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Volume 36, Issue 9; September 1, 2005

Original Contributions
Short Communications
Research Reports
Case Reports
Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
Special Reports
Cochrane Corner
Controversies in Stroke
AHA/ASA-Endorsed Practice Guidelines
Letters to the Editor

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	Original Contributions
	Is It Time for a Large, Collaborative Study of Pediatric Stroke? Darin B. Zahuranec, Devin L. Brown, Lynda D. Lisabeth, and Lewis B. Morgenstern Stroke. 2005;36:1825-1829; published online before print August 11 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177882.08802.3c Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Alcohol Use and Risk of Ischemic Stroke Among Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study Kenneth J. Mukamal, Hyoju Chung, Nancy S. Jenny, Lewis H. Kuller, W.T. Longstreth, Jr, Murray A. Mittleman, Gregory L. Burke, Mary Cushman, Norman J. Beauchamp, Jr, and David S. Siscovick Stroke. 2005;36:1830-1834; published online before print August 4 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177587.76846.89 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Alcohol and Stroke: An Epidemiological Labyrinth Arthur L. Klatsky Stroke. 2005;36:1835-1836 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Community-Based Stroke Incidence in a Scottish Population: The Scottish Borders Stroke Study Paul D. Syme, Anthony W. Byrne, Ruoling Chen, Robert Devenny, and John F. Forbes Stroke. 2005;36:1837-1843; published online before print August 4 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177873.82478.1c Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Strokes in Dakar, Senegal: A Hospital-Based Study Emmanuel Sagui, Papa Saliou M’Baye, Christophe Dubecq, Khadi Ba Fall, Abdourahmane Niang, Sarah Gning, Jean-Pierre Bellefleur, Mouhamadou Sane, and Jean Marc Debonne Stroke. 2005;36:1844-1847; published online before print August 4 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177864.08516.47 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Promoter Polymorphisms in the Nitric Oxide Synthase 3 Gene Are Associated With Ischemic Stroke Susceptibility in Young Black Women Timothy D. Howard, Wayne H. Giles, Jianfeng Xu, Marcella A. Wozniak, Ann M. Malarcher, Leslie A. Lange, Richard F. Macko, Monica J. Basehore, Deborah A. Meyers, John W. Cole, and Steven J. Kittner Stroke. 2005;36:1848-1851; published online before print August 11 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177978.97428.53 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Are We in Another Unavoidable ‘Diagnose and Adios’ Era? Tsong-Hai Lee and Ku-Chou Chang Stroke. 2005;36:1852-1853 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Genetic Polymorphisms and the Risk of Stroke After Cardiac Surgery Hilary P. Grocott, William D. White, Richard W. Morris, Mihai V. Podgoreanu, Joseph P. Mathew, Dahlia M. Nielsen, Debra A. Schwinn, Mark F. Newman for the Perioperative Genetics and Safety Outcomes Study (PEGASUS) Investigative Team Stroke. 2005;36:1854-1858; published online before print July 28 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177482.23478.dc Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Is Prehypertension a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Diseases? Adnan I. Qureshi, M. Fareed K. Suri, Jawad F. Kirmani, Afshin A. Divani, and Yousef Mohammad Stroke. 2005;36:1859-1863; published online before print August 4 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177495.45580.f1 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Impact of Hypertension and Apolipoprotein E4 on Poststroke Cognition in Subjects >75 Years of Age E. Rowan, C.M. Morris, S. Stephens, C. Ballard, H. Dickinson, H. Rao, B.K. Saxby, A.T. McLaren, R.N. Kalaria, and R.A. Kenny Stroke. 2005;36:1864-1868; published online before print July 28 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177524.17424.2a Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Associations of the Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor A¹¹⁶⁶C and the Endothelial NO Synthase G⁸⁹⁴T Gene Polymorphisms With Silent Subcortical White Matter Lesions in Essential Hypertension Léon H.G. Henskens, Abraham A. Kroon, Martin P.J. van Boxtel, Paul A.M. Hofman, and Peter W. de Leeuw Stroke. 2005;36:1869-1873; published online before print August 18 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177867.39769.cb Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Association of Apolipoprotein E4 and Haplotypes of the Apolipoprotein E Gene With Lobar Intracerebral Hemorrhage Daniel Woo, Ritesh Kaushal, Ranajit Chakraborty, Jessica Woo, Mary Haverbusch, Padmini Sekar, Brett Kissela, Arthur Pancioli, Edward Jauch, Dawn Kleindorfer, Matthew Flaherty, Alexander Schneider, Pooja Khatri, Laura Sauerbeck, Jane Khoury, Ranjan Deka, and Joseph Broderick Stroke. 