Stroke -- Table of Contents (34 [7])

Volume 34, Issue 7; July 1, 2003

Original Contributions
Short Communications
Research Reports
Letters to the Editor
Controversies in Stroke
Corrections

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	Original Contributions
	Risk of Ischemic Stroke Among Users of the Oral Contraceptive Pill: The Melbourne Risk Factor Study (MERFS) Group Sasitorn Siritho, Amanda G. Thrift, John J. McNeil, Roger X. You, Stephen M. Davis, and Geoffrey A. Donnan Stroke. 2003;34:1575-1580; published online before print June 12 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000077925.16041.6B. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Sex Differences in First-Ever Acute Stroke Jaume Roquer, Ana Rodríguez Campello, and Meritxell Gomis Stroke. 2003;34:1581-1585; published online before print June 12 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000078562.82918.F6. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Abdominal Obesity and Risk of Ischemic Stroke: The Northern Manhattan Stroke Study Seung-Han Suk, Ralph L. Sacco, Bernadette Boden-Albala, Jian F. Cheun, John G. Pittman, Mitchell S. Elkind, and Myunghee C. Paik Stroke. 2003;34:1586-1592; published online before print May 29 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000075294.98582.2F. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Acute Stroke in the Very Elderly: Epidemiological Features, Stroke Subtypes, Management, and Outcome in Martinique, French West Indies S. Olindo, P. Cabre, R. Deschamps, C. Chatot-Henry, P. René-Corail, P. Fournerie, M. Saint-Vil, F. May, and D. Smadja Stroke. 2003;34:1593-1597; published online before print June 26 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000077924.71088.02. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Prenatal Influences on Stroke Mortality in England and Wales David J.P. Barker and Daniel T. Lackland Stroke. 2003;34:1598-1602; published online before print June 19 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000077257.27430.7E. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Prenatal Influences on Stroke Mortality in England and Wales Larry B. Goldstein Stroke. 2003;34:1602-1603; published online before print June 19 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000079180.81161.53. Full Text \| PDF
	Mortality and Recovery After Stroke in The Gambia Richard W. Walker, Michael Rolfe, Peter J. Kelly, Melville O. George, and Oliver F.W. James Stroke. 2003;34:1604-1609; published online before print June 19 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000077943.63718.67. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Improvements in Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease and Cessation of Stroke Mortality Rate Decline Anna Peeters, Luc Bonneux, Jan J. Barendregt, and Johan P. Mackenbach Stroke. 2003;34:1610-1614; published online before print June 19 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000078661.72578.0A. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Decline in Stroke Mortality: Splitters and Lumpers Michel T. Torbey Stroke. 2003;34:1615-1616; published online before print June 19 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000078662.05349.29. Full Text \| PDF
	Pentanucleotide TTTTA Repeat Polymorphism of Apolipoprotein(a) Gene and Plasma Lipoprotein(a) Are Associated With Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke in Chinese: A Multicenter Case-Control Study in China Li Sun, Zhaohui Li, Hongye Zhang, Aiqun Ma, Yuhua Liao, Daowen Wang, Bingrang Zhao, Zhiming Zhu, Jizong Zhao, Zhen Zhang, Wei Wang, and Rutai Hui Stroke. 2003;34:1617-1622; published online before print June 5 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000078370.12085.02. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Polymorphism in the Promoter Region of the Insulin-like Growth Factor I Gene Is Related to Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity in Subjects With Hypertension A.F.C. Schut, J.A.M.J.L. Janssen, J. Deinum, J.M. Vergeer, A. Hofman, S.W.J. Lamberts, B.A. Oostra, H.A.P. Pols, J.C.M. Witteman, and C.M. van Duijn Stroke. 2003;34:1623-1627; published online before print June 5 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000076013.00240.B0. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Association of Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene Polymorphism With Carotid Atherosclerosis Depending on Smoking Status in a Japanese General Population Nozomu Inamoto, Tomohiro Katsuya, Yoshihiro Kokubo, Toshifumi Mannami, Takashi Asai, Shunroku Baba, Jun Ogata, Hitonobu Tomoike, and Toshio Ogihara Stroke. 2003;34:1628-1633; published online before print May 29 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000075769.09092.82. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene Polymorphism and Carotid Artery Wall Thickness: A Meta-Analysis Fakhredin A. Sayed-Tabatabaei, Jeanine J. Houwing-Duistermaat, Cornelia M. van Duijn, and Jacqueline C.M. Witteman Stroke. 2003;34:1634-1639; published online before print June 12 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000077926.49330.64. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Endoglin Is Not a Major Susceptibility Gene for Intracranial Aneurysm Among Japanese Hideaki Onda, Hidetoshi Kasuya, Taku Yoneyama, Tomokatsu Hori, Toshiaki Nakajima, and Ituro Inoue Stroke. 2003;34:1640-1644; published online before print May 29 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000075770.70554.99. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Dynamic Pressure–Flow Velocity Relationships in the Human Cerebral Circulation Rune Aaslid, Stephanie R. Lash, Gust H. Bardy, William H. Gild, and David W. Newell Stroke. 