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Volume 38, Issue 11; November 1, 2007

Editorials
Original Contributions
Research Letters
Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
Special Reports
Progress Reviews
Topical Review
Cochrane Corner
Letters to the Editor
AHA/ASA Policy Statement
Editor-in-Chief's Note
Corrections

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	Editorials
	Stroke Prevention in Poor Countries: Time for Action Ruth Bonita and Robert Beaglehole Stroke. 2007;38:2871-2872; published online before print October 22 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.504589. Full Text \| PDF
	Original Contributions
	Carotid Atherosclerosis Is a Stronger Predictor of Myocardial Infarction in Women Than in Men: A 6-Year Follow-Up Study of 6226 Persons: The Tromsø Study Stein Harald Johnsen, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Oddmund Joakimsen, Eva Stensland, Tom Wilsgaard, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Inger Njølstad, and Egil Arnesen Stroke. 2007;38:2873-2880; published online before print September 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.487264. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Is Independently Associated With Early Carotid Artery Progression in Women But Not in Men: The INVADE Study Kerstin Sander, Carla Schulze Horn, Claus Briesenick, and Dirk Sander Stroke. 2007;38:2881-2886; published online before print September 20 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.106.481531. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Progression of Carotid Stenosis Detected by Duplex Ultrasonography Predicts Adverse Outcomes in Cardiovascular High-Risk Patients Schila Sabeti, Oliver Schlager, Markus Exner, Wolfgang Mlekusch, Jasmin Amighi, Petra Dick, Gerald Maurer, Kurt Huber, Renate Koppensteiner, Oswald Wagner, Erich Minar, and Martin Schillinger Stroke. 2007;38:2887-2894; published online before print September 20 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.488387. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Polymorphisms in MMP Family and TIMP Genes and Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness Christine Armstrong, Sonia Abilleira, Matthias Sitzer, Hugh S. Markus, and Steve Bevan Stroke. 2007;38:2895-2899; published online before print September 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.491696. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Association of Leukocyte Count With Progression of Aortic Atheroma in Stroke/Transient Ischemic Attack Patients Souvik Sen, Alan Hinderliter, Pranab K. Sen, Jennifer Simmons, Vicky A. LeGrys, James Beck, Steven Offenbacher, Kevin Moss, and Stephen M. Oppenheimer Stroke. 2007;38:2900-2905; published online before print September 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.489658. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Stroke Incidence, Prognosis, 30-Day, and 1-Year Case Fatality Rates in Matão, Brazil: A Population-Based Prospective Study Cesar Minelli, Lee Fu Fen, and Denise P. Camara Minelli Stroke. 2007;38:2906-2911; published online before print October 4 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.484139. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	B Vitamin Plasma Levels and the Risk of Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack in a German Cohort Cornelia Weikert, Jutta Dierkes, Kurt Hoffmann, Klaus Berger, Dagmar Drogan, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Joachim Spranger, Matthias Möhlig, Claus Luley, and Heiner Boeing Stroke. 2007;38:2912-2918; published online before print September 20 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.486068. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Lesion Volume Change After Treatment With Tissue Plasminogen Activator Can Discriminate Clinical Responders From Nonresponders José G. Merino, Lawrence L. Latour, Jason W. Todd, Marie Luby, Peter D. Schellinger, Dong-Wha Kang, and Steven Warach Stroke. 2007;38:2919-2923; published online before print September 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.485995. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Subcortical Hyperintensities Are Associated With Cognitive Decline in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment Stéphanie Debette, Stéphanie Bombois, Amélie Bruandet, Xavier Delbeuck, Samuel Lepoittevin, Christine Delmaire, Didier Leys, and Florence Pasquier Stroke. 2007;38:2924-2930; published online before print September 20 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.488403. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Timing of Recanalization After Microbubble-Enhanced Intravenous Thrombolysis in Basilar Artery Occlusion Jorge Pagola, Marc Ribo, José Alvarez-Sabín, Marcos Lange, Marta Rubiera, and Carlos A. Molina Stroke. 2007;38:2931-2934; published online before print September 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.487454. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Noninvasive Cardiac Monitoring for Detecting Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation or Flutter After Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review Joy Liao, Zahira Khalid, Ciaran Scallan, Carlos Morillo, and Martin O’Donnell Stroke. 2007;38:2935-2940; published online before print September 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.106.478685. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Evidence Against a Perihemorrhagic Penumbra Provided by Perfusion Computed Tomography Christian Herweh, Eric Jüttler, Peter D. Schellinger, Ernst Klotz, Ekkehart Jenetzky, Berk Orakcioglu, Klaus Sartor, and Peter Schramm Stroke. 2007;38:2941-2947; published online before print September 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.486977. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Dysphagia Bedside Screening for Acute-Stroke Patients: The Gugging Swallowing Screen Michaela Trapl, Paul Enderle, Monika Nowotny, Yvonne Teuschl, Karl Matz, Alexandra Dachenhausen, and Michael Brainin Stroke. 2007;38:2948-2952; published online before print September 20 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.483933. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Combined With Task-Related Training Improves Lower Limb Functions in Subjects With Chronic Stroke Shamay S.M. Ng and Christina W.Y. Hui-Chan Stroke. 2007;38:2953-2959; published online before print September 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.490318. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Sex Differences in Quality of Life in Stroke Survivors: Data From the Tinzaparin in Acute Ischaemic Stroke Trial (TAIST) Laura J. Gray, Nikola Sprigg, Philip M.W. Bath, Gudrun Boysen, Peter Paul De Deyn, Didier Leys, Desmond O’Neill, E. Bernd Ringelstein for the TAIST Investigators Stroke. 2007;38:2960-2964; published online before print September 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.488304. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Direct Thrombin Inhibition and Stroke Prevention in Elderly Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Experience From the SPORTIF III and V Trials Gary A. Ford, Anna Maria Choy, Prakash Deedwania, Dean G. Karalis, Carl-Johan Lindholm, Wladyslaw Pluta, Lars Frison, S. Bertil Olsson on behalf of the SPORTIF III, V Investigators Stroke. 2007;38:2965-2971; published online before print September 20 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.488007. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	A Randomized, Controlled Trial to Teach Middle School Children to Recognize Stroke and Call 911: The Kids Identifying and Defeating Stroke Project Lewis B. Morgenstern, Nicole R. Gonzales, Katherine E. Maddox, Devin L. Brown, Asha P. Karim, Nina Espinosa, Lemuel A. Moyé, Jennifer K. Pary, James C. Grotta, Lynda D. Lisabeth, and Kathleen M. Conley Stroke. 2007;38:2972-2978; published online before print September 20 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.490078. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	A Computerized Algorithm for Etiologic Classification of Ischemic Stroke: The Causative Classification of Stroke System Hakan Ay, Thomas Benner, E. Murat Arsava, Karen L. Furie, Aneesh B. Singhal, Matt B. Jensen, Cenk Ayata, Amytis Towfighi, Eric E. Smith, Ji Y. Chong, Walter J. Koroshetz, and A. Gregory Sorensen Stroke. 2007;38:2979-2984; published online before print September 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.490896. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Facilities Available in European Hospitals Treating Stroke Patients Didier Leys, E. Bernd Ringelstein, Markku Kaste, Werner Hacke for the Executive Committee of the European Stroke Initiative Stroke. 2007;38:2985-2991; published online before print September 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.487967. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Neuroprotective Effects of Adenosine Monophosphate- Activated Protein Kinase Inhibition and Gene Deletion in Stroke Jun Li, Zhiyuan Zeng, Benoit Viollet, Gabriele V. Ronnett, and Louise D. McCullough Stroke. 2007;38:2992-2999; published online before print September 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.490904. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	NADPH Oxidase Plays a Central Role in Blood-Brain Barrier Damage in Experimental Stroke Timo Kahles, Peter Luedike, Matthias Endres, Hans-Joachim Galla, Helmuth Steinmetz, Rudi Busse, Tobias Neumann-Haefelin, and Ralf P. Brandes Stroke. 2007;38:3000-3006; published online before print October 4 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.489765. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats Are Highly Vulnerable to AMPA-Induced Brain Lesions Clotilde Lecrux, Olivier Nicole, Laurent Chazalviel, Christelle Catone, Julien Chuquet, Eric T. MacKenzie, and Omar Touzani Stroke. 2007;38:3007-3015; published online before print September 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.491126. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Pioglitazone Exerts Protective Effects Against Stroke in Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats, Independently of Blood Pressure Taishi Nakamura, Eiichiro Yamamoto, Keiichiro Kataoka, Takuro Yamashita, Yoshiko Tokutomi, Yi-Fei Dong, Shinji Matsuba, Hisao Ogawa, and Shokei Kim-Mitsuyama Stroke. 2007;38:3016-3022; published online before print September 20 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.486522. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Carnosine Is Neuroprotective Against Permanent Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Mice G.K. Rajanikant, Daniel Zemke, Marie-Claude Senut, Mark B. Frenkel, Alex F. Chen, Rishi Gupta, and Arshad Majid Stroke. 2007;38:3023-3031; published online before print October 4 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.488502. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Long-Term Neuroblast Migration Along Blood Vessels in an Area With Transient Angiogenesis and Increased Vascularization After Stroke Pär Thored, James Wood, Andreas Arvidsson, Jörg Cammenga, Zaal Kokaia, and Olle Lindvall Stroke. 2007;38:3032-3039; published online before print September 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.488445. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Research Letters