2005;36:1874-1879; published online before print August 11 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177891.15082.b9 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Epistasis Is Coming: Are We Ready? Jonathan Rosand Stroke. 2005;36:1879-1880 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Major Risk Factors for Intracerebral Hemorrhage in the Young Are Modifiable Edward Feldmann, Joseph P. Broderick, Walter N. Kernan, Catherine M. Viscoli, Lawrence M. Brass, Thomas Brott, Lewis B. Morgenstern, Janet Lee Wilterdink, and Ralph I. Horwitz Stroke. 2005;36:1881-1885; published online before print August 4 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177480.62341.6b Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	The Linear Behavior of the System Middle Cerebral Artery Flow Velocity and Blood Pressure in Patients With Migraine: Lack of Autonomic Control? Martin Müller and Martin Marziniak Stroke. 2005;36:1886-1890; published online before print August 11 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177886.94134.92 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Baroreflex Sensitivity Is Impaired in Bilateral Carotid Atherosclerosis Nathalie Nasr, Anne Pavy-Le Traon, and Vincent Larrue Stroke. 2005;36:1891-1895; published online before print August 11 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177890.30065.cb Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Heme Oxygenase-1 Is Expressed in Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques Infected by Helicobacter pylori and Is More Prevalent in Asymptomatic Subjects Sebastian F. Ameriso, Agustina Ruiz Villamil, Christine Zedda, Juan C. Parodi, Sergio Garrido, María Inés Sarchi, Marcelo Schultz, Jorge Boczkowski, and Gustavo E. Sevlever Stroke. 2005;36:1896-1900; published online before print August 11 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177494.43587.9e Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Comment—Is Heme Oxygenase-1 a Causal Player for Plaque Stability? Christine Espinola-Klein, Stefan Blankenberg, and Thomas Münzel Stroke. 2005;36:1901-1903 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	3D Ultrasound Measurement of Change in Carotid Plaque Volume: A Tool for Rapid Evaluation of New Therapies Craig D. Ainsworth, Christopher C. Blake, Arturo Tamayo, Vadim Beletsky, Aaron Fenster, and J. David Spence Stroke. 2005;36:1904-1909; published online before print August 4 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000178543.19433.20 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Leukocyte Count Predicts Microembolic Doppler Signals During Carotid Stenting: A Link Between Inflammation and Embolization Herbert D. Aronow, Mehdi Shishehbor, DonaLee A. Davis, Irene L. Katzan, Deepak L. Bhatt, Christopher T. Bajzer, Alex Abou-Chebl, Krieger W. Derk, Patrick L. Whitlow, and Jay S. Yadav Stroke. 2005;36:1910-1914; published online before print August 11 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177610.33478.65 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Plasma Adiponectin Levels and Five-Year Survival After First-Ever Ischemic Stroke Stamatis P. Efstathiou, Dimitrios I. Tsioulos, Aphrodite G. Tsiakou, Yannis E. Gratsias, Angelos V. Pefanis, and Theodore D. Mountokalakis Stroke. 2005;36:1915-1919; published online before print August 18 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177874.29849.f0 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Adiponectin: Spectator or Player? Wayne M. Clark Stroke. 2005;36:1919-1920 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	The Prediction of Malignant Cerebral Infarction by Molecular Brain Barrier Disruption Markers Joaquin Serena, Miguel Blanco, Mar Castellanos, Yolanda Silva, José Vivancos, Maria Angeles Moro, Rogelio Leira, Ignacio Lizasoain, José Castillo, and Antonio Dávalos Stroke. 2005;36:1921-1926; published online before print August 11 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177870.14967.94 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cerebral Vein and Dural Sinus Thrombosis in Elderly Patients José M. Ferro, Patrícia Canhão, Marie-Germaine Bousser, Jan Stam, Fernando Barinagarrementeria for the ISCVT Investigators Stroke. 2005;36:1927-1932; published online before print August 11 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177894.05495.54 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Role of the Bloodstream Impacting Force and the Local Pressure Elevation in the Rupture of Cerebral Aneurysms Masaaki Shojima, Marie Oshima, Kiyoshi Takagi, Ryo Torii, Kazuya Nagata, Ichiro Shirouzu, Akio Morita, and Takaaki Kirino Stroke. 