Stroke -- Table of Contents (39 [2])

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Volume 39, Issue 2; February 1, 2008

Editorials
Advances in Stroke 2007
Original Contributions
Research Letters
Case Reports
Progress Reviews
Cochrane Corner
Controversies in Stroke
Abstracts From the 2008 International Stroke Conference
Abstracts From the 2008 State-of-the-Art Stroke Nursing Symposium
Major Ongoing Stroke Trials
Letters to the Editor

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	Editorials
	Plus Ça Change ... Stephen Oppenheimer Stroke. 2008;39:249; published online before print January 3 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.500967 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Advances in Stroke 2007
	Introduction Marc Fisher Stroke. 2008;39:250-251; published online before print January 10 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.512244 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Update on the Genetics of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease 2007 Robert A. Hegele and Martin Dichgans Stroke. 2008;39:252-254; published online before print January 10 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.510503 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Advances in Emerging Therapies 2007 Terence J. Quinn and Kennedy R. Lees Stroke. 2008;39:255-257; published online before print January 10 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.508291 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Advances in Prevention and Health Services Delivery 2007 Larry B. Goldstein and Peter M. Rothwell Stroke. 2008;39:258-260; published online before print January 10 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.511501 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Advances in Critical Care and Emergency Medicine 2007 Stephan A. Mayer and Stefan Schwab Stroke. 2008;39:261-263; published online before print January 10 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.511832 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Advances in Health Policy 2007 Renée F. Lyons, Anthony G. Rudd, and Celeste Alvaro Stroke. 2008;39:264-267; published online before print January 10 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.510875 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Advances in Interventional Neuroradiology 2007 David M. Pelz, Elad I. Levy, and L. Nelson Hopkins Stroke. 2008;39:268-272; published online before print January 10 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.510628 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Advances in Stroke Regenerative Medicine 2007 Lalit Kalra and Rajiv R. Ratan Stroke. 2008;39:273-275; published online before print January 10 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.511972 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Advances in Imaging 2007 A. Gregory Sorensen and Wolf-Dieter Heiss Stroke. 2008;39:276-278; published online before print January 10 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.511717 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Advances in Vascular Cognitive Impairment 2007 Philip B. Gorelick and John V. Bowler Stroke. 2008;39:279-282; published online before print January 10 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.509570 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Advances in Population Studies 2007 George Howard and Valery Feigin Stroke. 2008;39:283-285; published online before print January 10 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.510529 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Advances in Neuronal Cell Death 2007 Maged M. Harraz, Ted M. Dawson, and Valina L. Dawson Stroke. 2008;39:286-288; published online before print January 10 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.511857 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Advances in Emerging Nondrug Therapies for Acute Stroke 2007 Aneesh B. Singhal and Eng H. Lo Stroke. 2008;39:289-291; published online before print January 10 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.511485 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Original Contributions
	Stroke Awareness in Brazil: Alarming Results in a Community-Based Study Octávio Marques Pontes-Neto, Gisele Sampaio Silva, Marley Ribeiro Feitosa, Nathalie Lôbo de Figueiredo, José Antonio Fiorot, Jr, Talitha Nery Rocha, Ayrton Roberto Massaro, and João Pereira Leite Stroke. 2008;39:292-296; published online before print December 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.493908 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Rapid Identification of High-Risk Transient Ischemic Attacks: Prospective Validation of the ABCD Score Rossella Sciolla, Fabio Melis for the SINPAC Group Stroke. 2008;39:297-302; published online before print January 3 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.496612 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Role of Promoter Polymorphisms in the Plasma Glutathione Peroxidase (GPx-3) Gene as a Risk Factor for Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Barbara Voetsch, Richard C. Jin, Charlene Bierl, Leonardo Deus-Silva, Erica C.S. Camargo, Joyce M. Annichino-Bizacchi, Diane E. Handy, and Joseph Loscalzo Stroke. 2008;39:303-307; published online before print December 20 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.490094 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	The Cerebral Vasculopathy of PHACES Syndrome Geoffrey L. Heyer, Michael M. Dowling, Daniel J. Licht, Stacey Kiat-Hong Tay, Kimberly Morel, Maria C. Garzon, and Philip Meyers Stroke. 2008;39:308-316; published online before print January 3 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.485185 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Neurological Signs in Relation to Type of Cerebrovascular Disease in Vascular Dementia Salka S. Staekenborg, Wiesje M. van der Flier, Elisabeth C.W. van Straaten, Roger Lane, Frederik Barkhof, and Philip Scheltens Stroke. 