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Volume 37, Issue 12; December 1, 2006

Editorials
Original Contributions
Research Reports
Special Reports
Progress Review
Controversies in Stroke
Corrections
Index
Letters to the Editor

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	Editorials
	Time Is Brain Anthony J. Furlan Stroke. 2006;37:2863-2864, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000251852.07152.63 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	The Stroke-Thrombolytic Predictive Instrument Provides Valid Quantitative Estimates of Outcome Probabilities and Aids Clinical Decision-Making Bart M. Demaerschalk Stroke. 2006;37:2865-2866; published online before print October 26 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000250038.93376.78 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Original Contributions
	Impact of Carotid Endarterectomy on Medical Secondary Prevention After a Stroke or a Transient Ischemic Attack: Results from the Reduction of Atherothrombosis for Continued Health (REACH) Registry Emmanuel Touzé, Jean-Louis Mas, Joachim Röther, Shinya Goto, Alan T. Hirsch, Yasuo Ikeda, Chiau-Suong Liau, E. Magnus Ohman, Alain J. Richard, Peter W. F. Wilson, P. Gabriel Steg, Deepak L. Bhatt for the REACH Registry Investigators Stroke. 2006;37:2880-2885; published online before print October 26 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000249411.44097.5b Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Long-Term Survival After Carotid Endarterectomy for Asymptomatic Stenosis Björn Kragsterman, Martin Björck, Johan Lindbäck, David Bergqvist, Håkan Pärsson on behalf of the Swedish Vascular Registry (Swedvasc) Stroke. 2006;37:2886-2891; published online before print October 19 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248967.44015.88 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Validation of the ABCD Score in Identifying Individuals at High Early Risk of Stroke After a Transient Ischemic Attack: A Hospital-Based Case Series Study Georgios Tsivgoulis, Konstantinos Spengos, Panagiota Manta, Nikolaos Karandreas, Thomas Zambelis, Nikolaos Zakopoulos, and Demetrios Vassilopoulos Stroke. 2006;37:2892-2897; published online before print October 19 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000249007.12256.4a Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Metabolic Risk Factors for Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attacks in Middle-Aged Men: A Community-Based Study With Long-Term Follow-Up Bernice Wiberg, Johan Sundström, Johan Árnlöv, Andreas Terént, Bengt Vessby, Björn Zethelius, and Lars Lind Stroke. 2006;37:2898-2903; published online before print October 19 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000249056.24657.8b Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Risk of Coronary and Other Nonstroke Vascular Death in Relation to the Presence and Extent of Atherosclerotic Disease at the Carotid Bifurcation Emmanuel Touzé, Charles P. Warlow, and Peter M. Rothwell Stroke. 2006;37:2904-2909; published online before print November 2 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248764.51601.bb Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	C-Reactive Protein, Carotid Atherosclerosis, and Cerebral Small-Vessel Disease: Results of the Austrian Stroke Prevention Study Reinhold Schmidt, Helena Schmidt, Martin Pichler, Christian Enzinger, Katja Petrovic, Kurt Niederkorn, Susanna Horner, Stefan Ropele, Norbert Watzinger, Martin Schumacher, Andrea Berghold, Gerhard M. Kostner, and Franz Fazekas Stroke. 2006;37:2910-2916; published online before print November 2 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248768.40043.f9 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	New Insight Into the Association of Apolipoprotein E Genetic Variants With Carotid Plaques and Intima-Media Thickness Stéphanie Debette, Jean-Charles Lambert, Jérôme Gariépy, Nathalie Fievet, Christophe Tzourio, Jean-Françoise Dartigues, Karen Ritchie, Anne-Mary Dupuy, Annick Alpérovitch, Pierre Ducimetière, Philippe Amouyel, and Mahmoud Zureik Stroke. 2006;37:2917-2923; published online before print November 9 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000249011.94055.00 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Familial Cervical Artery Dissections: Clinical, Morphologic, and Genetic Studies Juan Jose Martin, Ingrid Hausser, Philippe Lyrer, Otto Busse, Ralf Schwarz, Rolf Schneider, Tobias Brandt, Manja Kloss, Markus Schwaninger, Stefan Engelter, and Caspar Grond-Ginsbach Stroke. 