2005;36:1933-1938; published online before print August 4 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177877.88925.06 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	MRI Screening Before Standard Tissue Plasminogen Activator Therapy Is Feasible and Safe Dong-Wha Kang, Julio A. Chalela, William Dunn, Steven Warach, and NIH-Suburban Stroke Center Investigators Stroke. 2005;36:1939-1943; published online before print August 4 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177539.72071.f0 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Antihypertensive Medications Prescribed at Discharge After an Acute Ischemic Cerebrovascular Event Bruce Ovbiagele, Nancy K. Hills, Jeffrey L. Saver, and S. Claiborne Johnston Stroke. 2005;36:1944-1947; published online before print July 28 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177522.80092.b7 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Polyglycolide/Polylactide-Coated Platinum Coils for Patients With Ruptured and Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysms: A Single-Center Experience Italo Linfante, Nabil M. Akkawi, Alain Perlow, Vincenzo Andreone, and Ajay K. Wakhloo Stroke. 2005;36:1948-1953; published online before print July 28 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177532.94736.85 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Tissue Plasminogen Activator Promotes Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Upregulation After Focal Cerebral Ischemia Kiyoshi Tsuji, Toshiaki Aoki, Emiri Tejima, Ken Arai, Sun-Ryung Lee, Dmitriy N. Atochin, Paul L. Huang, Xiaoying Wang, Joan Montaner, and Eng H. Lo Stroke. 2005;36:1954-1959; published online before print July 28 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177517.01203.eb Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Computerized Arm Training Improves the Motor Control of the Severely Affected Arm After Stroke: A Single-Blinded Randomized Trial in Two Centers S. Hesse, C. Werner, M. Pohl, S. Rueckriem, J. Mehrholz, and M.L. Lingnau Stroke. 2005;36:1960-1966; published online before print August 18 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177865.37334.ce Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Long-Term Effect of Shock Wave Therapy on Upper Limb Hypertonia in Patients Affected by Stroke P. Manganotti and E. Amelio Stroke. 2005;36:1967-1971; published online before print August 18 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177880.06663.5c Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Formal Dysphagia Screening Protocols Prevent Pneumonia Judith A. Hinchey, Timothy Shephard, Karen Furie, Don Smith, David Wang, Sarah Tonn for the Stroke Practice Improvement Network Investigators Stroke. 2005;36:1972-1976; published online before print August 18 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177529.86868.8d Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Use of Time by Stroke Patients: A Comparison of Four European Rehabilitation Centers Liesbet De Wit, Koen Putman, Eddy Dejaeger, Ilse Baert, Peter Berman, Kris Bogaerts, Nadine Brinkmann, Louise Connell, Hilde Feys, Walter Jenni, Christiane Kaske, Emmanuel Lesaffre, Mark Leys, Nadina Lincoln, Fred Louckx, Birgit Schuback, Wilfried Schupp, Bozena Smith, and Willy De Weerdt Stroke. 2005;36:1977-1983; published online before print August 4 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177871.59003.e3 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Optimizing Cutoff Scores for the Barthel Index and the Modified Rankin Scale for Defining Outcome in Acute Stroke Trials Maarten Uyttenboogaart, Roy E. Stewart, Patrick C.A.J. Vroomen, Jacques De Keyser, and Gert-Jan Luijckx Stroke. 2005;36:1984-1987; published online before print August 4 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177872.87960.61 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Supratentorial Age-Related White Matter Changes Predict Outcome in Cerebellar Stroke Eva Grips, Oliver Sedlaczek, Hansjörg Bäzner, Michael Fritzinger, Michael Daffertshofer, and Michael Hennerici Stroke. 2005;36:1988-1993; published online before print August 4 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177869.02361.dc Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Leisure Time, Occupational, and Commuting Physical Activity and the Risk of Stroke Gang Hu, Cinzia Sarti, Pekka Jousilahti, Karri Silventoinen, Noël C. Barengo, and Jaakko Tuomilehto Stroke. 2005;36:1994-1999; published online before print August 4 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177868.89946.0c Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Differences in Ischemic Lesion Evolution in Different Rat Strains Using Diffusion and Perfusion Imaging Juergen Bardutzky, Qiang Shen, Nils Henninger, James Bouley, Timothy Q. Duong, and Marc Fisher Stroke. 2005;36:2000-2005; published online before print July 21 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177486.85508.4d Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Social Interaction Improves Experimental Stroke Outcome Tara K.S. Craft, Erica R. Glasper, Louise McCullough, Ning Zhang, Nobuo Sugo, Takashi Otsuka, Patricia D. Hurn, and A. Courtney DeVries Stroke. 2005;36:2006-2011; published online before print August 11 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177538.17687.54 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Short Communications
