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Volume 36, Issue 7; July 1, 2005

Editorials
Original Contributions
Research Reports
Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
Special Reports
Letters to the Editor
Emerging Therapies
Controversies in Stroke
Corrections

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	Editorials
	Stroke: Reaffirmation and Renewal Vladimir Hachinski Stroke. 2005;36:1355; published online before print April 14 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000165055.47211.7c. Full Text \| PDF
	Original Contributions
	Smoking and Elevated Blood Pressure Are the Most Important Risk Factors for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in the Asia-Pacific Region: An Overview of 26 Cohorts Involving 306 620 Participants Valery Feigin, Varsha Parag, Carlene M. M. Lawes, Anthony Rodgers, Il Suh, Mark Woodward, Konrad Jamrozik, Hirotsugu Ueshima on behalf of the Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration Stroke. 2005;36:1360-1365; published online before print June 2 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170710.95689.41. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Relation Between the Metabolic Syndrome and Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: A Prospective Cohort Study in Patients With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease N. Koren-Morag, U. Goldbourt, and D. Tanne Stroke. 2005;36:1366-1371; published online before print June 2 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000169945.75911.33. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Components of the Metabolic Syndrome and Risk for First-Ever Acute Ischemic Nonembolic Stroke in Elderly Subjects Haralampos J. Milionis, Evangelos Rizos, John Goudevenos, Konstantinos Seferiadis, Dimitri P. Mikhailidis, and Moses S. Elisaf Stroke. 2005;36:1372-1376; published online before print June 2 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000169935.35394.38. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Body Mass Index and Mortality From Cardiovascular Disease Among Japanese Men and Women: The JACC Study Renzhe Cui, Hiroyasu Iso, Hideaki Toyoshima, Chigusa Date, Akio Yamamoto, Shogo Kikuchi, Takaaki Kondo, Yoshiyuki Watanabe, Akio Koizumi, Yasuhiko Wada, Yutaka Inaba, Akiko Tamakoshi, and JACC Study Group Stroke. 2005;36:1377-1382; published online before print May 26 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000169925.57251.4e. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Family History in Ischemic Stroke Before 70 Years of Age: The Sahlgrenska Academy Study on Ischemic Stroke Katarina Jood, Claes Ladenvall, Annika Rosengren, Christian Blomstrand, and Christina Jern Stroke. 2005;36:1383-1387; published online before print June 2 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000169944.46025.09. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Stroke Presentation and Outcome in Developing Countries: A Prospective Study in The Gambia Johanne M. Garbusinski, Marianne A.B. van der Sande, Emmanuel J. Bartholome, Michèle Dramaix, Alieu Gaye, Rosalind Coleman, Ousman A. Nyan, Richard W. Walker, Keith P.W.J. McAdam, and Gys E. Walraven Stroke. 2005;36:1388-1393; published online before print June 9 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170717.91591.7d. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Association of a Functional Polymorphism in the Clopidogrel Target Receptor Gene, P2Y12, and the Risk for Ischemic Cerebrovascular Events in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease Sophie Ziegler, Martin Schillinger, Marion Funk, Katharina Felber, Markus Exner, Wolfgang Mlekusch, Schila Sabeti, Jasmin Amighi, Erich Minar, Martin Brunner, Markus Müller, and Christine Mannhalter Stroke. 2005;36:1394-1399; published online before print June 2 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000169922.79281.a5. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Prognostic Impact of Fibrinogen in Carotid Atherosclerosis: Nonspecific Indicator of Inflammation or Independent Predictor of Disease Progression? Schila Sabeti, Markus Exner, Wolfgang Mlekusch, Jasmin Amighi, Peter Quehenberger, Helmut Rumpold, Gerald Maurer, Erich Minar, Oswald Wagner, and Martin Schillinger Stroke. 2005;36:1400-1404; published online before print June 2 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000169931.96670.fc. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Matched Case-Control Study on Factor V Leiden and the Prothrombin G20210A Mutation in Patients With Ischemic Stroke/Transient Ischemic Attack Up to the Age of 60 Years Wolfgang Lalouschek, Martin Schillinger, Kety Hsieh, Georg Endler, Susanne Tentschert, Wilfried Lang, Suzanne Cheng, and Christine Mannhalter Stroke. 2005;36:1405-1409; published online before print June 9 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170635.45745.b8. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Markers of Endothelial and Hemostatic Activation and Progression of Cerebral White Matter Hyperintensities: Longitudinal Results of the Austrian Stroke Prevention Study Hugh S. Markus, Beverley Hunt, Kiran Palmer, Christian Enzinger, Helena Schmidt, and Reinhold Schmidt Stroke. 2005;36:1410-1414; published online before print May 19 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000169924.60783.d4. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	A Matrix Metalloproteinase Protein Array Reveals a Strong Relation Between MMP-9 and MMP-13 With Diffusion-Weighted Image Lesion Increase in Human Stroke Anna Rosell, José Alvarez-Sabín, Juan F. Arenillas, Alex Rovira, Pilar Delgado, Israel Fernández-Cadenas, Anna Penalba, Carlos A. Molina, and Joan Montaner Stroke. 