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Advances in Stroke 2005

Introduction

Update on Genetics of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease 2005

The Harms and Benefits of Inflammatory and Immune Responses in Vascular Disease

The Dynamics of Statins: From Event Prevention to Neuroprotection

Advances in Imaging 2005

Advances in Neurosonology 2005

Advances in Intracerebral Hemorrhage Management

Advances in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Advances in Interventional Neuroradiology 2005

Thrombolytics, Anticoagulants, and Antiplatelet Agents

Brain Recovery and Rehabilitation

Advances in Primary Stroke Prevention

Transient Ischemic Attacks: Stratifying Risk

Advances in Vascular Cognitive Impairment 2005

Organized Stroke Care

Editorials

Can We Escape Stroke and Alzheimer Disease?

IV Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Stroke in the Community: What We Know and Don’t Know 10 Years After FDA Approval

Homocysteine: Call Off the Funeral

Stroke and Encephalopathy After Cardiac Surgery: The Search for the Holy Grail

Original Contributions

The Lifetime Risk of Stroke: Estimates From the Framingham Study

Combined Effects of Hemoglobin A_1c and C-Reactive Protein on the Progression of Subclinical Carotid Atherosclerosis: The INVADE Study

The Significance of Various Blood Pressure Indices for Long-Term Stroke, Coronary Heart Disease, and All-Cause Mortality in Men: The Israeli Ischemic Heart Disease Study

Does Apolipoprotein E Genotype Influence the Risk of Ischemic Stroke, Intracerebral Hemorrhage, or Subarachnoid Hemorrhage?: Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of 31 Studies Among 5961 Cases and 17 965 Controls

Association of Phosphodiesterase 4D With Ischemic Stroke: A Population-Based Case-Control Study

Accuracy of Color Duplex Ultrasound Diagnosis of Spontaneous Carotid Dissection Causing Ischemia

Altered Hemodynamics and Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in Patients With Hemodynamically Significant Stenoses

Quantitative Assessment of Cerebral Hemodynamics Using Perfusion-Weighted MRI in Patients With Major Cerebral Artery Occlusive Disease: Comparison With Positron Emission Tomography

Cerebral Oxygen Metabolism and Neuronal Integrity in Patients With Impaired Vasoreactivity Attributable to Occlusive Carotid Artery Disease

The Hyperdense Posterior Cerebral Artery Sign: A Computed Tomography Marker of Acute Ischemia in the Posterior Cerebral Artery Territory

Comparison of ABC/2 Estimation Technique to Computer-Assisted Planimetric Analysis in Warfarin-Related Intracerebral Parenchymal Hemorrhage

Prognostic Value of Cerebral Perfusion-Computed Tomography in the Acute Stage After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage for the Development of Delayed Cerebral Ischemia

Yield of Short-Term Follow-up CT/MR Angiography for Small Aneurysms Detected at Screening

Endovascular Recanalization Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Microbubble Administration Accelerates Clot Lysis During Continuous 2-MHz Ultrasound Monitoring in Stroke Patients Treated With Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator

Shunt-Associated Migraine Responds Favorably to Atrial Septal Repair: A Case-Control Study

Is There Any Benefit From Staged Carotid and Coronary Revascularization Using Carotid Stents?: A Single-Center Experience Highlights the Need for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Factors Associated With In-Hospital Mortality After Administration of Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients: An Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample 1999 to 2002

Low-Dose Aspirin for Prevention of Stroke in Low-Risk Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Japan Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Trial

Are There Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation That Benefit From Low Molecular Weight Heparin?

Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Polymorphisms and Homocysteine-Lowering Effect of Vitamin Therapy in Singaporean Stroke Patients

Clinical Consequences of Infection in Patients With Acute Stroke: Is It Prime Time for Further Antibiotic Trials?