	Cigarette Smoking Among Spouses: Another Risk Factor for Stroke in Women Adnan I. Qureshi, M. Fareed, K. Suri, Jawad F. Kirmani, and Afshin A. Divani Stroke. 2005;36:e74-e76; published online before print August 4 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177475.30281.7f Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Research Reports
	Ischemic Stroke Subtypes and Thrombophilia in Young and Elderly Brazilian Stroke Patients Admitted to a Rehabilitation Hospital Francisco Javier Carod-Artal, Simone Vilela Nunes, Dalton Portugal, Tania Virginia Fernandes Silva, and Antonio Pedro Vargas Stroke. 2005;36:2012-2014; published online before print August 18 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177881.34840.cf Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Chagas Disease Is an Independent Risk Factor for Stroke: Baseline Characteristics of a Chagas Disease Cohort Jamary Oliveira-Filho, Leila C. Viana, Rodrigo M. Vieira-de-Melo, Frederico Faiçal, Jorge A. Torreão, Flávio A.G.A. Villar, and Francisco J.F.B. Reis Stroke. 2005;36:2015-2017; published online before print August 4 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177866.13451.e4 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	REACH: Clinical Feasibility of a Rural Telestroke Network David C. Hess, Samuel Wang, William Hamilton, Sung Lee, Carol Pardue, Jennifer L. Waller, Hartmut Gross, Fenwick Nichols, Christiana Hall, and Robert J. Adams Stroke. 2005;36:2018-2020; published online before print July 28 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177534.02969.e4 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Elevated Tumor Necrosis Factor- ${alpha}$ in Skeletal Muscle After Stroke Charlene E. Hafer-Macko, Shuzhen Yu, Alice S. Ryan, Frederick M. Ivey, and Richard F. Macko Stroke. 2005;36:2021-2023; published online before print August 18 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177878.33559.fe Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Simvastatin Reduces Vasospasm After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Results of a Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial John R. Lynch, Haichen Wang, Matthew J. McGirt, James Floyd, Allan H. Friedman, Alexander L. Coon, Robert Blessing, Michael J. Alexander, Carmelo Graffagnino, David S. Warner, and Daniel T. Laskowitz Stroke. 2005;36:2024-2026; published online before print July 28 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177879.11607.10 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Case Reports
	Use of Multimodal MRI and Novel Endovascular Therapies in a Patient Ineligible for Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator Shuichi Suzuki, Chelsea S. Kidwell, Sidney Starkman, Jeffrey L. Saver, Gary Duckwiler, Fernando Vinuela, and Bruce Ovbiagele Stroke. 2005;36:e77-e79; published online before print July 28 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177515.14055.d0 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Progressive Symptomatic Carotid Dissection Treated With Multiple Stents Alessandra Biondi, Jeffrey M. Katz, Janardhan Vallabh, Alan Z. Segal, and Y. Pierre Gobin Stroke. 2005;36:e80-e82; published online before print August 11 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177883.50262.cf Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
	Comparative Overview of Brain Perfusion Imaging Techniques Max Wintermark, Musa Sesay, Emmanuel Barbier, Katalin Borbély, William P. Dillon, James D. Eastwood, Thomas C. Glenn, Cécile B. Grandin, Salvador Pedraza, Jean-François Soustiel, Tadashi Nariai, Greg Zaharchuk, Jean-Marie Caillé, Vincent Dousset, and Howard Yonas Stroke. 2005;36:e83-e99; published online before print August 11 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177884.72657.8b Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Genetic Association Studies in Stroke: Methodological Issues and Proposed Standard Criteria Martin Dichgans and Hugh S. Markus Stroke. 