2003;34:1645-1649; published online before print June 5 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000077927.63758.B6. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effect of Carotid Endarterectomy on Primary Collateral Blood Flow in Patients With Severe Carotid Artery Lesions Jeroen Hendrikse, Dirk R. Rutgers, Catharina J.M. Klijn, Bert C. Eikelboom, and Jeroen van der Grond Stroke. 2003;34:1650-1654; published online before print May 29 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000076012.19397.4B. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cerebral Hemodynamics in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Patients With High-Grade Carotid Stenosis Undergoing Carotid Endarterectomy Lauri Soinne, Johanna Helenius, Turgut Tatlisumak, Eija Saimanen, Oili Salonen, Perttu J. Lindsberg, and Markku Kaste Stroke. 2003;34:1655-1661; published online before print June 12 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000075605.36068.D9. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cerebral Hemodynamic Evaluation Using Perfusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Comparison With Positron Emission Tomography Values in Chronic Occlusive Carotid Disease Katsufumi Kajimoto, Hiroshi Moriwaki, Naoaki Yamada, Kohei Hayashida, Junya Kobayashi, Kotaro Miyashita, and Hiroaki Naritomi Stroke. 2003;34:1662-1666; published online before print June 5 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000076014.60026.45. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Stroke Associated With Sympathomimetics Contained in Over-the-Counter Cough and Cold Drugs Carlos Cantu, Antonio Arauz, Luis M. Murillo-Bonilla, Mario López, and Fernando Barinagarrementeria Stroke. 2003;34:1667-1672; published online before print June 5 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000075293.45936.FA. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Over-the-Counter Cold Remedies and Stroke John C.M. Brust Stroke. 2003;34:1673; published online before print June 12 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000079181.40785.03. Full Text \| PDF
	Stroke MRI in Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Is There a Perihemorrhagic Penumbra? Peter D. Schellinger, Jochen B. Fiebach, Katrin Hoffmann, Kristina Becker, Berk Orakcioglu, Rainer Kollmar, Eric Jüttler, Peter Schramm, Stefan Schwab, Klaus Sartor, and Werner Hacke Stroke. 2003;34:1674-1679; published online before print June 12 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000076010.10696.55. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Is There a Perihematomal Ischemic Penumbra? More Questions and an Overlooked Clue Steven Warach Stroke. 2003;34:1680; published online before print June 12 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000077013.83817.12. Full Text \| PDF
	Reliability of Assessing Percentage of Diffusion-Perfusion Mismatch Shelagh B. Coutts, Jessica E. Simon, Anna I. Tomanek, Philip A. Barber, Jean Chan, Mark E. Hudon, J. Ross Mitchell, Richard Frayne, Michael Eliasziw, Alastair M. Buchan, and Andrew M. Demchuk Stroke. 2003;34:1681-1683; published online before print June 12 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000078840.96473.20. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Mismatch or Misconception? Alex de Crespigny Stroke. 2003;34:1683-1685; published online before print June 19 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000082062.93106.23. Full Text \| PDF
	Rapid Perfusion Abnormality Estimation in Acute Stroke With Temporal Correlation Analysis Yueh Z. Lee, Jin-Moo Lee, Katie Vo, Chung Y. Hsu, and Weili Lin Stroke. 2003;34:1686-1692; published online before print June 5 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000077256.35566.59. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Detection of Hemosiderin Deposition by T2*-Weighted MRI After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Toshio Imaizumi, Masahiko Chiba, Toshimi Honma, and Jun Niwa Stroke. 2003;34:1693-1698; published online before print June 12 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000075771.88719.CE. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	The ACCESS Study: Evaluation of Acute Candesartan Cilexetil Therapy in Stroke Survivors Joachim Schrader, Stephan Lüders, Anke Kulschewski, Jürgen Berger, Walter Zidek, Johannes Treib, Karl Einhäupl, Hans Christoph Diener, and Peter Dominiak Stroke. 2003;34:1699-1703; published online before print June 19 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000075777.18006.89. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	UK-279,276, a Neutrophil Inhibitory Glycoprotein, in Acute Stroke: Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics Kennedy R. Lees, Hans-Christoph Diener, Kjell Asplund, and Michael Krams Stroke. 2003;34:1704-1709; published online before print June 12 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000078563.72650.61. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Can Patients Be Anticoagulated After Intracerebral Hemorrhage?: A Decision Analysis Mark H. Eckman, Jonathan Rosand, Katherine A. Knudsen, Daniel E. Singer, and Steven M. Greenberg Stroke. 2003;34:1710-1716; published online before print June 12 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000078311.18928.16. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Use of the Original, Modified, or New Intracerebral Hemorrhage Score to Predict Mortality and Morbidity After Intracerebral Hemorrhage Raymond Tak Fai Cheung and Liang-Yu Zou Stroke. 