2006;37:2924-2929; published online before print October 19 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248916.52976.49 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	${alpha}$ -Adducin Polymorphism, Atherosclerosis, and Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Risk Marie Josee E. van Rijn, Michiel J. Bos, Mojgan Yazdanpanah, Aaron Isaacs, Alejandro Arias-Vásquez, Peter J. Koudstaal, Albert Hofman, Jacqueline C. Witteman, Cornelia M. van Duijn, and Monique M. B. Breteler Stroke. 2006;37:2930-2934; published online before print November 2 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248760.67039.2b Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	An Expedited Code Stroke Protocol Is Feasible and Safe Justin A. Sattin, Scott E. Olson, Lin Liu, Rema Raman, and Patrick D. Lyden Stroke. 2006;37:2935-2939; published online before print November 9 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000249057.44420.4b Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	ß-Amyloid Aggregation in Human Brains With Cerebrovascular Lesions Leena Aho, Jukka Jolkkonen, and Irina Alafuzoff Stroke. 2006;37:2940-2945; published online before print November 9 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248777.44128.93 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Young People: Previously Unnoticed Age-Related Clinical Differences José L. Ruiz-Sandoval, Samuel Romero-Vargas, Erwin Chiquete, Juan J. Padilla-Martínez, Jorge Villarreal-Careaga, Carlos Cantú, Antonio Arauz, and Fernando Barinagarrementería Stroke. 2006;37:2946-2950; published online before print November 9 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248766.22741.4b Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Intra- and Interrater Reliability of Ischemic Lesion Volume Measurements on Diffusion-Weighted, Mean Transit Time and Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery MRI Marie Luby, Julie L. Bykowski, Peter D. Schellinger, José G. Merino, and Steven Warach Stroke. 2006;37:2951-2956; published online before print November 2 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000249416.77132.1a Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	The Stroke–Thrombolytic Predictive Instrument: A Predictive Instrument for Intravenous Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke David M. Kent, Harry P. Selker, Robin Ruthazer, Erich Bluhmki, and Werner Hacke Stroke. 2006;37:2957-2962; published online before print October 26 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000249054.96644.c6 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Can Multivariable Risk-Benefit Profiling Be Used to Select Treatment-Favorable Patients for Thrombolysis in Stroke in the 3- to 6-Hour Time Window? David M. Kent, Harry P. Selker, Robin Ruthazer, Erich Bluhmki, and Werner Hacke Stroke. 2006;37:2963-2969; published online before print October 26 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000249005.37120.9f Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Additional Outcomes and Subgroup Analyses of NXY-059 for Acute Ischemic Stroke in the SAINT I Trial Kennedy R. Lees, Antonio Davalos, Stephen M. Davis, Hans-Christoph Diener, James Grotta, Patrick Lyden, Ashfaq Shuaib, Tim Ashwood, Hans-Goran Hardemark, Warren Wasiewski, Ugochi Emeribe, Justin A. Zivin for the SAINT I Investigators Stroke. 2006;37:2970-2978; published online before print October 26 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000249410.91473.44 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Granulocyte-Colony–Stimulating Factor Mobilizes Bone Marrow Stem Cells in Patients With Subacute Ischemic Stroke: The Stem Cell Trial of Recovery EnhanceMent After Stroke (STEMS) Pilot Randomized, Controlled Trial (ISRCTN 16784092) Nikola Sprigg, Philip M. Bath, Lian Zhao, Mark R. Willmot, Laura J. Gray, Marion F. Walker, Martin S. Dennis, and Nigel Russell Stroke. 2006;37:2979-2983; published online before print November 2 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248763.49831.c3 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Can Pulse Oximetry or a Bedside Swallowing Assessment Be Used to Detect Aspiration After Stroke? Deborah J. C. Ramsey, David G. Smithard, and Lalit Kalra Stroke. 