Stroke -- Table of Contents (34 [9])

Volume 34, Issue 9; September 1, 2003

Original Contributions
Short Communications
Research Reports
Case Reports
Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
Cochrane Corner
Letters to the Editor
Controversies in Stroke
AHA/ASA Scientific Statement

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	Original Contributions
	Elevated Plasma Homocysteine Was Associated With Hemorrhagic and Ischemic Stroke, but Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene C677T Polymorphism Was a Risk Factor for Thrombotic Stroke: A Multicenter Case-Control Study in China Zhaohui Li, Li Sun, Hongye Zhang, Yuhua Liao, Daowen Wang, Bingrang Zhao, Zhiming Zhu, Jizong Zhao, Aiqun Ma, Yu Han, Yibo Wang, Yi Shi, Jue Ye, and Rutai Hui Stroke. 2003;34:2085-2090; published online before print August 7 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000086753.00555.0D. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Proportion of Different Subtypes of Stroke in China Lin-Feng Zhang, Jun Yang, Zhen Hong, Guang-Gu Yuan, Bei-Fan Zhou, Lian-Cheng Zhao, Yi-Ning Huang, Jie Chen, and Yang-Feng Wu Stroke. 2003;34:2091-2096; published online before print August 7 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000087149.42294.8C. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Race-Ethnic Differences in Patent Foramen Ovale, Atrial Septal Aneurysm, and Right Atrial Anatomy Among Ischemic Stroke Patients Carlos J. Rodriguez, Shunichi Homma, Ralph L. Sacco, Marco R. Di Tullio, Robert R. Sciacca, and J.P. Mohr Stroke. 2003;34:2097-2102; published online before print August 14 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000085828.67563.42. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Stroke in South America: A Systematic Review of Incidence, Prevalence, and Stroke Subtypes Gustavo Saposnik and Oscar H. Del Brutto Stroke. 2003;34:2103-2107; published online before print August 7 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000088063.74250.DB. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Stroke Incidence and Quality Standard for Comparison Kazushi Okamoto Stroke. 2003;34:2107-2108; published online before print August 21 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000091270.29127.1E. Full Text \| PDF
	Thirty-Year Projections for Deaths From Ischemic Stroke in the United States Jacob S. Elkins and S. Claiborne Johnston Stroke. 2003;34:2109-2112; published online before print July 24 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000085829.60324.DE. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—The Next 30 Years of Stroke for Patients, Providers, Planners, and Politicians W.T. Longstreth, Jr and D.L. Tirschwell Stroke. 2003;34:2113; published online before print August 14 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000089682.03104.F6. Full Text \| PDF
	Association of Parental History of Stroke With Clinical Parameters in Patients With Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack S. Tentschert, S. Greisenegger, R. Wimmer, W. Lang, and W. Lalouschek Stroke. 2003;34:2114-2119; published online before print August 14 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000087361.60511.E7. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Relationship Between Periodontal Disease, Tooth Loss, and Carotid Artery Plaque: The Oral Infections and Vascular Disease Epidemiology Study (INVEST) Moïse Desvarieux, Ryan T. Demmer, Tatjana Rundek, Bernadette Boden-Albala, David R. Jacobs, Jr, Panos N. Papapanou, and Ralph L. Sacco Stroke. 2003;34:2120-2125; published online before print July 31 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000085086.50957.22. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Impact of Viral and Bacterial Burden on Cognitive Impairment in Elderly Persons With Cardiovascular Diseases Timo E. Strandberg, Kaisu H. Pitkala, Kimmo H. Linnavuori, and Reijo S. Tilvis Stroke. 2003;34:2126-2131; published online before print August 14 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000086754.32238.DA. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Endothelial and Platelet Activation in Acute Ischemic Stroke and Its Etiological Subtypes Paul Cherian, Graeme J. Hankey, John W. Eikelboom, Jim Thom, Ross I. Baker, Andrew McQuillan, Janelle Staton, and Qilong Yi Stroke. 2003;34:2132-2137; published online before print August 7 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000086466.32421.F4. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cerebral Autoregulation in Carotid Artery Occlusive Disease Assessed From Spontaneous Blood Pressure Fluctuations by the Correlation Coefficient Index M. Reinhard, M. Roth, T. Müller, M. Czosnyka, J. Timmer, and A. Hetzel Stroke. 2003;34:2138-2144; published online before print August 14 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000087788.65566.AC. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Prospective Evaluation of Carotid Bruit as a Predictor of First Stroke in Type 2 Diabetes: The Fremantle Diabetes Study Melissa Gillett, Wendy A. Davis, Denise Jackson, David G. Bruce, and Timothy M.E. Davis Stroke. 2003;34:2145-2151; published online before print August 7 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000087360.91794.11. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Prediction of Malignant Course in MCA Infarction by PET and Microdialysis Christian Dohmen, Bert Bosche, Rudolf Graf, Frank Staub, Lutz Kracht, Jan Sobesky, Michael Neveling, Gerit Brinker, and Wolf-Dieter Heiss Stroke. 2003;34:2152-2158; published online before print July 24 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000083624.74929.32. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Perfusion Thresholds in Acute Stroke Thrombolysis K. Butcher, M. Parsons, T. Baird, A. Barber, G. Donnan, P. Desmond, B. Tress, and S. Davis Stroke. 2003;34:2159-2164; published online before print July 31 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000086529.83878.A2. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Profiles of Matrix Metalloproteinases, Their Inhibitors, and Laminin in Stroke Patients: Influence of Different Therapies Solveig Horstmann, Pamela Kalb, James Koziol, Humphrey Gardner, and Simone Wagner Stroke. 2003;34:2165-2170; published online before print August 7 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000088062.86084.F2. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Cooling Matrix Metalloproteinases to Improve Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke Joan Montaner Stroke. 2003;34:2171-2172; published online before print August 21 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000091273.86523.59. Full Text \| PDF
	Randomized Clinical Trial of Therapeutic Exercise in Subacute Stroke Pamela Duncan, Stephanie Studenski, Lorie Richards, Steven Gollub, Sue Min Lai, Dean Reker, Subashan Perera, Joni Yates, Victoria Koch, Sally Rigler, and Dallas Johnson Stroke. 2003;34:2173-2180; published online before print August 14 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000083699.95351.F2. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Probability of Regaining Dexterity in the Flaccid Upper Limb: Impact of Severity of Paresis and Time Since Onset in Acute Stroke Gert Kwakkel, Boudewijn J. Kollen, Jeroen van der Grond, and Arie J.H. Prevo Stroke. 2003;34:2181-2186; published online before print August 7 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000087172.16305.CD. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	QTc Interval Prolongation Is a Predictor of Future Strokes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Claudia R.L. Cardoso, Gil F. Salles, and Waldemar Deccache Stroke. 2003;34:2187-2194; published online before print July 31 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000085084.15144.66. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Craniotomy for Treatment of Unruptured Aneurysms Is Not Associated With Long-Term Cognitive Dysfunction Elizabeth Tuffiash, Rafael J. Tamargo, and Argye E. Hillis Stroke. 2003;34:2195-2199; published online before print August 7 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000087787.38080.B8. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Impact of Hospital-Related Factors on Outcome After Treatment of Cerebral Aneurysms Mitchell F. Berman, Robert A. Solomon, Stephan A. Mayer, S. Claiborne Johnston, and Pixie P. Yung Stroke. 2003;34:2200-2207; published online before print August 7 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000086528.32334.06. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Volume, Experience, and Outcome Paul G. Matz Stroke. 2003;34:2206-2207; published online before print August 21 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000089683.66849.5E. Full Text \| PDF
	Persistent Poststroke Hyperglycemia Is Independently Associated With Infarct Expansion and Worse Clinical Outcome Tracey A. Baird, Mark W. Parsons, Thanh Phanh, Ken S. Butcher, Patricia M. Desmond, Brian M. Tress, Peter G. Colman, Brian R. Chambers, and Stephen M. Davis Stroke. 2003;34:2208-2214; published online before print July 31 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000085087.41330.FF. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Hyperglycemia Exacerbates Brain Edema and Perihematomal Cell Death After Intracerebral Hemorrhage Eun-Chol Song, Kon Chu, Sang-Wuk Jeong, Keun-Hwa Jung, Seong-Hoon Kim, Manho Kim, and Byung-Woo Yoon Stroke. 2003;34:2215-2220; published online before print August 7 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000088060.83709.2C. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Experimental Intracerebral Hemorrhage in the Mouse: Histological, Behavioral, and Hemodynamic Characterization of a Double-Injection Model Ludmila Belayev, Isabel Saul, Karell Curbelo, Raul Busto, Andrey Belayev, Yongbo Zhang, Panomkhawn Riyamongkol, Weizhao Zhao, and Myron D. Ginsberg Stroke. 2003;34:2221-2227; published online before print August 14 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000088061.06656.1E. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Functional and Histological Evidence for the Protective Effect of NXY-059 in a Primate Model of Stroke When Given 4 Hours After Occlusion Jonathan W.B. Marshall, Rosalyn M. Cummings, Laura J. Bowes, Rosalind M. Ridley, and A. Richard Green Stroke. 2003;34:2228-2233; published online before print August 14 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000087790.79851.A8. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Neuroprotective Effects of MK-801 in Different Rat Stroke Models for Permanent Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion: Adverse Effects of Hypothalamic Damage and Strategies for Its Avoidance T. Gerriets, E. Stolz, M. Walberer, M. Kaps, G. Bachmann, and M. Fisher Stroke. 2003;34:2234-2239; published online before print August 14 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000087171.34637.A9. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Key Neuroprotective Role for Endogenous Adenosine A₁ Receptor Activation During Asphyxia in the Fetal Sheep Christian J. Hunter, Laura Bennet, Gordon G. Power, Vincent Roelfsema, Arlin B. Blood, Josine S. Quaedackers, Sherly George, Jian Guan, and Alistair J. Gunn Stroke. 2003;34:2240-2245; published online before print August 21 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000083623.77327.CE. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Combination Drug Therapy and Mild Hypothermia After Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Rats Stefan Zausinger, Karsten Schöller, Nikolaus Plesnila, and Robert Schmid-Elsaesser Stroke. 2003;34:2246-2251; published online before print July 31 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000083622.65684.21. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	External Carotid Artery Territory Ischemia Impairs Outcome in the Endovascular Filament Model of Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion in Rats Michael Dittmar, Thilo Spruss, Gerhard Schuierer, and Markus Horn Stroke. 2003;34:2252-2257; published online before print July 31 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000083625.54851.9A. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Human Neural Stem Cell Transplantation Promotes Functional Recovery in Rats With Experimental Intracerebral Hemorrhage Sang-Wuk Jeong, Kon Chu, Keun-Hwa Jung, Seung U. Kim, Manho Kim, and Jae-Kyu Roh Stroke. 2003;34:2258-2263; published online before print July 24 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000083698.20199.1F. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Short Communications
	Fiber-Tracking Method Reveals Sensorimotor Pathway Involvement in Stroke Patients Kei Yamada, Susumu Mori, Hisao Nakamura, Hirotoshi Ito, Osamu Kizu, Kensuke Shiga, Kenji Yoshikawa, Masahiro Makino, Sachiko Yuen, Takao Kubota, Osamu Tanaka, and Tsunehiko Nishimura Stroke. 2003;34:e159-e162; published online before print August 7 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000085827.54986.89. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Research Reports
	Antibiotics in Primary Prevention of Stroke in the Elderly Paul Brassard, Chantal Bourgault, James Brophy, Abbas Kezouh, and Samy Suissa Stroke. 2003;34:e163-e166; published online before print August 7 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000085831.91042.BF. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Antibiotics and Stroke John A. Blakely Stroke. 2003;34:e166-e167; published online before print August 21 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000091274.71903.1C. Full Text \| PDF
	Levels of ${alpha}$ ₁-Antitrypsin in Plasma and Risk of Spontaneous Cervical Artery Dissections: A Case-Control Study Nicolás Vila, Mónica Millán, Xavier Ferrer, Nadal Riutort, and Domingo Escudero Stroke. 2003;34:e168-e169; published online before print July 31 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000085085.20390.A3. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Case Reports
	Histopathological Evaluation of Middle Cerebral Artery After Percutaneous Intracranial Transluminal Angioplasty H. Christian Schumacher, Kurenai Tanji, Sundeep Mangla, Philip Meyers, John Pile-Spellman, Arthur P. Hays, and J.P. Mohr Stroke. 2003;34:e170-e173; published online before print August 7 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000086764.86787.9C. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
	Vascular Syndromes of the Thalamus Jeremy D. Schmahmann Stroke. 2003;34:2264-2278; published online before print August 21 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000087786.38997.9E. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Collateral Circulation David S. Liebeskind Stroke. 2003;34:2279-2284; published online before print July 24 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000086465.41263.06. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Antiplatelet Therapy in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Systematic Review Sanne M. Dorhout Mees, Gabriel J.E. Rinkel, Jeannette W. Hop, Ale Algra, and Jan van Gijn Stroke. 2003;34:2285-2289; published online before print July 24 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000083621.44269.3E. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Systematic Review of the Risks of Carotid Endarterectomy in Relation to the Clinical Indication for and Timing of Surgery R. Bond, K. Rerkasem, and P.M. Rothwell Stroke. 2003;34:2290-2301; published online before print August 14 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000087785.01407.CC. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Risk Stratification by Clinical Symptoms and Timing of Carotid Endarterectomy: How Could It Optimize Our Decision Making and Benefit Patients With Carotid Stenosis? Milita Crisby Stroke. 2003;34:2302-2303; published online before print August 14 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000087789.26400.A8. Full Text \| PDF