2003;34:1717-1722; published online before print June 12 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000078657.22835.B9. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Local Intra-arterial Fibrinolysis of Thromboemboli Occurring During Neuroendovascular Procedures With Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator Stefan Hähnel, Peter D. Schellinger, Alexander Gutschalk, Karsten Geletneky, Marius Hartmann, Michael Knauth, and Klaus Sartor Stroke. 2003;34:1723-1728; published online before print June 12 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000078372.76670.83. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Thromboembolic Events During Neuroendovascular Procedures Adnan I. Qureshi Stroke. 2003;34:1728-1729; published online before print June 12 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000078561.40741.B4. Full Text \| PDF
	Mannitol Use in Acute Stroke: Case Fatality at 30 Days and 1 Year Dániel Bereczki, László Mihálka, Szabolcs Szatmári, Klára Fekete, David Di Cesar, Béla Fülesdi, László Csiba, and István Fekete Stroke. 2003;34:1730-1735; published online before print June 19 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000078658.52316.E8. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Neither Arm nor Face Warming Reduces the Shivering Threshold in Unanesthetized Humans Anthony G. Doufas, Anupama Wadhwa, Chun-Ming Lin, Yunus M. Shah, Keith Hanni, and Daniel I. Sessler Stroke. 2003;34:1736-1740; published online before print May 29 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000077014.47422.DB. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Comparison of Psychometric Properties of Three Mobility Measures for Patients With Stroke I-Ping Hsueh, Chun-Hou Wang, Ching-Fan Sheu, and Ching-Lin Hsieh Stroke. 2003;34:1741-1745; published online before print May 29 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000075295.45185.D4. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Auditory Discrimination After Left-Hemisphere Stroke: A Mismatch Negativity Follow-Up Study Titta-Maria Ilvonen, Teija Kujala, Anita Kiesiläinen, Oili Salonen, Hesham Kozou, Eero Pekkonen, Risto O. Roine, Markku Kaste, and Risto Näätänen Stroke. 2003;34:1746-1751; published online before print June 19 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000078836.26328.3B. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Implementing Results of Stroke Recovery Research Into Clinical Practice Steven C. Cramer Stroke. 2003;34:1752-1753; published online before print June 19 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000082061.64879.10. Full Text \| PDF
	Smokeless Tobacco as a Possible Risk Factor for Stroke in Men: A Nested Case-Control Study Kjell Asplund, Salmir Nasic, Urban Janlert, and Birgitta Stegmayr Stroke. 2003;34:1754-1759; published online before print May 29 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000076011.02935.A1. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Association of Exercise-Induced, Silent ST-Segment Depression With the Risk of Stroke and Cardiovascular Diseases in Men S. Kurl, J.A. Laukkanen, T.-P. Tuomainen, R. Rauramaa, T.A. Lakka, R. Salonen, J. Eränen, J. Sivenius, and J.T. Salonen Stroke. 2003;34:1760-1765; published online before print June 26 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000078564.46376.0A. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Is Associated With Asymptomatic Cerebral Damage in Hypertensive Patients Giulio Selvetella, Antonella Notte, Angelo Maffei, Valentina Calistri, Virginia Scamardella, Giacomo Frati, Bruno Trimarco, Claudio Colonnese, and Giuseppe Lembo Stroke. 2003;34:1766-1770; published online before print June 12 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000078310.98444.1D. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Triggers of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Role of Physical Exertion, Smoking, and Alcohol in the Australasian Cooperative Research on Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Study (ACROSS) Craig Anderson, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, David Scott, Derrick Bennett, Konrad Jamrozik, and Graeme Hankey Stroke. 2003;34:1771-1776; published online before print May 29 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000077015.90334.A7. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Molecular Determinants of the Prothrombogenic and Inflammatory Phenotype Assumed by the Postischemic Cerebral Microcirculation Mami Ishikawa, Dianne Cooper, Janice Russell, James W. Salter, John H. Zhang, Anil Nanda, and D. Neil Granger Stroke. 2003;34:1777-1782; published online before print May 29 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000074921.17767.F2. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Possible Role of Parathyroid Hormone–Related Protein as a Proinflammatory Cytokine in Atherosclerosis José Luis Martín-Ventura, Mónica Ortego, Pedro Esbrit, Miguel Angel Hernández-Presa, Luis Ortega, and Jesús Egido Stroke. 2003;34:1783-1789; published online before print June 12 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000078371.00577.76. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effects of a Selective CD11b/CD18 Antagonist and Recombinant Human Tissue Plasminogen Activator Treatment Alone and in Combination in a Rat Embolic Model of Stroke Li Zhang, Zheng Gang Zhang, Rui Lan Zhang, Mei Lu, Michael Krams, and Michael Chopp Stroke. 2003;34:1790-1795; published online before print June 12 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000077016.55891.2E. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Mitochondrial ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channel Activation Protects Cerebellar Granule Neurons From Apoptosis Induced by Oxidative Stress Yasushi Teshima, Masaharu Akao, Ronald A. Li, Tae H. Chong, William A. Baumgartner, Michael V. Johnston, and Eduardo Marbán Stroke. 2003;34:1796-1802; published online before print June 5 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000077017.60947.AE. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Different Expression Patterns of Bcl-2, Bcl-xl, and Bax Proteins After Sublethal Forebrain Ischemia in C57Black/Crj6 Mouse Striatum Chaoran Wu, Hideyoshi Fujihara, Jian Yao, Sihua Qi, Huiping Li, Koki Shimoji, and Hiroshi Baba Stroke. 2003;34:1803-1808; published online before print June 5 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000077255.15597.69. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Adoptive Transfer of Myelin Basic Protein–Tolerized Splenocytes to Naive Animals Reduces Infarct Size: A Role for Lymphocytes in Ischemic Brain Injury? Kyra Becker, Darin Kindrick, Richard McCarron, John Hallenbeck, and Robert Winn Stroke. 2003;34:1809-1815; published online before print June 5 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000078308.77727.EA. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Short Communications
	Infection and the Risk of Spontaneous Cervical Artery Dissection: A Case-Control Study Benoît Guillon, Karine Berthet, Lamia Benslamia, Marion Bertrand, Marie-Germaine Bousser, and Christophe Tzourio Stroke. 2003;34:e79-e81; published online before print June 12 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000078309.56307.5C. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Research Reports
	Metabolic Counterpart of Decreased Apparent Diffusion Coefficient During Hyperacute Ischemic Stroke: A Brain Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging Study F. Nicoli, Y. Lefur, B. Denis, J.P. Ranjeva, S. Confort-Gouny, and P.J. Cozzone Stroke. 2003;34:e82-e87; published online before print June 19 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000078659.43423.0A. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—ADC and Metabolites in Stroke: Even More Confusion About Diffusion? Jens Fiehler Stroke. 2003;34:e87-e88; published online before print June 19 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000078660.31648.3C. Full Text \| PDF
	Familial Clustering of Stroke According to Proband Age at Onset of Presenting Ischemic Stroke James F. Meschia, Elizabeth J. Atkinson, Peter C. O’Brien, Thomas G. Brott, Robert D. Brown, Jr, and John Hardy Stroke. 2003;34:e89-e91; published online before print June 19 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000078312.07274.A4. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Central Retinal Artery Doppler Flow Parameters Reflect the Severity of Cerebral Small-Vessel Disease Masahiko Hiroki, Kotaro Miyashita, Hiroshi Yoshida, Shunsaku Hirai, and Hidenao Fukuyama Stroke. 2003;34:e92-e94; published online before print May 29 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000075768.91709.E4. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Long-Term Relative Survival in Elderly Patients After Carotid Endarterectomy: A Population-Based Study Paul E. Norman, James B. Semmens, Crystal L. Laurvick, and Michael Lawrence-Brown Stroke. 2003;34:e95-e98; published online before print June 12 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000078369.00941.6B. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Letters to the Editor
	Reliability of Nested PCR for the Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis Petra Apfalter, Margaret R. Hammerschlag, Jens Boman, Johann Wojta, Kurt Huber, and Igor Huk Stroke. 2003;34:e73-e75; published online before print June 19 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000079304.09344.97. Full Text \| PDF
	Racial Differences in Aortic Plaque Among Ischemic Stroke Patients Souvik Sen, Stephen M. Oppenheimer, Vishal Gupta, and Navin C. Nanda Stroke. 2003;34:e76; published online before print June 12 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000078837.04526.2F. Full Text \| PDF
	Determination of Lipid Profile in Patients With Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack Antonio Villa, Elisabetta Fabris, and Olivia Milani Stroke. 2003;34:e77; published online before print June 12 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000079182.31467.2D. Full Text \| PDF
	Hypothesis of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Growth Jorge Mauriño Stroke. 2003;34:e78; published online before print June 12 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000078839.91661.D8. Full Text \| PDF
	Controversies in Stroke
	For Severe Carotid Stenosis Found on Ultrasound, Further Arterial Evaluation Is Unnecessary Wesley S. Moore Stroke. 2003;34:1816-1817; published online before print June 26 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000079175.59874.62. Full Text \| PDF
	For Severe Carotid Stenosis Found on Ultrasound, Further Arterial Evaluation Prior to Carotid Endarterectomy Is Unnecessary: The Argument Against Peter M. Rothwell Stroke. 2003;34:1817-1819; published online before print June 26 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000079176.04043.09. Full Text \| PDF
	Is Carotid Angiography Necessary? Editors Disagree Stephen M. Davis and Geoffrey A. Donnan Stroke. 2003;34:1819; published online before print June 26 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000079177.88419.34. Full Text \| PDF
	Corrections
	Correction Stroke. 2003;34:1820, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000082867.59140.20. Full Text \| PDF

