Stroke -- Table of Contents (34 [8])

Volume 34, Issue 8; August 1, 2003

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

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	Original Contributions
	Trial Design and Reporting Standards for Intra-Arterial Cerebral Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke Randall T. Higashida and Anthony J. Furlan Stroke. 2003;34:e109-e137; published online before print July 17 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000082721.62796.09. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Ethnic Differences in Markers of Thrombophilia: Implications for the Investigation of Ischemic Stroke in Multiethnic Populations: The South London Ethnicity and Stroke Study Paula Jerrard-Dunne, Andrew Evans, Rory McGovern, Cother Hajat, Lalit Kalra, Anthony G. Rudd, Charles D. Wolfe, and Hugh S. Markus Stroke. 2003;34:1821-1826; published online before print July 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000083049.65008.5F. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Routine Thrombophilia Testing in Stroke Patients Is Unjustified Graeme J. Hankey and John W. Eikelboom Stroke. 2003;34:1826-1827; published online before print July 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000083533.81284.0B. Full Text \| PDF
	Cause-Specific Mortality After First Cerebral Infarction: A Population-Based Study Steven Vernino, Robert D. Brown, Jr, James J. Sejvar, JoRean D. Sicks, George W. Petty, and W. Michael O’Fallon Stroke. 2003;34:1828-1832; published online before print July 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000080534.98416.A0. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Are Changes in Mortality From Stroke Caused by Changes in Stroke Event Rates or Case Fatality?: Results From the WHO MONICA Project Cinzia Sarti, Birgitta Stegmayr, Hanna Tolonen, Markku Mähönen, Jaakko Tuomilehto, and Kjell Asplund Stroke. 2003;34:1833-1840; published online before print July 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000081224.15480.52. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Explanations for International Trends in Stroke Mortality Rainer Fogelholm Stroke. 2003;34:1840-1841; published online before print July 17 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000085565.91317.4C. Full Text \| PDF
	Ten-Year Survival After First-Ever Stroke in the Perth Community Stroke Study Kate Hardie, Graeme J. Hankey, Konrad Jamrozik, Robyn J. Broadhurst, and Craig Anderson Stroke. 2003;34:1842-1846; published online before print July 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000082382.42061.EE. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Risk, Types, and Severity of Intracranial Hemorrhage in Patients With Symptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis Raymond T.F. Cheung, Michael Eliasziw, Heather E. Meldrum, Allan J. Fox, and Henry J.M. Barnett Stroke. 2003;34:1847-1851; published online before print June 26 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000080523.29138.5F. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Prehemorrhage Risk Factors for Fatal Intracranial Aneurysm Rupture Seppo Juvela Stroke. 2003;34:1852-1857; published online before print June 26 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000080380.56799.DD. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Prehemorrhage Risk Factors for Fatal Intracranial Aneurysm Rupture J. Max Findlay Stroke. 2003;34:1857-1858; published online before print July 17 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000085566.16190.ED. Full Text \| PDF
	Risk Factors for Continued Cigarette Use After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Jennifer Ballard, Kurt T. Kreiter, Jan Claassen, Robert G. Kowalski, E. Sander Connolly, and Stephan A. Mayer Stroke. 2003;34:1859-1863; published online before print July 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000080522.36041.9F. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Multiple Levels of Regulation of the Interleukin-6 System in Stroke Daniela Acalovschi, Tina Wiest, Marius Hartmann, Maryam Farahmi, Ulrich Mansmann, Gerd U. Auffarth, Armin J. Grau, Fiona R. Green, Caspar Grond-Ginsbach, and Markus Schwaninger Stroke. 2003;34:1864-1869; published online before print July 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000079815.38626.44. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—How to Search for the Role of Genetic Polymorphisms in Stroke: Theory Versus Practice Mario Di Napoli Stroke. 2003;34:1869-1870; published online before print July 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000079816.60008.73. Full Text \| PDF
