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Volume 38, Issue 3; March 1, 2007

Editorials
Original Contributions
Research Reports
Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
Cochrane Corner
Emerging Therapies
Corrections
Letters to the Editor

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	Editorials
	Stroke in Portuguese Vladimir Hachinski Stroke. 2007;38:847; published online before print February 8 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000259513.36054.b1 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Faith Under the Microscope Lalit Kalra Stroke. 2007;38:848-849; published online before print February 15 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257979.08702.b6 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Care Management for Poststroke Depression Shirley A. Thomas Stroke. 2007;38:850-851; published online before print February 15 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257320.08660.97 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Original Contributions
	Effects of Pioglitazone in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes With or Without Previous Stroke: Results From PROactive (PROspective pioglitAzone Clinical Trial In macroVascular Events 04) Robert Wilcox, Marie-Germaine Bousser, D. John Betteridge, Guntram Schernthaner, Valdis Pirags, Stuart Kupfer, John Dormandy for the PROactive Investigators Stroke. 2007;38:865-873; published online before print February 8 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257974.06317.49 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Secondary Stroke Prevention With Ximelagatran Versus Warfarin in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Pooled Analysis of SPORTIF III and V Clinical Trials Paul T. Akins, Harvey A. Feldman, Robert G. Zoble, David Newman, Stefan G. Spitzer, Hans-Christoph Diener, and Gregory W. Albers Stroke. 2007;38:874-880; published online before print January 25 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000258004.64840.0b Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	US Multicenter Experience With the Wingspan Stent System for the Treatment of Intracranial Atheromatous Disease: Periprocedural Results David Fiorella, Elad I. Levy, Aquilla S. Turk, Felipe C. Albuquerque, David B. Niemann, Beverly Aagaard-Kienitz, Ricardo A. Hanel, Henry Woo, Peter A. Rasmussen, L. Nelson Hopkins, Thomas J. Masaryk, and Cameron G. McDougall Stroke. 2007;38:881-887; published online before print February 8 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257963.65728.e8 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Arterial Stiffness, Cognitive Decline, and Risk of Dementia: The Rotterdam Study Mariëlle M.F. Poels, Marieke van Oijen, Francesco U.S. Mattace-Raso, Albert Hofman, Peter J. Koudstaal, Jacqueline C.M. Witteman, and Monique M.B. Breteler Stroke. 2007;38:888-892; published online before print February 1 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257998.33768.87 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	The Metabolic Syndrome and the Carotid Artery Structure in Noninstitutionalized Elderly Subjects: The Three-City Study Jean-Philippe Empana, Mahmoud Zureik, Jerome Gariepy, Dominique Courbon, Jean Francois Dartigues, Karen Ritchie, Christophe Tzourio, Annick Alperovitch, and Pierre Ducimetiere Stroke. 2007;38:893-899; published online before print February 1 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257983.62530.75 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Predictors of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Progression in Young Adults: The Bogalusa Heart Study Heather M. Johnson, Pamela S. Douglas, Sathanur R. Srinivasan, M. Gene Bond, Rong Tang, Shengxu Li, Wei Chen, Gerald S. Berenson, and James H. Stein Stroke. 2007;38:900-905; published online before print February 1 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000258003.31194.0a Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	A Prospective Community-Based Study of Stroke in Kolkata, India Shyamal K. Das, Tapas K. Banerjee, Atanu Biswas, Trishit Roy, Deepak K. Raut, Chandra S. Mukherjee, Arijit Chaudhuri, Avijit Hazra, and Jayanta Roy Stroke. 2007;38:906-910; published online before print February 1 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000258111.00319.58 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Low-Grade Inflammation Is a Risk Factor for Clinical Stroke Events in Addition to Silent Cerebral Infarcts in Japanese Older Hypertensives: The Jichi Medical School ABPM Study, Wave 1 Joji Ishikawa, Yurie Tamura, Satoshi Hoshide, Kazuo Eguchi, Shizukiyo Ishikawa, Kazuyuki Shimada, and Kazuomi Kario Stroke. 2007;38:911-917; published online before print February 1 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000258115.46765.f1 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Associations of Fine and Ultrafine Particulate Air Pollution With Stroke Mortality in an Area of Low Air Pollution Levels Jaana Kettunen, Timo Lanki, Pekka Tiittanen, Pasi P. Aalto, Tarja Koskentalo, Markku Kulmala, Veikko Salomaa, and Juha Pekkanen Stroke. 2007;38:918-922; published online before print February 15 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257999.49706.3b Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Lacunar Infarcts Are the Main Correlate With Cognitive Dysfunction in CADASIL Michael K. Liem, Jeroen van der Grond, Joost Haan, Rivka van den Boom, Michel D. Ferrari, Yvette M. Knaap, Martijn H. Breuning, Mark A. van Buchem, Huub A.M. Middelkoop, and Saskia A.J. Lesnik Oberstein Stroke. 2007;38:923-928; published online before print February 1 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257968.24015.bf Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Suboptimal Control of Atherosclerotic Disease Risk Factors After Cardiac and Cerebrovascular Procedures Eric M. Cheng, Steve M. Asch, Robert H. Brook, Stefanie D. Vassar, Erin L. Jacob, Martin L. Lee, Donald S. Chang, Ralph L. Sacco, An-Fu Hsiao, and Barbara G. Vickrey Stroke. 