Stroke -- Table of Contents (35 [8])

Volume 35, Issue 8; August 1, 2004

Original Contributions
Research Reports
Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
Letters to the Editor
Emerging Therapies
ACS/ADA/AHA Scientific Statement
Corrections

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	Original Contributions
	Hyperhomocysteinemia, Low Folate and Vitamin B₁₂ Concentrations, and Methylene Tetrahydrofolate Reductase Mutation in Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Carlos Cantu, Elisa Alonso, Aurelio Jara, Leticia Martínez, Camilo Ríos, María de los Angeles Fernández, Irma Garcia, and Fernando Barinagarrementeria Stroke. 2004;35:1790-1794; published online before print June 10 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000132570.24618.78. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Homozygosity of the T Allele of the 46 C $->$ T Polymorphism in the F12 Gene Is a Risk Factor for Ischemic Stroke in the Spanish Population Amparo Santamaría, José Mateo, Isabel Tirado, Arturo Oliver, Roberto Belvís, Joan Martí-Fábregas, Rosa Felices, José Manuel Soria, Juan Carlos Souto, and Jordi Fontcuberta Stroke. 2004;35:1795-1799; published online before print July 1 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000133127.68041.a3. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Association Between Cerebral Ischemia and Cytotoxin-Associated Gene-A–Bearing Strains of Helicobacter pylori Michael R. Preusch, Armin J. Grau, Florian Buggle, Christoph Lichy, Jan Bartel, Carmen Black, and Jochen Rudi Stroke. 2004;35:1800-1804; published online before print May 27 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000131751.35926.48. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cognitive Functioning in Preclinical Vascular Dementia: A 6-Year Follow-Up Erika Jonsson Laukka, Sari Jones, Laura Fratiglioni, and Lars Bäckman Stroke. 2004;35:1805-1809; published online before print June 10 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000133396.90718.83. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Decline in Blood Pressure Over Time and Risk of Dementia: A Longitudinal Study From the Kungsholmen Project Chengxuan Qiu, Eva von Strauss, Bengt Winblad, and Laura Fratiglioni Stroke. 2004;35:1810-1815; published online before print July 1 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000133128.42462.ef. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Silent and Symptomatic Infarcts on Cranial Computerized Tomography in Relation to Dementia and Mortality: A Population-Based Study in 85-Year-Old Subjects Martin Liebetrau, Bertil Steen, Gerhard F. Hamann, and Ingmar Skoog Stroke. 2004;35:1816-1820; published online before print June 17 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000131928.47478.44. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	White Matter Hyperintensity on Cranial Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Predictor of Stroke Lewis H. Kuller, W.T. Longstreth, Jr, Alice M. Arnold, Charles Bernick, R. Nick Bryan, Norman J. Beauchamp, Jr for the Cardiovascular Health Study Collaborative Research Group Stroke. 2004;35:1821-1825; published online before print June 3 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000132193.35955.69. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effect of White Matter Changes on Cognitive Impairment in Patients With Lacunar Infarcts Hong Mei Wen, Vincent C.T. Mok, Yu Hua Fan, Wynnie W.M. Lam, Wai Kwok Tang, Adrian Wong, Ru Xun Huang, and Ka Sing Wong Stroke. 2004;35:1826-1830; published online before print June 17 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000133686.29320.58. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cerebral Microbleeds: Prevalence and Associations With Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Framingham Study Tom Jeerakathil, Philip A. Wolf, Alexa Beiser, John K. Hald, Rhoda Au, Carlos S. Kase, Joseph M. Massaro, and Charles DeCarli Stroke. 2004;35:1831-1835; published online before print May 20 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000131809.35202.1b. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cigarette Smoking as a Risk Factor for Stroke Death in Japan: NIPPON DATA80 Hirotsugu Ueshima, Sohel Reza Choudhury, Akira Okayama, Takehito Hayakawa, Yoshikuni Kita, Takashi Kadowaki, Tomonori Okamura, Masumi Minowa, Osamu Iimura NIPPON DATA80 Research Group Stroke. 2004;35:1836-1841; published online before print May 27 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000131747.84423.74. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Stroke Risk After Transient Ischemic Attack in a Population-Based Setting Lynda D. Lisabeth, Jennifer K. Ireland, Jan M.H. Risser, Devin L. Brown, Melinda A. Smith, Nelda M. Garcia, and Lewis B. Morgenstern Stroke. 2004;35:1842-1846; published online before print June 10 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000134416.89389.9d. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Three-Dimensional Assessment of Extracranial Doppler Sonography in Carotid Artery Stenosis Compared With Digital Subtraction Angiography Tiemo Wessels, Judith U. Harrer, Susanne Stetter, Michael Mull, and Christof Klötzsch Stroke. 2004;35:1847-1851; published online before print June 17 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000133248.71808.38. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Diagnostic Impact of Transcranial Color-Coded Real-Time Sonography With Echo Contrast Agents for Hyperperfusion Syndrome After Carotid Endarterectomy Shigeru Fujimoto, Kazunori Toyoda, Tooru Inoue, Yuko Hirai, Takeshi Uwatoko, Kazuhiro Kishikawa, Kotaro Yasumori, Setsuro Ibayashi, Mitsuo Iida, and Yasushi Okada Stroke. 2004;35:1852-1856; published online before print June 10 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000133131.93900.ff. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Stroke Risk Profile Predicts White Matter Hyperintensity Volume: The Framingham Study Tom Jeerakathil, Philip A. Wolf, Alexa Beiser, Joseph Massaro, Sudha Seshadri, Ralph B. D’Agostino, and Charles DeCarli Stroke. 2004;35:1857-1861; published online before print June 24 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000135226.53499.85. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Predictors of Cerebral Infarction in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Alejandro A. Rabinstein, Jonathan A. Friedman, Stephen D. Weigand, Robyn L. McClelland, Jimmy R. Fulgham, Edward M. Manno, John L.D. Atkinson, and Eelco F.M. Wijdicks Stroke. 2004;35:1862-1866; published online before print June 24 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000133132.76983.8e. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Basilar Artery Vasospasm and Delayed Posterior Circulation Ischemia After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Gill E. Sviri, David H. Lewis, Reinaldo Correa, Gavin W. Britz, Colleen M. Douville, and David W. Newell Stroke. 2004;35:1867-1872; published online before print June 10 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000133397.44528.f8. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cerebral Venous Flow Velocity Predicts Poor Outcome in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Wolf-Dirk Niesen, Michael Rosenkranz, Wolfram Schummer, Cornelius Weiller, and Ulrich Sliwka Stroke. 2004;35:1873-1878; published online before print June 3 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000132195.17366.2b. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Perihematomal Edema in Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage Is Plasma Derived Ken S. Butcher, Tracey Baird, Lachlan MacGregor, Patricia Desmond, Brian Tress, and Stephen Davis Stroke. 2004;35:1879-1885; published online before print June 3 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000131807.54742.1a. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Insular Cortical Ischemia Is Independently Associated With Acute Stress Hyperglycemia Louise E. Allport, Ken S. Butcher, Tracey A. Baird, Lachlan MacGregor, Patricia M. Desmond, Brian M. Tress, Peter Colman, and Stephen M. Davis Stroke. 2004;35:1886-1891; published online before print June 10 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000133687.33868.71. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Probability of Cortical Infarction Predicted by Flumazenil Binding and Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Signal Intensity: A Comparative Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study in Early Ischemic Stroke Wolf-Dieter Heiss, Jan Sobesky, Ulrich v. Smekal, Lutz W. Kracht, Fritz-Georg Lehnhardt, Alexander Thiel, Andreas H. Jacobs, and Karl Lackner Stroke. 2004;35:1892-1898; published online before print June 24 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000134746.93535.9b. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effect of Perindopril on Cerebral Vasomotor Reactivity in Patients With Lacunar Infarction Matthew Walters, Scott Muir, Imtiaz Shah, and Kennedy Lees Stroke. 