2006;37:2984-2988; published online before print November 9 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248758.32627.3b Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Is Sex a Prognostic Factor in Stroke Rehabilitation?: A Matched Comparison Stefano Paolucci, Maura Bragoni, Paola Coiro, Domenico De Angelis, Francesca Romana Fusco, Daniela Morelli, Vincenzo Venturiero, and Luca Pratesi Stroke. 2006;37:2989-2994; published online before print November 2 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248456.41647.3d Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effect of Surface Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation to the Shoulder After Acute Stroke Catherine Church, Christopher Price, Anand D. Pandyan, Stuart Huntley, Richard Curless, and Helen Rodgers Stroke. 2006;37:2995-3001; published online before print October 19 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248969.78880.82 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Long-Term Effect of Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis in Stroke Krassen Nedeltchev, Urs Fischer, Marcel Arnold, Pietro Ballinari, Tobias Haefeli, Liliane Kappeler, Caspar Brekenfeld, Luca Remonda, Gerhard Schroth, and Heinrich P. Mattle Stroke. 2006;37:3002-3007; published online before print October 26 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000249417.24085.80 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Oximetry-Guided Reoxygenation Improves Neurological Outcome After Experimental Cardiac Arrest Irina S. Balan, Gary Fiskum, Julie Hazelton, Cynthia Cotto-Cumba, and Robert E. Rosenthal Stroke. 2006;37:3008-3013; published online before print October 26 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248455.73785.b1 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Baicalein and 12/15-Lipoxygenase in the Ischemic Brain Klaus van Leyen, Hahn Young Kim, Seong-Ryong Lee, Guang Jin, Ken Arai, and Eng H. Lo Stroke. 2006;37:3014-3018; published online before print October 19 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000249004.25444.a5 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke: Thrombus–Device Interaction, Efficiency, and Complications In Vivo Jan Gralla, Gerhard Schroth, Luca Remonda, Krassen Nedeltchev, Johannes Slotboom, and Caspar Brekenfeld Stroke. 2006;37:3019-3024; published online before print October 19 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248457.55493.85 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	17ß-Estradiol Inhibits Subarachnoid Hemorrhage–Induced Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Expression by Interfering With the Nuclear Factor ${kappa}$ B Transactivation Huei-Chuan Shih, Chih-Lung Lin, Tzu-Ying Lee, Wen-Sen Lee, and Chin Hsu Stroke. 2006;37:3025-3031; published online before print October 19 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000249008.18669.5a Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Research Reports
	Risk Factors for Early Recurrent Cerebral Ischemia Before Treatment of Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis Andreas Kastrup, Ulrike Ernemann, Thomas Nägele, and Klaus Gröschel Stroke. 2006;37:3032-3034; published online before print October 19 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248968.86868.f3 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Special Reports
	Immunomodulation Strategies for Preventing Vascular Disease of the Brain and Heart: Workshop Summary John Hallenbeck, Gregory del Zoppo, Tom Jacobs, Antoine Hakim, Stephen Goldman, Ursula Utz, Ahmed Hasan for the Immunomodulation Workshop Participants Stroke. 2006;37:3035-3042; published online before print November 2 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248836.82538.ee Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Progress Review
	Language Rehabilitation in Chronic Aphasia and Time Postonset: A Review of Single-Subject Data Aviva Moss and Marjorie Nicholas Stroke. 2006;37:3043-3051; published online before print November 9 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000249427.74970.15 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Controversies in Stroke