	Cochrane Corner
	Antifibrinolytic Therapy for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Major Update of a Cochrane Review Yvo Roos, Gabriel Rinkel, Marinus Vermeulen, Ale Algra, and Jan van Gijn Stroke. 2003;34:2308-2309; published online before print August 21 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000089030.04120.0E. Full Text \| PDF
	Letters to the Editor
	Homocysteine and the Risk of Stroke and Thromboembolism in Atrial Fibrillation: An Uncertain Role Sunil Nadar and Gregory Y.H. Lip Stroke. 2003;34:e143; published online before print August 21 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000089495.71068.90. Full Text \| PDF
	Hyperhomocysteinemia and Left Atrial Thrombus in a Stroke Patient With Sinus Rhythm • Response Letizia Maria Cupini, Roberto De Simone, Hakan Ay, and E. Murat Arsava Stroke. 2003;34:e143-e145; published online before print August 21 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000089496.16101.2E. Full Text \| PDF
	Search for Coagulopathy Does Not Obviate Search for Venous Thrombosis in Suspected Paradoxical Embolism • Response Claudia Stöllberger, Josef Finsterer, Alessandro Pezzini, Elisabetta Del Zotto, and Alessandro Padovani Stroke. 2003;34:e146-e147; published online before print August 14 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000087101.18414.D8. Full Text \| PDF
	NIHSS/EIC Mismatch Explains the > $1/3$ MCA Conundrum • Response • Response James Grotta, Rüdiger von Kummer, Stephen Davis, and Geoffrey Donnan Stroke. 2003;34:e148-e149; published online before print August 21 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000089021.58030.34. Full Text \| PDF
	ICH Score in a Rural Village in the Republic of Argentina • Response • Response Daniel Agustin Godoy, Andres Boccio, J. Claude Hemphill, III, David C. Bonovich, S. Claiborne Johnston, Geoffrey T. Manley, Barbara A. Gregson, A. David Mendelow, and Helen M. Fernandes Stroke. 2003;34:e150-e151; published online before print August 28 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000089493.23505.CA. Full Text \| PDF
	Oxygen Therapy in Ischemic Stroke John H. Zhang, Aneesh B. Singhal, and James F. Toole Stroke. 2003;34:e152-e153; published online before print August 21 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000087098.30644.E1. Full Text \| PDF
	Hyperbaric Oxygen in Acute Ischemic Stroke K.K. Jain Stroke. 2003;34:e153; published online before print August 21 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000087099.36383.60. Full Text \| PDF
	Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy • Response G.B. Hart, M.B. Strauss, and Daniel E. Rusyniak Stroke. 2003;34:e153-e155; published online before print August 21 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000087115.91721.6E. Full Text \| PDF
	Stroke Prevention: Indapamide, a Forgotten Option? • Response Jorge Parra Ruiz, Leopoldo Muñoz Medina, Francisco Miras Parra, José Manuel de la Higuera Torres-Puchol, Ronald S. MacWalter, Suzanne Y.S. Wong, Kenneth Y.K. Wong, and Allan D. Struthers Stroke. 2003;34:e156-e157; published online before print August 28 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000089019.38390.71. Full Text \| PDF
	Re: Relationship Between Process and Outcome in Stroke Care Donald S. Likosky, William H. Likosky, and Tammy L. Cress Stroke. 2003;34:e158; published online before print August 14 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000089492.22879.8E. Full Text \| PDF
	Controversies in Stroke
	Surgical Decompression of Patients With Large Middle Cerebral Artery Infarcts Is Effective Stefan Schwab and Werner Hacke Stroke. 2003;34:2304-2305; published online before print August 28 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000089295.37380.A4. Full Text \| PDF
	Surgical Decompression of Patients With Large Middle Cerebral Artery Infarcts Is Effective: Not Proven Martin M. Brown Stroke. 2003;34:2305-2306; published online before print August 28 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000089298.19012.9B. Full Text \| PDF
	Surgical Decompression for Malignant Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: A Challenge to Conventional Thinking Geoffrey A. Donnan and Stephen M. Davis Stroke. 2003;34:2307; published online before print August 28 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000089299.88642.EA. Full Text \| PDF
	AHA/ASA Scientific Statement
	Coronary Risk Evaluation in Patients With Transient Ischemic Attack and Ischemic Stroke: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the Stroke Council and the Council on Clinical Cardiology of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Robert J. Adams, Marc I. Chimowitz, Joseph S. Alpert, Issam A. Awad, Manuel D. Cerqueria, Pierre Fayad, and Kathryn A. Taubert Stroke. 2003;34:2310-2322, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000090125.28466.E2. Full Text \| PDF

