. McLaughlin Stroke. 2003;34:e34-e36; published online before print May 15 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000075560.89823.DF. Full Text \| PDF
	Dysregulation of the Levels of Matrix Metalloproteinases and Tissue Inhibitors of Matrix Metalloproteinases in the Early Phase of Cerebral Ischemia • Response Stefan Lorenzl, Giovanni De Pasquale, Alan Z. Segal, M. Flint Beal, Mar Castellanos, José Castillo, and Antoni Dávalos Stroke. 2003;34:e37-e38; published online before print May 15 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000075563.45920.24. Full Text \| PDF
	Measuring Cerebral Autoregulation in Stroke Patients • Response Andrew J. Johnston, Marek Czosnyka, D. Georgiadis, R.W. Baumgartner, S. Schwarz, D.H. Evans, and S. Schwab Stroke. 2003;34:e39-e40; published online before print May 27 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000074925.73592.FA. Full Text \| PDF
	Symptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Heterogeneity of Destabilizing Mechanisms? • Response Frank Trostdorf, Matthias Sitzer, Brian Chambers, Jacinda Stork, Kazumi Kimura, Anne Abbott, Christopher Levi, and Geoffrey Donnan Stroke. 2003;34:e41; published online before print May 15 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000074927.11687.91. Full Text \| PDF
	Carotid Angioplasty With Stenting and Carotid Endarterectomy for High-Risk Patients • Response Germano Lucertini, D.L. Fox, C.P. Derdeyn, C.J. Moran, D.T. Cross, III, R.L. Grubb, Jr, and R.G. Dacey, Jr Stroke. 2003;34:e42-e43; published online before print May 15 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000074923.04709.BB. Full Text \| PDF
	"Mobile Stroke Unit" for Hyperacute Stroke Treatment Klaus Fassbender, Silke Walter, Yang Liu, Frank Muehlhauser, Andreas Ragoschke, Sandra Kuehl, and Orell Mielke Stroke. 2003;34:e44; published online before print May 15 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000075573.22885.3B. Full Text \| PDF
	Controversies in Stroke
	Evacuation of Intracerebral Hematoma Is Likely to Be Beneficial Kazuo Minematsu Stroke. 2003;34:1567-1568; published online before print May 15 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000074549.37517.54. Full Text \| PDF
	Evacuation of Intracerebral Hematoma Is Likely to Be Beneficial—Against Graeme J. Hankey Stroke. 2003;34:1568-1569; published online before print May 15 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000074550.65281.F3. Full Text \| PDF
	Surgery for Intracerebral Hemorrhage: An Evidence-Poor Zone Geoffrey A. Donnan and Stephen M. Davis Stroke. 2003;34:1569-1570; published online before print May 15 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000074548.93877.5A. Full Text \| PDF
	Corrections
	Correction Stroke. 2003;34:1573, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000077040.62799.B1. Full Text \| PDF
	Major Ongoing Stroke Trials
	Stroke. 2003;34:e61-e72. Full Text \| PDF

Spotlight

TOC Spotlight File

Volume 34, Issue 6; June 1, 2003

Original Contributions

Cerebral Ischemic Events After Diagnosis of Mitral Valve Prolapse: A Community-Based Study of Incidence and Predictive Factors

Editorial Comment: Is MVP an MVP in Ischemic Cerebral Events?

Trends in Stroke and Coronary Heart Disease in the WHO MONICA Project

Trends in Stroke Incidence and 10-Year Survival in Söderhamn, Sweden, 1975-2001

Homocysteine and Cerebral Infarction in Finnish Male Smokers

Evaluating the Genetic Component of Ischemic Stroke Subtypes: A Family History Study

Familial Intracranial Aneurysms: An Analysis of 346 Multiplex Finnish Families

Major Risk Factors for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in the Young Are Modifiable

Acute Focal Neurological Deficits in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Relation of Clinical Course, CT Findings, and Metabolite Abnormalities Monitored With Bedside Microdialysis

Effect of Hypertonic Saline on Cerebral Blood Flow in Poor-Grade Patients With Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Editorial Comment: Salting the Brain to Improve CBF in SAH Patients

Long-Term Angiographic Recurrences After Selective Endovascular Treatment of Aneurysms With Detachable Coils

Does a Relationship Exist Between Carotid Stenosis and Lacunar Infarction?