	Immediate Anticoagulation for Acute Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation: Yes Ángel Chamorro Stroke. 2006;37:3052-3053; published online before print October 26 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248952.59078.7a Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Immediate Anticoagulation for Acute Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation: No Peter Sandercock Stroke. 2006;37:3054-3055; published online before print October 26 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248924.00226.77 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Immediate Anticoagulation for Acute Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation: No, but .... Stephen M. Davis and Geoffrey A. Donnan Stroke. 2006;37:3056; published online before print October 26 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248917.58920.9c Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Corrections
	Correction Stroke. 2006;37:3057, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000252249.75409.79 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Index
	Author Index Stroke. 2006;37:3073-3082 PDF
	Letters to the Editor
	The Hurdles of Warfarin and the Hurdles of Clinical Practice Luca Testa, Graziana Trotta, Antonio Abbate, Pierfrancesco Agostoni, and Giuseppe G.L. Biondi-Zoccai Stroke. 2006;37:2867; published online before print October 19 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248206.73601.ae Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Testa et al Elaine M. Hylek, Lori E. Henault, Carmella Evans-Molina, Carol Shea, and Susan Regan Stroke. 2006;37:2868; published online before print October 19 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248210.87666.c6 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Antihypertensive Treatment in Reducing the Risk of Dementia Dimiter Hadjiev and Petya Mineva Stroke. 2006;37:2869; published online before print October 12 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248245.57361.42 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Asymmetric Dimethylarginine and Cerebrovascular Disorders in Humans Kazushi Tsuda Stroke. 2006;37:2870; published online before print October 12 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248209.76578.3a Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Tsuda Jan T. Kielstein, Frank Donnerstag, Sandra Gasper, Jan Menne, Danilo Fliser, Anousheh Kielstein, Jens Martens-Lobenhoffer, Fortunato Scalera, Stefanie M. Bode-Boger, and John Cooke Stroke. 2006;37:2871; published online before print October 12 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248205.20996.3f Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Previous Cardiac Abnormalities in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage May Also Have Background Genetic Polymorphisms Penka A. Atanassova Stroke. 2006;37:2872; published online before print October 12 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248216.77876.5c Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Atanassova Jonathan G. Zaroff, Ludmila Pawlikowska, Jacob C. Miss, Sirisha Yarlagadda, Connie Ha, Achal Achrol, Pui-Yan Kwok, Charles E. McCulloch, Michael T. Lawton, Nerissa Ko, Wade Smith, and William L. Young Stroke. 2006;37:2873; published online before print October 12 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248200.15086.97 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Durability of Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms With Hydrocoils Is Not Different From Standard Platinum Coils Willem Jan van Rooij and Menno Sluzewski Stroke. 2006;37:2874; published online before print October 19 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248207.87405.32 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by van Rooij and Sluzewski Tim W. Malisch, Franklin A. Marden, and Ron C. Gaba Stroke. 2006;37:2875; published online before print October 19 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000249862.89504.1a Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Migraine Relief After Patent Foramen Ovale Closure: Should Vascular Risk Factor Control Be Achieved First? Silvia Di Legge and Fabrizio Sallustio Stroke. 2006;37:2876; published online before print October 12 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248217.23136.9e Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Di Legge et al Gian Paolo Anzola Stroke. 2006;37:2877; published online before print October 12 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248201.38387.ea Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Differences in Response to Reperfusion Therapies in Acute Stroke Between Men and Women: Mediated by Sex or by Chance? David M. Kent and Michael D. Hill Stroke. 2006;37:2878-2879; published online before print October 19 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000248166.30486.4f Extract \| Full Text \| PDF

