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Volume 40, Issue 11; November 1, 2009

Editorials
Original Contributions
Research Letters
Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
Topical Review
Cochrane Corner
AHA Scientific Statement
Letters to the Editor

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	Editorials
	Should Modeling Methodology Suppress Anatomic Excellence? Allan J. Fox, Sean P. Symons, Richard I. Aviv, Peter Howard, Robert Yeung, and Eric S. Bartlett Stroke. 2009;40:3411-3412; published online before print September 3 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.558452 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Statins Prevent Stroke Recurrences... But Can They Improve Stroke Outcome? Alejandro A. Rabinstein Stroke. 2009;40:3413-3414; published online before print September 10 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.561704 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Original Contributions
	Electrical Stimulation of the Cerebral Cortex Exerts Antiapoptotic, Angiogenic, and Anti-Inflammatory Effects in Ischemic Stroke Rats Through Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase/Akt Signaling Pathway Tanefumi Baba, Masahiro Kameda, Takao Yasuhara, Takamasa Morimoto, Akihiko Kondo, Tetsuro Shingo, Naoki Tajiri, Feifei Wang, Yasuyuki Miyoshi, Cesario V. Borlongan, Mitsunori Matsumae, and Isao Date Stroke. 2009;40:e598-e605; published online before print September 17 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.563627 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Induced Spreading Depression Evokes Cell Division of Astrocytes in the Subpial Zone, Generating Neural Precursor-Like Cells and New Immature Neurons in the Adult Cerebral Cortex Jing-Hui Xue, Hiroji Yanamoto, Yukako Nakajo, Norimitsu Tohnai, Yoshikazu Nakano, Takuya Hori, Koji Iihara, and Susumu Miyamoto Stroke. 2009;40:e606-e613; published online before print September 24 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.560334 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Imaging Data Reveal a Higher Pediatric Stroke Incidence Than Prior US Estimates Nidhi Agrawal, S. Claiborne Johnston, Yvonne W. Wu, Stephen Sidney, and Heather J. Fullerton Stroke. 2009;40:3415-3421; published online before print September 17 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.564633 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Low Serum Bilirubin Level as an Independent Predictor of Stroke Incidence: A Prospective Study in Korean Men and Women Heejin Kimm, Ji Eun Yun, Jaeseong Jo, and Sun Ha Jee Stroke. 2009;40:3422-3427; published online before print August 27 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.560649 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Body Mass Index and Stroke Mortality by Smoking and Age at Menopause Among Korean Postmenopausal Women Sang-Wook Yi, Nemekhee Odongua, Chung Mo Nam, Jae Woong Sull, and Heechoul Ohrr Stroke. 2009;40:3428-3435; published online before print August 20 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.555144 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Candidate Gene Polymorphisms for Ischemic Stroke Mar Matarin, W. Mark Brown, Hernandez Dena, Angela Britton, Fabienne Wavrant De Vrieze, Thomas G. Brott, Robert D. Brown, Jr, Bradford B. Worrall, L. Douglas Case, Stephen J. Chanock, E. Jeffrey Metter, Luigi Ferruci, Dale Gamble, John A. Hardy, Stephen S. Rich, Andrew Singleton, and James F. Meschia Stroke. 2009;40:3436-3442; published online before print September 3 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.558015 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Increased Risk of Stroke After a Herpes Zoster Attack: A Population-Based Follow-Up Study Jiunn-Horng Kang, Jau-Der Ho, Yi-Hua Chen, and Herng-Ching Lin Stroke. 2009;40:3443-3448; published online before print October 8 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.562017 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Diagnostic Usefulness of the ABCD² Score to Distinguish Transient Ischemic Attack and Minor Ischemic Stroke From Noncerebrovascular Events: The North Dublin TIA Study Orla C. Sheehan, Aine Merwick, Lisa A. Kelly, Niamh Hannon, Michael Marnane, Lorraine Kyne, Patricia M.E. McCormack, Joseph Duggan, Alan Moore, Joan Moroney, Leslie Daly, Dawn Harris, Gillian Horgan, and Peter J. Kelly Stroke. 2009;40:3449-3454; published online before print September 10 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.557074 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Patients With Alzheimer Disease With Multiple Microbleeds: Relation With Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers and Cognition Jeroen D.C. Goos, M.I. Kester, Frederik Barkhof, Martin Klein, Marinus A. Blankenstein, Philip Scheltens, and Wiesje M. van der Flier Stroke. 2009;40:3455-3460; published online before print September 17 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.558197 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cerebral Microbleeds Are Frequent in Infective Endocarditis: A Case-Control Study Isabelle Klein, Bernard Iung, Julien Labreuche, Agathe Hess, Michel Wolff, David Messika-Zeitoun, Philippa Lavallée, Jean-Pierre Laissy, Catherine Leport, Xavier Duval, and the IMAGE Study Group Stroke. 2009;40:3461-3465; published online before print September 17 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.562546 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Inflammatory Biomarkers of Vascular Risk as Correlates of Leukoariosis Clinton B. Wright, Yeseon Moon, Myunghee C. Paik, Truman R. Brown, LeRoy Rabbani, Mitsuhiro Yoshita, Charles DeCarli, Ralph Sacco, and Mitchell S.V. Elkind Stroke. 2009;40:3466-3471; published online before print August 20 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.559567 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Association of Asymptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease With Vascular Events in Patients With Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack Souvik Sen, Donald R. Lynch, Jr, Effie Kaltsas, Jennifer Simmons, Walter A. Tan, Jongyeol Kim, James Beck, and Wayne Rosamond Stroke. 