Stroke -- Table of Contents (35 [2])

Volume 35, Issue 2; February 1, 2004

Advances in Stroke 2003
Original Contributions
Research Reports
Cochrane Corner
Letters to the Editor
Major Ongoing Stroke Trials

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	Advances in Stroke 2003
	Advances in Stroke 2003: Introduction Vladimir Hachinski Stroke. 2004;35:341, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000115938.12166.BC. Full Text \| PDF
	Genetics of Cerebrovascular Disease Mark J. Alberts Stroke. 2004;35:342-344, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000115298.18787.F5. Full Text \| PDF
	Hyperhomocysteinemia, Oxidative Stress, and Cerebral Vascular Dysfunction Frank M. Faraci and Steven R. Lentz Stroke. 2004;35:345-347, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000115161.10646.67. Full Text \| PDF
	Hypertension, Angiotensin, and Stroke: Beyond Blood Pressure Costantino Iadecola and Philip B. Gorelick Stroke. 2004;35:348-350, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000115162.16321.AA. Full Text \| PDF
	Neuroimaging Steven Warach and Jean-Claude Baron Stroke. 2004;35:351-353, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000115163.59487.FD. Full Text \| PDF
	tPA and Proteolysis in the Neurovascular Unit Eng H. Lo, Joseph P. Broderick, and Michael A. Moskowitz Stroke. 2004;35:354-356, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000115164.80010.8A. Full Text \| PDF
	Reborn Workhorse, CT, Pulls the Wagon Toward Thrombolysis Beyond 3 Hours Markku Kaste Stroke. 2004;35:357-359, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000115165.43847.ED. Full Text \| PDF
	Acute Neurovascular Syndromes: Hurry Up, Please, It’s Time¹ J. Kennedy and A.M. Buchan Stroke. 2004;35:360-362, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000115260.19243.64. Full Text \| PDF
	Hyperglycemia in Acute Stroke Perttu J. Lindsberg and Risto O. Roine Stroke. 2004;35:363-364, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000115297.92132.84. Full Text \| PDF
	Critical Care and Emergency Medicine Neurology Daniel F. Hanley and Werner Hacke Stroke. 2004;35:365-366, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000115527.93618.D3. Full Text \| PDF
	Emerging Therapies for Cerebrovascular Disorders Marc Fisher and Antonio Davalos Stroke. 2004;35:367-369, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000115296.67346.28. Full Text \| PDF
	Is Ultrasound Sufficient for Vascular Imaging Prior to Carotid Endarterectomy? John W. Norris and Alison Halliday Stroke. 2004;35:370-371, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000115295.63866.E0. Full Text \| PDF
	Treatment Options of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms Seppo Juvela Stroke. 2004;35:372-374, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000115299.02909.68. Full Text \| PDF
	Advances in Vascular Surgery R. Loch Macdonald Stroke. 2004;35:375-380, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000115167.83107.66. Full Text \| PDF
	Interventional Neuroradiology D. Pelz, P. Lylyk, and M. Negoro Stroke. 2004;35:381-382, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000115166.04978.C8. Full Text \| PDF
	What’s New in Stroke Rehabilitation Robert W. Teasell and Lalit Kalra Stroke. 2004;35:383-385, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000115937.94104.76. Full Text \| PDF
	Vascular Cognitive Impairment J. V. Bowler Stroke. 2004;35:386-388, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000115301.12426.2B. Full Text \| PDF
	Ximelagatran or Warfarin for Stroke Prevention in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation? Graeme J. Hankey, Catharina J.M. Klijn, and John W. Eikelboom Stroke. 2004;35:389-391, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000115528.53718.1B. Full Text \| PDF
	Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Education in Cerebrovascular Disease Bart M. Demaerschalk Stroke. 2004;35:392-396, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000115302.69776.ED. Full Text \| PDF
	Health Policy and Outcome Research in Stroke Anthony G. Rudd and David B. Matchar Stroke. 2004;35:397-400, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000115935.76330.24. Full Text \| PDF
	Prevention and Health Services Delivery Larry B. Goldstein and Pierre Amarenco Stroke. 2004;35:401-403, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000115534.96846.66. Full Text \| PDF
	Original Contributions