Metabolic Syndrome as an Independent Risk Factor of Silent Brain Infarction in Healthy People

Eliciting Information on Differential Sensation of Heat in Those With and Without Poststroke Aphasia Using a Visual Analogue Scale

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Supervised Versus Unsupervised Exercise Programs for Ambulatory Stroke Survivors

Markers of Inflammation and Infection Influence the Outcome of Patients With Baseline Asymptomatic Carotid Lesions: A 5-Year Follow-Up Study

The Impact of Functional Status at Three Months on Long-Term Survival After Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Prevention of Carotid Artery Restenosis After Sirolimus-Coated Stent Implantation in Pigs

Role of NAD(P)H Oxidase in Alcohol-Induced Impairment of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase–Dependent Dilation of Cerebral Arterioles

Xenon Provides Short-Term Neuroprotection in Neonatal Rats When Administered After Hypoxia-Ischemia

Reduction of Caspase-8 and -9 Cleavage Is Associated With Increased c-FLIP and Increased Binding of Apaf-1 and Hsp70 After Neonatal Hypoxic/Ischemic Injury in Mice Overexpressing Hsp70

Modulation of Proline-Rich Akt Substrate Survival Signaling Pathways by Oxidative Stress in Mouse Brains After Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia

CCM2 Expression Parallels That of CCM1

Carnitine Treatment Inhibits Increases in Cerebral Carnitine Esters and Glutamate Detected by Mass Spectrometry After Hypoxia-Ischemia in Newborn Rats

Research Reports

Distribution of Carotid Arterial Lesions in Chinese Patients With Transient Monocular Blindness

Relationship Between Cerebral Circulatory Reserve and Oxygen Extraction Fraction in Patients With Major Cerebral Artery Occlusive Disease: A Positron Emission Tomography Study

Comprehensive Transcriptome of Proteases and Protease Inhibitors in Vascular Cells

Ineffectiveness of Prism Adaptation on Spatial Neglect Signs

Family History of Stroke Does Not Predict Risk of Stroke After Transient Ischemic Attack

Efficacy of B Vitamins in Lowering Homocysteine in Older Men: Maximal Effects for Those With B₁₂ Deficiency and Hyperhomocysteinemia

Case Reports

Magnetic Resonance Angiography of Cerebral Arteries After Neonatal Venoarterial and Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Comments, Opinions, and Reviews

Cerebral Microhemorrhage

Classification and Pathogenesis of Cerebral Hemorrhages After Thrombolysis in Ischemic Stroke

Progress Review

Stroke and Encephalopathy After Cardiac Surgery: An Update

Cochrane Corner

Endovascular Coiling Versus Neurosurgical Clipping for Patients With Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Ginkgo Biloba for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Letters to the Editor

Tissue Plasminogen Activator –7351C/T Polymorphism and Lacunar Stroke • Response:

The Call for Multicenter Studies of Pediatric Stroke

High Intracranial Pressure, Brain Herniation and Death in Cerebral Venous Thrombosis • Response:

Pathophysiology of Gender Difference in Prognosis of Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis: Research and Future Implications

Multilevel Educational Program for Emergency Medical Services

Deliberate Distal Displacement of a Middle Cerebral Artery Embolus as an Alternative Method to Treat a Thrombolytic-Resistant Clot • Response:

Anticoagulation Intensity and Stroke During Warfarin-Use in Atrial Fibrillation Patients • Response:

Is There an Interaction Between Pravastatin and Clinical Events Other Than Vasospasm in Patients With Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage? • Response:

Morbidity and Mortality After Stroke—Eprosartan Compared With Nitrendipine for Secondary Prevention: Principal Results of a Prospective Randomized Controlled Study (MOSES)

Does the MOSES Trial Establish Superiority of AT1-Receptor Blockers Over Dihydropyridine/Calcium Antagonists in Secondary Stroke Prevention?

MOSES: Superiority or Noninferiority? • Response:

MOSES Raises Questions • Response:

Embolus Detection and Differentiation Using Multifrequency Transcranial Doppler • Response:

EmboDop: Insufficient Automatic Microemboli Identification

Gender and Carotid Artery Stenosis • Response:

Relation of Parity With Common Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Among Women of the Study of Health in Pomerania

Carotid Endarterectomy Versus Stenting: An International Perspective • Response:

Addition

Correction

AHA/ASA Guidelines

Guidelines for Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Council on Stroke: Co-Sponsored by the Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention: The American Academy of Neurology affirms the value of this guideline.

Abstracts From the International Stroke Conference

Oral Presentations

Poster Presentations

Abstracts From the State-of-the-Art Stroke Nursing Symposium

Oral Presentations

Poster Presentations

Major Ongoing Stroke Trials

Major Ongoing Stroke Trials