2007;38:929-934; published online before print January 25 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257310.08310.0f Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Composition of the Stable Carotid Plaque: Insights From a Multidetector Computed Tomography Study of Plaque Volume Kiran R. Nandalur, Andrew D. Hardie, Prashant Raghavan, Matthew J. Schipper, Erol Baskurt, and Christopher M. Kramer Stroke. 2007;38:935-940; published online before print February 1 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257995.74834.92 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Differential Prognosis of Isolated Cortical Swelling and Hypoattenuation on CT in Acute Stroke Kenneth S. Butcher, Sang Bong Lee, Mark W. Parsons, Louise Allport, John Fink, Brian Tress, Geoffrey Donnan, Stephen M. Davis for the EPITHET Investigators Stroke. 2007;38:941-947; published online before print February 1 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000258099.69995.b6 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Site of Arterial Occlusion Identified by Transcranial Doppler Predicts the Response to Intravenous Thrombolysis for Stroke Maher Saqqur, Ken Uchino, Andrew M. Demchuk, Carlos A. Molina, Zsolt Garami, Sergio Calleja, Naveed Akhtar, Finton O. Orouk, Abdul Salam, Ashfaq Shuaib, Andrei V. Alexandrov, and for CLOTBUST Investigators Stroke. 2007;38:948-954; published online before print February 8 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257304.21967.ba Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Speed of tPA-Induced Clot Lysis Predicts DWI Lesion Evolution in Acute Stroke Raquel Delgado-Mederos, Alex Rovira, José Alvarez-Sabín, Marc Ribó, Josep Munuera, Marta Rubiera, Esteban Santamarina, Olga Maisterra, Pilar Delgado, Joan Montaner, and Carlos A. Molina Stroke. 2007;38:955-960; published online before print February 8 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257977.32525.6e Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Association of Pretreatment Blood Pressure With Tissue Plasminogen Activator-Induced Arterial Recanalization in Acute Ischemic Stroke Georgios Tsivgoulis, Maher Saqqur, Vijay K. Sharma, Annabelle Y. Lao, Michael D. Hill, Andrei V. Alexandrov for the CLOTBUST Investigators Stroke. 2007;38:961-966; published online before print January 25 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257314.74853.2b Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	The Impact of Recanalization on Ischemic Stroke Outcome: A Meta-Analysis Joung-Ho Rha and Jeffrey L. Saver Stroke. 2007;38:967-973; published online before print February 1 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000258112.14918.24 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Quantified Corticospinal Tract Diffusion Restriction Predicts Neonatal Stroke Outcome Adam Kirton, Manohar Shroff, Tharshini Visvanathan, and Gabrielle deVeber Stroke. 2007;38:974-980; published online before print February 1 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000258101.67119.72 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Continuous Monitoring of Cerebrovascular Autoregulation After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage by Brain Tissue Oxygen Pressure Reactivity and Its Relation to Delayed Cerebral Infarction Matthias Jaeger, Martin U. Schuhmann, Martin Soehle, Christoph Nagel, and Jürgen Meixensberger Stroke. 2007;38:981-986; published online before print February 1 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257964.65743.99 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Decompressive Hemicraniectomy for the Treatment of Intractable Intracranial Hypertension After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Clemens M. Schirmer, Daniel A. Hoit, and Adel M. Malek Stroke. 2007;38:987-992; published online before print February 1 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257962.58269.e2 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Can Faith Protect From Emotional Distress After Stroke? Salvatore Giaquinto, Cristiana Spiridigliozzi, and Barbara Caracciolo Stroke. 2007;38:993-997; published online before print February 15 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257996.26950.59 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Care Management of Poststroke Depression: A Randomized, Controlled Trial Linda S. Williams, Kurt Kroenke, Tamilyn Bakas, Laurie D. Plue, Edward Brizendine, Wanzhu Tu, and Hugh Hendrie Stroke. 2007;38:998-1003; published online before print February 15 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257319.14023.61 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Motivational Interviewing Early After Acute Stroke: A Randomized, Controlled Trial Caroline L. Watkins, Malcolm F. Auton, Carol F. Deans, Hazel A. Dickinson, Cathy I.A. Jack, C. Elizabeth Lightbody, Christopher J. Sutton, Martin D. van den Broek, and Michael J. Leathley Stroke. 2007;38:1004-1009; published online before print February 15 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000258114.28006.d7 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Disparities in Outcomes Among Patients With Stroke Associated With Insurance Status Jay J. Shen and Elmer L. Washington Stroke. 2007;38:1010-1016; published online before print January 18 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257312.12989.af Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Preconditioning Suppresses Inflammation in Neonatal Hypoxic Ischemia Via Akt Activation Wei Yin, Armando P. Signore, Masanori Iwai, Guodong Cao, Yanqin Gao, Michael J. Johnnides, Robert W. Hickey, and Jun Chen Stroke. 2007;38:1017-1024; published online before print February 1 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000258102.18836.ca Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Hypoxic Preconditioning Induces Neuroprotective Stanniocalcin-1 in Brain via IL-6 Signaling Johan A. Westberg, Martina Serlachius, Petri Lankila, Milena Penkowa, Juan Hidalgo, and Leif C. Andersson Stroke. 