Spotlight

TOC Spotlight File

Volume 34, Issue 7; July 1, 2003

Original Contributions

Risk of Ischemic Stroke Among Users of the Oral Contraceptive Pill: The Melbourne Risk Factor Study (MERFS) Group

Sex Differences in First-Ever Acute Stroke

Abdominal Obesity and Risk of Ischemic Stroke: The Northern Manhattan Stroke Study

Acute Stroke in the Very Elderly: Epidemiological Features, Stroke Subtypes, Management, and Outcome in Martinique, French West Indies

Prenatal Influences on Stroke Mortality in England and Wales

Editorial Comment—Prenatal Influences on Stroke Mortality in England and Wales

Mortality and Recovery After Stroke in The Gambia

Improvements in Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease and Cessation of Stroke Mortality Rate Decline

Editorial Comment—Decline in Stroke Mortality: Splitters and Lumpers

Pentanucleotide TTTTA Repeat Polymorphism of Apolipoprotein(a) Gene and Plasma Lipoprotein(a) Are Associated With Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke in Chinese: A Multicenter Case-Control Study in China

Polymorphism in the Promoter Region of the Insulin-like Growth Factor I Gene Is Related to Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity in Subjects With Hypertension

Association of Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene Polymorphism With Carotid Atherosclerosis Depending on Smoking Status in a Japanese General Population

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene Polymorphism and Carotid Artery Wall Thickness: A Meta-Analysis

Endoglin Is Not a Major Susceptibility Gene for Intracranial Aneurysm Among Japanese

Dynamic Pressure–Flow Velocity Relationships in the Human Cerebral Circulation

Effect of Carotid Endarterectomy on Primary Collateral Blood Flow in Patients With Severe Carotid Artery Lesions

Cerebral Hemodynamics in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Patients With High-Grade Carotid Stenosis Undergoing Carotid Endarterectomy

Cerebral Hemodynamic Evaluation Using Perfusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Comparison With Positron Emission Tomography Values in Chronic Occlusive Carotid Disease

Stroke Associated With Sympathomimetics Contained in Over-the-Counter Cough and Cold Drugs

Editorial Comment—Over-the-Counter Cold Remedies and Stroke

Stroke MRI in Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Is There a Perihemorrhagic Penumbra?