	Effect of Aging on Dynamic Cerebral Autoregulation During Head-Up Tilt Brian J. Carey, Ronney B. Panerai, and John F. Potter Stroke. 2003;34:1871-1875; published online before print July 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000081981.99908.F3. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Assessment of Cerebral Blood Flow by Means of Blood-Flow-Volume Measurement in the Internal Carotid Artery: Comparative Study With a ¹³³Xenon Clearance Technique J.F. Soustiel, T.C. Glenn, P. Vespa, B. Rinsky, C. Hanuscin, and N.A. Martin Stroke. 2003;34:1876-1880; published online before print July 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000080942.32331.39. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Dynamic Autoregulation Testing in Patients With Middle Cerebral Artery Stenosis C. Haubrich, W. Kruska, R.R. Diehl, W. Möller-Hartmann, and C. Klötzsch Stroke. 2003;34:1881-1885; published online before print July 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000080936.36601.34. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Evaluation of Hyperintense Vessels on FLAIR MRI for the Diagnosis of Multiple Intracerebral Arterial Stenoses Daniela Iancu-Gontard, Catherine Oppenheim, Emmanuel Touzé, Eric Méary, Mathieu Zuber, Jean-Louis Mas, Daniel Frédy, and Jean-François Meder Stroke. 2003;34:1886-1891; published online before print June 26 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000080382.61984.FE. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Prediction of Malignant Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction by Early Perfusion- and Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging Götz J. Thomalla, Thomas Kucinski, Volker Schoder, Jens Fiehler, Rene Knab, Herrmann Zeumer, Cornelius Weiller, and Joachim Röther Stroke. 2003;34:1892-1899; published online before print July 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000081985.44625.B6. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Can We Predict Massive Space-Occupying Edema in Large Hemispheric Infarctions? Christine A.C. Wijman Stroke. 2003;34:1899-1900; published online before print July 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000081986.02572.D5. Full Text \| PDF
	Relative Value of Normalized Sonographic In Vitro Analysis of Arteriosclerotic Plaques of Internal Carotid Artery Christian Denzel, Klaus Balzer, Klaus-Michael Müller, Franz Fellner, Claudia Fellner, and Werner Lang Stroke. 2003;34:1901-1906; published online before print July 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000081982.85010.A8. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Operational Definitions for the NINDS-AIREN Criteria for Vascular Dementia: An Interobserver Study Elisabeth C.W. van Straaten, Philip Scheltens, Dirk L. Knol, Mark A. van Buchem, Ewout J. van Dijk, Paul A.M. Hofman, Giorgos Karas, Olafur Kjartansson, Frank-Erik de Leeuw, Niels D. Prins, Reinhold Schmidt, Marieke C. Visser, Henry C. Weinstein, and Frederik Barkhof Stroke. 2003;34:1907-1912; published online before print July 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000083050.44441.10. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Development and Progression of Leukoaraiosis in Patients With Brain Ischemia and Carotid Artery Disease Jonathan Y. Streifler, Michael Eliasziw, Oscar R. Benavente, Sonia Alamowitch, Allan J. Fox, Vladimir Hachinski, and Henry J.M. Barnett Stroke. 2003;34:1913-1916; published online before print July 17 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000080939.39414.83. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—The Progression of Leukoaraiosis J.V. Bowler Stroke. 2003;34:1916-1917; published online before print July 17 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000080940.16070.5B. Full Text \| PDF
	Feasibility of Neuroprotective Agent Administration by Prehospital Personnel in an Urban Setting Todd Crocco, Travis Gullett, Stephen M. Davis, Nicole Flores, Laura Sauerbeck, Edward Jauch, Billie Threlkeld, Brian Pio, Michael Ottaway, Arthur Pancioli, and Thomas Chenier Stroke. 2003;34:1918-1922; published online before print July 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000080943.59701.0D. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Trial Design and Reporting Standards for Intra-Arterial Cerebral Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke Randall T. Higashida and Anthony J. Furlan Stroke. 2003;34:1923-1924, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000082720.85129.0A. Abstract \| PDF