Spotlight

TOC Spotlight File

Volume 34, Issue 9; September 1, 2003

Original Contributions

Elevated Plasma Homocysteine Was Associated With Hemorrhagic and Ischemic Stroke, but Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene C677T Polymorphism Was a Risk Factor for Thrombotic Stroke: A Multicenter Case-Control Study in China

Proportion of Different Subtypes of Stroke in China

Race-Ethnic Differences in Patent Foramen Ovale, Atrial Septal Aneurysm, and Right Atrial Anatomy Among Ischemic Stroke Patients

Stroke in South America: A Systematic Review of Incidence, Prevalence, and Stroke Subtypes

Editorial Comment—Stroke Incidence and Quality Standard for Comparison

Thirty-Year Projections for Deaths From Ischemic Stroke in the United States

Editorial Comment—The Next 30 Years of Stroke for Patients, Providers, Planners, and Politicians

Association of Parental History of Stroke With Clinical Parameters in Patients With Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack

Relationship Between Periodontal Disease, Tooth Loss, and Carotid Artery Plaque: The Oral Infections and Vascular Disease Epidemiology Study (INVEST)

Impact of Viral and Bacterial Burden on Cognitive Impairment in Elderly Persons With Cardiovascular Diseases

Endothelial and Platelet Activation in Acute Ischemic Stroke and Its Etiological Subtypes

Cerebral Autoregulation in Carotid Artery Occlusive Disease Assessed From Spontaneous Blood Pressure Fluctuations by the Correlation Coefficient Index

Prospective Evaluation of Carotid Bruit as a Predictor of First Stroke in Type 2 Diabetes: The Fremantle Diabetes Study

Prediction of Malignant Course in MCA Infarction by PET and Microdialysis

Perfusion Thresholds in Acute Stroke Thrombolysis

Profiles of Matrix Metalloproteinases, Their Inhibitors, and Laminin in Stroke Patients: Influence of Different Therapies

Editorial Comment—Cooling Matrix Metalloproteinases to Improve Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Randomized Clinical Trial of Therapeutic Exercise in Subacute Stroke

Probability of Regaining Dexterity in the Flaccid Upper Limb: Impact of Severity of Paresis and Time Since Onset in Acute Stroke