	Analysis of Calcium in Carotid Plaques With Agatston Scores for Appropriate Selection of Surgical Intervention Hiroyuki Katano and Kazuo Yamada Stroke. 2007;38:3040-3044; published online before print September 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.490581. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Reversed Robin Hood Syndrome in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Andrei V. Alexandrov, Vijay K. Sharma, Annabelle Y. Lao, Georgios Tsivgoulis, Marc D. Malkoff, and Anne W. Alexandrov Stroke. 2007;38:3045-3048; published online before print October 4 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.482810. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Risk of Hemorrhagic Stroke Jordan Kharofa, Padmini Sekar, Mary Haverbusch, Charles Moomaw, Matthew Flaherty, Brett Kissela, Joseph Broderick, and Daniel Woo Stroke. 2007;38:3049-3051; published online before print September 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.491472. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Development and Validation of a Short Form of the Fugl-Meyer Motor Scale in Patients With Stroke Yu-Wei Hsieh, I-Ping Hsueh, Yeh-Tai Chou, Ching-Fan Sheu, Ching-Lin Hsieh, and Gert Kwakkel Stroke. 2007;38:3052-3054; published online before print October 4 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.490730. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
	Novel End Point Analytic Techniques and Interpreting Shifts Across the Entire Range of Outcome Scales in Acute Stroke Trials Jeffrey L. Saver Stroke. 2007;38:3055-3062; published online before print October 4 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.488536. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Special Reports
	Poverty and Stroke in India: A Time to Act Jeyaraj D. Pandian, Velandai Srikanth, Stephen J. Read, and Amanda G. Thrift Stroke. 2007;38:3063-3069; published online before print October 22 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.496869. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Progress Reviews
	Interleukin-6 –174G/C Polymorphism and Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review Amy R. Tso, José G. Merino, and Steven Warach Stroke. 2007;38:3070-3075; published online before print October 4 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.492231. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	A Systematic Evaluation of the Adaptation of Depression Diagnostic Methods for Stroke Survivors Who Have Aphasia Ellen Townend, Marian Brady, and Kirsty McLaughlan Stroke. 2007;38:3076-3083; published online before print October 11 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.484238. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Topical Review
	Antiedema Therapy in Ischemic Stroke Juergen Bardutzky and Stefan Schwab Stroke. 2007;38:3084-3094; published online before print September 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.490193. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| CME
	Cochrane Corner
	Dan Shen Agents for Acute Ischemic Stroke Bo Wu, Ming Liu, and Shihong Zhang Stroke. 2007;38:3095-3096; published online before print October 4 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.491662. Full Text \| PDF
	Letters to the Editor
	Issues Pertaining to the Critiques of the SAINT-I Trial Marc Fisher, David C. Hess, and Kennedy Lees Stroke. 2007;38:e126-e127, doi:10.1161/01.STROKEAHA.107.500819. Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Fisher et al Myron D. Ginsberg Stroke. 2007;38:e128, doi:10.1161/01.STROKEAHA.107.502153. Full Text \| PDF
	Informed Consent in Acute Stroke David S. Liebeskind Stroke. 2007;38:e129-e130; published online before print September 13 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.493619. Full Text \| PDF
	Acetaminophen for Temperature Reduction in Acute Stroke: Potential but Unproven Benefits Heleen M. den Hertog, H. Bart van der Worp, H. Maarten van Gemert, and Diederik W. Dippel Stroke. 2007;38:e131; published online before print September 13 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.485508. Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by den Hertog et al Thomas M. Hemmen and Patrick D. Lyden Stroke. 2007;38:e132; published online before print September 13 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.488197. Full Text \| PDF
	Clinical Grading Scales in Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage Mario Di Napoli and Daniel Agustin Godoy Stroke. 2007;38:e133-e135; published online before print September 13 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.495283. Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Di Napoli and Godoy José L. Ruiz-Sandoval and Erwin Chiquete Stroke. 2007;38:e136; published online before print September 13 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.497289. Full Text \| PDF
