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Volume 39, Issue 5; May 1, 2008

Editorials
Original Contributions
Research Letters
Special Reports
Topical Review
Letters to the Editor
Emerging Therapies
AHA/ASA Science Advisory
Corrections

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	Editorials
	Leukoaraiosis: From an Ancient Term to an Actual Marker of Poor Prognosis Leonardo Pantoni Stroke. 2008;39:1401-1403; published online before print March 13 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.505602 Full Text \| PDF
	Ultrasound-Enhanced Thrombolysis: From Bedside to Bench Georgios Tsivgoulis and Andrei Alexandrov Stroke. 2008;39:1404-1405; published online before print March 13 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.505594 Full Text \| PDF
	The Balance Between Stroke Prevention and Bleeding Risk in Atrial Fibrillation: A Delicate Balance Revisited Gregory Y.H. Lip Stroke. 2008;39:1406-1408; published online before print March 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.506832 Full Text \| PDF
	Original Contributions
	Severity of Leukoaraiosis and Susceptibility to Infarct Growth in Acute Stroke Hakan Ay, E. Murat Arsava, Jonathan Rosand, Karen L. Furie, Aneesh B. Singhal, Pamela W. Schaefer, Ona Wu, R. Gilberto Gonzalez, Walter J. Koroshetz, and A. Gregory Sorensen Stroke. 2008;39:1409-1413; published online before print March 13 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.501932 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Progression of White Matter Hyperintensities and Incidence of New Lacunes Over a 3-Year Period: The Leukoaraiosis and Disability Study Alida A. Gouw, Wiesje M. van der Flier, Franz Fazekas, Elisabeth C.W. van Straaten, Leonardo Pantoni, Anna Poggesi, Domenico Inzitari, Timo Erkinjuntti, Lars O. Wahlund, Gunhild Waldemar, Reinhold Schmidt, Philip Scheltens, Frederik Barkhof on behalf of the LADIS Study Group Stroke. 2008;39:1414-1420; published online before print March 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.498535 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Unrecognized Myocardial Infarction in Relation to Risk of Dementia and Cerebral Small Vessel Disease M. Arfan Ikram, Marieke van Oijen, Frank Jan de Jong, Jan A. Kors, Peter J. Koudstaal, Albert Hofman, Jacqueline C.M. Witteman, and Monique M.B. Breteler Stroke. 2008;39:1421-1426; published online before print March 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.501106 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cerebral Ischemic Lesions on Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Are Associated With Neurocognitive Decline After Cardiac Surgery P. Alan Barber, Sylvia Hach, Lynette J. Tippett, Linda Ross, Alan F. Merry, and Paget Milsom Stroke. 2008;39:1427-1433; published online before print March 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.502989 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Genome Screen to Detect Linkage to Intracranial Aneurysm Susceptibility Genes: The Familial Intracranial Aneurysm (FIA) Study Tatiana Foroud, Laura Sauerbeck, Robert Brown, Craig Anderson, Daniel Woo, Dawn Kleindorfer, Matthew L. Flaherty, Ranjan Deka, Richard Hornung, Irene Meissner, Joan E. Bailey-Wilson, Guy Rouleau, E. Sander Connolly, Dongbing Lai, Daniel L. Koller, John Huston, III, Joseph P. Broderick, and the FIA Study Investigators Stroke. 2008;39:1434-1440; published online before print March 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.502930 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells as a New Marker of Endothelial Dysfunction or Repair in Acute Stroke • Supplemental Methods Kon Chu, Keun-Hwa Jung, Soon-Tae Lee, Hee-Kwon Park, Dong-In Sinn, Jeong-Min Kim, Dong-Hyun Kim, Jin-Hee Kim, Se-Jeong Kim, Eun-Cheol Song, Manho Kim, Sang Kun Lee, and Jae-Kyu Roh Stroke. 2008;39:1441-1447; published online before print March 20 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.499236 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Enhanced Expression of Lp-PLA₂ and Lysophosphatidylcholine in Symptomatic Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques Dallit Mannheim, Joerg Herrmann, Daniele Versari, Mario Gössl, Fredric B. Meyer, Joseph P. McConnell, Lilach O. Lerman, and Amir Lerman Stroke. 2008;39:1448-1455; published online before print March 20 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.503193 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Progression of Symptomatic Intracranial Large Artery Atherosclerosis Is Associated With a Proinflammatory State and Impaired Fibrinolysis Juan F. Arenillas, José Álvarez-Sabín, Carlos A. Molina, Pilar Chacón, Israel Fernández-Cadenas, Marc Ribó, Pilar Delgado, Marta Rubiera, Anna Penalba, Alex Rovira, and Joan Montaner Stroke. 