2005;36:1415-1420; published online before print June 9 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170641.01047.cc. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Intracranial Bleeding in Patients With Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectasia Stefano G. Passero, Benedetta Calchetti, and Sabina Bartalini Stroke. 2005;36:1421-1425; published online before print June 23 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000172311.64662.9c. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Folate, Vitamin B₁₂, and Risk of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke: A Prospective, Nested Case-Referent Study of Plasma Concentrations and Dietary Intake Bethany Van Guelpen, Johan Hultdin, Ingegerd Johansson, Birgitta Stegmayr, Göran Hallmans, Torbjörn K. Nilsson, Lars Weinehall, Cornelia Witthöft, Richard Palmqvist, and Anna Winkvist Stroke. 2005;36:1426-1431; published online before print June 2 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000169934.96354.3a. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Safety and Efficacy of Mechanical Embolectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Results of the MERCI Trial Wade S. Smith, Gene Sung, Sidney Starkman, Jeffrey L. Saver, Chelsea S. Kidwell, Y.Pierre Gobin, Helmi L. Lutsep, Gary M. Nesbit, Thomas Grobelny, Marilyn M. Rymer, Isaac E. Silverman, Randall T. Higashida, Ronald F. Budzik, Michael P. Marks for the MERCI Trial Investigators Stroke. 2005;36:1432-1438; published online before print June 16 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000171066.25248.1d. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Mechanical Embolus Removal: A New Day Dawning Thomas A. Tomsick Stroke. 2005;36:1439-1440. Full Text \| PDF
	Transcranial Low-Frequency Ultrasound-Mediated Thrombolysis in Brain Ischemia: Increased Risk of Hemorrhage With Combined Ultrasound and Tissue Plasminogen Activator: Results of a Phase II Clinical Trial Michael Daffertshofer, Achim Gass, Peter Ringleb, Matthias Sitzer, Ulrich Sliwka, Thomas Els, Oliver Sedlaczek, Walter J. Koroshetz, and Michael G. Hennerici Stroke. 2005;36:1441-1446; published online before print June 9 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170707.86793.1a. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Arterial Occlusive Lesions Recanalize More Frequently in Women Than in Men After Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator Administration for Acute Stroke Sean I. Savitz, Gottfried Schlaug, Louis Caplan, and Magdy Selim Stroke. 2005;36:1447-1451; published online before print June 9 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170647.42126.a8. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Predictors of Early Arterial Reocclusion After Tissue Plasminogen Activator-Induced Recanalization in Acute Ischemic Stroke Marta Rubiera, José Alvarez-Sabín, Marc Ribo, Joan Montaner, Esteban Santamarina, Juan F. Arenillas, Rafael Huertas, Pilar Delgado, Francisco Purroy, and Carlos A. Molina Stroke. 2005;36:1452-1456; published online before print June 9 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170711.43405.81. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Measurement of Community Ambulation After Stroke: Current Status and Future Developments Susan E. Lord and Lynn Rochester Stroke. 2005;36:1457-1461; published online before print June 9 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170698.20376.2e. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Long-Term Stability of Improved Language Functions in Chronic Aphasia After Constraint-Induced Aphasia Therapy Marcus Meinzer, Daniela Djundja, Gabriela Barthel, Thomas Elbert, and Brigitte Rockstroh Stroke. 2005;36:1462-1466; published online before print June 9 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000169941.29831.2a. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Subcortical Aphasia: A Longitudinal PET Study Xavier de Boissezon, Jean-François Démonet, Michèle Puel, Nathalie Marie, Gaëlle Raboyeau, Jean-François Albucher, François Chollet, and Dominique Cardebat Stroke. 2005;36:1467-1473; published online before print June 2 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000169947.08972.4f. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Reorganization of Motor Execution Rather Than Preparation in Poststroke Hemiparesis Holger Wiese, Philipp Stude, Robert Sarge, Katharina Nebel, Hans-Christoph Diener, and Matthias Keidel Stroke. 2005;36:1474-1479; published online before print June 9 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170639.26891.30. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Factors Influencing Stroke Survivors’ Quality of Life During Subacute Recovery Deborah S. Nichols-Larsen, P.C. Clark, Angelique Zeringue, Arlene Greenspan, and Sarah Blanton Stroke. 2005;36:1480-1484; published online before print June 9 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170706.13595.4f. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Prediction of the Clinical Outcome of Pediatric Moyamoya Disease With Postoperative Basal/Acetazolamide Stress Brain Perfusion SPECT After Revascularization Surgery Young So, Ho-Young Lee, Seung-Ki Kim, Jae Sung Lee, Kyu-Chang Wang, Byung-Kyu Cho, Eunjoo Kang, and Dong Soo Lee Stroke. 2005;36:1485-1489; published online before print June 9 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170709.95185.b1. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Thrombotic Risk Factors In Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A 5-Year Prospective Study Maurizio Turiel, Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini, Rossana Peretti, Edoardo Rossi, Fabiola Atzeni, Wendy Parsons, and Andrea Doria Stroke. 2005;36:1490-1494; published online before print June 9 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170645.40562.09. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	The Early Systemic Prophylaxis of Infection After Stroke Study: A Randomized Clinical Trial A. Chamorro, J.P. Horcajada, V. Obach, M. Vargas, M. Revilla, F. Torres, A. Cervera, A.M. Planas, and J. Mensa Stroke. 2005;36:1495-1500; published online before print June 16 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170644.15504.49. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Influenza Vaccination Is Associated With a Reduced Risk of Stroke Armin J. Grau, Beate Fischer, Cordula Barth, Paul Ling, Christoph Lichy, and Florian Buggle Stroke. 2005;36:1501-1506; published online before print June 9 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170674.45136.80. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Racial Disparities in Stroke Risk Factors: The Impact of Socioeconomic Status Dawn M. Bravata, Carolyn K. Wells, Barbara Gulanski, Walter N. Kernan, Lawrence M. Brass, Judith Long, and John Concato Stroke. 2005;36:1507-1511; published online before print June 16 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170991.63594.b6. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Houston Paramedic and Emergency Stroke Treatment and Outcomes Study (HoPSTO) Anne W. Wojner-Alexandrov, Andrei V. Alexandrov, Diana Rodriguez, David Persse, and James C. Grotta Stroke. 2005;36:1512-1518; published online before print June 16 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170700.45340.39. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Length of Stay, Discharge Destination, and Functional Improvement: Utility of the Australian National Subacute and Nonacute Patient Casemix Classification Leigh Tooth, Kryss McKenna, Kong Goh, and Paul Varghese Stroke. 2005;36:1519-1525; published online before print May 26 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000169923.57038.a8. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Possible Role for K⁺ in Endothelium-Derived Hyperpolarizing Factor–Linked Dilatation in Rat Middle Cerebral Artery Alister J. McNeish, Kim A. Dora, and Christopher J. Garland Stroke. 2005;36:1526-1532; published online before print June 2 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000169929.66497.73. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Angiopoietin-2 Facilitates Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-Induced Angiogenesis in the Mature Mouse Brain Yiqian Zhu, Chanhung Lee, Fanxia Shen, Rose Du, William L. Young, and Guo-Yuan Yang Stroke. 2005;36:1533-1537; published online before print June 9 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170712.46106.2e. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Role of c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase in Cerebral Vasospasm After Experimental Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Hiroshi Yatsushige, Mitsuo Yamaguchi, Changman Zhou, John W. Calvert, and John H. Zhang Stroke. 2005;36:1538-1543; published online before print June 9 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170713.22011.c8. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Induced Spreading Depression Activates Persistent Neurogenesis in the Subventricular Zone, Generating Cells With Markers for Divided and Early Committed Neurons in the Caudate Putamen and Cortex Hiroji Yanamoto, Susumu Miyamoto, Norimitsu Tohnai, Izumi Nagata, Jing-Hui Xue, Yoshikazu Nakano, Yukako Nakajo, and Haruhiko Kikuchi Stroke. 2005;36:1544-1550; published online before print June 2 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000169903.09253.c7. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Transformation of Diffuse ß-Amyloid Precursor Protein and ß-Amyloid Deposits to Plaques in the Thalamus After Transient Occlusion of the Middle Cerebral Artery in Rats Thomas van Groen, Kirsi Puurunen, Hanna-Mari Mäki, Juhani Sivenius, and Jukka Jolkkonen Stroke. 2005;36:1551-1556; published online before print June 2 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000169933.88903.cf. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Ischemic Neuroprotection With Selective ${kappa}$ -Opioid Receptor Agonist Is Gender Specific Chih-Hung Chen, Thomas J.K. Toung, Patricia D. Hurn, Raymond C. Koehler, and Anish Bhardwaj Stroke. 2005;36:1557-1561; published online before print June 2 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000169928.76321.3d. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Research Reports
	Multi-Detector Row Computed Tomography Angiography in Diagnosing Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula: Initial Experience Ping-Hong Lai, Huay-Ben Pan, Chien-Fang Yang, Lee-Ren Yeh, Shu-Shong Hsu, Kwo-Wei Lee, Mei-Jui Weng, Ming-Ting Wu, Huei-Lung Liang, and Clement-Kuen Chen Stroke. 2005;36:1562-1564; published online before print June 2 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170048.94718.07. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Therapy Implications of Transthoracic Echocardiography in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Tiago Tribolet de Abreu, Sónia Mateus, and José Correia Stroke. 2005;36:1565-1566; published online before print June 9 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170636.08554.49. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Plasma B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels Are Associated With Early Cardiac Dysfunction After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Poyee P. Tung, Elise Olmsted, Alexander Kopelnik, Nader M. Banki, Barbara J. Drew, Nerissa Ko, Michael T. Lawton, Wade Smith, Elyse Foster, William L. Young, and Jonathan G. Zaroff Stroke. 2005;36:1567-1569; published online before print June 9 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170699.59783.d6. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Early Cardiac Dysfunction After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Martin Schillinger Stroke. 2005;36:1570-1571; published online before print June 9 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170716.51658.a7. Full Text \| PDF