	Managing Hyperglycemia in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Karen C. Johnston, Christiana E. Hall, and Thomas P. Bleck Stroke. 2007;38:e137; published online before print September 13 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.495804. Full Text \| PDF
	About Hyperglycemia During Acute Stroke Askiel Bruno, Ravi R. Shankar, and Linda S. Williams Stroke. 2007;38:e138; published online before print September 13 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.494856. Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letters by Johnston et al and Bruno et al Harold P. Adams, Jr Stroke. 2007;38:e139; published online before print September 13 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.499202. Full Text \| PDF
	Prognosis and Safety of Anticoagulation in Intracranial Artery Dissections in Adults Marcel Arnold, Marie-Germaine Bousser, and Ralf W. Baumgartner Stroke. 2007;38:e140; published online before print September 13 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.497370. Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Arnold et al Antti Metso, Tiina Metso, Oili Salonen, and Turgut Tatlisumak Stroke. 2007;38:e141; published online before print September 13 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.500116. Full Text \| PDF
	The Seven Wonders of China in Stroke Therapy: Fact or Illusion? Daniel Bereczki Stroke. 2007;38:e142; published online before print September 13 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.495515. Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Bereczki Bo Wu, Ming Liu, and Yuan Fang Stroke. 2007;38:e143; published online before print September 13 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.498006. Full Text \| PDF
	Reliability of the Modified Rankin Scale Terence J. Quinn, Jesse Dawson, Matthew R. Walters, and Kennedy R. Lees Stroke. 2007;38:e144; published online before print September 20 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.490110. Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Quinn et al Jamie L. Banks and Charles A. Marotta Stroke. 2007;38:e145; published online before print September 20 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.492611. Full Text \| PDF
	Effect of Hand Splinting: Isn’t Temporality Crucial? C. Manigandan and J. Charles Stroke. 2007;38:e146; published online before print September 13 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.492785. Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Manigandan and Charles Robert Herbert, Natasha Lannin, Anne Cusick, and Annie McCluskey Stroke. 2007;38:e147; published online before print September 13 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.495309. Full Text \| PDF
	Cerebrovascular Events in Individuals With Asymptomatic Carotid Disease Robert Cote Stroke. 2007;38:e148; published online before print September 13 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.493999. Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Cote Bertine M.B. Goessens, Frank L.J. Visseren, L. Jaap Kappelle, Ale Algra, and Yolanda van der Graaf Stroke. 2007;38:e149; published online before print September 13 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.498170. Full Text \| PDF
	Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Jonathan Golledge Stroke. 2007;38:e150; published online before print September 13 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.494401. Full Text \| PDF
	Asymptomatic Moyamoya Disease Ken Ikeda, Ken-ichi Hosozawa, Hidetoshi Kashihara, Masaki Tamura, and Yasuo Iwasaki Stroke. 2007;38:e151; published online before print September 13 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.499020. Full Text \| PDF
	Definition of Metabolic Syndrome Eiji Oda Stroke. 2007;38:e152; published online before print September 13 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.495325. Full Text \| PDF
	Cerebral Blood Flow Changes in Elderly Hypertensive Patients and Cognitive Functions Dimiter Hadjiev and Petya Mineva Stroke. 2007;38:e153; published online before print September 13 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.496919. Full Text \| PDF
	AHA/ASA Policy Statement
	Implementation Strategies for Emergency Medical Services Within Stroke Systems of Care: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association Expert Panel on Emergency Medical Services Systems and the Stroke Council Joe E. Acker, III, Arthur M. Pancioli, Todd J. Crocco, Marc K. Eckstein, Edward C. Jauch, Hollynn Larrabee, Neil M. Meltzer, William C. Mergendahl, John W. Munn, Susanne M. Prentiss, Charles Sand, Jeffrey L. Saver, Brian Eigel, Brian R. Gilpin, Mark Schoeberl, Penelope Solis, JoAnne R. Bailey, Katie B. Horton, and Steven K. Stranne Stroke. 2007;38:3097-3115; published online before print September 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.186094. Full Text \| PDF
	Editor-in-Chief's Note
	Editor-in-Chief’s Note Vladimir Hachinski Stroke. 2007;38:3116; published online before print September 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.106.100100. Full Text \| PDF
	Corrections
	Correction Stroke. 2007;38:e154, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.106.010101. Full Text \| PDF
	Correction Stroke. 2007;38:e155, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.106.810810. Full Text \| PDF