	Framingham Stroke Risk Profile and Lowered Cognitive Performance Merrill F. Elias, Lisa M. Sullivan, Ralph B. D’Agostino, Penelope K. Elias, Alexa Beiser, Rhoda Au, Sudha Seshadri, Charles DeCarli, and Philip A. Wolf Stroke. 2004;35:404-409; published online before print January 15 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000103141.82869.77. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cortical Microinfarcts and Demyelination Significantly Affect Cognition in Brain Aging Enikö Kövari, Gabriel Gold, François R. Herrmann, Alessandra Canuto, Patrick R. Hof, Jean-Pierre Michel, Constantin Bouras, and Panteleimon Giannakopoulos Stroke. 2004;35:410-414; published online before print January 5 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000110791.51378.4E. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Thalamic Lesions in Vascular Dementia: Low Sensitivity of Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery (FLAIR) Imaging António J. Bastos Leite, Elisabeth C.W. van Straaten, Philip Scheltens, Geert Lycklama, and Frederik Barkhof Stroke. 2004;35:415-419; published online before print January 15 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000109226.67085.5A. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Continuous 15-Year Decrease in Incidence and Mortality of Stroke in Finland: The FINSTROKE Study Juhani Sivenius, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Pirjo Immonen-Räihä, Minna Kaarisalo, Cinzia Sarti, Jorma Torppa, Kari Kuulasmaa, Markku Mähönen, Aapo Lehtonen, and Veikko Salomaa Stroke. 2004;35:420-425; published online before print January 5 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000110220.63212.59. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Stroke in a Biracial Population: The Excess Burden of Stroke Among Blacks Brett Kissela, Alexander Schneider, Dawn Kleindorfer, Jane Khoury, Rosemary Miller, Kathleen Alwell, Daniel Woo, Jerzy Szaflarski, James Gebel, Charles Moomaw, Arthur Pancioli, Edward Jauch, Rakesh Shukla, and Joseph Broderick Stroke. 2004;35:426-431, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000110982.74967.39. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Educational Level and Stroke Mortality: A Comparison of 10 European Populations During the 1990s Mauricio Avendaño, Anton E. Kunst, Martijn Huisman, Frank van Lenthe, Matthias Bopp, Carme Borrell, Tapani Valkonen, Enrique Regidor, Giuseppe Costa, Angela Donkin, Jens-Kristian Borgan, Patrick Deboosere, Sylvie Gadeyne, Teresa Spadea, Otto Andersen, and Johan P. Mackenbach Stroke. 2004;35:432-437; published online before print January 15 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000109225.11509.EE. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Synergistic Effect of Apolipoprotein E Polymorphisms and Cigarette Smoking on Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Young Adults Alessandro Pezzini, Mario Grassi, Elisabetta Del Zotto, Elena Bazzoli, Silvana Archetti, Deodato Assanelli, Nabil Maalikjy Akkawi, Alberto Albertini, and Alessandro Padovani Stroke. 2004;35:438-442; published online before print January 15 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000112973.00867.98. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Collagen Type I ${alpha}$ 2 (COL1A2) Is the Susceptible Gene for Intracranial Aneurysms Taku Yoneyama, Hidetoshi Kasuya, Hideaki Onda, Hiroyuki Akagawa, Kazunari Hashiguchi, Toshiaki Nakajima, Tomokatsu Hori, and Ituro Inoue Stroke. 2004;35:443-448; published online before print January 22 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000110788.45858.DC. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Ischemic Stunning of the Brain: Early Recanalization Without Immediate Clinical Improvement in Acute Ischemic Stroke Andrei V. Alexandrov, Christiana E. Hall, Lise A. Labiche, Anne W. Wojner, and James C. Grotta Stroke. 2004;35:449-452; published online before print January 15 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000113737.58014.B4. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Association Between High Serum Ferritin Levels and Carotid Atherosclerosis in the Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP) Birger Wolff, Henry Völzke, Jan Lüdemann, Daniel Robinson, Dirk Vogelgesang, Alexander Staudt, Christof Kessler, Johannes B. Dahm, Ulrich John, and Stephan B. Felix Stroke. 2004;35:453-457; published online before print January 15 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000114875.31599.1C. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	NF- ${kappa}$ B Activation and Fas Ligand Overexpression in Blood and Plaques of Patients With Carotid Atherosclerosis: Potential Implication in Plaque Instability José Luis Martín-Ventura, Luis Miguel Blanco-Colio, Begoña Muñoz-García, Almudena Gómez-Hernández, Ana Arribas, Luis Ortega, José Tuñón, and Jesús Egido Stroke. 2004;35:458-463; published online before print January 22 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000114876.51656.7A. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Wall Shear Stress Is Associated With Intima-Media Thickness and Carotid Atherosclerosis in Subjects at Low Coronary Heart Disease Risk Concetta Irace, Claudio Cortese, Elio Fiaschi, Claudio Carallo, Eduardo Farinaro, and Agostino Gnasso Stroke. 2004;35:464-468; published online before print January 15 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000111597.34179.47. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Mild Neurological Symptoms Despite Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Shelagh B. Coutts, Philip A. Barber, Andrew M. Demchuk, Michael D. Hill, J.H. Warwick Pexman, Mark E. Hudon, and Alastair M. Buchan Stroke. 2004;35:469-471; published online before print January 15 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000110985.01773.7F. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Crossed Cerebellar Diaschisis in Patients With Cortical Infarction: Logistic Regression Analysis to Control for Confounding Effects Yuichi Komaba, Masahiro Mishina, Kouichi Utsumi, Yasuo Katayama, Shiro Kobayashi, and Osamu Mori Stroke. 2004;35:472-476; published online before print January 22 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000109771.56160.F5. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Sex Differences in Carotid Plaque and Stenosis Francesco Iemolo, Alexandra Martiniuk, David A. Steinman, and J. David Spence Stroke. 2004;35:477-481; published online before print January 22 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000110981.96204.64. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Mechanism of Ischemic Infarct in Spontaneous Carotid Dissection D.H. Benninger, D. Georgiadis, C. Kremer, A. Studer, K. Nedeltchev, and R.W. Baumgartner Stroke. 2004;35:482-485, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000109766.27393.52. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Differential Pattern of Tissue Plasminogen Activator–Induced Proximal Middle Cerebral Artery Recanalization Among Stroke Subtypes Carlos A. Molina, Joan Montaner, Juan F. Arenillas, Marc Ribo, Marta Rubiera, and José Alvarez-Sabín Stroke. 2004;35:486-490; published online before print January 5 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000110219.67054.BF. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Improves Detection of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Over Computed Tomography After Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis David M. Greer, Walter J. Koroshetz, Sean Cullen, R. Gilberto Gonzalez, and Michael H. Lev Stroke. 2004;35:491-495; published online before print January 22 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000114201.11353.C5. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Periodontal Disease as a Risk Factor for Ischemic Stroke Armin J. Grau, Heiko Becher, Christoph M. Ziegler, Christoph Lichy, Florian Buggle, Claudia Kaiser, Rainer Lutz, Stefan Bültmann, Michael Preusch, and Christof E. Dörfer Stroke. 2004;35:496-501; published online before print January 5 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000110789.20526.9D. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Stroke Magnetic Resonance Imaging Is Accurate in Hyperacute Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Multicenter Study on the Validity of Stroke Imaging Jochen B. Fiebach, Peter D. Schellinger, Achim Gass, Thomas Kucinski, Mario Siebler, Arno Villringer, Peter Ölkers, Jochen G. Hirsch, Sabine Heiland, Philipp Wilde, Olav Jansen, Joachim Röther, Werner Hacke, Klaus Sartor for the Kompetenznetzwerk Schlaganfall B5 Stroke. 2004;35:502-506; published online before print January 22 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000114203.75678.88. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Can MRI Reliably Detect Hyperacute Intracerebral Hemorrhage? Ask the Medical Student Italo Linfante Stroke. 2004;35:506-507; published online before print January 22 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000115529.14410.CF. Full Text \| PDF
	Parametric Perfusion Imaging With Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Acute Ischemic Stroke Martin Wiesmann, Karsten Meyer, Thomas Albers, and Günter Seidel Stroke. 2004;35:508-513; published online before print January 22 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000114877.58809.3D. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Predictors of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Normalization in Stroke Patients Jens Fiehler, Karina Knudsen, Thomas Kucinski, Chelsea S. Kidwell, Jeffry R. Alger, Götz Thomalla, Bernd Eckert, Oliver Wittkugel, Cornelius Weiller, Hermann Zeumer, and Joachim Röther Stroke. 2004;35:514-519; published online before print January 22 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000114873.28023.C2. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Blood Pressure Decrease During the Acute Phase of Ischemic Stroke Is Associated With Brain Injury and Poor Stroke Outcome José Castillo, Rogelio Leira, María M. García, Joaquín Serena, Miguel Blanco, and Antoni Dávalos Stroke. 2004;35:520-526; published online before print January 15 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000109769.22917.B0. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Persisting Dilemma: To Treat or Not to Treat Blood Pressure in Acute Ischemic Stroke Gudrun Boysen Stroke. 2004;35:526-527; published online before print January 15 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000109770.47776.2D. Full Text \| PDF