Editorial Comment: The Fall and Rise of Lacunar Infarction With Carotid Stenosis

Upregulation of CD40-CD40 Ligand (CD154) in Patients With Acute Cerebral Ischemia

Editorial Comment: Stroke and the CD40-CD40 Ligand System: At the Hinge Between Inflammation and Thrombosis

Cognitive Impairment Is Related to Cerebral Lactate in Patients With Carotid Artery Occlusion and Ipsilateral Transient Ischemic Attacks

Perfusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging Thresholds Identifying Core, Irreversibly Infarcted Tissue

Pioglitazone Improves Insulin Sensitivity Among Nondiabetic Patients With a Recent Transient Ischemic Attack or Ischemic Stroke

Thrombolytic Therapy With Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Acute Ischemic Stroke: Where Do We Go From Here? A Cumulative Meta-Analysis

Community-Based Thrombolytic Therapy of Acute Ischemic Stroke in Helsinki

Poor Nutritional Status on Admission Predicts Poor Outcomes After Stroke: Observational Data From the FOOD Trial

Editorial Comment: Protein-Energy Undernutrition and Acute Stroke Outcome

Cause of Stroke Recurrence Is Multifactorial: Patterns, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Stroke Recurrence in the South London Stroke Register

Revisiting the Appropriateness of Carotid Endarterectomy

Editorial Comment: How Appropriate Is Carotid Endarterectomy?

Comparison of P2 Receptor Subtypes Producing Dilation in Rat Intracerebral Arterioles

Intracellular Pathways Involved in Upregulation of Vascular Endothelin Type B Receptors in Cerebral Arteries of the Rat

Alterations in Autoregulatory and Myogenic Function in the Cerebrovasculature of Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rats

Stroke Development in Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats Alters the Ability of Cerebrovascular Muscle to Utilize Internal Ca2+ to Elicit Constriction

Effects of Thrombin Inhibitor on Thrombin-Related Signal Transduction and Cerebral Vasospasm in the Rabbit Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Model

Neurological Dysfunctions Versus Regional Infarction Volume After Focal Ischemia in Mongolian Gerbils

Fibroblast Growth Factor-18 Reduced Infarct Volumes and Behavioral Deficits After Transient Occlusion of the Middle Cerebral Artery in Rats

Copper-Zinc Superoxide Dismutase Affects Akt Activation After Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Mice

Adenovirus-Mediated Gene Transfer of Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 Increases BrdU-Positive Cells After Forebrain Ischemia in Gerbils

Neuroprotection in Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia by Combination Drug Therapy and Mild Hypothermia: Comparison With Customary Therapeutic Regimen

Neuroprotective -Opioid Receptor Agonist BRL 52537 Attenuates Ischemia-Evoked Nitric Oxide Production In Vivo in Rats

Research Reports

Oral Anticoagulation in Patients After Cerebral Ischemia of Arterial Origin and Risk of Intracranial Hemorrhage

Editorial Comment: Low-Dose or Moderate-Dose Anticoagulation: Dream or Hope for Stroke Prevention?

Increase in Plasma Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in Acute Stroke Patients With Thrombolysis Failure

Low Vitamin B6 but Not Homocyst(e)ine Is Associated With Increased Risk of Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack in the Era of Folic Acid Grain Fortification

Impact of Establishing a Primary Stroke Center at a Community Hospital on the Use of Thrombolytic Therapy: The NINDS Suburban Hospital Stroke Center Experience

Expanded Modes of Tissue Plasminogen Activator Delivery in a Comprehensive Stroke Center Increases Regional Acute Stroke Interventions

Comments, Opinions, and Reviews

Recommendations for Advancing Development of Acute Stroke Therapies: Stroke Therapy Academic Industry Roundtable 3

ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels in the Cerebral Circulation

Progress Review

Functional Neuroimaging Studies of Motor Recovery After Stroke in Adults: A Review

Cochrane Corner

Anticoagulants Versus Antiplatelet Agents for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Letters to the Editor

Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs as Risk Factors for Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage • Response

Dysregulation of the Levels of Matrix Metalloproteinases and Tissue Inhibitors of Matrix Metalloproteinases in the Early Phase of Cerebral Ischemia • Response

Measuring Cerebral Autoregulation in Stroke Patients • Response

Symptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Heterogeneity of Destabilizing Mechanisms? • Response

Carotid Angioplasty With Stenting and Carotid Endarterectomy for High-Risk Patients • Response

"Mobile Stroke Unit" for Hyperacute Stroke Treatment

Controversies in Stroke

Evacuation of Intracerebral Hematoma Is Likely to Be Beneficial

Evacuation of Intracerebral Hematoma Is Likely to Be Beneficial—Against

Surgery for Intracerebral Hemorrhage: An Evidence-Poor Zone

Corrections

Correction

Major Ongoing Stroke Trials

Spotlight

Comparison of P₂ Receptor Subtypes Producing Dilation in Rat Intracerebral Arterioles

Stroke Development in Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats Alters the Ability of Cerebrovascular Muscle to Utilize Internal Ca²⁺ to Elicit Constriction

Neuroprotective ${kappa}$ -Opioid Receptor Agonist BRL 52537 Attenuates Ischemia-Evoked Nitric Oxide Production In Vivo in Rats