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Editorials

World Stroke Day 2009: What Can I Do?

Original Contributions

Relation of Candidate Genes that Encode for Endothelial Function to Migraine and Stroke: The Stroke Prevention in Young Women Study

Hopelessness, Depressive Symptoms, and Carotid Atherosclerosis in Women: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN) Heart Study

Multi-Ethnic Genetic Association Study of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Using a Targeted Cardiovascular SNP Microarray

Carotid Intimal Medial Thickness Predicts Cognitive Decline Among Adults Without Clinical Vascular Disease

Apolipoprotein E Genotype Is Related to Progression of White Matter Lesion Load

Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells and Age-Related White Matter Changes

Plasma β-Amyloid 1-40 Is Associated With the Diffuse Small Vessel Disease Subtype

Can the ABCD² Risk Score Predict Positive Diagnostic Testing for Emergency Department Patients Admitted for Transient Ischemic Attack?

Association of Symptoms of Chronic Bronchitis and Frequent Flu-Like Illnesses With Stroke

Lesion Patterns and Stroke Mechanisms in Concurrent Atherosclerosis of Intracranial and Extracranial Vessels

Homocysteine and Pulsatility Index of Cerebral Arteries

Medial Medullary Infarction: Clinical, Imaging, and Outcome Study in 86 Consecutive Patients

Infarct Volume is a Major Determiner of Post-Stroke Immune Cell Function and Susceptibility to Infection

High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A₂ Stability Before and After Stroke and Myocardial Infarction

Consensus Recommendations for Transcranial Color-Coded Duplex Sonography for the Assessment of Intracranial Arteries in Clinical Trials on Acute Stroke

Geography, Structure, and Evolution of Diffusion and Perfusion Lesions in Diffusion and Perfusion Imaging Evaluation For Understanding Stroke Evolution (DEFUSE)

Early Diffusion Weighted MRI as a Negative Predictor for Disabling Stroke After ABCD² Score Risk Categorization in Transient Ischemic Attack Patients

Sites of Rupture in Human Atherosclerotic Carotid Plaques Are Associated With High Structural Stresses: An In Vivo MRI-Based 3D Fluid-Structure Interaction Study

Brain Microbleeds Relate to Higher Ambulatory Blood Pressure Levels in First-Ever Lacunar Stroke Patients

Safety and Effectiveness of Endovascular Therapy After 8 Hours of Acute Ischemic Stroke Onset and Wake-Up Strokes

Intraventricular Fibrinolysis and Lumbar Drainage for Ventricular Hemorrhage

Risk of Hip/Femur Fracture After Stroke: A Population-Based Case-Control Study

Risk Factors Associated With Injury Attributable to Falling Among Elderly Population With History of Stroke

Reducing Attention Deficits After Stroke Using Attention Process Training: A Randomized Controlled Trial

A Longitudinal View of Apathy and Its Impact After Stroke

Self- and Proxy-Report Agreement on the Stroke Impact Scale

Basal Ganglionic Infarction Before Mechanical Thrombectomy Predicts Poor Outcome

Do All Age Groups Benefit From Organized Inpatient Stroke Care?

Age Disparities in Stroke Quality of Care and Delivery of Health Services

Factors Explaining Excess Stroke Prevalence in the US Stroke Belt

Hypoxic Preconditioning-Induced Cerebral Ischemic Tolerance: Role of Microvascular Sphingosine Kinase 2

Delayed Hypoxic Postconditioning Protects Against Cerebral Ischemia in the Mouse

Intense Correlation Between Brain Infarction and Protein-Conjugated Acrolein

Alternate Pathways Preserve Tumor Necrosis Factor- Production After Nuclear Factor-B Inhibition in Neonatal Cerebral Hypoxia–Ischemia

Consequences of Intraventricular Hemorrhage in a Rabbit Pup Model • Supplemental Methods

Dually Supplied T-Junctions in Arteriolo-Arteriolar Anastomosis in Mice: Key to Local Hemodynamic Homeostasis in Normal and Ischemic States?

Simvastatin and Atorvastatin Improve Neurological Outcome After Experimental Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Research Letters

Hospital Rates of Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke: The Influence of Organizational Culture

Reliability of the Modified Rankin Scale: A Systematic Review

Categorizing Stroke Prognosis Using Different Stroke Scales

Total Mismatch: Negative Diffusion-Weighted Imaging but Extensive Perfusion Defect in Acute Stroke

Do Endothelin-Receptor Antagonists Prevent Delayed Neurological Deficits and Poor Outcomes After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage?: A Meta-Analysis

Optimizing Screening and Management of Asymptomatic Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Stroke and Patients With Transient Ischemic Attack

Progress Review

Systematic Review of the Operative Risks of Carotid Endarterectomy for Recently Symptomatic Stenosis in Relation to the Timing of Surgery

Topical Review

Medical (Nonsurgical) Intervention Alone Is Now Best for Prevention of Stroke Associated With Asymptomatic Severe Carotid Stenosis: Results of a Systematic Review and Analysis

Cochrane Corner

Local Versus General Anesthetic for Carotid Endarterectomy

Letters to the Editor

Pitfalls in Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies: Lessons From a Systematic Review of the Risks of Stenting for Intracranial Atherosclerosis

The Therapeutic Time Window Related to the Presenting Symptom Pattern, That Is, Stable Versus Unstable Patients, Can Affect the Adverse Event Rate of Intracranial Stenting

Response to Letters by Trinquart and Touzé and by Suh et al

Compliance With and Use of Up-to-Date National Academies of Medical Dispatch Medical Priority Dispatch System Protocols in Dispatch Practice and Research Studies Must Be a Requirement

Response to Letter by Clawson et al

Ischemic Stroke in Ethnic South Asians

Response to Letter by De Silva et al

Thrombolysis in Very Young Children

Response to Letter by Bhatt

Comments, Opinions, and Review

Pharmacologic Interventions for Stroke: Looking Beyond the Thrombolysis Time Window Into the Penumbra With Biomarkers, Not a Stopwatch