2008;39:1456-1463; published online before print March 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.498600 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	A Pilot Randomized Clinical Safety Study of Sonothrombolysis Augmentation With Ultrasound-Activated Perflutren-Lipid Microspheres for Acute Ischemic Stroke Andrei V. Alexandrov, Robert Mikulik, Marc Ribo, Vijay K. Sharma, Annabelle Y. Lao, Georgios Tsivgoulis, Rebecca M. Sugg, Andrew Barreto, Paul Sierzenski, Marc D. Malkoff, and James C. Grotta Stroke. 2008;39:1464-1469; published online before print March 20 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.505727 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Sonothrombolysis With Transcranial Color-Coded Sonography and Recombinant Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator in Acute Middle Cerebral Artery Main Stem Occlusion: Results From a Randomized Study Jürgen Eggers, Inke R. König, Björn Koch, Götz Händler, and Günter Seidel Stroke. 2008;39:1470-1475; published online before print March 13 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.503870 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Quantification of Microspheres Appearance in Brain Vessels: Implications for Residual Flow Velocity Measurements, Dose Calculations, and Potential Drug Delivery Vijay K. Sharma, Georgios Tsivgoulis, Annabelle Y. Lao, Marc D. Malkoff, Anne W. Alexandrov, and Andrei V. Alexandrov Stroke. 2008;39:1476-1481; published online before print March 20 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.501593 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Risks and Benefits of Oral Anticoagulation Compared With Clopidogrel Plus Aspirin in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation According to Stroke Risk: The Atrial Fibrillation Clopidogrel Trial With Irbesartan for Prevention of Vascular Events (ACTIVE-W) Jeff S. Healey, Robert G. Hart, Janice Pogue, Marc A. Pfeffer, Stefan H. Hohnloser, Raffaele De Caterina, Greg Flaker, Salim Yusuf, and Stuart J. Connolly Stroke. 2008;39:1482-1486; published online before print March 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.500199 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Endovascular Thrombectomy and Thrombolysis for Severe Cerebral Sinus Thrombosis: A Prospective Study Jan Stam, Charles B.L.M. Majoie, Otto M. van Delden, Krijn P. van Lienden, and Jim A. Reekers Stroke. 2008;39:1487-1490; published online before print March 13 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.502658 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Intra-arterial Thrombolysis of Acute Iatrogenic Intracranial Arterial Occlusion Attributable to Neuroendovascular Procedures or Coronary Angiography Marcel Arnold, Urs Fischer, Gerhard Schroth, Krassen Nedeltchev, Joerg Isenegger, Luca Remonda, Stephan Windecker, Caspar Brekenfeld, and Heinrich P. Mattle Stroke. 2008;39:1491-1495; published online before print March 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.506279 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Staged Escalation Therapy in Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion: Intravenous Thrombolysis and On-Demand Consecutive Endovascular Mechanical Thrombectomy: Preliminary Experience in 16 Patients Thomas Pfefferkorn, Thomas E. Mayer, Christian Opherk, Nils Peters, Andreas Straube, Hans-Walter Pfister, Markus Holtmannspötter, Stefanie Müller-Schunk, Martin Wiesmann, and Martin Dichgans Stroke. 2008;39:1496-1500; published online before print March 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.505123 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Predictors and Outcomes of Intraprocedural Rupture in Patients Treated for Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: The CARAT Study Lucas Elijovich, Randall T. Higashida, Michael T. Lawton, Gary Duckwiler, Steven Giannotta, S. Claiborne Johnston for The Cerebral Aneurysm Rerupture After Treatment (CARAT) Investigators Stroke. 2008;39:1501-1506; published online before print March 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.504670 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Functional MRI Correlates of Lower Limb Function in Stroke Victims With Gait Impairment Christian Enzinger, Heidi Johansen-Berg, Helen Dawes, Marko Bogdanovic, Jonathan Collett, Claire Guy, Stefan Ropele, Udo Kischka, Derick Wade, Franz Fazekas, and Paul M. Matthews Stroke. 