Spotlight

TOC Spotlight File

Volume 37, Issue 12; December 1, 2006

Editorials

Time Is Brain

The Stroke-Thrombolytic Predictive Instrument Provides Valid Quantitative Estimates of Outcome Probabilities and Aids Clinical Decision-Making

Original Contributions

Impact of Carotid Endarterectomy on Medical Secondary Prevention After a Stroke or a Transient Ischemic Attack: Results from the Reduction of Atherothrombosis for Continued Health (REACH) Registry

Long-Term Survival After Carotid Endarterectomy for Asymptomatic Stenosis

Validation of the ABCD Score in Identifying Individuals at High Early Risk of Stroke After a Transient Ischemic Attack: A Hospital-Based Case Series Study

Metabolic Risk Factors for Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attacks in Middle-Aged Men: A Community-Based Study With Long-Term Follow-Up

Risk of Coronary and Other Nonstroke Vascular Death in Relation to the Presence and Extent of Atherosclerotic Disease at the Carotid Bifurcation

C-Reactive Protein, Carotid Atherosclerosis, and Cerebral Small-Vessel Disease: Results of the Austrian Stroke Prevention Study

New Insight Into the Association of Apolipoprotein E Genetic Variants With Carotid Plaques and Intima-Media Thickness

Familial Cervical Artery Dissections: Clinical, Morphologic, and Genetic Studies

-Adducin Polymorphism, Atherosclerosis, and Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Risk

An Expedited Code Stroke Protocol Is Feasible and Safe

ß-Amyloid Aggregation in Human Brains With Cerebrovascular Lesions

Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Young People: Previously Unnoticed Age-Related Clinical Differences

Intra- and Interrater Reliability of Ischemic Lesion Volume Measurements on Diffusion-Weighted, Mean Transit Time and Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery MRI

The Stroke–Thrombolytic Predictive Instrument: A Predictive Instrument for Intravenous Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Can Multivariable Risk-Benefit Profiling Be Used to Select Treatment-Favorable Patients for Thrombolysis in Stroke in the 3- to 6-Hour Time Window?

Additional Outcomes and Subgroup Analyses of NXY-059 for Acute Ischemic Stroke in the SAINT I Trial

Granulocyte-Colony–Stimulating Factor Mobilizes Bone Marrow Stem Cells in Patients With Subacute Ischemic Stroke: The Stem Cell Trial of Recovery EnhanceMent After Stroke (STEMS) Pilot Randomized, Controlled Trial (ISRCTN 16784092)

Can Pulse Oximetry or a Bedside Swallowing Assessment Be Used to Detect Aspiration After Stroke?

Is Sex a Prognostic Factor in Stroke Rehabilitation?: A Matched Comparison

Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effect of Surface Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation to the Shoulder After Acute Stroke

Long-Term Effect of Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis in Stroke

Oximetry-Guided Reoxygenation Improves Neurological Outcome After Experimental Cardiac Arrest

Baicalein and 12/15-Lipoxygenase in the Ischemic Brain

Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke: Thrombus–Device Interaction, Efficiency, and Complications In Vivo

17ß-Estradiol Inhibits Subarachnoid Hemorrhage–Induced Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Expression by Interfering With the Nuclear Factor B Transactivation

Research Reports

Risk Factors for Early Recurrent Cerebral Ischemia Before Treatment of Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis

Special Reports

Immunomodulation Strategies for Preventing Vascular Disease of the Brain and Heart: Workshop Summary

Progress Review

Language Rehabilitation in Chronic Aphasia and Time Postonset: A Review of Single-Subject Data

Controversies in Stroke

Immediate Anticoagulation for Acute Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation: Yes

Immediate Anticoagulation for Acute Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation: No

Immediate Anticoagulation for Acute Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation: No, but ....

Corrections

Correction

Index

Author Index

Letters to the Editor

The Hurdles of Warfarin and the Hurdles of Clinical Practice

Response to Letter by Testa et al

Antihypertensive Treatment in Reducing the Risk of Dementia

Asymmetric Dimethylarginine and Cerebrovascular Disorders in Humans

Response to Letter by Tsuda

Previous Cardiac Abnormalities in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage May Also Have Background Genetic Polymorphisms

Response to Letter by Atanassova

Durability of Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms With Hydrocoils Is Not Different From Standard Platinum Coils

Response to Letter by van Rooij and Sluzewski

Migraine Relief After Patent Foramen Ovale Closure: Should Vascular Risk Factor Control Be Achieved First?

Response to Letter by Di Legge et al

Differences in Response to Reperfusion Therapies in Acute Stroke Between Men and Women: Mediated by Sex or by Chance?

Spotlight

${alpha}$ -Adducin Polymorphism, Atherosclerosis, and Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Risk

17ß-Estradiol Inhibits Subarachnoid Hemorrhage–Induced Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Expression by Interfering With the Nuclear Factor ${kappa}$ B Transactivation