2004;35:1899-1902; published online before print May 27 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000131748.12553.ed. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Predictors of Hyperacute Clinical Worsening in Ischemic Stroke Patients Receiving Thrombolytic Therapy Richard Leigh, Osama O. Zaidat, Muhammad F. Suri, Gwendolyn Lynch, Sophia Sundararajan, Jeffrey L. Sunshine, Robert Tarr, Warren Selman, Dennis M.D. Landis, and Jose I. Suarez Stroke. 2004;35:1903-1907; published online before print June 3 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000132571.77987.4c. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Postintervention Effect of Alpha Tocopherol and Beta Carotene on Different Strokes: A 6-Year Follow-Up of the Alpha Tocopherol, Beta Carotene Cancer Prevention Study Markareetta E. Törnwall, Jarmo Virtamo, Pasi A. Korhonen, Mikko J. Virtanen, Demetrius Albanes, and Jussi K. Huttunen Stroke. 2004;35:1908-1913; published online before print June 17 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000131750.60270.42. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Short-Term Effects of Practice With Trunk Restraint on Reaching Movements in Patients With Chronic Stroke: A Controlled Trial Stella M. Michaelsen and Mindy F. Levin Stroke. 2004;35:1914-1919; published online before print June 10 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000132569.33572.75. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Very Long-Term Outcome After Stroke in Auckland, New Zealand Craig S. Anderson, Kristie N. Carter, Wallace J. Brownlee, Maree L. Hackett, Joanna B. Broad, and Ruth Bonita Stroke. 2004;35:1920-1924; published online before print June 3 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000133130.20322.9f. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Underestimation of the Early Risk of Recurrent Stroke: Evidence of the Need for a Standard Definition Andrew J. Coull and Peter M. Rothwell Stroke. 2004;35:1925-1929; published online before print June 10 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000133129.58126.67. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Impact of Premorbid Undernutrition on Outcome in Stroke Patients James P. Davis, Andrew A. Wong, Philip J. Schluter, Robert D. Henderson, John D. O’Sullivan, and Stephen J. Read Stroke. 2004;35:1930-1934; published online before print June 24 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000135227.10451.c9. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Impaired Novelty Processing in Apathy After Subcortical Stroke Shingo Yamagata, Shuhei Yamaguchi, and Shotai Kobayashi Stroke. 2004;35:1935-1940; published online before print June 17 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000135017.51144.c9. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Charlson Index Comorbidity Adjustment for Ischemic Stroke Outcome Studies Larry B. Goldstein, Gregory P. Samsa, David B. Matchar, and Ronnie D. Horner Stroke. 2004;35:1941-1945; published online before print July 1 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000135225.80898.1c. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Soluble Thrombomodulin and Brain Infarction: Case-Control and Prospective Study Jean-Marc Olivot, Julien Labreuche, Martine Aiach, Pierre Amarenco for the GENIC Investigators Stroke. 2004;35:1946-1951; published online before print June 10 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000133340.37712.9b. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Assessment of Cerebrovascular Autoregulation: Changes of Highest Modal Frequency of Cerebrovascular Pressure Transmission With Cerebral Perfusion Pressure Michael L. Daley, Massroor Pourcyrous, Shelly D. Timmons, and Charles W. Leffler Stroke. 2004;35:1952-1956; published online before print June 17 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000133690.94288.c9. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cerebral Vascular Dysfunction Mediated by Superoxide in Hyperhomocysteinemic Mice Sanjana Dayal, Erland Arning, Teodoro Bottiglieri, Rainer H. Böger, Curt D. Sigmund, Frank M. Faraci, and Steven R. Lentz Stroke. 2004;35:1957-1962; published online before print June 3 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000131749.81508.18. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Overexpression of CuZn-SOD Prevents Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Endothelial Dysfunction Sean P. Didion, Dale A. Kinzenbaw, Pamela E. Fegan, Lisa A. Didion, and Frank M. Faraci Stroke. 