2008;39:1507-1513; published online before print March 13 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.501999 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Racial and Ethnic Differences in Postacute Rehabilitation Outcomes After Stroke in the United States Kenneth J. Ottenbacher, Joanna Campbell, Yong-Fang Kuo, Anne Deutsch, Glenn V. Ostir, and Carl V. Granger Stroke. 2008;39:1514-1519; published online before print March 13 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.501254 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Remodeling the Brain: Plastic Structural Brain Changes Produced by Different Motor Therapies After Stroke • Supplemental Material Lynne V. Gauthier, Edward Taub, Christi Perkins, Magdalene Ortmann, Victor W. Mark, and Gitendra Uswatte Stroke. 2008;39:1520-1525; published online before print March 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.502229 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	The Influence of Psychiatric Morbidity on Return to Paid Work After Stroke in Younger Adults: The Auckland Regional Community Stroke (ARCOS) Study, 2002 to 2003 Nick Glozier, Maree L. Hackett, Varsha Parag, Craig S. Anderson for the Auckland Regional Community Stroke (ARCOS) Study Group Stroke. 2008;39:1526-1532; published online before print March 27 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.503219 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Stroke Disparities in Older Americans: Is Wealth a More Powerful Indicator of Risk Than Income and Education? Mauricio Avendano and M. Maria Glymour Stroke. 2008;39:1533-1540; published online before print April 24 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.490383 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	MRI Detection of Secondary Damage After Stroke: Chronic Iron Accumulation in the Thalamus of the Rat Brain Carles Justicia, Pedro Ramos-Cabrer, and Mathias Hoehn Stroke. 2008;39:1541-1547; published online before print March 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.503565 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Mild Induced Hypertension Improves Blood Flow and Oxygen Metabolism in Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia Hwa Kyoung Shin, Masaki Nishimura, Phillip B. Jones, Hakan Ay, David A. Boas, Michael A. Moskowitz, and Cenk Ayata Stroke. 2008;39:1548-1555; published online before print March 13 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.499483 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Albumin Therapy Augments the Effect of Thrombolysis on Local Vascular Dynamics in a Rat Model of Arteriolar Thrombosis: A Two-Photon Laser-Scanning Microscopy Study Hee-Pyoung Park, Anitha Nimmagadda, Richard A. DeFazio, Raul Busto, Ricardo Prado, and Myron D. Ginsberg Stroke. 2008;39:1556-1562; published online before print March 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.502195 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Angiogenesis Detected After Embolic Stroke in Rat Brain Using Magnetic Resonance T2*WI Guangliang Ding, Quan Jiang, Lian Li, Li Zhang, Zheng Gang Zhang, Karyn A. Ledbetter, Lakshman Gollapalli, Swayamprava Panda, Qingjiang Li, James R. Ewing, and Michael Chopp Stroke. 2008;39:1563-1568; published online before print March 20 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.502146 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Dual-Modality Monitoring of Targeted Intraarterial Delivery of Mesenchymal Stem Cells After Transient Ischemia Piotr Walczak, Jian Zhang, Assaf A. Gilad, Dorota A. Kedziorek, Jesus Ruiz-Cabello, Randell G. Young, Mark F. Pittenger, Peter C.M. van Zijl, Judy Huang, and Jeff W.M. Bulte Stroke. 2008;39:1569-1574; published online before print March 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.502047 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Induction of Immunologic Tolerance to Myelin Basic Protein Prevents Central Nervous System Autoimmunity and Improves Outcome After Stroke J. Michael Gee, Angela Kalil, Matthew Thullbery, and Kyra J. Becker Stroke. 2008;39:1575-1582; published online before print March 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.501486 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Research Letters