2007;38:1025-1030; published online before print February 1 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000258113.67252.fa Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Therapeutic Application of 20-kHz Transcranial Ultrasound in an Embolic Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Model in Rats: Safety Concerns Thomas Wilhelm-Schwenkmezger, Patrick Pittermann, Katharina Zajonz, Oliver Kempski, Marianne Dieterich, and Max Nedelmann Stroke. 2007;38:1031-1035; published online before print February 1 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257966.32242.0b Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Recombinant Desmodus rotundus Salivary Plasminogen Activator Crosses the Blood–Brain Barrier Through a Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-Dependent Mechanism Without Exerting Neurotoxic Effects José P. López-Atalaya, Benoit D. Roussel, Carine Ali, Eric Maubert, Karl-Uwe Petersen, Vincent Berezowski, Roméo Cecchelli, Cyrille Orset, and Denis Vivien Stroke. 2007;38:1036-1043, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000258100.04923.84 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Influence of Hyperglycemia on Oxidative Stress and Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Activation After Focal Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion in Rats: Relation to Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction Hiroshi Kamada, Fengshan Yu, Chikako Nito, and Pak H. Chan Stroke. 2007;38:1044-1049; published online before print February 1 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000258041.75739.cb Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Aging-Associated Vascular Phenotype in Mutant Mice With Low Levels of BubR1 Takuya Matsumoto, Darren J. Baker, Livius V. d’Uscio, Gazi Mozammel, Zvonimir S. Katusic, and Jan M. van Deursen Stroke. 2007;38:1050-1056; published online before print February 1 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257967.86132.01 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Lecithinized Superoxide Dismutase Improves Outcomes and Attenuates Focal Cerebral Ischemic Injury via Antiapoptotic Mechanisms in Rats Tamiji Tsubokawa, Vikram Jadhav, Ihsan Solaroglu, Yoshiaki Shiokawa, Yoshifumi Konishi, and John H. Zhang Stroke. 2007;38:1057-1062; published online before print February 1 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257978.70312.1d Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Neuroprotective Role of Transgenic PAF-Acetylhydrolase II in Mouse Models of Focal Cerebral Ischemia Kimiko Umemura, Ichiro Kato, Yutaka Hirashima, Yoko Ishii, Takao Inoue, Junken Aoki, Nozomu Kono, Takeshi Oya, Nakamasa Hayashi, Hideo Hamada, Shunro Endo, Masaya Oda, Hiroyuki Arai, Hiroyuki Kinouchi, and Koichi Hiraga Stroke. 2007;38:1063-1068; published online before print February 1 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257981.09329.d2 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Research Reports
	The Factor V Leiden, Prothrombin Gene 20210GA, Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase 677CT and Platelet Glycoprotein IIIa 1565TC Mutations in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation Eivind Berge, Kari Bente Foss Haug, Else Charlotte Sandset, Kaia Kristine Haugbro, Meliha Turkovic, and Per Morten Sandset Stroke. 2007;38:1069-1071; published online before print February 8 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000258076.04860.8e Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Determinants of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Growth: An Exploratory Analysis Joseph P. Broderick, Michael N. Diringer, Michael D. Hill, Nikolai C. Brun, Stephan A. Mayer, Thorsten Steiner, Brett E. Skolnick, Stephen M. Davis for the Recombinant Activated Factor VII Intracerebral Hemorrhage Trial Investigators Stroke. 2007;38:1072-1075; published online before print February 8 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000258078.35316.30 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Prior Statin Use May Be Associated With Improved Stroke Outcome After Tissue Plasminogen Activator José Álvarez-Sabín, Rafael Huertas, Manolo Quintana, Marta Rubiera, Pilar Delgado, Marc Ribó, Carlos A. Molina, and Joan Montaner Stroke. 2007;38:1076-1078; published online before print February 1 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000258075.58283.8f Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cerebral Fat Microembolism and Cognitive Decline After Hip and Knee Replacement Sebastian Koch, Alejandro Forteza, Carlos Lavernia, Jose G. Romano, Iszet Campo-Bustillo, Nelly Campo, and Stuart Gold Stroke. 2007;38:1079-1081; published online before print January 25 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000258104.01627.50 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Central Periodic Breathing During Sleep in Acute Ischemic Stroke Dirk M. Hermann, Massimiliano Siccoli, Philip Kirov, Matthias Gugger, and Claudio L. Bassetti Stroke. 2007;38:1082-1084; published online before print January 25 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000258105.58221.9a Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effect of Measurement on Sex Difference in Stroke Mortality Kazim Sheikh and Claudia M. Bullock Stroke. 2007;38:1085-1087; published online before print January 25 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000258103.15708.58 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Active Finger Extension: A Simple Movement Predicting Recovery of Arm Function in Patients With Acute Stroke Nicola Smania, Stefano Paolucci, Michele Tinazzi, Anna Borghero, Paolo Manganotti, Antonio Fiaschi, Giuseppe Moretto, Paolo Bovi, and Mattia Gambarin Stroke. 2007;38:1088-1090; published online before print January 25 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000258077.88064.a3 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