	Benefit of Clopidogrel Over Aspirin Is Amplified in Patients With a History of Ischemic Events Peter A. Ringleb, Deepak L. Bhatt, Alan T. Hirsch, Eric J. Topol, Werner Hacke for the CAPRIE Investigators Stroke. 2004;35:528-532; published online before print January 22 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000110221.54366.49. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Clopidogrel-Associated TTP: An Update of Pharmacovigilance Efforts Conducted by Independent Researchers, Pharmaceutical Suppliers, and the Food and Drug Administration Anaadriana Zakarija, Nicholas Bandarenko, Dilip K. Pandey, Amy Auerbach, Dennis W. Raisch, Benjamin Kim, Hau C. Kwaan, June M. McKoy, Brian P. Schmitt, Charles J. Davidson, Paul R. Yarnold, Philip B. Gorelick, and Charles L. Bennett Stroke. 2004;35:533-537; published online before print January 5 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000109253.66918.5E. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—An Approach to the Estimation of the Risk of TTP During Clopidogrel Therapy Saran Jonas and Giacinto Grieco Stroke. 2004;35:537-538. Full Text \| PDF
	Hemicraniectomy for Massive Middle Cerebral Artery Territory Infarction: A Systematic Review Rishi Gupta, E. Sander Connolly, Stephan Mayer, and Mitchell S.V. Elkind Stroke. 2004;35:539-543; published online before print January 5 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000109772.64650.18. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Influence of Recanalization on Outcome in Dural Sinus Thrombosis: A Prospective Study Erwin Stolz, Susan Trittmacher, Anousha Rahimi, Tibo Gerriets, Carina Röttger, Ralf Siekmann, and Manfred Kaps Stroke. 2004;35:544-547; published online before print January 8 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000112972.09096.65. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Predictors of Neurocardiogenic Injury After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Poyee Tung, Alexander Kopelnik, Nader Banki, Ken Ong, Nerissa Ko, Michael T. Lawton, Daryl Gress, Barbara Drew, Elyse Foster, William Parmley, and Jonathan Zaroff Stroke. 2004;35:548-551; published online before print January 22 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000114874.96688.54. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Myocardial Damage in Patients With Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Shunichi Homma and Cairistine Grahame-Clarke Stroke. 2004;35:552-553, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000117566.64450.DD. Full Text \| PDF
	Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Before and After Aphasia Therapy: Shifts in Hemodynamic Time to Peak During an Overt Language Task Kyung K. Peck, Anna B. Moore, Bruce A. Crosson, Megan Gaiefsky, Kaundinya S. Gopinath, Keith White, and Richard W. Briggs Stroke. 2004;35:554-559; published online before print January 22 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000110983.50753.9D. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Long-Term Outcome of Acute Spinal Cord Ischemia Syndrome Krassen Nedeltchev, Thomas J. Loher, Frank Stepper, Marcel Arnold, Gerhard Schroth, Heinrich P. Mattle, and Matthias Sturzenegger Stroke. 2004;35:560-565; published online before print January 15 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000111598.78198.EC. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Noninvasive Quantification of Brain Edema and the Space-Occupying Effect in Rat Stroke Models Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging T. Gerriets, E. Stolz, M. Walberer, C. Müller, A. Kluge, A. Bachmann, M. Fisher, M. Kaps, and G. Bachmann Stroke. 2004;35:566-571; published online before print January 22 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000113692.38574.57. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Mild Postischemic Hypothermia Prolongs the Time Window for Gene Therapy by Inhibiting Cytochrome c Release Heng Zhao, Midori A. Yenari, Robert M. Sapolsky, and Gary K. Steinberg Stroke. 2004;35:572-577; published online before print January 15 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000110787.42083.58. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Therapeutic Window for Use of Hyperbaric Oxygenation in Focal Transient Ischemia in Rats Min Lou, Christoph C. Eschenfelder, Thomas Herdegen, Stephan Brecht, and Günther Deuschl Stroke. 2004;35:578-583; published online before print January 8 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000111599.77426.A0. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Increased NADPH-Oxidase Activity and Nox4 Expression During Chronic Hypertension Is Associated With Enhanced Cerebral Vasodilatation to NADPH In Vivo Tamara M. Paravicini, Sophocles Chrissobolis, Grant R. Drummond, and Christopher G. Sobey Stroke. 