	Selection of Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients for Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis With Pro-Urokinase by Using ASPECTS Michael D. Hill, Howard A. Rowley, Felix Adler, Michael Eliasziw, Anthony Furlan, Randall T. Higashida, Lawrence R. Wechsler, Heidi C. Roberts, William P. Dillon, Nancy J. Fischbein, Carolyn M. Firszt, Gregory A. Schulz, and Alastair M. Buchan Stroke. 2003;34:1925-1931; published online before print July 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000082483.37127.D0. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Thrombolysis With Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator and Tirofiban in Stroke: Preliminary Observations Rüdiger J. Seitz, Magnolia Hamzavi, Ulrich Junghans, Peter A. Ringleb, Corinna Schranz, and Mario Siebler Stroke. 2003;34:1932-1935; published online before print June 26 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000080535.61188.A6. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Protected Carotid Stenting: Clinical Advantages and Complications of Embolic Protection Devices in 442 Consecutive Patients Alberto Cremonesi, Raffaella Manetti, Francesco Setacci, Carlo Setacci, and Fausto Castriota Stroke. 2003;34:1936-1941; published online before print July 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000081000.23561.61. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Carotid Artery Stenting With or Without Protection Devices? Strong Opinions, Poor Evidence! Bernd Eckert and Hermann Zeumer Stroke. 2003;34:1941-1943; published online before print July 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000080938.80364.75. Full Text \| PDF
	Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life Scale-39 (SAQOL-39): Evaluation of Acceptability, Reliability, and Validity Katerina Hilari, Sally Byng, Donna L. Lamping, and Sarah C. Smith Stroke. 2003;34:1944-1950; published online before print July 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000081987.46660.ED. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Serum Urate as an Independent Predictor of Poor Outcome and Future Vascular Events After Acute Stroke Christopher J. Weir, Scott W. Muir, Matthew R. Walters, and Kennedy R. Lees Stroke. 2003;34:1951-1956; published online before print July 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000081983.34771.D2. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Elevated Uric Acid and Ischemic Stroke: Accumulating Evidence That It Is Injurious and Not Neuroprotective John Kanellis and Richard J. Johnson Stroke. 2003;34:1956-1957; published online before print July 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000081984.07414.EF. Full Text \| PDF
	Primary Care, Income Inequality, and Stroke Mortality in the United States: A Longitudinal Analysis, 1985–1995 Leiyu Shi, James Macinko, Barbara Starfield, Jiahong Xu, and Robert Politzer Stroke. 2003;34:1958-1964; published online before print July 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000082380.80444.A9. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Advertising Strategies to Increase Public Knowledge of the Warning Signs of Stroke Frank L. Silver, Frank Rubini, Diane Black, and Corinne S. Hodgson Stroke. 2003;34:1965-1968; published online before print July 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000083175.01126.62. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Advertising Strategies to Increase the Public Knowledge of the Warning Signs of Stroke Larry B. Goldstein Stroke. 2003;34:1968-1969; published online before print July 17 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000085293.12506.2C. Full Text \| PDF
	Sex Differences in Management and Outcome After Stroke: A Swedish National Perspective Eva-Lotta Glader, Birgitta Stegmayr, Bo Norrving, Andreas Terént, Kerstin Hulter-Åsberg, Per-Olov Wester, and Kjell Asplund Stroke. 2003;34:1970-1975; published online before print July 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000083534.81284.C5. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cerebral Ischemia and Infarction From Atheroemboli <100 µm in Size Joseph H. Rapp, Xian Mang Pan, Bo Yu, Raymond A. Swanson, Randall T. Higashida, Paul Simpson, and David Saloner Stroke. 2003;34:1976-1980; published online before print July 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000083400.80296.38. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Hypoxia-Induced Stroke Tolerance in the Mouse Is Mediated by Erythropoietin Konstantin Prass, Anna Scharff, Karsten Ruscher, Diana Löwl, Claudia Muselmann, Ilya Victorov, Krisztian Kapinya, Ulrich Dirnagl, and Andreas Meisel Stroke. 2003;34:1981-1986; published online before print June 26 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000080381.76409.B2. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Astrocytic Gap Junctions Composed of Connexin 43 Reduce Apoptotic Neuronal Damage in Cerebral Ischemia Taizen Nakase, Shinji Fushiki, and Christian C.G. Naus Stroke. 