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Volume 38, Issue 11; November 1, 2007

Editorials

Stroke Prevention in Poor Countries: Time for Action

Original Contributions

Carotid Atherosclerosis Is a Stronger Predictor of Myocardial Infarction in Women Than in Men: A 6-Year Follow-Up Study of 6226 Persons: The Tromsø Study

High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Is Independently Associated With Early Carotid Artery Progression in Women But Not in Men: The INVADE Study

Progression of Carotid Stenosis Detected by Duplex Ultrasonography Predicts Adverse Outcomes in Cardiovascular High-Risk Patients

Polymorphisms in MMP Family and TIMP Genes and Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness

Association of Leukocyte Count With Progression of Aortic Atheroma in Stroke/Transient Ischemic Attack Patients

Stroke Incidence, Prognosis, 30-Day, and 1-Year Case Fatality Rates in Matão, Brazil: A Population-Based Prospective Study

B Vitamin Plasma Levels and the Risk of Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack in a German Cohort

Lesion Volume Change After Treatment With Tissue Plasminogen Activator Can Discriminate Clinical Responders From Nonresponders

Subcortical Hyperintensities Are Associated With Cognitive Decline in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment

Timing of Recanalization After Microbubble-Enhanced Intravenous Thrombolysis in Basilar Artery Occlusion

Noninvasive Cardiac Monitoring for Detecting Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation or Flutter After Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review

Evidence Against a Perihemorrhagic Penumbra Provided by Perfusion Computed Tomography

Dysphagia Bedside Screening for Acute-Stroke Patients: The Gugging Swallowing Screen

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Combined With Task-Related Training Improves Lower Limb Functions in Subjects With Chronic Stroke

Sex Differences in Quality of Life in Stroke Survivors: Data From the Tinzaparin in Acute Ischaemic Stroke Trial (TAIST)

Direct Thrombin Inhibition and Stroke Prevention in Elderly Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Experience From the SPORTIF III and V Trials

A Randomized, Controlled Trial to Teach Middle School Children to Recognize Stroke and Call 911: The Kids Identifying and Defeating Stroke Project

A Computerized Algorithm for Etiologic Classification of Ischemic Stroke: The Causative Classification of Stroke System

Facilities Available in European Hospitals Treating Stroke Patients

Neuroprotective Effects of Adenosine Monophosphate- Activated Protein Kinase Inhibition and Gene Deletion in Stroke

NADPH Oxidase Plays a Central Role in Blood-Brain Barrier Damage in Experimental Stroke

Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats Are Highly Vulnerable to AMPA-Induced Brain Lesions

Pioglitazone Exerts Protective Effects Against Stroke in Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats, Independently of Blood Pressure

Carnosine Is Neuroprotective Against Permanent Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Mice

Long-Term Neuroblast Migration Along Blood Vessels in an Area With Transient Angiogenesis and Increased Vascularization After Stroke

Research Letters

Analysis of Calcium in Carotid Plaques With Agatston Scores for Appropriate Selection of Surgical Intervention

Reversed Robin Hood Syndrome in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Risk of Hemorrhagic Stroke

Development and Validation of a Short Form of the Fugl-Meyer Motor Scale in Patients With Stroke

Comments, Opinions, and Reviews

Novel End Point Analytic Techniques and Interpreting Shifts Across the Entire Range of Outcome Scales in Acute Stroke Trials

Special Reports

Poverty and Stroke in India: A Time to Act

Progress Reviews

Interleukin-6 –174G/C Polymorphism and Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review

A Systematic Evaluation of the Adaptation of Depression Diagnostic Methods for Stroke Survivors Who Have Aphasia

Topical Review

Antiedema Therapy in Ischemic Stroke

Cochrane Corner

Dan Shen Agents for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Letters to the Editor

Issues Pertaining to the Critiques of the SAINT-I Trial

Response to Letter by Fisher et al

Informed Consent in Acute Stroke

Acetaminophen for Temperature Reduction in Acute Stroke: Potential but Unproven Benefits

Response to Letter by den Hertog et al

Clinical Grading Scales in Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Response to Letter by Di Napoli and Godoy

Managing Hyperglycemia in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients

About Hyperglycemia During Acute Stroke

Response to Letters by Johnston et al and Bruno et al

Prognosis and Safety of Anticoagulation in Intracranial Artery Dissections in Adults

Response to Letter by Arnold et al

The Seven Wonders of China in Stroke Therapy: Fact or Illusion?

Response to Letter by Bereczki

Reliability of the Modified Rankin Scale

Response to Letter by Quinn et al

Effect of Hand Splinting: Isn’t Temporality Crucial?

Response to Letter by Manigandan and Charles

Cerebrovascular Events in Individuals With Asymptomatic Carotid Disease

Response to Letter by Cote

Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis

Asymptomatic Moyamoya Disease

Definition of Metabolic Syndrome

Cerebral Blood Flow Changes in Elderly Hypertensive Patients and Cognitive Functions

AHA/ASA Policy Statement

Implementation Strategies for Emergency Medical Services Within Stroke Systems of Care: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association Expert Panel on Emergency Medical Services Systems and the Stroke Council

Editor-in-Chief's Note

Editor-in-Chief’s Note

Corrections

Correction

Correction

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