2008;39:317-322; published online before print December 20 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.493353 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Association of Adiponectin With Cerebrovascular Disease: A Nested Case–Control Study Masatoshi Matsumoto, Shizukiyo Ishikawa, and Eiji Kajii Stroke. 2008;39:323-328; published online before print December 20 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.497552 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Risk Factor Associations With the Presence of a Lipid Core in Carotid Plaque of Asymptomatic Individuals Using High-Resolution MRI: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Bruce A. Wasserman, A. Richey Sharrett, Shenghan Lai, Antoinette S. Gomes, Mary Cushman, Aaron R. Folsom, Diane E. Bild, Richard A. Kronmal, Shantanu Sinha, and David A. Bluemke Stroke. 2008;39:329-335; published online before print January 3 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.498634 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cerebrovascular Responses to Hypoxia and Hypocapnia in Ethiopian High Altitude Dwellers Victoria E. Claydon, Giosué Gulli, Marat Slessarev, Otto Appenzeller, Guta Zenebe, Amha Gebremedhin, and Roger Hainsworth Stroke. 2008;39:336-342; published online before print December 20 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.491498 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Predicting Stroke Risk in Hypertensive Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: A Report From the INVEST Antonio Coca, Franz H. Messerli, Athanase Benetos, Qian Zhou, Annette Champion, Rhonda M. Cooper-DeHoff, and Carl J. Pepine Stroke. 2008;39:343-348; published online before print December 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.495465 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Abnormal Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in Cognitively Normal Elderly Subjects With Hypertension Weiying Dai, Oscar L. Lopez, Owen T. Carmichael, James T. Becker, Lewis H. Kuller, and H. Michael Gach Stroke. 2008;39:349-354; published online before print January 3 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.495457 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Early Neutrophilia Is Associated With Volume of Ischemic Tissue in Acute Stroke Brian H. Buck, David S. Liebeskind, Jeffrey L. Saver, Oh Young Bang, Susan W. Yun, Sidney Starkman, Latisha K. Ali, Doojin Kim, J. Pablo Villablanca, Noriko Salamon, Tannaz Razinia, and Bruce Ovbiagele Stroke. 2008;39:355-360; published online before print December 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.490128 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	A Systematic Review of Outcomes in Patients With Staged Carotid Artery Stenting and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Luis A. Guzman, Marco A. Costa, Dominick J. Angiolillo, Martin Zenni, Peter Wludyka, Scott Silliman, and Theodore A. Bass Stroke. 2008;39:361-365; published online before print January 3 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.495010 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Association of Characteristics of Blood Pressure Profiles and Stroke Outcomes in the ECASS-II Trial Mei Yong and Markku Kaste Stroke. 2008;39:366-372; published online before print December 20 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.492330 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Middle Cerebral Artery Infarcts Encompassing the Insula Are More Prone to Growth Hakan Ay, E. Murat Arsava, Walter J. Koroshetz, and A. Gregory Sorensen Stroke. 2008;39:373-378; published online before print January 3 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.499095 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Comparison of Intraarterial and Intravenous Thrombolysis for Ischemic Stroke With Hyperdense Middle Cerebral Artery Sign Heinrich P. Mattle, Marcel Arnold, Dimitrios Georgiadis, Christian Baumann, Krassen Nedeltchev, David Benninger, Luca Remonda, Christian von Büdingen, Anca Diana, Athina Pangalu, Gerhard Schroth, and Ralf W. Baumgartner Stroke. 2008;39:379-383; published online before print December 20 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.492348 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Treatment of Hyperglycemia In Ischemic Stroke (THIS): A Randomized Pilot Trial Askiel Bruno, Thomas A. Kent, Bruce M. Coull, Ravi R. Shankar, Chandan Saha, Kyra J. Becker, Brett M. Kissela, and Linda S. Williams Stroke. 2008;39:384-389; published online before print December 20 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.493544 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	A Very Early Rehabilitation Trial for Stroke (AVERT): Phase II Safety and Feasibility Julie Bernhardt, Helen Dewey, Amanda Thrift, Janice Collier, and Geoffrey Donnan Stroke. 2008;39:390-396; published online before print January 3 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.492363 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Subcortical Lacunes Are Associated With Executive Dysfunction in Cognitively Normal Elderly Catherine L. Carey, Joel H. Kramer, S. Andrew Josephson, Dan Mungas, Bruce R. Reed, Norbert Schuff, Michael W. Weiner, and Helena C. Chui Stroke. 2008;39:397-402; published online before print December 20 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.491795 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cognitive Outcome at Early School Age in Term-Born Children With Perinatally Acquired Middle Cerebral Artery Territory Infarction Daniela Ricci, Eugenio Mercuri, Anna Barnett, Rachel Rathbone, Francesco Cota, Leena Haataja, Mary Rutherford, Lilly Dubowitz, and Frances Cowan Stroke. 2008;39:403-410; published online before print December 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.489831 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Factors Associated With the Decision to Hospitalize Patients After Transient Ischemic Attack Before Publication of Prediction Rules S. Andrew Josephson, Stephen Sidney, Trinh N. Pham, Allan L. Bernstein, and S. Claiborne Johnston Stroke. 2008;39:411-413; published online before print December 20 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.491316 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Medical Complications in a Comprehensive Stroke Unit and an Early Supported Discharge Service Bent Indredavik, Gitta Rohweder, Eirik Naalsund, and Stian Lydersen Stroke. 2008;39:414-420; published online before print December 20 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.489294 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Temporal Thresholds for Infarction and Hypothermic Protection in Long-Evans Rats: Factors Affecting Apparent ‘Reperfusion Injury’ After Transient Focal Ischemia Megumi Hashimoto, Liang Zhao, and Thaddeus S. Nowak, Jr Stroke. 2008;39:421-426; published online before print January 3 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.495788 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Identification of Variations in Blood-Brain Barrier Opening After Cerebral Ischemia by Dual Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging and T_1sat Measurements Tavarekere N. Nagaraja, Kishor Karki, James R. Ewing, Richard L. Croxen, and Robert A. Knight Stroke. 2008;39:427-432; published online before print January 3 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.496059 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Intravenous Rosuvastatin for Acute Stroke Treatment: An Animal Study Vincent Prinz, Ulrich Laufs, Karen Gertz, Golo Kronenberg, Mustafa Balkaya, Christoph Leithner, Ute Lindauer, and Matthias Endres Stroke. 2008;39:433-438; published online before print December 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.492470 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Functional MRI of Delayed Chronic Lithium Treatment in Rat Focal Cerebral Ischemia Young R. Kim, Maurits P.A. van Meer, Emiri Tejima, Yoshi Murata, Joseph B. Mandeville, George Dai, De-Maw Chuang, Bruce R. Rosen, and Eng H. Lo Stroke. 2008;39:439-447; published online before print January 10 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.492215 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effects of Magnesium Treatment in a Model of Internal Capsule Lesion in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats Clotilde Lecrux, Christopher McCabe, Christopher J. Weir, Lindsay Gallagher, Jim Mullin, Omar Touzani, Keith W. Muir, Kennedy R. Lees, and I. Mhairi Macrae Stroke. 2008;39:448-454; published online before print January 3 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.492934 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Nortriptyline Protects Mitochondria and Reduces Cerebral Ischemia/Hypoxia Injury Wen-hua Zhang, Hongyan Wang, Xin Wang, Malini V. Narayanan, Irina G. Stavrovskaya, Bruce S. Kristal, and Robert M. Friedlander Stroke. 2008;39:455-462; published online before print January 3 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.496810 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Edaravone Attenuates Brain Edema and Neurologic Deficits in a Rat Model of Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage Takehiro Nakamura, Yasuhiro Kuroda, Susumu Yamashita, Xia Zhang, Osamu Miyamoto, Takashi Tamiya, Seigo Nagao, Guohua Xi, Richard F. Keep, and Toshifumi Itano Stroke. 2008;39:463-469; published online before print December 20 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.486654 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Research Letters
	No Association of PLIN Polymorphisms With Hemorrhagic and Ischemic Stroke Weihua Song, Jingzhou Chen, Kai Sun, Hui Yu, and Rutai Hui Stroke. 2008;39:470-472; published online before print January 3 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.496026 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	The Effect of Activated Factor VII for Intracerebral Hemorrhage Beyond 3 Hours Versus Within 3 Hours Hen Hallevi, Nicole R. Gonzales, Andrew D. Barreto, Sheryl Martin-Schild, Karen C. Albright, Elizabeth A. Noser, Kachi Illoh, Aslam M. Khaja, Teresa Allison, Miguel A. Escobar, Hashem M. Shaltoni, and James C. Grotta Stroke. 2008;39:473-475; published online before print January 3 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.497651 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Lack of Evidence for Arterial Ischemia in Transient Global Amnesia Manuel Toledo, Francesc Pujadas, Elisenda Grivé, José Álvarez-Sabin, Manuel Quintana, and Alex Rovira Stroke. 2008;39:476-479; published online before print January 10 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.498303 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Serial Electrocardiographic Assessments Significantly Improve Detection of Atrial Fibrillation 2.6-Fold in Patients With Acute Stroke Andre G. Douen, Nicole Pageau, and Sejla Medic Stroke. 2008;39:480-482; published online before print January 3 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.492595 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Stroke Attributable to Internal Carotid Artery Dissection: The Significance of Vessel Patency Leo H. Bonati, Stephan G. Wetzel, Joubin Gandjour, Ralf W. Baumgartner, Philippe A. Lyrer, and Stefan T. Engelter Stroke. 2008;39:483-485; published online before print December 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.496760 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Tight Link Between Our Sense of Limb Ownership and Self-Awareness of Actions Bernhard Baier and Hans-Otto Karnath Stroke. 2008;39:486-488; published online before print December 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.495606 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Posturography in Patients With Stroke: Estimating the Percentage of Body Weight on Each Foot From a Single Force Platform Nicolas Genthon, Anne-Sophie Gissot, Jérôme Froger, Patrice Rougier, and Dominic Pérennou Stroke. 2008;39:489; published online before print January 3 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.493478 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Case Reports
	Global Hemispheric CT Hypoperfusion May Differentiate Headache With Associated Neurological Deficits and Lymphocytosis From Acute Stroke Jacqueline A. Pettersen, Richard I. Aviv, Sandra E. Black, Allan J. Fox, Andrew Lim, and Brian J. Murray Stroke. 2008;39:492-493; published online before print January 3 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.493791 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Preferred Involvement of the Basal Ganglia After Lenticulostriate Infarction as a Possible Indicator of Different Gray and White Matter Vulnerability Yoshinari Nagakane, Kei Yamada, Tomoyuki Ohara, Kenji Yoshikawa, Nagato Kuriyama, Natsuko Takayasu, Takashi Kasai, Natsuko Yuki, Tsunehiko Nishimura, Toshiki Mizuno, and Masanori Nakagawa Stroke. 2008;39:494-496; published online before print January 3 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.484337 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Progress Reviews
	Statin Treatment and the Occurrence of Hemorrhagic Stroke in Patients With a History of Cerebrovascular Disease Mervyn D.I. Vergouwen, Rob J. de Haan, Marinus Vermeulen, and Yvo B.W.E.M. Roos Stroke. 2008;39:497-502; published online before print January 3 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.488791 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Occurrence and Clinical Impact of Microembolic Signals During or After Cardiosurgical Procedures Ralf Dittrich and E. Bernd Ringelstein Stroke. 2008;39:503-511; published online before print January 3 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.491241 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cochrane Corner
	Mannitol for Acute Stroke Dániel Bereczki, Ming Liu, Gilmar Fernandes do Prado, and István Fekete Stroke. 2008;39:512-513; published online before print January 3 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.496778 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Calcium Antagonists for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Sanne M. Dorhout Mees, Gabriel J.E. Rinkel, Valery L. Feigin, Ale Algra, Walter M. van den Bergh, Marinus Vermeulen, and Jan van Gijn Stroke. 2008;39:514-515; published online before print January 10 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.496802 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effectiveness of Memory Rehabilitation After Stroke Roshan das Nair and Nadina Lincoln Stroke. 2008;39:516; published online before print January 10 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.496935 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Acupuncture for Stroke Rehabilitation Hongmei Wu, Jinling Tang, Xiaoping Lin, Joseph Lau, Ping C. Leung, Jean Woo, and Youping Li Stroke. 2008;39:517-518; published online before print January 3 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.106.473249 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Physiotherapy Treatment Approaches for Stroke Alex Pollock, Gillian D. Baer, Peter Langhorne, and Valerie M. Pomeroy Stroke. 2008;39:519-520; published online before print January 10 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.492710 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Controversies in Stroke
	Research Into Neuroprotection Must Continue ... but With a Different Approach Muhammad S. Hussain and Ashfaq Shuaib Stroke. 2008;39:521-522; published online before print January 17 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.494781 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Neuroprotection Does Not Work! Joachim Röther Stroke. 2008;39:523-524; published online before print January 17 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.494799 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Neuroprotection: Still Achievable in Humans Geoffrey A. Donnan and Stephen M. Davis Stroke. 2008;39:525; published online before print January 17 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.494807 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Abstracts From the 2008 International Stroke Conference
	Abstracts From the 2008 International Stroke Conference Stroke. 2008;39:527-729, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.100001 PDF
	Abstracts From the 2008 State-of-the-Art Stroke Nursing Symposium
	Abstracts From the 2008 State-of-the-Art Stroke Nursing Symposium Stroke. 2008;39:731-737, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.200002 PDF
	Major Ongoing Stroke Trials
	Major Ongoing Stroke Trials Stroke. 2008;39:e51-e60, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.120011 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Letters to the Editor
	Transforming Guidelines in Routine Practice Maria Luisa Sacchetti, Danilo Toni, and Massimiliano Prencipe Stroke. 2008;39:e22; published online before print December 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.500314 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	To FAST or Not to FAST: SHOUT-FAST! Alberto Chiti, Elisa Giorli, and Giovanni Orlandi Stroke. 2008;39:e22-e23; published online before print December 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.508424 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Sacchetti et al Harold P. Adams, Jr Stroke. 2008;39:e23; published online before print December 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.504407 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Can Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Be Optimally Risk Stratified for Stroke and Thromboembolism? Jaspal S. Taggar, Timothy Watson, and Gregory Y.H. Lip Stroke. 2008;39:e24-e25; published online before print December 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.502369 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Taggar et al Lawrence Baruch, Brian Gage, and Jay Horrow Stroke. 2008;39:e26; published online before print December 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.504191 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Stent-Assisted Endovascular Thrombolysis Versus Intravenous Thrombolysis in Internal Carotid Artery Dissection With Tandem Internal Carotid and Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Ralf W. Baumgartner, Dimitrios Georgiadis, Krassen Nedeltchev, Gerhard Schroth, Hakan Sarikaya, and Marcel Arnold Stroke. 2008;39:e27-e28; published online before print December 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.500959 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Statistical Error in Interpretation of Aneurysm Coil Results Harry J. Cloft and David F. Kallmes Stroke. 2008;39:e29; published online before print January 10 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.506998 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Cloft and Kallmes Andreas J. Bartsch, Christian F. Beckmann, László Solymosi, and Martin Bendszus Stroke. 2008;39:e30; published online before print January 10 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.510578 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	The Relationship Between Leptin:Adiponectin Ratio and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Asymptomatic Females Kazuhiko Kotani, Hisashi Shimohiro, and Naoki Sakane Stroke. 2008;39:e32-e33; published online before print December 20 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.505669 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Kotani et al Giuseppe D. Norata, Paolo Magni, and Alberico L. Catapano Stroke. 2008;39:e34; published online before print December 20 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.507103 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Perinatal Stroke With No Obvious Cause Péter Temesvári Stroke. 2008;39:e35; published online before print December 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.506907 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Temesvári Tuuli Metsvaht, Rael Laugesaar, Anneli Kolk, and Tiina Talvik Stroke. 2008;39:e36-e37; published online before print December 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.510404 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Vertebral Artery Occlusion After Chemotherapy Guillermina García Martín, Susana Puerta Fernández, Vicente Serrano Castro, Omar Hamad Cueto, and Manuel Romero Acebal Stroke. 2008;39:e38; published online before print December 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.503987 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by García Martín et al Daniel Periard, Stephan Eyer, Chantal M. Boulanger, Mahmut Ozsahin, and Daniel Hayoz Stroke. 2008;39:e39; published online before print December 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.508358 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Mobile Message for a Better Stroke Recognition: the New Concept of National Campaign Je Sung You, Saehwan Park, and Sung Pil Chung Stroke. 2008;39:e42; published online before print December 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.506717 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letters by Chiti et al and You et al Dawn O. Kleindorfer Stroke. 2008;39:e43; published online before print December 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.509109 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Diagnosis of Right-to-Left Shunt: Possible Alternative Approaches Bijan Vatankhah, Birte Mesche, Rüdiger Körber, and Henning Stolze Stroke. 2008;39:e44; published online before print January 3 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.106.502351 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Vatankhah et al Massimo Del Sette, Lavinia Dinia, and Carlo Gandolfo Stroke. 2008;39:e45; published online before print January 3 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.507095 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Splinting Poststroke: the Jury Is Still Out Jeno E. Marossezky, Joseph A. Gurka, and Ian J. Baguley Stroke. 2008;39:e46; published online before print December 20 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.502674 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Marossezky et al Natasha Lannin, Annie McCluskey, Robert Herbert, and Anne Cusick Stroke. 2008;39:e47; published online before print December 20 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.505263 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	The Impact of Intensity of Aphasia Therapy on Recovery Robert C. Marshall Stroke. 2008;39:e48; published online before print December 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.504068 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Marshall Sanjit K. Bhogal, Norine Foley, Robert Teasell, and Mark Speechley Stroke. 2008;39:e49; published online before print December 27 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.506931 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Targeting Stroke Awareness Public Campaigns Maria Luisa Sacchetti, Maria Teresa Di Mascio, Giordana Pelone, Valentina Gallo, and Massimiliano Prencipe Stroke. 2008;39:e50; published online before print December 20 2007, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.500751 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF

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Volume 39, Issue 2; February 1, 2008

Editorials

Plus Ça Change ...

Advances in Stroke 2007

Introduction

Update on the Genetics of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease 2007

Advances in Emerging Therapies 2007

Advances in Prevention and Health Services Delivery 2007

Advances in Critical Care and Emergency Medicine 2007

Advances in Health Policy 2007

Advances in Interventional Neuroradiology 2007

Advances in Stroke Regenerative Medicine 2007

Advances in Imaging 2007

Advances in Vascular Cognitive Impairment 2007

Advances in Population Studies 2007

Advances in Neuronal Cell Death 2007

Advances in Emerging Nondrug Therapies for Acute Stroke 2007

Original Contributions

Stroke Awareness in Brazil: Alarming Results in a Community-Based Study

Rapid Identification of High-Risk Transient Ischemic Attacks: Prospective Validation of the ABCD Score

Role of Promoter Polymorphisms in the Plasma Glutathione Peroxidase (GPx-3) Gene as a Risk Factor for Cerebral Venous Thrombosis

The Cerebral Vasculopathy of PHACES Syndrome

Neurological Signs in Relation to Type of Cerebrovascular Disease in Vascular Dementia

Association of Adiponectin With Cerebrovascular Disease: A Nested Case–Control Study

Risk Factor Associations With the Presence of a Lipid Core in Carotid Plaque of Asymptomatic Individuals Using High-Resolution MRI: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

Cerebrovascular Responses to Hypoxia and Hypocapnia in Ethiopian High Altitude Dwellers

Predicting Stroke Risk in Hypertensive Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: A Report From the INVEST

Abnormal Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in Cognitively Normal Elderly Subjects With Hypertension

Early Neutrophilia Is Associated With Volume of Ischemic Tissue in Acute Stroke

A Systematic Review of Outcomes in Patients With Staged Carotid Artery Stenting and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Association of Characteristics of Blood Pressure Profiles and Stroke Outcomes in the ECASS-II Trial

Middle Cerebral Artery Infarcts Encompassing the Insula Are More Prone to Growth

Comparison of Intraarterial and Intravenous Thrombolysis for Ischemic Stroke With Hyperdense Middle Cerebral Artery Sign

Treatment of Hyperglycemia In Ischemic Stroke (THIS): A Randomized Pilot Trial

A Very Early Rehabilitation Trial for Stroke (AVERT): Phase II Safety and Feasibility

Subcortical Lacunes Are Associated With Executive Dysfunction in Cognitively Normal Elderly

Cognitive Outcome at Early School Age in Term-Born Children With Perinatally Acquired Middle Cerebral Artery Territory Infarction

Factors Associated With the Decision to Hospitalize Patients After Transient Ischemic Attack Before Publication of Prediction Rules

Medical Complications in a Comprehensive Stroke Unit and an Early Supported Discharge Service

Temporal Thresholds for Infarction and Hypothermic Protection in Long-Evans Rats: Factors Affecting Apparent ‘Reperfusion Injury’ After Transient Focal Ischemia

Identification of Variations in Blood-Brain Barrier Opening After Cerebral Ischemia by Dual Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging and T1sat Measurements

Intravenous Rosuvastatin for Acute Stroke Treatment: An Animal Study

Functional MRI of Delayed Chronic Lithium Treatment in Rat Focal Cerebral Ischemia

Effects of Magnesium Treatment in a Model of Internal Capsule Lesion in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

Nortriptyline Protects Mitochondria and Reduces Cerebral Ischemia/Hypoxia Injury

Edaravone Attenuates Brain Edema and Neurologic Deficits in a Rat Model of Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Research Letters

No Association of PLIN Polymorphisms With Hemorrhagic and Ischemic Stroke

The Effect of Activated Factor VII for Intracerebral Hemorrhage Beyond 3 Hours Versus Within 3 Hours

Lack of Evidence for Arterial Ischemia in Transient Global Amnesia

Serial Electrocardiographic Assessments Significantly Improve Detection of Atrial Fibrillation 2.6-Fold in Patients With Acute Stroke

Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Stroke Attributable to Internal Carotid Artery Dissection: The Significance of Vessel Patency

Tight Link Between Our Sense of Limb Ownership and Self-Awareness of Actions

Posturography in Patients With Stroke: Estimating the Percentage of Body Weight on Each Foot From a Single Force Platform

Case Reports

Global Hemispheric CT Hypoperfusion May Differentiate Headache With Associated Neurological Deficits and Lymphocytosis From Acute Stroke

Preferred Involvement of the Basal Ganglia After Lenticulostriate Infarction as a Possible Indicator of Different Gray and White Matter Vulnerability

Progress Reviews

Statin Treatment and the Occurrence of Hemorrhagic Stroke in Patients With a History of Cerebrovascular Disease

Occurrence and Clinical Impact of Microembolic Signals During or After Cardiosurgical Procedures

Cochrane Corner

Mannitol for Acute Stroke

Calcium Antagonists for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Effectiveness of Memory Rehabilitation After Stroke

Acupuncture for Stroke Rehabilitation

Physiotherapy Treatment Approaches for Stroke

Controversies in Stroke

Research Into Neuroprotection Must Continue ... but With a Different Approach

Neuroprotection Does Not Work!

Neuroprotection: Still Achievable in Humans

Abstracts From the 2008 International Stroke Conference

Abstracts From the 2008 International Stroke Conference

Abstracts From the 2008 State-of-the-Art Stroke Nursing Symposium

Abstracts From the 2008 State-of-the-Art Stroke Nursing Symposium

Major Ongoing Stroke Trials

Major Ongoing Stroke Trials

Letters to the Editor

Transforming Guidelines in Routine Practice

To FAST or Not to FAST: SHOUT-FAST!

Response to Letter by Sacchetti et al

Identification of Variations in Blood-Brain Barrier Opening After Cerebral Ischemia by Dual Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging and T_1sat Measurements