	Stroke Health and Risk Education (SHARE) Pilot Project: Feasibility and Need for Church-Based Stroke Health Promotion in a Bi-Ethnic Community Darin B. Zahuranec, Lewis B. Morgenstern, Nelda M. Garcia, Kathleen M. Conley, Lynda D. Lisabeth, Grace S. Rank, Melinda A. Smith, William J. Meurer, Ken Resnicow, and Devin L. Brown Stroke. 2008;39:1583-1585; published online before print March 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.503557 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Whole Genome Analyses Suggest Ischemic Stroke and Heart Disease Share an Association With Polymorphisms on Chromosome 9p21 Mar Matarin, W. Mark Brown, Andrew Singleton, John A. Hardy, James F. Meschia for the ISGS investigators Stroke. 2008;39:1586-1589; published online before print March 13 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.502963 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Genetic Variation of the Androgen Receptor and Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Ischemic Stroke in Women Kathryn M. Rexrode, Paul M. Ridker, Hillary H. Hegener, Julie E. Buring, JoAnn E. Manson, and Robert Y.L. Zee Stroke. 2008;39:1590-1592; published online before print March 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.508218 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Genetic Variation in Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase (EPHX2) Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Ischemic Stroke in White Europeans Andreas Gschwendtner, Stephan Ripke, Tobias Freilinger, Peter Lichtner, Bertram Müller-Myhsok, H.-Erich Wichmann, Thomas Meitinger, and Martin Dichgans Stroke. 2008;39:1593-1596; published online before print March 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.502179 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Morphological But Not Functional Changes of the Carotid Artery Are Associated With the Extent of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Preserved Left Ventricular Function Kenichi Sugioka, Takeshi Hozumi, Shinichi Iwata, Hiroki Oe, Takuhiro Okuyama, Nobuyuki Shirai, Hajime Yamashita, Shoichi Ehara, Toru Kataoka, Junichi Yoshikawa, Makiko Ueda, and Minoru Yoshiyama Stroke. 2008;39:1597-1599; published online before print March 13 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.502732 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Diabetes Increases Atrophy and Vascular Lesions on Brain MRI in Patients With Symptomatic Arterial Disease Audrey M. Tiehuis, Yolanda van der Graaf, Frank L. Visseren, Koen L. Vincken, Geert Jan Biessels, Auke P.A. Appelman, L. Jaap Kappelle, Willem P.T.M. Mali for the SMART Study Group Stroke. 2008;39:1600-1603; published online before print March 27 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.506089 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Observation of the Lenticulostriate Arteries in the Human Brain In Vivo Using 7.0T MR Angiography Zang-Hee Cho, Chang-Ki Kang, Jae-Yong Han, Sang-Hoon Kim, Kyoung-Nam Kim, Suk-Min Hong, Cheol-Wan Park, and Young-Bo Kim Stroke. 2008;39:1604-1606; published online before print March 13 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.508002 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Metabolic Syndrome Is Associated With Silent Ischemic Brain Lesions Hirokazu Bokura, Shuhei Yamaguchi, Kenichi Iijima, Atsushi Nagai, and Hiroaki Oguro Stroke. 2008;39:1607-1609; published online before print March 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.508630 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cerebrospinal Fluid Tenascin-C Increases Preceding the Development of Chronic Shunt-Dependent Hydrocephalus After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Hidenori Suzuki, Noriaki Kinoshita, Kyoko Imanaka-Yoshida, Toshimichi Yoshida, and Waro Taki Stroke. 2008;39:1610-1612; published online before print March 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.505735 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion in the Rabbit Using Selective Angiography: Application for Assessment of Thrombolysis Reza Jahan, Daphne Stewart, Harry V. Vinters, William Yong, Fernando Vinuela, Pete Vandeberg, and Victor J. Marder Stroke. 2008;39:1613-1615; published online before print March 13 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.507376 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Clinical and Tissue Response to Intravenous Thrombolysis in Tandem Internal Carotid Artery/Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion: An MRI Study Götz Thomalla, Anna Kruetzelmann, Susanne Siemonsen, Christian Gerloff, Michael Rosenkranz, Joachim Röther, and Jens Fiehler Stroke. 2008;39:1616-1618; published online before print March 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.504951 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Benchmarks and Determinants of Adherence to Stroke Performance Measures Judith A. Hinchey, Timothy Shephard, Sarah T. Tonn, Robin Ruthazer, Harry P. Selker, and David M. Kent Stroke. 2008;39:1619-1620; published online before print March 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.496570 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Special Reports