	Outcomes Validity and Reliability of the Modified Rankin Scale: Implications for Stroke Clinical Trials: A Literature Review and Synthesis Jamie L. Banks and Charles A. Marotta Stroke. 2007;38:1091-1096; published online before print February 1 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000258355.23810.c6 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Infection After Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Manifestation of Brain-Induced Immunodepression Ángel Chamorro, Xabier Urra, and Anna M. Planas Stroke. 2007;38:1097-1103; published online before print January 25 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000258346.68966.9d Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol: An Emerging Target for Stroke Treatment Nerses Sanossian, Jeffrey L. Saver, Mohamad Navab, and Bruce Ovbiagele Stroke. 2007;38:1104-1109; published online before print January 25 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000258347.19449.0f Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cochrane Corner
	Glycoprotein IIb-IIIa Inhibitors for Acute Ischemic Stroke Alfonso Ciccone, Iosief Abraha, and Ignazio Santilli Stroke. 2007;38:1113-1114; published online before print February 1 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000258356.68323.6d Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Improving Oral Hygiene in Patients After Stroke Marian C. Brady, Denise L.C. Furlanetto, Romana V. Hunter, Steff C. Lewis, and Vikki Milne Stroke. 2007;38:1115-1116; published online before print February 1 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000258295.00571.55 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Emerging Therapies
	Intensive Statin Therapy After Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: A Sparcling Success? Bruce Ovbiagele and Jeffrey L. Saver Stroke. 2007;38:1110-1112; published online before print February 1 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000258216.83927.6a Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Corrections
	Correction Stroke. 2007;38:1117, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000259305.02238.fe Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Correction Stroke. 2007;38:1118, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000259385.54832.e4 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Correction Stroke. 2007;38:1119, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000260219.64977.ad Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Letters to the Editor
	Sleep Apnea and the Risk of Stroke in the Elderly Luciano F. Drager and Geraldo Lorenzi-Filho Stroke. 2007;38:852; published online before print January 18 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257313.01335.c2 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Drager and Lorenzi-Filho Roberto Munoz, Joaquín Duran-Cantolla, Eduardo Martínez-Vila, Jaime Gallego, Ramón Rubio, Felipe Aizpuru, and Germán De La Torre Stroke. 2007;38:853; published online before print January 18 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257318.13681.7d Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	CHARISMA: The Antiplatelet Saga Continues Simona Sacco and Antonio Carolei Stroke. 2007;38:854; published online before print February 8 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000259475.76373.42 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Absence of Usefulness of ABCD Score in the Early Risk of Stroke of Transient Ischemic Attack Patients Francisco Purroy, Carlos A. Molina, Joan Montaner, and José Álvarez-Sabín Stroke. 2007;38:855-856; published online before print January 18 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257306.00512.d3 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Purroy et al Brett Cucchiara, Steve Messe, and Scott Kasner Stroke. 2007;38:857; published online before print January 18 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257305.75855.5e Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Albumin-Induced Hematocrit-Lowering and B-type Natriuretic Peptide Increase Antonio Muscari and Marco Zoli Stroke. 2007;38:858; published online before print January 18 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257307.11077.59 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Muscari and Zoli Myron D. Ginsberg, Michael D. Hill, and Yuko Y. Palesch Stroke. 2007;38:859; published online before print January 18 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257308.07208.1f Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Impact of Stroke Subtype on Blood Pressure Course During the Acute Stage of Cerebral Ischemia Georgios Tsivgoulis, Nikolaos Zakopoulos, and Konstantinos Spengos Stroke. 2007;38:860; published online before print January 18 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257316.03139.ba Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Tsivgoulis et al Kazunori Toyoda Stroke. 2007;38:861; published online before print January 18 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257311.88235.fc Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Clarification of abc/2 Rule for ICH Volume George C. Newman Stroke. 2007;38:862; published online before print January 25 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257309.50643.0a Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Previous Antiplatelet Treatment and Mortality in Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage Jaume Roquer Stroke. 2007;38:863; published online before print January 18 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257315.72369.4e Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Roquer Christian Foerch and Tobias Neumann-Haefelin Stroke. 2007;38:864; published online before print January 18 2007, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000257317.47751.1a Extract \| Full Text \| PDF