QTc Interval Prolongation Is a Predictor of Future Strokes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Craniotomy for Treatment of Unruptured Aneurysms Is Not Associated With Long-Term Cognitive Dysfunction

Impact of Hospital-Related Factors on Outcome After Treatment of Cerebral Aneurysms

Editorial Comment—Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Volume, Experience, and Outcome

Persistent Poststroke Hyperglycemia Is Independently Associated With Infarct Expansion and Worse Clinical Outcome

Hyperglycemia Exacerbates Brain Edema and Perihematomal Cell Death After Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Experimental Intracerebral Hemorrhage in the Mouse: Histological, Behavioral, and Hemodynamic Characterization of a Double-Injection Model

Functional and Histological Evidence for the Protective Effect of NXY-059 in a Primate Model of Stroke When Given 4 Hours After Occlusion

Neuroprotective Effects of MK-801 in Different Rat Stroke Models for Permanent Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion: Adverse Effects of Hypothalamic Damage and Strategies for Its Avoidance

Key Neuroprotective Role for Endogenous Adenosine A1 Receptor Activation During Asphyxia in the Fetal Sheep

Combination Drug Therapy and Mild Hypothermia After Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Rats

External Carotid Artery Territory Ischemia Impairs Outcome in the Endovascular Filament Model of Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion in Rats

Human Neural Stem Cell Transplantation Promotes Functional Recovery in Rats With Experimental Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Short Communications

Fiber-Tracking Method Reveals Sensorimotor Pathway Involvement in Stroke Patients

Research Reports

Antibiotics in Primary Prevention of Stroke in the Elderly

Editorial Comment—Antibiotics and Stroke

Levels of 1-Antitrypsin in Plasma and Risk of Spontaneous Cervical Artery Dissections: A Case-Control Study

Case Reports

Histopathological Evaluation of Middle Cerebral Artery After Percutaneous Intracranial Transluminal Angioplasty

Comments, Opinions, and Reviews

Vascular Syndromes of the Thalamus

Collateral Circulation

Antiplatelet Therapy in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Systematic Review

Systematic Review of the Risks of Carotid Endarterectomy in Relation to the Clinical Indication for and Timing of Surgery

Editorial Comment—Risk Stratification by Clinical Symptoms and Timing of Carotid Endarterectomy: How Could It Optimize Our Decision Making and Benefit Patients With Carotid Stenosis?

Cochrane Corner

Antifibrinolytic Therapy for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Major Update of a Cochrane Review

Letters to the Editor

Homocysteine and the Risk of Stroke and Thromboembolism in Atrial Fibrillation: An Uncertain Role

Hyperhomocysteinemia and Left Atrial Thrombus in a Stroke Patient With Sinus Rhythm • Response

Search for Coagulopathy Does Not Obviate Search for Venous Thrombosis in Suspected Paradoxical Embolism • Response

NIHSS/EIC Mismatch Explains the > MCA Conundrum • Response • Response

ICH Score in a Rural Village in the Republic of Argentina • Response • Response

Oxygen Therapy in Ischemic Stroke

Hyperbaric Oxygen in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy • Response

Stroke Prevention: Indapamide, a Forgotten Option? • Response

Re: Relationship Between Process and Outcome in Stroke Care

Controversies in Stroke

Surgical Decompression of Patients With Large Middle Cerebral Artery Infarcts Is Effective

Surgical Decompression of Patients With Large Middle Cerebral Artery Infarcts Is Effective: Not Proven

Surgical Decompression for Malignant Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: A Challenge to Conventional Thinking

AHA/ASA Scientific Statement

Coronary Risk Evaluation in Patients With Transient Ischemic Attack and Ischemic Stroke: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the Stroke Council and the Council on Clinical Cardiology of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

Spotlight

Key Neuroprotective Role for Endogenous Adenosine A₁ Receptor Activation During Asphyxia in the Fetal Sheep

Levels of ${alpha}$ ₁-Antitrypsin in Plasma and Risk of Spontaneous Cervical Artery Dissections: A Case-Control Study

NIHSS/EIC Mismatch Explains the > $1/3$ MCA Conundrum • Response • Response