2004;35:584-589; published online before print January 22 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000112974.37028.58. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Human Serum Albumin and its N-Terminal Tetrapeptide (DAHK) Block Oxidant-Induced Neuronal Death Elizabeth T. Gum, Raymond A. Swanson, Conrad Alano, Jialing Liu, Shwuhuey Hong, Philip R. Weinstein, and S. Scott Panter Stroke. 2004;35:590-595; published online before print January 15 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000110790.05859.DA. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Coactivation of GABA_A and GABA_B Receptor Results in Neuroprotection During In Vitro Ischemia Cinzia Costa, Giorgia Leone, Emilia Saulle, Francesco Pisani, Giorgio Bernardi, and Paolo Calabresi Stroke. 2004;35:596-600; published online before print January 15 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000113691.32026.06. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Uncomplicated Rapid Posthypothermic Rewarming Alters Cerebrovascular Responsiveness Yuji Ueda, Eiichi Suehiro, Enoch P. Wei, Hermes A. Kontos, and John T. Povlishock Stroke. 2004;35:601-606; published online before print January 22 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000113693.56783.73. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Agreement Between Patient and Proxy Assessments of Health-Related Quality of Life After Stroke Using the EQ-5D and Health Utilities Index A. Simon Pickard, Jeffrey A. Johnson, David H. Feeny, Ashfaq Shuaib, K.C. Carriere, and Abdul M. Nasser Stroke. 2004;35:607-612; published online before print January 15 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000110984.91157.BD. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Research Reports
	Eligibility for Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Population-Based Study Dawn Kleindorfer, Brett Kissela, Alex Schneider, Daniel Woo, Jane Khoury, Rosemary Miller, Kathleen Alwell, James Gebel, Jerzy Szaflarski, Arthur Pancioli, Edward Jauch, Charles Moomaw, Rakesh Shukla, Joseph P. Broderick for The Neuroscience Institute Stroke. 2004;35:e27-e29; published online before print January 22 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000109767.11426.17. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion: Diffusion-Perfusion MRI Characterization of Tissue Salvage in Patients Receiving Intra-Arterial Stroke Therapies Jill L. Ostrem, Jeffrey L. Saver, Jeffry R. Alger, Sidney Starkman, Megan C. Leary, Gary Duckwiler, Reza Jahan, Paul Vespa, J. Pablo Villablanca, Y. Pierre Gobin, Fernando Vinuela, and Chelsea S. Kidwell Stroke. 2004;35:e30-e34; published online before print January 22 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000113783.45745.BE. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Neuroendoscopic Management of Intraventricular Hemorrhage P.L. Longatti, A. Martinuzzi, A. Fiorindi, L. Maistrello, and A. Carteri Stroke. 2004;35:e35-e38; published online before print January 22 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000113736.73632.F6. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Prospective Evaluation of the Alcohol Dehydrogenase ${gamma}$ 1/ ${gamma}$ 2 Gene Polymorphism and Risk of Stroke Robert Y.L. Zee, Paul M. Ridker, and Nancy R. Cook Stroke. 2004;35:e39-e42; published online before print January 15 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000114202.86942.61. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Risk Adjustment Effect on Stroke Clinical Trials Karen C. Johnston, Alfred F. Connors, Jr, Douglas P. Wagner, and E. Clarke Haley, Jr Stroke. 2004;35:e43-e45; published online before print January 8 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000109768.98392.4D. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cochrane Corner
	Antithrombotic Drugs for Carotid Artery Dissection Section Editor:, Graeme J. Hankey, Philippe Lyrer, and Stefan Engelter Stroke. 2004;35:613-614; published online before print January 22 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000112970.63735.FC. Full Text \| PDF
	Letters to the Editor
	Stroke in China Tsung O. Cheng Stroke. 2004;35:e24; published online before print January 22 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000115531.90888.A4. Full Text \| PDF
	Cognitive Deficits in Hyperacute Stroke Alexandre Croquelois and Julien Bogousslavsky Stroke. 2004;35:e25; published online before print January 22 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000115532.05870.B8. Full Text \| PDF
	Both Thrombotic and Nonthrombotic Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Side Effects of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Should Be Considered Claudia Stöllberger and Josef Finsterer Stroke. 2004;35:e26; published online before print January 15 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000115533.05936.19. Full Text \| PDF
	Major Ongoing Stroke Trials
	Major Ongoing Stroke Trials Stroke. 2004;35:e46-e57. Full Text \| PDF

Spotlight

TOC Spotlight File

Volume 35, Issue 2; February 1, 2004

Advances in Stroke 2003

Advances in Stroke 2003: Introduction

Genetics of Cerebrovascular Disease

Hyperhomocysteinemia, Oxidative Stress, and Cerebral Vascular Dysfunction

Hypertension, Angiotensin, and Stroke: Beyond Blood Pressure

Neuroimaging

tPA and Proteolysis in the Neurovascular Unit

Reborn Workhorse, CT, Pulls the Wagon Toward Thrombolysis Beyond 3 Hours

Acute Neurovascular Syndromes: Hurry Up, Please, It’s Time1

Hyperglycemia in Acute Stroke

Critical Care and Emergency Medicine Neurology

Emerging Therapies for Cerebrovascular Disorders

Is Ultrasound Sufficient for Vascular Imaging Prior to Carotid Endarterectomy?

Treatment Options of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms

Advances in Vascular Surgery

Interventional Neuroradiology

What’s New in Stroke Rehabilitation

Vascular Cognitive Impairment

Ximelagatran or Warfarin for Stroke Prevention in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation?

Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Education in Cerebrovascular Disease

Health Policy and Outcome Research in Stroke

Prevention and Health Services Delivery

Original Contributions

Framingham Stroke Risk Profile and Lowered Cognitive Performance

Cortical Microinfarcts and Demyelination Significantly Affect Cognition in Brain Aging

Thalamic Lesions in Vascular Dementia: Low Sensitivity of Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery (FLAIR) Imaging

Continuous 15-Year Decrease in Incidence and Mortality of Stroke in Finland: The FINSTROKE Study

Stroke in a Biracial Population: The Excess Burden of Stroke Among Blacks

Educational Level and Stroke Mortality: A Comparison of 10 European Populations During the 1990s

Synergistic Effect of Apolipoprotein E Polymorphisms and Cigarette Smoking on Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Young Adults

Collagen Type I 2 (COL1A2) Is the Susceptible Gene for Intracranial Aneurysms

Ischemic Stunning of the Brain: Early Recanalization Without Immediate Clinical Improvement in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Association Between High Serum Ferritin Levels and Carotid Atherosclerosis in the Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP)

NF-B Activation and Fas Ligand Overexpression in Blood and Plaques of Patients With Carotid Atherosclerosis: Potential Implication in Plaque Instability

Wall Shear Stress Is Associated With Intima-Media Thickness and Carotid Atherosclerosis in Subjects at Low Coronary Heart Disease Risk

Mild Neurological Symptoms Despite Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion

Crossed Cerebellar Diaschisis in Patients With Cortical Infarction: Logistic Regression Analysis to Control for Confounding Effects

Sex Differences in Carotid Plaque and Stenosis

Mechanism of Ischemic Infarct in Spontaneous Carotid Dissection

Differential Pattern of Tissue Plasminogen Activator–Induced Proximal Middle Cerebral Artery Recanalization Among Stroke Subtypes

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Improves Detection of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Over Computed Tomography After Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis

Periodontal Disease as a Risk Factor for Ischemic Stroke

Stroke Magnetic Resonance Imaging Is Accurate in Hyperacute Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Multicenter Study on the Validity of Stroke Imaging

Editorial Comment—Can MRI Reliably Detect Hyperacute Intracerebral Hemorrhage? Ask the Medical Student

Parametric Perfusion Imaging With Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Predictors of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Normalization in Stroke Patients

Blood Pressure Decrease During the Acute Phase of Ischemic Stroke Is Associated With Brain Injury and Poor Stroke Outcome

Editorial Comment—Persisting Dilemma: To Treat or Not to Treat Blood Pressure in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Benefit of Clopidogrel Over Aspirin Is Amplified in Patients With a History of Ischemic Events

Clopidogrel-Associated TTP: An Update of Pharmacovigilance Efforts Conducted by Independent Researchers, Pharmaceutical Suppliers, and the Food and Drug Administration

Editorial Comment—An Approach to the Estimation of the Risk of TTP During Clopidogrel Therapy

Hemicraniectomy for Massive Middle Cerebral Artery Territory Infarction: A Systematic Review

Influence of Recanalization on Outcome in Dural Sinus Thrombosis: A Prospective Study

Predictors of Neurocardiogenic Injury After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Editorial Comment—Myocardial Damage in Patients With Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Before and After Aphasia Therapy: Shifts in Hemodynamic Time to Peak During an Overt Language Task

Long-Term Outcome of Acute Spinal Cord Ischemia Syndrome

Noninvasive Quantification of Brain Edema and the Space-Occupying Effect in Rat Stroke Models Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Mild Postischemic Hypothermia Prolongs the Time Window for Gene Therapy by Inhibiting Cytochrome c Release

Therapeutic Window for Use of Hyperbaric Oxygenation in Focal Transient Ischemia in Rats

Increased NADPH-Oxidase Activity and Nox4 Expression During Chronic Hypertension Is Associated With Enhanced Cerebral Vasodilatation to NADPH In Vivo

Human Serum Albumin and its N-Terminal Tetrapeptide (DAHK) Block Oxidant-Induced Neuronal Death

Coactivation of GABAA and GABAB Receptor Results in Neuroprotection During In Vitro Ischemia

Uncomplicated Rapid Posthypothermic Rewarming Alters Cerebrovascular Responsiveness

Agreement Between Patient and Proxy Assessments of Health-Related Quality of Life After Stroke Using the EQ-5D and Health Utilities Index

Research Reports

Eligibility for Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Population-Based Study

Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion: Diffusion-Perfusion MRI Characterization of Tissue Salvage in Patients Receiving Intra-Arterial Stroke Therapies

Neuroendoscopic Management of Intraventricular Hemorrhage

Prospective Evaluation of the Alcohol Dehydrogenase 1/2 Gene Polymorphism and Risk of Stroke

Risk Adjustment Effect on Stroke Clinical Trials

Cochrane Corner

Antithrombotic Drugs for Carotid Artery Dissection

Letters to the Editor

Stroke in China

Cognitive Deficits in Hyperacute Stroke

Both Thrombotic and Nonthrombotic Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Side Effects of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Should Be Considered

Major Ongoing Stroke Trials

Major Ongoing Stroke Trials

Acute Neurovascular Syndromes: Hurry Up, Please, It’s Time¹

Collagen Type I ${alpha}$ 2 (COL1A2) Is the Susceptible Gene for Intracranial Aneurysms

NF- ${kappa}$ B Activation and Fas Ligand Overexpression in Blood and Plaques of Patients With Carotid Atherosclerosis: Potential Implication in Plaque Instability

Coactivation of GABA_A and GABA_B Receptor Results in Neuroprotection During In Vitro Ischemia

Prospective Evaluation of the Alcohol Dehydrogenase ${gamma}$ 1/ ${gamma}$ 2 Gene Polymorphism and Risk of Stroke