	Familial Hypercholesterolemia Patients Treated With Statins at No Increased Risk for Intracranial Vascular Lesions Despite Increased Cholesterol Burden and Extracranial Atherosclerosis Sami Soljanlahti, Taina Autti, Kirsi Lauerma, Raili Raininko, Pekka Keto, Hannu Turtola, and Alpo F. Vuorio Stroke. 2005;36:1572-1574; published online before print June 2 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000169920.64180.fa. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
	A Systematic Review of the Risk Factors for Cervical Artery Dissection Sidney M. Rubinstein, Saskia M. Peerdeman, Maurits W. van Tulder, Ingrid Riphagen, and Scott Haldeman Stroke. 2005;36:1575-1580; published online before print June 2 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000169919.73219.30. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Dose-Related Association of MTHFR 677T Allele With Risk of Ischemic Stroke: Evidence From a Cumulative Meta-Analysis Simon Cronin, Karen L. Furie, and Peter J. Kelly Stroke. 2005;36:1581-1587; published online before print June 9 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000169946.31639.af. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Avoiding Central Nervous System Bleeding During Antithrombotic Therapy: Recent Data and Ideas Robert G. Hart, Silvina B. Tonarelli, and Lesly A. Pearce Stroke. 2005;36:1588-1593; published online before print June 9 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170642.39876.f2. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	The Deleterious or Beneficial Effects of Different Agents in Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Think Big, Think Small, or Is Hematoma Size Important? Richard F. Keep, Guohua Xi, Ya Hua, and Julian T. Hoff Stroke. 2005;36:1594-1596; published online before print June 2 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170701.41507.e1. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Special Reports
	Recommendations for Comprehensive Stroke Centers: A Consensus Statement From the Brain Attack Coalition Mark J. Alberts, Richard E. Latchaw, Warren R. Selman, Timothy Shephard, Mark N. Hadley, Lawrence M. Brass, Walter Koroshetz, John R. Marler, John Booss, Richard D. Zorowitz, Janet B. Croft, Ellen Magnis, Diane Mulligan, Andrew Jagoda, Robert O’Connor, C. Michael Cawley, J.J. Connors, Jean A. Rose-DeRenzy, Marian Emr, Margo Warren, Michael D. Walker for the Brain Attack Coalition Stroke. 2005;36:1597-1616; published online before print June 16 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170622.07210.b4. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Organized Stroke Care: The Core of Effective Stroke Care Provision Bo Norrving Stroke. 2005;36:1616-1618; published online before print June 16 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170643.59901.ae. Full Text \| PDF
	Letters to the Editor
	Coxiella burnetii and Atypical Respiratory Infectious Burden in Stroke Joseph Ngeh and Colin Goodbourn Stroke. 2005;36:1356. Full Text \| PDF
	High-Frequency Transtemporal Sonothrombolysis Stefan Pfaffenberger, Johann Wojta, and Michael Gottsauner-Wolf Stroke. 2005;36:1356-1357. Full Text \| PDF
	The Risk and Benefit of Endarterectomy In Women With Symptomatic Internal Carotid Artery Disease • Response: John B. Chang, Theodore A. Stein, Michael Eliasziw, Sonia Alamowitch, and Henry J.M. Barnett Stroke. 2005;36:1357-1358. Full Text \| PDF
	Organizing Stroke Systems of Care • Response: Marilyn M. Rymer, Lee H. Schwamm, Joe Acker, and Arthur Pancioli Stroke. 2005;36:1358-1359. Full Text \| PDF
	Emerging Therapies
	The STICH Trial: What Does It Tell Us and Where Do We Go From Here? Joseph P. Broderick Stroke. 2005;36:1619-1620; published online before print June 9 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170714.43167.34. Full Text \| PDF
	Controversies in Stroke
	Clinical Trials: Is the Bayesian Approach Ready for Prime Time? Yes! Geoffrey A. Donnan, Stephen M. Davis, and Donald A. Berry Stroke. 2005;36:1621-1622; published online before print June 9 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170637.02692.14. Full Text \| PDF
	Is Bayesian Analysis Ready for Use in Phase III Randomized Clinical Trials?: Beware the Sound of the Sirens George Howard, Christopher S. Coffey, and Gary R. Cutter Stroke. 2005;36:1622-1623; published online before print June 9 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170638.55491.bb. Full Text \| PDF
	The Bayesian Principle: Can We Adapt? Geoffrey A. Donnan, Stephen M. Davis, and John Ludbrook Stroke. 2005;36:1623-1624; published online before print June 9 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000170640.09580.fb. Full Text \| PDF
	Corrections
	Correction Stroke. 2005;36:1625, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000173823.18926.7b. Full Text \| PDF
	Correction Stroke. 2005;36:1626, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000173827.04438.ba. Full Text \| PDF