	Acute Stroke Imaging Research Roadmap Max Wintermark, Gregory W. Albers, Andrei V. Alexandrov, Jeffry R. Alger, Roland Bammer, Jean-Claude Baron, Stephen Davis, Bart M. Demaerschalk, Colin P. Derdeyn, Geoffrey A. Donnan, James D. Eastwood, Jochen B. Fiebach, Marc Fisher, Karen L. Furie, Gregory V. Goldmakher, Werner Hacke, Chelsea S. Kidwell, Stephan P. Kloska, Martin Köhrmann, Walter Koroshetz, Ting-Yim Lee, Kennedy R. Lees, Michael H. Lev, David S. Liebeskind, Leif Ostergaard, William J. Powers, James Provenzale, Peter Schellinger, Robert Silbergleit, Alma Gregory Sorensen, Joanna Wardlaw, Ona Wu, and Steven Warach Stroke. 2008;39:1621-1628; published online before print April 10 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.512319 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Topical Review
	Applications of Nitroimidazole In Vivo Hypoxia Imaging in Ischemic Stroke Masashi Takasawa, Ramez Reda Moustafa, and Jean-Claude Baron Stroke. 2008;39:1629-1637; published online before print March 27 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.485938 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Letters to the Editor
	Detecting Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation After Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: If You Don’t Look, You Won’t Find David J. Gladstone, John Blakely, Paul Dorian, Melanie Spring, Jiming Fang, Frank L. Silver, Moira K. Kapral for the EMBRACE Pilot Study Group Stroke. 2008;39:e78-e79; published online before print April 3 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.513002 Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Gladstone et al Etienne Delacrétaz Stroke. 2008;39:e80; published online before print April 3 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.514380 Full Text \| PDF
	A Systematic Review of Immediate Anticoagulation for Ischemic Stroke of Presumed Cardioembolic Origin Leonor C. Guedes and José M. Ferro Stroke. 2008;39:e81-e82; published online before print March 27 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.513200 Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Guedes and Ferro Maurizio Paciaroni, Giancarlo Agnelli, Sara Micheli, and Valeria Caso Stroke. 2008;39:e83; published online before print March 27 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.515668 Full Text \| PDF
	Correlation Between Carotid Intraplaque Hemorrhage and Clinical Symptoms Luciano Cabral Albuquerque and Luis Eduardo Rohde Stroke. 2008;39:e84; published online before print April 3 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.513309 Full Text \| PDF
	Is the Use of Hypertonic Mannitol Appropriate in the Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage? E.S. Prakash Stroke. 2008;39:e85; published online before print March 20 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.516435 Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Prakash Dániel Bereczki, Ming Liu, Gilmar Fernandes do Prado, and István Fekete Stroke. 2008;39:e86-e87; published online before print March 20 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.516914 Full Text \| PDF
	Uric Acid: Neuroprotective or Neurotoxic? Peter H. Proctor Stroke. 2008;39:e88; published online before print March 27 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.513242 Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Proctor Jesse Dawson, Terence J. Quinn, and Matthew R. Walters Stroke. 2008;39:e89; published online before print March 27 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.515635 Full Text \| PDF
	Emerging Therapies
	Antiplatelet Therapy for Secondary Prevention of Noncardioembolic Ischemic Stroke: A Critical Review Martin J. O’Donnell, Graeme J. Hankey, and John W. Eikelboom Stroke. 2008;39:1638-1646; published online before print March 27 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.497271 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| CME
	AHA/ASA Science Advisory
	Update to the AHA/ASA Recommendations for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack Robert J. Adams, Greg Albers, Mark J. Alberts, Oscar Benavente, Karen Furie, Larry B. Goldstein, Philip Gorelick, Jonathan Halperin, Robert Harbaugh, S. Claiborne Johnston, Irene Katzan, Margaret Kelly-Hayes, Edgar J. Kenton, Michael Marks, Ralph L. Sacco, and Lee H. Schwamm Stroke. 2008;39:1647-1652; published online before print March 5 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.189063 Full Text \| PDF
	Corrections
	Correction Stroke. 2008;39:e90, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.106.000001 Full Text \| PDF