Editorial Comment—Is There a Perihematomal Ischemic Penumbra? More Questions and an Overlooked Clue

Reliability of Assessing Percentage of Diffusion-Perfusion Mismatch

Editorial Comment—Mismatch or Misconception?

Rapid Perfusion Abnormality Estimation in Acute Stroke With Temporal Correlation Analysis

Detection of Hemosiderin Deposition by T2*-Weighted MRI After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

The ACCESS Study: Evaluation of Acute Candesartan Cilexetil Therapy in Stroke Survivors

UK-279,276, a Neutrophil Inhibitory Glycoprotein, in Acute Stroke: Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics

Can Patients Be Anticoagulated After Intracerebral Hemorrhage?: A Decision Analysis

Use of the Original, Modified, or New Intracerebral Hemorrhage Score to Predict Mortality and Morbidity After Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Local Intra-arterial Fibrinolysis of Thromboemboli Occurring During Neuroendovascular Procedures With Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator

Editorial Comment—Thromboembolic Events During Neuroendovascular Procedures

Mannitol Use in Acute Stroke: Case Fatality at 30 Days and 1 Year

Neither Arm nor Face Warming Reduces the Shivering Threshold in Unanesthetized Humans

Comparison of Psychometric Properties of Three Mobility Measures for Patients With Stroke

Auditory Discrimination After Left-Hemisphere Stroke: A Mismatch Negativity Follow-Up Study

Editorial Comment—Implementing Results of Stroke Recovery Research Into Clinical Practice

Smokeless Tobacco as a Possible Risk Factor for Stroke in Men: A Nested Case-Control Study

Association of Exercise-Induced, Silent ST-Segment Depression With the Risk of Stroke and Cardiovascular Diseases in Men

Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Is Associated With Asymptomatic Cerebral Damage in Hypertensive Patients

Triggers of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Role of Physical Exertion, Smoking, and Alcohol in the Australasian Cooperative Research on Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Study (ACROSS)

Molecular Determinants of the Prothrombogenic and Inflammatory Phenotype Assumed by the Postischemic Cerebral Microcirculation

Possible Role of Parathyroid Hormone–Related Protein as a Proinflammatory Cytokine in Atherosclerosis

Effects of a Selective CD11b/CD18 Antagonist and Recombinant Human Tissue Plasminogen Activator Treatment Alone and in Combination in a Rat Embolic Model of Stroke

Mitochondrial ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channel Activation Protects Cerebellar Granule Neurons From Apoptosis Induced by Oxidative Stress

Different Expression Patterns of Bcl-2, Bcl-xl, and Bax Proteins After Sublethal Forebrain Ischemia in C57Black/Crj6 Mouse Striatum

Adoptive Transfer of Myelin Basic Protein–Tolerized Splenocytes to Naive Animals Reduces Infarct Size: A Role for Lymphocytes in Ischemic Brain Injury?

Short Communications

Infection and the Risk of Spontaneous Cervical Artery Dissection: A Case-Control Study

Research Reports

Metabolic Counterpart of Decreased Apparent Diffusion Coefficient During Hyperacute Ischemic Stroke: A Brain Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging Study

Editorial Comment—ADC and Metabolites in Stroke: Even More Confusion About Diffusion?

Familial Clustering of Stroke According to Proband Age at Onset of Presenting Ischemic Stroke

Central Retinal Artery Doppler Flow Parameters Reflect the Severity of Cerebral Small-Vessel Disease

Long-Term Relative Survival in Elderly Patients After Carotid Endarterectomy: A Population-Based Study

Letters to the Editor

Reliability of Nested PCR for the Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis

Racial Differences in Aortic Plaque Among Ischemic Stroke Patients

Determination of Lipid Profile in Patients With Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack

Hypothesis of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Growth

Controversies in Stroke

For Severe Carotid Stenosis Found on Ultrasound, Further Arterial Evaluation Is Unnecessary

For Severe Carotid Stenosis Found on Ultrasound, Further Arterial Evaluation Prior to Carotid Endarterectomy Is Unnecessary: The Argument Against

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