Spotlight

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Volume 36, Issue 7; July 1, 2005

Editorials

Stroke: Reaffirmation and Renewal

Original Contributions

Smoking and Elevated Blood Pressure Are the Most Important Risk Factors for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in the Asia-Pacific Region: An Overview of 26 Cohorts Involving 306 620 Participants

Relation Between the Metabolic Syndrome and Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: A Prospective Cohort Study in Patients With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

Components of the Metabolic Syndrome and Risk for First-Ever Acute Ischemic Nonembolic Stroke in Elderly Subjects

Body Mass Index and Mortality From Cardiovascular Disease Among Japanese Men and Women: The JACC Study

Family History in Ischemic Stroke Before 70 Years of Age: The Sahlgrenska Academy Study on Ischemic Stroke

Stroke Presentation and Outcome in Developing Countries: A Prospective Study in The Gambia

Association of a Functional Polymorphism in the Clopidogrel Target Receptor Gene, P2Y12, and the Risk for Ischemic Cerebrovascular Events in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease

Prognostic Impact of Fibrinogen in Carotid Atherosclerosis: Nonspecific Indicator of Inflammation or Independent Predictor of Disease Progression?

Matched Case-Control Study on Factor V Leiden and the Prothrombin G20210A Mutation in Patients With Ischemic Stroke/Transient Ischemic Attack Up to the Age of 60 Years

Markers of Endothelial and Hemostatic Activation and Progression of Cerebral White Matter Hyperintensities: Longitudinal Results of the Austrian Stroke Prevention Study

A Matrix Metalloproteinase Protein Array Reveals a Strong Relation Between MMP-9 and MMP-13 With Diffusion-Weighted Image Lesion Increase in Human Stroke

Intracranial Bleeding in Patients With Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectasia

Folate, Vitamin B12, and Risk of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke: A Prospective, Nested Case-Referent Study of Plasma Concentrations and Dietary Intake

Safety and Efficacy of Mechanical Embolectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Results of the MERCI Trial

Editorial Comment—Mechanical Embolus Removal: A New Day Dawning

Transcranial Low-Frequency Ultrasound-Mediated Thrombolysis in Brain Ischemia: Increased Risk of Hemorrhage With Combined Ultrasound and Tissue Plasminogen Activator: Results of a Phase II Clinical Trial