Spotlight

TOC Spotlight File

Volume 38, Issue 3; March 1, 2007

Editorials

Stroke in Portuguese

Faith Under the Microscope

Care Management for Poststroke Depression

Original Contributions

Effects of Pioglitazone in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes With or Without Previous Stroke: Results From PROactive (PROspective pioglitAzone Clinical Trial In macroVascular Events 04)

Secondary Stroke Prevention With Ximelagatran Versus Warfarin in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Pooled Analysis of SPORTIF III and V Clinical Trials

US Multicenter Experience With the Wingspan Stent System for the Treatment of Intracranial Atheromatous Disease: Periprocedural Results

Arterial Stiffness, Cognitive Decline, and Risk of Dementia: The Rotterdam Study

The Metabolic Syndrome and the Carotid Artery Structure in Noninstitutionalized Elderly Subjects: The Three-City Study

Predictors of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Progression in Young Adults: The Bogalusa Heart Study

A Prospective Community-Based Study of Stroke in Kolkata, India

Low-Grade Inflammation Is a Risk Factor for Clinical Stroke Events in Addition to Silent Cerebral Infarcts in Japanese Older Hypertensives: The Jichi Medical School ABPM Study, Wave 1

Associations of Fine and Ultrafine Particulate Air Pollution With Stroke Mortality in an Area of Low Air Pollution Levels

Lacunar Infarcts Are the Main Correlate With Cognitive Dysfunction in CADASIL

Suboptimal Control of Atherosclerotic Disease Risk Factors After Cardiac and Cerebrovascular Procedures

Composition of the Stable Carotid Plaque: Insights From a Multidetector Computed Tomography Study of Plaque Volume

Differential Prognosis of Isolated Cortical Swelling and Hypoattenuation on CT in Acute Stroke

Site of Arterial Occlusion Identified by Transcranial Doppler Predicts the Response to Intravenous Thrombolysis for Stroke

Speed of tPA-Induced Clot Lysis Predicts DWI Lesion Evolution in Acute Stroke

Association of Pretreatment Blood Pressure With Tissue Plasminogen Activator-Induced Arterial Recanalization in Acute Ischemic Stroke

The Impact of Recanalization on Ischemic Stroke Outcome: A Meta-Analysis

Quantified Corticospinal Tract Diffusion Restriction Predicts Neonatal Stroke Outcome

Continuous Monitoring of Cerebrovascular Autoregulation After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage by Brain Tissue Oxygen Pressure Reactivity and Its Relation to Delayed Cerebral Infarction

Decompressive Hemicraniectomy for the Treatment of Intractable Intracranial Hypertension After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Can Faith Protect From Emotional Distress After Stroke?

Care Management of Poststroke Depression: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Motivational Interviewing Early After Acute Stroke: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Disparities in Outcomes Among Patients With Stroke Associated With Insurance Status

Preconditioning Suppresses Inflammation in Neonatal Hypoxic Ischemia Via Akt Activation

Hypoxic Preconditioning Induces Neuroprotective Stanniocalcin-1 in Brain via IL-6 Signaling

Therapeutic Application of 20-kHz Transcranial Ultrasound in an Embolic Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Model in Rats: Safety Concerns

Recombinant Desmodus rotundus Salivary Plasminogen Activator Crosses the Blood–Brain Barrier Through a Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-Dependent Mechanism Without Exerting Neurotoxic Effects

Influence of Hyperglycemia on Oxidative Stress and Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Activation After Focal Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion in Rats: Relation to Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction

Aging-Associated Vascular Phenotype in Mutant Mice With Low Levels of BubR1

Lecithinized Superoxide Dismutase Improves Outcomes and Attenuates Focal Cerebral Ischemic Injury via Antiapoptotic Mechanisms in Rats

Neuroprotective Role of Transgenic PAF-Acetylhydrolase II in Mouse Models of Focal Cerebral Ischemia

Research Reports

The Factor V Leiden, Prothrombin Gene 20210GA, Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase 677CT and Platelet Glycoprotein IIIa 1565TC Mutations in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation

Determinants of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Growth: An Exploratory Analysis

Prior Statin Use May Be Associated With Improved Stroke Outcome After Tissue Plasminogen Activator

Cerebral Fat Microembolism and Cognitive Decline After Hip and Knee Replacement

Central Periodic Breathing During Sleep in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Effect of Measurement on Sex Difference in Stroke Mortality

Active Finger Extension: A Simple Movement Predicting Recovery of Arm Function in Patients With Acute Stroke

Comments, Opinions, and Reviews

Outcomes Validity and Reliability of the Modified Rankin Scale: Implications for Stroke Clinical Trials: A Literature Review and Synthesis

Infection After Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Manifestation of Brain-Induced Immunodepression

High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol: An Emerging Target for Stroke Treatment

Cochrane Corner

Glycoprotein IIb-IIIa Inhibitors for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Improving Oral Hygiene in Patients After Stroke

Emerging Therapies

Intensive Statin Therapy After Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: A Sparcling Success?

Corrections

Correction

Correction

Correction

Letters to the Editor

Sleep Apnea and the Risk of Stroke in the Elderly

Response to Letter by Drager and Lorenzi-Filho

CHARISMA: The Antiplatelet Saga Continues

Absence of Usefulness of ABCD Score in the Early Risk of Stroke of Transient Ischemic Attack Patients

Response to Letter by Purroy et al

Albumin-Induced Hematocrit-Lowering and B-type Natriuretic Peptide Increase

Response to Letter by Muscari and Zoli

Impact of Stroke Subtype on Blood Pressure Course During the Acute Stage of Cerebral Ischemia

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