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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

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- mRNA Induction, and Does Not Affect Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression

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

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

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