Arterial Occlusive Lesions Recanalize More Frequently in Women Than in Men After Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator Administration for Acute Stroke

Predictors of Early Arterial Reocclusion After Tissue Plasminogen Activator-Induced Recanalization in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Measurement of Community Ambulation After Stroke: Current Status and Future Developments

Long-Term Stability of Improved Language Functions in Chronic Aphasia After Constraint-Induced Aphasia Therapy

Subcortical Aphasia: A Longitudinal PET Study

Reorganization of Motor Execution Rather Than Preparation in Poststroke Hemiparesis

Factors Influencing Stroke Survivors’ Quality of Life During Subacute Recovery

Prediction of the Clinical Outcome of Pediatric Moyamoya Disease With Postoperative Basal/Acetazolamide Stress Brain Perfusion SPECT After Revascularization Surgery

Thrombotic Risk Factors In Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A 5-Year Prospective Study

The Early Systemic Prophylaxis of Infection After Stroke Study: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Influenza Vaccination Is Associated With a Reduced Risk of Stroke

Racial Disparities in Stroke Risk Factors: The Impact of Socioeconomic Status

Houston Paramedic and Emergency Stroke Treatment and Outcomes Study (HoPSTO)

Length of Stay, Discharge Destination, and Functional Improvement: Utility of the Australian National Subacute and Nonacute Patient Casemix Classification

Possible Role for K+ in Endothelium-Derived Hyperpolarizing Factor–Linked Dilatation in Rat Middle Cerebral Artery

Angiopoietin-2 Facilitates Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-Induced Angiogenesis in the Mature Mouse Brain

Role of c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase in Cerebral Vasospasm After Experimental Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Induced Spreading Depression Activates Persistent Neurogenesis in the Subventricular Zone, Generating Cells With Markers for Divided and Early Committed Neurons in the Caudate Putamen and Cortex

Transformation of Diffuse ß-Amyloid Precursor Protein and ß-Amyloid Deposits to Plaques in the Thalamus After Transient Occlusion of the Middle Cerebral Artery in Rats

Ischemic Neuroprotection With Selective -Opioid Receptor Agonist Is Gender Specific

Research Reports

Multi-Detector Row Computed Tomography Angiography in Diagnosing Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula: Initial Experience

Therapy Implications of Transthoracic Echocardiography in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients

Plasma B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels Are Associated With Early Cardiac Dysfunction After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Editorial Comment—Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Early Cardiac Dysfunction After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Familial Hypercholesterolemia Patients Treated With Statins at No Increased Risk for Intracranial Vascular Lesions Despite Increased Cholesterol Burden and Extracranial Atherosclerosis

Comments, Opinions, and Reviews

A Systematic Review of the Risk Factors for Cervical Artery Dissection

Dose-Related Association of MTHFR 677T Allele With Risk of Ischemic Stroke: Evidence From a Cumulative Meta-Analysis

Avoiding Central Nervous System Bleeding During Antithrombotic Therapy: Recent Data and Ideas

The Deleterious or Beneficial Effects of Different Agents in Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Think Big, Think Small, or Is Hematoma Size Important?

Special Reports

Recommendations for Comprehensive Stroke Centers: A Consensus Statement From the Brain Attack Coalition

Editorial Comment—Organized Stroke Care: The Core of Effective Stroke Care Provision

Letters to the Editor

Coxiella burnetii and Atypical Respiratory Infectious Burden in Stroke

High-Frequency Transtemporal Sonothrombolysis

The Risk and Benefit of Endarterectomy In Women With Symptomatic Internal Carotid Artery Disease • Response:

Organizing Stroke Systems of Care • Response:

Emerging Therapies

The STICH Trial: What Does It Tell Us and Where Do We Go From Here?

Controversies in Stroke

Clinical Trials: Is the Bayesian Approach Ready for Prime Time? Yes!

Is Bayesian Analysis Ready for Use in Phase III Randomized Clinical Trials?: Beware the Sound of the Sirens

The Bayesian Principle: Can We Adapt?

Corrections

Correction

Correction

Spotlight

Folate, Vitamin B₁₂, and Risk of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke: A Prospective, Nested Case-Referent Study of Plasma Concentrations and Dietary Intake

Possible Role for K⁺ in Endothelium-Derived Hyperpolarizing Factor–Linked Dilatation in Rat Middle Cerebral Artery

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