2004;35:1963-1967; published online before print June 24 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000132764.06878.c5. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Infiltrating Macrophages as In Vivo Targets for Intravenous Gene Delivery in Cerebral Infarction Shigeru Tanaka, Kazuo Kitagawa, Shiro Sugiura, Emi Matsuoka-Omura, Tsutomu Sasaki, Yoshiki Yagita, and Masatsugu Hori Stroke. 2004;35:1968-1973; published online before print June 10 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000133685.59556.a7. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Estrogen Replacement Treatment in Diabetic Ovariectomized Female Rats Potentiates Postischemic Leukocyte Adhesion in Cerebral Venules Hao-Liang Xu, Verna L. Baughman, and Dale A. Pelligrino Stroke. 2004;35:1974-1978; published online before print July 1 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000135016.24349.9F. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Transient Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Influence on Systemic Oxygen Homeostasis and Erythropoiesis in Wistar Rats Alain Gendron, Edouard Kouassi, Stephen Nuara, Chantal Cossette, Giovanni D’Angelo, David Geadah, Patrick du Souich, and Jeanne Teitelbaum Stroke. 2004;35:1979-1984; published online before print June 17 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000133691.07945.f2. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Transcranial Infrared Laser Therapy Improves Clinical Rating Scores After Embolic Strokes in Rabbits Paul A. Lapchak, Jiandong Wei, and Justin A. Zivin Stroke. 2004;35:1985-1988; published online before print May 20 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000131808.69640.b7. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Research Reports
	Population-Based Study of Symptomatic Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion: Incidence and Long-Term Follow-Up Matthew L. Flaherty, Kelly D. Flemming, Robyn McClelland, Neal W. Jorgensen, and Robert D. Brown, Jr Stroke. 2004;35:e349-e352; published online before print July 1 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000135024.54608.3f. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
	Contribution of Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging to Acute Stroke Assessment Marc Hermier and Norbert Nighoghossian Stroke. 2004;35:1989-1994; published online before print June 10 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000133341.74387.96. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Letters to the Editor
	Homocysteine, Vitamin B6, and Endothelial Dysfunction in Circulatory Disorders • Response Kazushi Tsuda, Ichiro Nishio, Peter J. Kelly, and Karen L. Furie Stroke. 2004;35:1785; published online before print June 10 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000135296.93614.94. Full Text \| PDF
	Blood Pressure in Acute Stroke and Its Prognostic Value • Response Georgios Tsivgoulis, Konstantinos Spengos, Konstantinos N. Vemmos, José Castillo, and Antoni Dávalos Stroke. 2004;35:1786-1787. Full Text \| PDF
	Spasticity After Stroke: Why Bother? • Response William M. Landau, Disa K. Sommerfeld, Elsy Eek, Anna-Karin Svensson, Lotta Widén Holmqvist, and Magnus H. von Arbin Stroke. 2004;35:1787-1788; published online before print July 1 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000136388.80433.eb. Full Text \| PDF
	Neurobiology of Poststroke Depression Ernest H. Friedman Stroke. 2004;35:1789; published online before print July 1 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000136389.88057.b4. Full Text \| PDF
	Emerging Therapies
	Folic Acid–Based Multivitamin Therapy to Prevent Stroke: The Jury Is Still Out Graeme J. Hankey and John W. Eikelboom Stroke. 2004;35:1995-1998; published online before print July 1 2004, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000135228.20619.ad. Full Text \| PDF
	ACS/ADA/AHA Scientific Statement
	Preventing Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, and Diabetes: A Common Agenda for the American Cancer Society, the American Diabetes Association, and the American Heart Association Harmon Eyre, Richard Kahn, Rose Marie Robertson and the ACS/ADA/AHA Collaborative Writing Committee Stroke. 2004;35:1999-2010, doi:10.1161/01.CIR.0000133321.00456.00. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Corrections
	Correction Stroke. 2004;35:2011. Full Text \| PDF