2005;36:2027-2031; published online before print July 28 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177498.21594.9e Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Comparative Overview of Brain Perfusion Imaging Techniques Max Wintermark, Musa Sesay, Emmanuel Barbier, Katalin Borbély, William P. Dillon, James D. Eastwood, Thomas C. Glenn, Cécile B. Grandin, Salvador Pedraza, Jean-François Soustiel, Tadashi Nariai, Greg Zaharchuk, Jean-Marie Caillé, Vincent Dousset, and Howard Yonas Stroke. 2005;36:2032-2033, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177839.03321.25 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Antiplatelet Agents in Secondary Prevention of Stroke: A Perspective John W. Norris Stroke. 2005;36:2034-2036; published online before print August 11 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177887.14339.46 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Special Reports
	Oskar Kokoschka and Auguste Forel: Life Imitating Art or a Stroke of Genius? Veronika Huf and Desmond O’Neill Stroke. 2005;36:2037-2040; published online before print July 29 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177473.17396.7e Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cochrane Corner
	Low-Molecular-Weight Heparins or Heparinoids Versus Standard Unfractionated Heparin for Acute Ischemic Stroke Graeme J. Hankey, P. Sandercock, C. Counsell, and S.L. Stobbs Stroke. 2005;36:2045-2046; published online before print August 18 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000176587.45249.50 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty and Stenting for Vertebral Artery Stenosis Graeme J. Hankey, Lucy J. Coward, Roland L. Featherstone, and Martin M. Brown Stroke. 2005;36:2047-2048; published online before print August 18 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000176586.43385.c5 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Controversies in Stroke
	Extracranial Arterial Dissection: Anticoagulation Is the Treatment of Choice: For John W. Norris Stroke. 2005;36:2041-2042; published online before print August 18 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177504.72886.6b Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Extracranial Arterial Dissection: Anticoagulation Is the Treatment of Choice: Against P.A. Lyrer Stroke. 2005;36:2042-2043; published online before print August 18 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177507.67817.cb Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Extracranial Arterial Dissection: Anticoagulation Is the Treatment of Choice Geoffrey A. Donnan and Stephen M. Davis Stroke. 2005;36:2043-2044; published online before print August 18 2005, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177511.37712.3a Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	AHA/ASA-Endorsed Practice Guidelines
	Management of Adult Stroke Rehabilitation Care: A Clinical Practice Guideline Pamela W. Duncan, Richard Zorowitz, Barbara Bates, John Y. Choi, Jonathan J. Glasberg, Glenn D. Graham, Richard C. Katz, Kerri Lamberty, and Dean Reker Stroke. 2005;36:e100-e143, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000180861.54180.FF Extract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Appendix A \| Appendix B \| Appendix C \| Appendix D \| Appendix E
	Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Adult Stroke Rehabilitation Care: Executive Summary Barbara Bates, John Y. Choi, Pamela W. Duncan, Jonathan J. Glasberg, Glenn D. Graham, Richard C. Katz, Kerri Lamberty, Dean Reker, and Richard Zorowitz Stroke. 2005;36:2049-2056, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000180432.73724.AD Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Letters to the Editor
	Protein Z Levels, Protein Z G79A Polymorphism, and Prothrombotic Conditions • Response: Francesco Sofi, Francesca Cesari, Gian Franco Gensini, Rosanna Abbate, Sandra Fedi, John W. Eikelboom, Janelle Staton, and Graeme J. Hankey Stroke. 2005;36:1821-1822, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000176583.83769.63 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis: Prevention of Recurrent Thromboembolism B.F.L. van Nuenen, M. Munneke, and B.R. Bloem Stroke. 2005;36:1822-1823, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000176582.17934.82 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Inosine, Calcium Channels, and Neuroprotection Against Ischemic Brain Injury • Response: Kazushi Tsuda, Hui Shen, Guann-Juh Chen, Brandon Harvey, and Yun Wang Stroke. 2005;36:1823, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000176498.49686.86 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Comment on the Phosphodiesterase 4D Replication Study by Bevan et al Solveig Gretarsdottir, Jeffrey Gulcher, Gudmar Thorleifsson, Augustine Kong, and Kari Stefansson Stroke. 2005;36:1824, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000176497.94458.27 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF

Spotlight

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Volume 36, Issue 9; September 1, 2005

Original Contributions

Is It Time for a Large, Collaborative Study of Pediatric Stroke?

Alcohol Use and Risk of Ischemic Stroke Among Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study

Editorial Comment—Alcohol and Stroke: An Epidemiological Labyrinth

Community-Based Stroke Incidence in a Scottish Population: The Scottish Borders Stroke Study

Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Strokes in Dakar, Senegal: A Hospital-Based Study

Promoter Polymorphisms in the Nitric Oxide Synthase 3 Gene Are Associated With Ischemic Stroke Susceptibility in Young Black Women

Editorial Comment—Are We in Another Unavoidable ‘Diagnose and Adios’ Era?

Genetic Polymorphisms and the Risk of Stroke After Cardiac Surgery

Is Prehypertension a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Diseases?

Impact of Hypertension and Apolipoprotein E4 on Poststroke Cognition in Subjects >75 Years of Age

Associations of the Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor A1166C and the Endothelial NO Synthase G894T Gene Polymorphisms With Silent Subcortical White Matter Lesions in Essential Hypertension

Association of Apolipoprotein E4 and Haplotypes of the Apolipoprotein E Gene With Lobar Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Editorial Comment—Epistasis Is Coming: Are We Ready?

Major Risk Factors for Intracerebral Hemorrhage in the Young Are Modifiable

The Linear Behavior of the System Middle Cerebral Artery Flow Velocity and Blood Pressure in Patients With Migraine: Lack of Autonomic Control?

Baroreflex Sensitivity Is Impaired in Bilateral Carotid Atherosclerosis

Heme Oxygenase-1 Is Expressed in Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques Infected by Helicobacter pylori and Is More Prevalent in Asymptomatic Subjects

Editorial Comment—Is Heme Oxygenase-1 a Causal Player for Plaque Stability?

3D Ultrasound Measurement of Change in Carotid Plaque Volume: A Tool for Rapid Evaluation of New Therapies

Leukocyte Count Predicts Microembolic Doppler Signals During Carotid Stenting: A Link Between Inflammation and Embolization

Plasma Adiponectin Levels and Five-Year Survival After First-Ever Ischemic Stroke

Adiponectin: Spectator or Player?