2003;34:1987-1993; published online before print July 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000079814.72027.34. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Ultrarapid, Convection-Enhanced Intravascular Hypothermia: A Feasibility Study in Nonhuman Primate Stroke William J. Mack, Judy Huang, Christopher Winfree, Grace Kim, Marcelo Oppermann, John Dobak, Becky Inderbitzen, Steve Yon, Sulli Popilskis, Juan Lasheras, Robert R. Sciacca, David J. Pinsky, and E. Sander Connolly, Jr Stroke. 2003;34:1994-1999; published online before print June 26 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000079813.31539.6D. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Drug-Induced Hypothermia Reduces Ischemic Damage: Effects of the Cannabinoid HU-210 Ronen R. Leker, Naomi Gai, Raphael Mechoulam, and Haim Ovadia Stroke. 2003;34:2000-2006; published online before print June 26 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000079817.68944.1E. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Prophylactic but Not Delayed Administration of Simvastatin Protects Against Long-Lasting Cognitive and Morphological Consequences of Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury, Reduces Interleukin-1ß and Tumor Necrosis Factor- ${alpha}$ mRNA Induction, and Does Not Affect Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression Walter Balduini, Erika Mazzoni, Silvia Carloni, Maria Grazia De Simoni, Carlo Perego, Luigi Sironi, and Mauro Cimino Stroke. 2003;34:2007-2012; published online before print June 26 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000080677.24419.88. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Ebselen, a Seleno-Organic Antioxidant, Is Neuroprotective After Embolic Strokes in Rabbits: Synergism With Low-Dose Tissue Plasminogen Activator Paul A. Lapchak and Justin A. Zivin Stroke. 2003;34:2013-2018; published online before print July 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000081223.74129.04. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Differences in Clot Preparation Determine Outcome of Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator Treatment in Experimental Thromboembolic Stroke Frank Niessen, Thomas Hilger, Mathias Hoehn, and Konstantin-A. Hossmann Stroke. 2003;34:2019-2024; published online before print July 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000080941.73934.30. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Closure of the Blood-Brain Barrier by Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibition Reduces rtPA-Mediated Mortality in Cerebral Ischemia With Delayed Reperfusion Thomas Pfefferkorn and Gary A. Rosenberg Stroke. 2003;34:2025-2030; published online before print July 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000083051.93319.28. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Matrix and Bioabsorbable Polymeric Coils Accelerate Healing of Intracranial Aneurysms: Long-Term Experimental Study Yuichi Murayama, Satoshi Tateshima, Nestor R. Gonzalez, and Fernando Vinuela Stroke. 2003;34:2031-2037; published online before print July 17 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000083394.33633.C2. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Angiotensin II Produces Superoxide-Mediated Impairment of Endothelial Function in Cerebral Arterioles Sean P. Didion and Frank M. Faraci Stroke. 2003;34:2038-2042; published online before print June 26 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000081225.46324.AA. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Argatroban Attenuates Leukocyte– and Platelet–Endothelial Cell Interactions After Transient Retinal Ischemia Shinsuke Miyahara, Junichi Kiryu, Akitaka Tsujikawa, Hideto Katsuta, Kazuaki Nishijima, Kazuaki Miyamoto, Kenji Yamashiro, Atsushi Nonaka, and Yoshihito Honda Stroke. 2003;34:2043-2049; published online before print July 17 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000083052.01361.3D. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Research Reports
	Very Early Risk of Stroke After a First Transient Ischemic Attack J.K. Lovett, M.S. Dennis, P.A.G. Sandercock, J. Bamford, C.P. Warlow, and P.M. Rothwell Stroke. 2003;34:e138-e140; published online before print July 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000080935.01264.91. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Stroke Following TIA: Mounting Evidence of Early Risk Piero Verro Stroke. 2003;34:e141-e142; published online before print July 17 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000085294.27928.24. Full Text \| PDF
	Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