Spotlight

TOC Spotlight File

Volume 35, Issue 8; August 1, 2004

Original Contributions

Hyperhomocysteinemia, Low Folate and Vitamin B12 Concentrations, and Methylene Tetrahydrofolate Reductase Mutation in Cerebral Venous Thrombosis

Homozygosity of the T Allele of the 46 CT Polymorphism in the F12 Gene Is a Risk Factor for Ischemic Stroke in the Spanish Population

Association Between Cerebral Ischemia and Cytotoxin-Associated Gene-A–Bearing Strains of Helicobacter pylori

Cognitive Functioning in Preclinical Vascular Dementia: A 6-Year Follow-Up

Decline in Blood Pressure Over Time and Risk of Dementia: A Longitudinal Study From the Kungsholmen Project

Silent and Symptomatic Infarcts on Cranial Computerized Tomography in Relation to Dementia and Mortality: A Population-Based Study in 85-Year-Old Subjects

White Matter Hyperintensity on Cranial Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Predictor of Stroke

Effect of White Matter Changes on Cognitive Impairment in Patients With Lacunar Infarcts

Cerebral Microbleeds: Prevalence and Associations With Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Framingham Study

Cigarette Smoking as a Risk Factor for Stroke Death in Japan: NIPPON DATA80

Stroke Risk After Transient Ischemic Attack in a Population-Based Setting

Three-Dimensional Assessment of Extracranial Doppler Sonography in Carotid Artery Stenosis Compared With Digital Subtraction Angiography

Diagnostic Impact of Transcranial Color-Coded Real-Time Sonography With Echo Contrast Agents for Hyperperfusion Syndrome After Carotid Endarterectomy

Stroke Risk Profile Predicts White Matter Hyperintensity Volume: The Framingham Study

Predictors of Cerebral Infarction in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Basilar Artery Vasospasm and Delayed Posterior Circulation Ischemia After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Cerebral Venous Flow Velocity Predicts Poor Outcome in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Perihematomal Edema in Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage Is Plasma Derived

Insular Cortical Ischemia Is Independently Associated With Acute Stress Hyperglycemia

Probability of Cortical Infarction Predicted by Flumazenil Binding and Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Signal Intensity: A Comparative Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study in Early Ischemic Stroke

Effect of Perindopril on Cerebral Vasomotor Reactivity in Patients With Lacunar Infarction

Predictors of Hyperacute Clinical Worsening in Ischemic Stroke Patients Receiving Thrombolytic Therapy

Postintervention Effect of Alpha Tocopherol and Beta Carotene on Different Strokes: A 6-Year Follow-Up of the Alpha Tocopherol, Beta Carotene Cancer Prevention Study

Short-Term Effects of Practice With Trunk Restraint on Reaching Movements in Patients With Chronic Stroke: A Controlled Trial

Very Long-Term Outcome After Stroke in Auckland, New Zealand

Underestimation of the Early Risk of Recurrent Stroke: Evidence of the Need for a Standard Definition

Impact of Premorbid Undernutrition on Outcome in Stroke Patients

Impaired Novelty Processing in Apathy After Subcortical Stroke

Charlson Index Comorbidity Adjustment for Ischemic Stroke Outcome Studies

Soluble Thrombomodulin and Brain Infarction: Case-Control and Prospective Study

Assessment of Cerebrovascular Autoregulation: Changes of Highest Modal Frequency of Cerebrovascular Pressure Transmission With Cerebral Perfusion Pressure

Cerebral Vascular Dysfunction Mediated by Superoxide in Hyperhomocysteinemic Mice

Overexpression of CuZn-SOD Prevents Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Endothelial Dysfunction

Infiltrating Macrophages as In Vivo Targets for Intravenous Gene Delivery in Cerebral Infarction

Estrogen Replacement Treatment in Diabetic Ovariectomized Female Rats Potentiates Postischemic Leukocyte Adhesion in Cerebral Venules

Transient Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Influence on Systemic Oxygen Homeostasis and Erythropoiesis in Wistar Rats

Transcranial Infrared Laser Therapy Improves Clinical Rating Scores After Embolic Strokes in Rabbits

Research Reports

Population-Based Study of Symptomatic Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion: Incidence and Long-Term Follow-Up

Comments, Opinions, and Reviews

Contribution of Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging to Acute Stroke Assessment

Letters to the Editor

Homocysteine, Vitamin B6, and Endothelial Dysfunction in Circulatory Disorders • Response

Blood Pressure in Acute Stroke and Its Prognostic Value • Response

Spasticity After Stroke: Why Bother? • Response

Neurobiology of Poststroke Depression

Emerging Therapies

Folic Acid–Based Multivitamin Therapy to Prevent Stroke: The Jury Is Still Out

ACS/ADA/AHA Scientific Statement

Preventing Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, and Diabetes: A Common Agenda for the American Cancer Society, the American Diabetes Association, and the American Heart Association

Corrections

Correction

Spotlight

Hyperhomocysteinemia, Low Folate and Vitamin B₁₂ Concentrations, and Methylene Tetrahydrofolate Reductase Mutation in Cerebral Venous Thrombosis

Homozygosity of the T Allele of the 46 C $->$ T Polymorphism in the F12 Gene Is a Risk Factor for Ischemic Stroke in the Spanish Population