Spotlight

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Volume 39, Issue 5; May 1, 2008

Editorials

Leukoaraiosis: From an Ancient Term to an Actual Marker of Poor Prognosis

Ultrasound-Enhanced Thrombolysis: From Bedside to Bench

The Balance Between Stroke Prevention and Bleeding Risk in Atrial Fibrillation: A Delicate Balance Revisited

Original Contributions

Severity of Leukoaraiosis and Susceptibility to Infarct Growth in Acute Stroke

Progression of White Matter Hyperintensities and Incidence of New Lacunes Over a 3-Year Period: The Leukoaraiosis and Disability Study

Unrecognized Myocardial Infarction in Relation to Risk of Dementia and Cerebral Small Vessel Disease

Cerebral Ischemic Lesions on Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Are Associated With Neurocognitive Decline After Cardiac Surgery

Genome Screen to Detect Linkage to Intracranial Aneurysm Susceptibility Genes: The Familial Intracranial Aneurysm (FIA) Study

Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells as a New Marker of Endothelial Dysfunction or Repair in Acute Stroke • Supplemental Methods

Enhanced Expression of Lp-PLA2 and Lysophosphatidylcholine in Symptomatic Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques

Progression of Symptomatic Intracranial Large Artery Atherosclerosis Is Associated With a Proinflammatory State and Impaired Fibrinolysis

A Pilot Randomized Clinical Safety Study of Sonothrombolysis Augmentation With Ultrasound-Activated Perflutren-Lipid Microspheres for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Sonothrombolysis With Transcranial Color-Coded Sonography and Recombinant Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator in Acute Middle Cerebral Artery Main Stem Occlusion: Results From a Randomized Study

Quantification of Microspheres Appearance in Brain Vessels: Implications for Residual Flow Velocity Measurements, Dose Calculations, and Potential Drug Delivery

Risks and Benefits of Oral Anticoagulation Compared With Clopidogrel Plus Aspirin in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation According to Stroke Risk: The Atrial Fibrillation Clopidogrel Trial With Irbesartan for Prevention of Vascular Events (ACTIVE-W)

Endovascular Thrombectomy and Thrombolysis for Severe Cerebral Sinus Thrombosis: A Prospective Study

Intra-arterial Thrombolysis of Acute Iatrogenic Intracranial Arterial Occlusion Attributable to Neuroendovascular Procedures or Coronary Angiography

Staged Escalation Therapy in Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion: Intravenous Thrombolysis and On-Demand Consecutive Endovascular Mechanical Thrombectomy: Preliminary Experience in 16 Patients