The Prediction of Malignant Cerebral Infarction by Molecular Brain Barrier Disruption Markers

Cerebral Vein and Dural Sinus Thrombosis in Elderly Patients

Role of the Bloodstream Impacting Force and the Local Pressure Elevation in the Rupture of Cerebral Aneurysms

MRI Screening Before Standard Tissue Plasminogen Activator Therapy Is Feasible and Safe

Antihypertensive Medications Prescribed at Discharge After an Acute Ischemic Cerebrovascular Event

Polyglycolide/Polylactide-Coated Platinum Coils for Patients With Ruptured and Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysms: A Single-Center Experience

Tissue Plasminogen Activator Promotes Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Upregulation After Focal Cerebral Ischemia

Computerized Arm Training Improves the Motor Control of the Severely Affected Arm After Stroke: A Single-Blinded Randomized Trial in Two Centers

Long-Term Effect of Shock Wave Therapy on Upper Limb Hypertonia in Patients Affected by Stroke

Formal Dysphagia Screening Protocols Prevent Pneumonia

Use of Time by Stroke Patients: A Comparison of Four European Rehabilitation Centers

Optimizing Cutoff Scores for the Barthel Index and the Modified Rankin Scale for Defining Outcome in Acute Stroke Trials

Supratentorial Age-Related White Matter Changes Predict Outcome in Cerebellar Stroke

Leisure Time, Occupational, and Commuting Physical Activity and the Risk of Stroke

Differences in Ischemic Lesion Evolution in Different Rat Strains Using Diffusion and Perfusion Imaging

Social Interaction Improves Experimental Stroke Outcome

Short Communications

Cigarette Smoking Among Spouses: Another Risk Factor for Stroke in Women

Research Reports

Ischemic Stroke Subtypes and Thrombophilia in Young and Elderly Brazilian Stroke Patients Admitted to a Rehabilitation Hospital

Chagas Disease Is an Independent Risk Factor for Stroke: Baseline Characteristics of a Chagas Disease Cohort

REACH: Clinical Feasibility of a Rural Telestroke Network

Elevated Tumor Necrosis Factor- in Skeletal Muscle After Stroke

Simvastatin Reduces Vasospasm After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Results of a Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial

Case Reports

Use of Multimodal MRI and Novel Endovascular Therapies in a Patient Ineligible for Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator

Progressive Symptomatic Carotid Dissection Treated With Multiple Stents

Comments, Opinions, and Reviews

Comparative Overview of Brain Perfusion Imaging Techniques

Genetic Association Studies in Stroke: Methodological Issues and Proposed Standard Criteria

Comparative Overview of Brain Perfusion Imaging Techniques

Antiplatelet Agents in Secondary Prevention of Stroke: A Perspective

Special Reports

Oskar Kokoschka and Auguste Forel: Life Imitating Art or a Stroke of Genius?

Cochrane Corner

Low-Molecular-Weight Heparins or Heparinoids Versus Standard Unfractionated Heparin for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty and Stenting for Vertebral Artery Stenosis

Controversies in Stroke

Extracranial Arterial Dissection: Anticoagulation Is the Treatment of Choice: For

Extracranial Arterial Dissection: Anticoagulation Is the Treatment of Choice: Against

Extracranial Arterial Dissection: Anticoagulation Is the Treatment of Choice

AHA/ASA-Endorsed Practice Guidelines

Management of Adult Stroke Rehabilitation Care: A Clinical Practice Guideline

Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Adult Stroke Rehabilitation Care: Executive Summary

Letters to the Editor

Protein Z Levels, Protein Z G79A Polymorphism, and Prothrombotic Conditions • Response:

Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis: Prevention of Recurrent Thromboembolism

Inosine, Calcium Channels, and Neuroprotection Against Ischemic Brain Injury • Response:

Comment on the Phosphodiesterase 4D Replication Study by Bevan et al

Spotlight

Associations of the Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor A¹¹⁶⁶C and the Endothelial NO Synthase G⁸⁹⁴T Gene Polymorphisms With Silent Subcortical White Matter Lesions in Essential Hypertension

Elevated Tumor Necrosis Factor- ${alpha}$ in Skeletal Muscle After Stroke