	Differences in Vascular Risk Factors Between Etiological Subtypes of Ischemic Stroke: Importance of Population-Based Studies U.G.R. Schulz and P.M. Rothwell Stroke. 2003;34:2050-2059; published online before print June 26 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000079818.08343.8C. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Risk Factors for Intracerebral Hemorrhage in the General Population: A Systematic Review M.J. Ariesen, S.P. Claus, G.J.E. Rinkel, and A. Algra Stroke. 2003;34:2060-2065; published online before print July 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000080678.09344.8D. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Minor Risk Factors for Intracerebral Hemorrhage: The Jury Is Still Out Amanda G. Thrift Stroke. 2003;34:2065-2066; published online before print July 3 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000080679.40907.5B. Full Text \| PDF
	Leukoaraiosis: An Independent Risk Factor for Stroke? Domenico Inzitari Stroke. 2003;34:2067-2071; published online before print June 26 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000080934.68280.82. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cochrane Review: Dipyridamole for Preventing Major Vascular Events in Patients With Vascular Disease E.L.L.M. De Schryver, A. Algra, and J. van Gijn Stroke. 2003;34:2072-2080; published online before print July 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000082381.23938.0E. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Letters to the Editor
	Cranial MRI Screening in Healthy Young Men F. Weber and H. Knopf Stroke. 2003;34:e99; published online before print July 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000079834.17562.AB. Full Text \| PDF
	The "Dot CT Sign" Indicates MCA Branch Occlusion David J. Blacker, James C. Watson, and Eelco F.M. Wijdicks Stroke. 2003;34:e100; published online before print July 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000080944.04893.48. Full Text \| PDF
	New-Onset Fecal Incontinence After Stroke: Risk Factor or Consequence of Poor Outcomes After Rehabilitation? Juan J. Baztán, Juan R. Domenech, and Margarita González Stroke. 2003;34:e101-e102; published online before print July 17 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000081222.82020.D3. Full Text \| PDF
	Re: New Research in the Field of Stroke: Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest • Response Michael Holzer, Fritz Sterz, Wilhelm Behringer, W. Dalton Dietrich, and John W. Kuluz Stroke. 2003;34:e103; published online before print July 17 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000083469.51522.0C. Full Text \| PDF
	Poor Outcome After First-Ever Stroke • Response Jagdish C. Sharma, Peter Appelros, Ingegerd Nydevik, and Matti Viitanen Stroke. 2003;34:e104; published online before print July 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000083467.23040.4B. Full Text \| PDF
	Risk Factors for Pneumonia in Patients With Acute Stroke • Response Rainer Dziewas, Florian Stögbauer, Peter Lüdemann, R. Hilker, A. Jacobs, M. Neveling, and W.D. Heiss Stroke. 2003;34:e105; published online before print July 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000083465.17164.AB. Full Text \| PDF
	Cerebral Atherosclerosis and Mild Alzheimer’s Disease Hernando Rafael Stroke. 2003;34:e106; published online before print July 10 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000083464.56904.E5. Full Text \| PDF
	Re: Pulse Pressure and Risk of Alzheimer Disease in Persons Aged 75 Years and Older Ernest H. Friedman Stroke. 2003;34:e107; published online before print July 17 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000083487.94236.3D. Full Text \| PDF
	Vascular Smooth Muscle Proliferation as a Target for Therapeutic Intervention • Response J. Marc Simard, Thomas A. Kent, Cecil O. Borel, and Laura Niklason Stroke. 2003;34:e108; published online before print July 17 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000082484.19942.C8. Full Text \| PDF
	Controversies in Stroke
	Cell Therapy: Replacement Lawrence R. Wechsler and Douglas Kondziolka Stroke. 2003;34:2081-2082; published online before print July 24 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000083461.80316.55. Full Text \| PDF
	Stem Cells: Do They Replace or Stimulate? David Howells Stroke. 2003;34:2082-2083; published online before print July 24 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000083462.47898.DD. Full Text \| PDF
	Stem Cell Transplantation for Stroke: Does It Work, and If So, How? Marc Fisher Stroke. 2003;34:2083; published online before print July 24 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000083463.73181.70. Full Text \| PDF
	Corrections
	Correction Stroke. 2003;34:2084, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000086704.78941.BD. Full Text \| PDF