Predictors and Outcomes of Intraprocedural Rupture in Patients Treated for Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: The CARAT Study

Functional MRI Correlates of Lower Limb Function in Stroke Victims With Gait Impairment

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Postacute Rehabilitation Outcomes After Stroke in the United States

Remodeling the Brain: Plastic Structural Brain Changes Produced by Different Motor Therapies After Stroke • Supplemental Material

The Influence of Psychiatric Morbidity on Return to Paid Work After Stroke in Younger Adults: The Auckland Regional Community Stroke (ARCOS) Study, 2002 to 2003

Stroke Disparities in Older Americans: Is Wealth a More Powerful Indicator of Risk Than Income and Education?

MRI Detection of Secondary Damage After Stroke: Chronic Iron Accumulation in the Thalamus of the Rat Brain

Mild Induced Hypertension Improves Blood Flow and Oxygen Metabolism in Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia

Albumin Therapy Augments the Effect of Thrombolysis on Local Vascular Dynamics in a Rat Model of Arteriolar Thrombosis: A Two-Photon Laser-Scanning Microscopy Study

Angiogenesis Detected After Embolic Stroke in Rat Brain Using Magnetic Resonance T2*WI

Dual-Modality Monitoring of Targeted Intraarterial Delivery of Mesenchymal Stem Cells After Transient Ischemia

Induction of Immunologic Tolerance to Myelin Basic Protein Prevents Central Nervous System Autoimmunity and Improves Outcome After Stroke

Research Letters

Stroke Health and Risk Education (SHARE) Pilot Project: Feasibility and Need for Church-Based Stroke Health Promotion in a Bi-Ethnic Community

Whole Genome Analyses Suggest Ischemic Stroke and Heart Disease Share an Association With Polymorphisms on Chromosome 9p21

Genetic Variation of the Androgen Receptor and Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Ischemic Stroke in Women

Genetic Variation in Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase (EPHX2) Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Ischemic Stroke in White Europeans

Morphological But Not Functional Changes of the Carotid Artery Are Associated With the Extent of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Preserved Left Ventricular Function

Diabetes Increases Atrophy and Vascular Lesions on Brain MRI in Patients With Symptomatic Arterial Disease

Observation of the Lenticulostriate Arteries in the Human Brain In Vivo Using 7.0T MR Angiography

Metabolic Syndrome Is Associated With Silent Ischemic Brain Lesions

Cerebrospinal Fluid Tenascin-C Increases Preceding the Development of Chronic Shunt-Dependent Hydrocephalus After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion in the Rabbit Using Selective Angiography: Application for Assessment of Thrombolysis

Clinical and Tissue Response to Intravenous Thrombolysis in Tandem Internal Carotid Artery/Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion: An MRI Study

Benchmarks and Determinants of Adherence to Stroke Performance Measures

Special Reports

Acute Stroke Imaging Research Roadmap

Topical Review

Applications of Nitroimidazole In Vivo Hypoxia Imaging in Ischemic Stroke

Letters to the Editor

Detecting Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation After Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: If You Don’t Look, You Won’t Find

Response to Letter by Gladstone et al

A Systematic Review of Immediate Anticoagulation for Ischemic Stroke of Presumed Cardioembolic Origin

Response to Letter by Guedes and Ferro

Correlation Between Carotid Intraplaque Hemorrhage and Clinical Symptoms

Is the Use of Hypertonic Mannitol Appropriate in the Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage?

Response to Letter by Prakash

Uric Acid: Neuroprotective or Neurotoxic?

Response to Letter by Proctor

Emerging Therapies

Antiplatelet Therapy for Secondary Prevention of Noncardioembolic Ischemic Stroke: A Critical Review

AHA/ASA Science Advisory

Update to the AHA/ASA Recommendations for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack

Corrections

Correction

Spotlight

Enhanced Expression of Lp-PLA₂ and Lysophosphatidylcholine in Symptomatic Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques