Stroke -- Table of Contents (35 [4])

Volume 35, Issue 4; April 1, 2004

Editorials
A Special Thanks to Our Reviewers for 2003
Original Contributions
Cochrane Corner
Letters to the Editor
Emerging Therapies
Controversies in Stroke
AHA/ASA Scientific Advisory
Corrections

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	Editorials
	Rewrite: Stroke’s Editorial Aid Programme Vladimir Hachinski Stroke. 2004;35:807, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000125708.09713.f4. Full Text \| PDF
	A Special Thanks to Our Reviewers for 2003
	A Special Thanks to Our Reviewers for 2003 Stroke. 2004;35:808-813. Full Text \| PDF
	Original Contributions
	Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Gene Polymorphisms and Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Humans Speranza Rubattu, Rosita Stanzione, Emanuele Di Angelantonio, Bastianina Zanda, Anna Evangelista, David Tarasi, Bruna Gigante, Angelo Pirisi, Ercole Brunetti, and Massimo Volpe Stroke. 2004;35:814-818; published online before print March 11 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000119381.52589.AB. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Heritability of Ischemic Stroke in Relation to Age, Vascular Risk Factors, and Subtypes of Incident Stroke in Population-Based Studies U.G.R. Schulz, E. Flossmann, and P.M. Rothwell Stroke. 2004;35:819-824; published online before print March 4 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000121646.23955.0f. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Unraveling the Pagodian Architecture of Stroke as a Complex Disorder Mohammad Saeed Stroke. 2004;35:824-825. Full Text \| PDF
	Hemostatic Factors as Risk Markers for Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Prospective Incident Case-Referent Study Lars Johansson, Jan-Håkan Jansson, Birgitta Stegmayr, Torbjörn K. Nilsson, Göran Hallmans, and Kurt Boman Stroke. 2004;35:826-830; published online before print February 26 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000119382.25543.2A. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Body Mass Index and Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke: A Prospective Study in Korean Men Yun-Mi Song, Joohon Sung, George Davey Smith, and Shah Ebrahim Stroke. 2004;35:831-836; published online before print March 4 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000119386.22691.1C. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Relationship Between Carotid Artery Stiffness and Retinal Arteriolar Narrowing in Healthy Middle-Aged Persons Duanping Liao, Tien Yin Wong, Ronald Klein, Daniel Jones, Larry Hubbard, and A. Richey Sharrett Stroke. 2004;35:837-842; published online before print February 26 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000120310.43457.AD. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cerebral Hemodynamics During the Valsalva Maneuver: Insights From Ganglionic Blockade Rong Zhang, Craig G. Crandall, and Benjamin D. Levine Stroke. 2004;35:843-847; published online before print February 19 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000120309.84666.AE. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Dynamic Autoregulation Testing in the Posterior Cerebral Artery C. Haubrich, A. Wendt, R.R. Diehl, and C. Klötzsch Stroke. 2004;35:848-852; published online before print February 26 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000120729.99039.B6. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Abnormal Vasoconstrictor Responses to Angiotensin II and Noradrenaline in Isolated Small Arteries From Patients With Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy With Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) Monira B. Hussain, Sumeet Singhal, Hugh S. Markus, and Donald R.J. Singer Stroke. 2004;35:853-858; published online before print March 4 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000120730.54282.A0. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Controlled Contrast Transcranial Doppler and Arterial Blood Gas Analysis to Quantify Shunt Through Patent Foramen Ovale Gérald Devuyst, Bartlomiej Piechowski-Józwiak, Theodoros Karapanayiotides, Jean-William Fitting, Vendel Kémeny, Lorenz Hirt, Luis A. Urbano, Pierre Arnold, Guy van Melle, Paul-Andre Despland, and Julien Bogousslavsky Stroke. 2004;35:859-863; published online before print February 26 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000119384.28376.EB. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Measurement of Carotid Plaque Volume by 3-Dimensional Ultrasound Anthony Landry, J. David Spence, and Aaron Fenster Stroke. 2004;35:864-869; published online before print March 11 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000121161.61324.ab. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Characterization of Carotid Artery Plaques Using Real-time Compound B-mode Ultrasound Rolf Kern, Kristina Szabo, Michael Hennerici, and Stephen Meairs Stroke. 2004;35:870-875; published online before print March 4 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000120728.72958.4A. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Contrast Enhancement and Contrast Extravasation on Computed Tomography After Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Woong Yoon, Jeong Jin Seo, Jae Kyu Kim, Ki Hyeon Cho, Jin Gyoon Park, and Heoung Keun Kang Stroke. 2004;35:876-881; published online before print February 26 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000120726.69501.74. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Flow Territory Mapping of the Cerebral Arteries With Regional Perfusion MRI Jeroen Hendrikse, Jeroen van der Grond, Hanzhang Lu, Peter C.M. van Zijl, and Xavier Golay Stroke. 2004;35:882-887; published online before print February 26 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000120312.26163.EC. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Neurobiochemical Markers After Aortic Valve Replacement: Implications for Future Neuroprotective Trials? Erwin Stolz, Tibo Gerriets, Alexander Kluge, Wolf-Peter Klövekorn, Manfred Kaps, and Georg Bachmann Stroke. 2004;35:888-892; published online before print February 19 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000120306.82787.5A. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Appearance of Early Venous Filling During Intra-Arterial Reperfusion Therapy for Acute Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion: A Predictive Sign for Hemorrhagic Complications Hajime Ohta, Shinichi Nakano, Kiyotaka Yokogami, Tsutomu Iseda, Takumi Yoneyama, and Shinichiro Wakisaka Stroke. 2004;35:893-898; published online before print February 19 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000119751.92640.7F. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Correlation of Quantitative EEG in Acute Ischemic Stroke With 30-Day NIHSS Score: Comparison With Diffusion and Perfusion MRI Simon P. Finnigan, Stephen E. Rose, Michael Walsh, Mark Griffin, Andrew L. Janke, Katie L. McMahon, Rowan Gillies, Mark W. Strudwick, Catharine M. Pettigrew, James Semple, John Brown, Peter Brown, and Jonathan B. Chalk Stroke. 2004;35:899-903; published online before print March 4 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000122622.73916.d2. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Combined Intravenous and Intra-Arterial Recanalization for Acute Ischemic Stroke: The Interventional Management of Stroke Study The IMS Study Investigators Stroke. 2004;35:904-911; published online before print March 11 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000121641.77121.98. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—More Than One Way to Lyse a Clot Scott E. Kasner Stroke. 2004;35:911-912. Full Text \| PDF
	Prescription of Antithrombotic Therapy in Older Patients Hospitalized for Transient Ischemic Attack and Ischemic Stroke: The GIFA Study Stefano Volpato, Cinzia Maraldi, Alessandro Blè, Monica Ranzini, Anna Rita Atti, Ligia J. Dominguez, Mario Barbagallo, Renato Fellin, and Giovanni Zuliani Stroke. 2004;35:913-917; published online before print March 4 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000121648.74433.b5. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Disability Measures in Stroke: Relationship Among the Barthel Index, the Functional Independence Measure, and the Modified Rankin Scale Sooyeon Kwon, Abraham G. Hartzema, Pamela W. Duncan, and Sue Min-Lai Stroke. 2004;35:918-923; published online before print February 19 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000119385.56094.32. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Early and Repetitive Stimulation of the Arm Can Substantially Improve the Long-Term Outcome After Stroke: A 5-Year Follow-up Study of a Randomized Trial Hilde Feys, Willy De Weerdt, Geert Verbeke, Gail Cox Steck, Chris Capiau, Carlotte Kiekens, Eddy Dejaeger, Gustaaf Van Hoydonck, Guido Vermeersch, and Patrick Cras Stroke. 2004;35:924-929; published online before print March 4 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000121645.44752.f7. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Frequency and Determinants of Poststroke Dementia in Chinese Wai Kwong Tang, Sandra S.M. Chan, Helen F.K. Chiu, Gabor S. Ungvari, Ka Sing Wong, Timothy C.Y. Kwok, Vincent Mok, K.T. Wong, Polly S. Richards, and A.T. Ahuja Stroke. 2004;35:930-935; published online before print February 19 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000119752.74880.5B. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Self-Reported Depression and Use of Antidepressants After Stroke: A National Survey Marie Eriksson, Kjell Asplund, Eva-Lotta Glader, Bo Norrving, Birgitta Stegmayr, Andreas Terént, Kerstin Hulter Åsberg, Per-Olov Wester for The Riks-Stroke Collaboration Stroke. 2004;35:936-941; published online before print March 4 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000121643.86762.9a. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Decrease in Cortical Benzodiazepine Receptors in Symptomatic Patients With Leukoaraiosis: A Positron Emission Tomography Study M. Ihara, H. Tomimoto, K. Ishizu, T. Mukai, H. Yoshida, N. Sawamoto, M. Inoue, T. Doi, K. Hashikawa, J. Konishi, H. Shibasaki, and H. Fukuyama Stroke. 2004;35:942-947; published online before print March 4 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000122624.32167.e0. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Transient Ischemic Attacks in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Implications for Secondary Prevention: The European Atrial Fibrillation Trial and Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation III Trial Robert G. Hart, Lesly A. Pearce, and Peter J. Koudstaal Stroke. 2004;35:948-951; published online before print February 26 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000120741.34866.1D. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Imaging of Stem Cell Recruitment to Ischemic Infarcts in a Murine Model Dong-Eog Kim, Dawid Schellingerhout, Ken Ishii, Khalid Shah, and Ralph Weissleder Stroke. 2004;35:952-957; published online before print February 26 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000120308.21946.5D. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Dual Role of Fc ${gamma}$ Receptor in Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Mice Miki Komine-Kobayashi, Nei Chou, Hideki Mochizuki, Atsuhito Nakao, Yoshikuni Mizuno, and Takao Urabe Stroke. 2004;35:958-963; published online before print February 26 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000120321.30916.8E. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Potassium Channel Dysfunction in Cerebral Arteries of Insulin-Resistant Rats Is Mediated by Reactive Oxygen Species Benedek Erdös, Steve A. Simandle, James A. Snipes, Allison W. Miller, and David W. Busija Stroke. 2004;35:964-969; published online before print February 19 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000119753.05670.F1. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cerebral Ischemia Enhances Vascular Angiotensin AT₁ Receptor–Mediated Contraction in Rats Emelie Stenman and Lars Edvinsson Stroke. 2004;35:970-974; published online before print March 4 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000121642.53822.58. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Imaging the Ischemic Penumbra with ¹⁸F-Fluoromisonidazole in a Rat Model of Ischemic Stroke Kazuko Saita, Michelle Chen, Neil J. Spratt, Michelle J. Porritt, Gabriel T. Liberatore, Stephen J. Read, Christopher R. Levi, Geoffrey A. Donnan, Uwe Ackermann, Henri J. Tochon-Danguy, John I. Sachinidis, and David W. Howells Stroke. 2004;35:975-980; published online before print March 11 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000121647.01941.ba. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Hypoxia/Ischemia Modulates G Protein–Coupled Receptor Kinase 2 and ß-Arrestin-1 Levels in the Neonatal Rat Brain Maria Stella Lombardi, Evelyn van den Tweel, Annemieke Kavelaars, Floris Groenendaal, Frank van Bel, and Cobi J. Heijnen Stroke. 2004;35:981-986; published online before print March 11 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000121644.82596.7e. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Nuclear Factor- ${kappa}$ B Contributes to Infarction After Permanent Focal Ischemia Antti Nurmi, Perttu J. Lindsberg, Milla Koistinaho, Wen Zhang, Eric Juettler, Marja-Liisa Karjalainen-Lindsberg, Falk Weih, Norbert Frank, Markus Schwaninger, and Jari Koistinaho Stroke. 2004;35:987-991; published online before print February 26 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000120732.45951.26. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effect of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Treatment and Forced Arm Use on Functional Motor Recovery After Small Cortical Ischemia W.-R. Schäbitz, C. Berger, R. Kollmar, M. Seitz, E. Tanay, M. Kiessling, S. Schwab, and C. Sommer Stroke. 2004;35:992-997; published online before print February 26 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000119754.85848.0D. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Focal Cerebral Ischemia Induces Active Proteases That Degrade Microvascular Matrix Shunichi Fukuda, Catherine A. Fini, Takuma Mabuchi, James A. Koziol, Leonard L. Eggleston, Jr, and Gregory J. del Zoppo Stroke. 2004;35:998-1004; published online before print March 4 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000119383.76447.05. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Inactive and Alone: Physical Activity Within the First 14 Days of Acute Stroke Unit Care Julie Bernhardt, Helen Dewey, Amanda Thrift, and Geoffrey Donnan Stroke. 2004;35:1005-1009; published online before print February 26 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000120727.40792.40. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cochrane Corner
	Therapy-Based Rehabilitation for Stroke Patients Living at Home Lynn Legg and Peter Langhorne Stroke. 2004;35:1022; published online before print February 26 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000121043.21973.9F. Full Text \| PDF
	Letters to the Editor
	Smoking, Estrogen, and Membrane Microviscosity in Women • Response Kazushi Tsuda, Ichiro Nishio, Tobias Kurth, and Julie E. Buring Stroke. 2004;35:e71; published online before print March 11 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000122623.80379.b6. Full Text \| PDF
	How Much Should One Rely on Computed Tomography in Patients with TIA in the Era of Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging? • Response Hakan Ay, Walter J. Koroshetz, S. Claiborne Johnston, and Vanja Douglas Stroke. 2004;35:e72; published online before print March 11 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000122625.03978.40. Full Text \| PDF
	Re: Interhemispheric Asymmetries of Motor Cortex Excitability in the Postacute Stroke Stage Ernest H. Friedman Stroke. 2004;35:e73; published online before print February 26 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000120957.67484.D2. Full Text \| PDF
	In Vivo Regional Neurochemistry in Stroke: Clinical Applications, Limitations, and Future Directions • Cerebral Microdialysis in Stroke Patients: Potentials and Limitations of a Method with Longitudinal Information: Response Anish Bhardwaj, Bert Bosche, Christian Dohmen, and Rudolf Graf Stroke. 2004;35:e74-e76; published online before print March 18 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000122621.36922.e1. Full Text \| PDF
	Weight-Adjusted and Activated Clotting Time–Guided Heparinization Might Reduce the Postprocedural Hemorrhage in Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty for Acute Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion • Response Ai-Hsien Li, Lung Chan, Yiu-Tong Chu, Kuan-Ming Chiu, Shu-Hsun Chu, and Shinichi Nakano Stroke. 2004;35:e77-e78; published online before print February 26 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000121162.48987.DB. Full Text \| PDF
	Meta-Analysis Reported Incompatible Statistics and Omitted Pertinent Studies • Response G. David Batty, Martin J. Shipley, George Davey Smith, Chong Do Lee, Aaron R. Folsom, and Steven N. Blair Stroke. 2004;35:e79-e80; published online before print March 4 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000120959.76451.B1. Full Text \| PDF
	Effectively Bridging the Preclinical/Clinical Gap: The Results of the ASTIN Trial • Response Michael E. Sughrue, E. Sander Connolly, Jr, Michael Krams, Kennedy R. Lees, Werner Hacke, Andrew P. Grieve, Jean-Marc Orgogozo, and Gary A. Ford Stroke. 2004;35:e81-e82; published online before print February 26 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000121164.29117.44. Full Text \| PDF
	Cost-Effective Outcome for Treating Poor-Grade SAH • Response Johannes van Loon, Guido Wilms, Peter J. Kirkpatrick, and Martin Wilby Stroke. 2004;35:e83-e84, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000123032.18789.2d. Full Text \| PDF
	Who Should Care for Stroke Patients? Radoslaw Kazmierski, Mikolaj A. Pawlak, and Wojciech Kozubski Stroke. 2004;35:e85-e86; published online before print March 4 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000120958.14744.01. Full Text \| PDF
	Emerging Therapies
	Emerging Therapies for Vascular Dementia and Vascular Cognitive Impairment Timo Erkinjuntti, Gustavo Román, Serge Gauthier, Howard Feldman, and Kenneth Rockwood Stroke. 2004;35:1010-1017; published online before print March 4 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000120731.88236.33. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Controversies in Stroke
	Stroke Unit Design: Intensive Monitoring Should Be a Routine Procedure Thorsten Steiner Stroke. 2004;35:1018-1019; published online before print February 26 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000120953.78592.72. Full Text \| PDF
	Intensive Monitoring Should Not Be the Routine Bent Indredavik Stroke. 2004;35:1019-1020; published online before print February 26 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000120954.27472.8F. Full Text \| PDF
	Stroke Unit Design: High Tech Versus Low Tech Stephen M. Davis and Geoffrey A. Donnan Stroke. 2004;35:1021; published online before print March 4 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000120955.15350.6F. Full Text \| PDF
	AHA/ASA Scientific Advisory
	Statins After Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: An Advisory Statement From the Stroke Council, American Heart Association and American Stroke Association The Stroke Council Stroke. 2004;35:1023, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000122762.96972.DD. Full Text \| PDF
	Corrections
	Blood Pressure and Stroke: An Overview of Published Reviews Carlene M.M. Lawes, Derrick A. Bennett, Valery L. Feigin, and Anthony Rodgers Stroke. 2004;35:1024-1033. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF

Spotlight

TOC Spotlight File

Volume 35, Issue 4; April 1, 2004

Editorials

Rewrite: Stroke’s Editorial Aid Programme

A Special Thanks to Our Reviewers for 2003

A Special Thanks to Our Reviewers for 2003

Original Contributions

Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Gene Polymorphisms and Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Humans

Heritability of Ischemic Stroke in Relation to Age, Vascular Risk Factors, and Subtypes of Incident Stroke in Population-Based Studies

Editorial Comment—Unraveling the Pagodian Architecture of Stroke as a Complex Disorder

Hemostatic Factors as Risk Markers for Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Prospective Incident Case-Referent Study

Body Mass Index and Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke: A Prospective Study in Korean Men

Relationship Between Carotid Artery Stiffness and Retinal Arteriolar Narrowing in Healthy Middle-Aged Persons

Cerebral Hemodynamics During the Valsalva Maneuver: Insights From Ganglionic Blockade

Dynamic Autoregulation Testing in the Posterior Cerebral Artery

Abnormal Vasoconstrictor Responses to Angiotensin II and Noradrenaline in Isolated Small Arteries From Patients With Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy With Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL)

Controlled Contrast Transcranial Doppler and Arterial Blood Gas Analysis to Quantify Shunt Through Patent Foramen Ovale

Measurement of Carotid Plaque Volume by 3-Dimensional Ultrasound

Characterization of Carotid Artery Plaques Using Real-time Compound B-mode Ultrasound

Contrast Enhancement and Contrast Extravasation on Computed Tomography After Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke

Flow Territory Mapping of the Cerebral Arteries With Regional Perfusion MRI

Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Neurobiochemical Markers After Aortic Valve Replacement: Implications for Future Neuroprotective Trials?

Appearance of Early Venous Filling During Intra-Arterial Reperfusion Therapy for Acute Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion: A Predictive Sign for Hemorrhagic Complications

Correlation of Quantitative EEG in Acute Ischemic Stroke With 30-Day NIHSS Score: Comparison With Diffusion and Perfusion MRI

Combined Intravenous and Intra-Arterial Recanalization for Acute Ischemic Stroke: The Interventional Management of Stroke Study

Editorial Comment—More Than One Way to Lyse a Clot

Prescription of Antithrombotic Therapy in Older Patients Hospitalized for Transient Ischemic Attack and Ischemic Stroke: The GIFA Study

Disability Measures in Stroke: Relationship Among the Barthel Index, the Functional Independence Measure, and the Modified Rankin Scale

Early and Repetitive Stimulation of the Arm Can Substantially Improve the Long-Term Outcome After Stroke: A 5-Year Follow-up Study of a Randomized Trial

Frequency and Determinants of Poststroke Dementia in Chinese

Self-Reported Depression and Use of Antidepressants After Stroke: A National Survey

Decrease in Cortical Benzodiazepine Receptors in Symptomatic Patients With Leukoaraiosis: A Positron Emission Tomography Study

Transient Ischemic Attacks in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Implications for Secondary Prevention: The European Atrial Fibrillation Trial and Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation III Trial

Imaging of Stem Cell Recruitment to Ischemic Infarcts in a Murine Model

Dual Role of Fc Receptor in Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Mice

Potassium Channel Dysfunction in Cerebral Arteries of Insulin-Resistant Rats Is Mediated by Reactive Oxygen Species

Cerebral Ischemia Enhances Vascular Angiotensin AT1 Receptor–Mediated Contraction in Rats

Imaging the Ischemic Penumbra with 18F-Fluoromisonidazole in a Rat Model of Ischemic Stroke

Hypoxia/Ischemia Modulates G Protein–Coupled Receptor Kinase 2 and ß-Arrestin-1 Levels in the Neonatal Rat Brain

Nuclear Factor-B Contributes to Infarction After Permanent Focal Ischemia

Effect of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Treatment and Forced Arm Use on Functional Motor Recovery After Small Cortical Ischemia

Focal Cerebral Ischemia Induces Active Proteases That Degrade Microvascular Matrix

Inactive and Alone: Physical Activity Within the First 14 Days of Acute Stroke Unit Care

Cochrane Corner

Therapy-Based Rehabilitation for Stroke Patients Living at Home

Letters to the Editor

Smoking, Estrogen, and Membrane Microviscosity in Women • Response

How Much Should One Rely on Computed Tomography in Patients with TIA in the Era of Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging? • Response

Re: Interhemispheric Asymmetries of Motor Cortex Excitability in the Postacute Stroke Stage

In Vivo Regional Neurochemistry in Stroke: Clinical Applications, Limitations, and Future Directions • Cerebral Microdialysis in Stroke Patients: Potentials and Limitations of a Method with Longitudinal Information: Response

Weight-Adjusted and Activated Clotting Time–Guided Heparinization Might Reduce the Postprocedural Hemorrhage in Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty for Acute Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion • Response

Meta-Analysis Reported Incompatible Statistics and Omitted Pertinent Studies • Response

Effectively Bridging the Preclinical/Clinical Gap: The Results of the ASTIN Trial • Response

Cost-Effective Outcome for Treating Poor-Grade SAH • Response

Who Should Care for Stroke Patients?

Emerging Therapies

Emerging Therapies for Vascular Dementia and Vascular Cognitive Impairment

Controversies in Stroke

Stroke Unit Design: Intensive Monitoring Should Be a Routine Procedure

Intensive Monitoring Should Not Be the Routine

Stroke Unit Design: High Tech Versus Low Tech

AHA/ASA Scientific Advisory

Statins After Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: An Advisory Statement From the Stroke Council, American Heart Association and American Stroke Association

Corrections

Blood Pressure and Stroke: An Overview of Published Reviews

Spotlight

Dual Role of Fc ${gamma}$ Receptor in Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Mice

Cerebral Ischemia Enhances Vascular Angiotensin AT₁ Receptor–Mediated Contraction in Rats

Imaging the Ischemic Penumbra with ¹⁸F-Fluoromisonidazole in a Rat Model of Ischemic Stroke

Nuclear Factor- ${kappa}$ B Contributes to Infarction After Permanent Focal Ischemia