Spotlight

TOC Spotlight File

Volume 34, Issue 8; August 1, 2003

Original Contributions

Trial Design and Reporting Standards for Intra-Arterial Cerebral Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Ethnic Differences in Markers of Thrombophilia: Implications for the Investigation of Ischemic Stroke in Multiethnic Populations: The South London Ethnicity and Stroke Study

Editorial Comment—Routine Thrombophilia Testing in Stroke Patients Is Unjustified

Cause-Specific Mortality After First Cerebral Infarction: A Population-Based Study

Are Changes in Mortality From Stroke Caused by Changes in Stroke Event Rates or Case Fatality?: Results From the WHO MONICA Project

Editorial Comment—Explanations for International Trends in Stroke Mortality

Ten-Year Survival After First-Ever Stroke in the Perth Community Stroke Study

Risk, Types, and Severity of Intracranial Hemorrhage in Patients With Symptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis

Prehemorrhage Risk Factors for Fatal Intracranial Aneurysm Rupture

Editorial Comment—Prehemorrhage Risk Factors for Fatal Intracranial Aneurysm Rupture

Risk Factors for Continued Cigarette Use After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Multiple Levels of Regulation of the Interleukin-6 System in Stroke

Editorial Comment—How to Search for the Role of Genetic Polymorphisms in Stroke: Theory Versus Practice

Effect of Aging on Dynamic Cerebral Autoregulation During Head-Up Tilt

Assessment of Cerebral Blood Flow by Means of Blood-Flow-Volume Measurement in the Internal Carotid Artery: Comparative Study With a 133Xenon Clearance Technique

Dynamic Autoregulation Testing in Patients With Middle Cerebral Artery Stenosis

Evaluation of Hyperintense Vessels on FLAIR MRI for the Diagnosis of Multiple Intracerebral Arterial Stenoses

Prediction of Malignant Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction by Early Perfusion- and Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Editorial Comment—Can We Predict Massive Space-Occupying Edema in Large Hemispheric Infarctions?

Relative Value of Normalized Sonographic In Vitro Analysis of Arteriosclerotic Plaques of Internal Carotid Artery

Operational Definitions for the NINDS-AIREN Criteria for Vascular Dementia: An Interobserver Study

Development and Progression of Leukoaraiosis in Patients With Brain Ischemia and Carotid Artery Disease

Editorial Comment—The Progression of Leukoaraiosis

Feasibility of Neuroprotective Agent Administration by Prehospital Personnel in an Urban Setting

Trial Design and Reporting Standards for Intra-Arterial Cerebral Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Selection of Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients for Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis With Pro-Urokinase by Using ASPECTS

Thrombolysis With Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator and Tirofiban in Stroke: Preliminary Observations

Protected Carotid Stenting: Clinical Advantages and Complications of Embolic Protection Devices in 442 Consecutive Patients

Editorial Comment—Carotid Artery Stenting With or Without Protection Devices? Strong Opinions, Poor Evidence!

Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life Scale-39 (SAQOL-39): Evaluation of Acceptability, Reliability, and Validity

Serum Urate as an Independent Predictor of Poor Outcome and Future Vascular Events After Acute Stroke

Editorial Comment—Elevated Uric Acid and Ischemic Stroke: Accumulating Evidence That It Is Injurious and Not Neuroprotective

Primary Care, Income Inequality, and Stroke Mortality in the United States: A Longitudinal Analysis, 1985–1995

Advertising Strategies to Increase Public Knowledge of the Warning Signs of Stroke

Editorial Comment—Advertising Strategies to Increase the Public Knowledge of the Warning Signs of Stroke

Sex Differences in Management and Outcome After Stroke: A Swedish National Perspective

Cerebral Ischemia and Infarction From Atheroemboli <100 µm in Size

Hypoxia-Induced Stroke Tolerance in the Mouse Is Mediated by Erythropoietin

Astrocytic Gap Junctions Composed of Connexin 43 Reduce Apoptotic Neuronal Damage in Cerebral Ischemia

Ultrarapid, Convection-Enhanced Intravascular Hypothermia: A Feasibility Study in Nonhuman Primate Stroke

Drug-Induced Hypothermia Reduces Ischemic Damage: Effects of the Cannabinoid HU-210

Ebselen, a Seleno-Organic Antioxidant, Is Neuroprotective After Embolic Strokes in Rabbits: Synergism With Low-Dose Tissue Plasminogen Activator

Differences in Clot Preparation Determine Outcome of Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator Treatment in Experimental Thromboembolic Stroke

Closure of the Blood-Brain Barrier by Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibition Reduces rtPA-Mediated Mortality in Cerebral Ischemia With Delayed Reperfusion

Matrix and Bioabsorbable Polymeric Coils Accelerate Healing of Intracranial Aneurysms: Long-Term Experimental Study

Angiotensin II Produces Superoxide-Mediated Impairment of Endothelial Function in Cerebral Arterioles

Argatroban Attenuates Leukocyte– and Platelet–Endothelial Cell Interactions After Transient Retinal Ischemia

Research Reports

Very Early Risk of Stroke After a First Transient Ischemic Attack

Editorial Comment—Stroke Following TIA: Mounting Evidence of Early Risk

Comments, Opinions, and Reviews

Differences in Vascular Risk Factors Between Etiological Subtypes of Ischemic Stroke: Importance of Population-Based Studies

Risk Factors for Intracerebral Hemorrhage in the General Population: A Systematic Review

Editorial Comment—Minor Risk Factors for Intracerebral Hemorrhage: The Jury Is Still Out

Leukoaraiosis: An Independent Risk Factor for Stroke?

Cochrane Review: Dipyridamole for Preventing Major Vascular Events in Patients With Vascular Disease

Letters to the Editor

Cranial MRI Screening in Healthy Young Men

The "Dot CT Sign" Indicates MCA Branch Occlusion

New-Onset Fecal Incontinence After Stroke: Risk Factor or Consequence of Poor Outcomes After Rehabilitation?

Re: New Research in the Field of Stroke: Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest • Response

Poor Outcome After First-Ever Stroke • Response

Risk Factors for Pneumonia in Patients With Acute Stroke • Response

Cerebral Atherosclerosis and Mild Alzheimer’s Disease

Re: Pulse Pressure and Risk of Alzheimer Disease in Persons Aged 75 Years and Older

Vascular Smooth Muscle Proliferation as a Target for Therapeutic Intervention • Response

Controversies in Stroke

Cell Therapy: Replacement

Stem Cells: Do They Replace or Stimulate?

Stem Cell Transplantation for Stroke: Does It Work, and If So, How?

Corrections

Correction

Spotlight

Assessment of Cerebral Blood Flow by Means of Blood-Flow-Volume Measurement in the Internal Carotid Artery: Comparative Study With a ¹³³Xenon Clearance Technique