2009;40:3472-3477; published online before print August 27 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.559278 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Elevated Cardiac Troponin I and Relationship to Persistence of Electrocardiographic and Echocardiographic Abnormalities After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Marilyn Hravnak, J. Michael Frangiskakis, Elizabeth A. Crago, Yuefang Chang, Masaki Tanabe, John Gorcsan, III, and Michael B. Horowitz Stroke. 2009;40:3478-3484; published online before print August 27 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.556753 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effects of Moderate-Dose Omega-3 Fish Oil on Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Mood After Ischemic Stroke: A Randomized, Controlled Trial Sally D. Poppitt, Colin A. Howe, Fiona E. Lithander, Karen M. Silvers, Ruey-Bin Lin, John Croft, Yogini Ratnasabapathy, Robert A. Gibson, and Craig S. Anderson Stroke. 2009;40:3485-3492; published online before print September 10 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.555136 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Diagnosing Delayed Cerebral Ischemia With Different CT Modalities in Patients With Subarachnoid Hemorrhage With Clinical Deterioration Jan Willem Dankbaar, Nicolien K. de Rooij, Birgitta K. Velthuis, Catharina J.M. Frijns, Gabriel J.E. Rinkel, and Irene C. van der Schaaf Stroke. 2009;40:3493-3498; published online before print September 17 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.559013 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Noninvasive Detection of Vertebral Artery Stenosis: A Comparison of Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiography, CT Angiography, and Ultrasound Sofia Khan, Philip Rich, Andrew Clifton, and Hugh S. Markus Stroke. 2009;40:3499-3503; published online before print September 17 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.556035 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	HINTS to Diagnose Stroke in the Acute Vestibular Syndrome: Three-Step Bedside Oculomotor Examination More Sensitive Than Early MRI Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Jorge C. Kattah, Arun V. Talkad, David Z. Wang, Yu-Hsiang Hsieh, and David E. Newman-Toker Stroke. 2009;40:3504-3510; published online before print September 17 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.551234 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Carotid Artery Imaging for Secondary Stroke Prevention: Both Imaging Modality and Rapid Access to Imaging Are Important Joanna M. Wardlaw, Matt D. Stevenson, Francesca Chappell, Peter M. Rothwell, Jonathan Gillard, Gavin Young, Steven M. Thomas, Giles Roditi, and Michael J. Gough Stroke. 2009;40:3511-3517; published online before print September 3 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.557017 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Effects of a Targeted Exposure of Intravenous Repinotan in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: Modified Randomized Exposure Controlled Trial (mRECT) Philip Teal, Stephen Davis, Werner Hacke, Markku Kaste, Patrick D. Lyden, for the mRECT Study Investigators, Monika Fierus, and for Bayer HealthCare AG Stroke. 2009;40:3518-3525; published online before print September 10 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.551382 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Statin Treatment and Stroke Outcome in the Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels (SPARCL) Trial Larry B. Goldstein, Pierre Amarenco, Justin Zivin, Michael Messig, Irfan Altafullah, Alfred Callahan, Michael Hennerici, Mary J. MacLeod, Henrik Sillesen, Richard Zweifler, K. Michael, A. Welch on behalf of the SPARCL Investigators Stroke. 2009;40:3526-3531; published online before print September 10 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.557330 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Neurological Outcomes in Patients With Ischemic Stroke Receiving Enoxaparin or Heparin for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis: Subanalysis of the Prevention of VTE After Acute Ischemic Stroke With LMWH (PREVAIL) Study Carlos S. Kase, Gregory W. Albers, Christopher Bladin, Cesare Fieschi, Alberto A. Gabbai, William O'Riordan, Graham F. Pineo on behalf of the PREVAIL Investigators Stroke. 2009;40:3532-3540; published online before print August 20 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.555003 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effect of Telmisartan on Functional Outcome, Recurrence, and Blood Pressure in Patients With Acute Mild Ischemic Stroke: A PRoFESS Subgroup Analysis Philip M. W. Bath, Reneé H. Martin, Yuko Palesch, Daniel Cotton, Salim Yusuf, Ralph Sacco, Hans-Christoph Diener, Danilo Toni, Conrado Estol, Robin Roberts for the PRoFESS Study Group Stroke. 2009;40:3541-3546; published online before print September 24 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.555623 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Point-of-Care International Normalized Ratio Testing Accelerates Thrombolysis in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Using Oral Anticoagulants Timolaos Rizos, Christian Herweh, Ekkehart Jenetzky, Christoph Lichy, Peter Arthur Ringleb, Werner Hacke, and Roland Veltkamp Stroke. 2009;40:3547-3551; published online before print August 20 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.562769 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	First Food and Drug Administration-Approved Prospective Trial of Primary Intracranial Stenting for Acute Stroke: SARIS (Stent-Assisted Recanalization in Acute Ischemic Stroke) Elad I. Levy, Adnan H. Siddiqui, Annemarie Crumlish, Kenneth V. Snyder, Erik F. Hauck, David J. Fiorella, L. Nelson Hopkins, and J Mocco Stroke. 2009;40:3552-3556; published online before print August 20 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.561274 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Differential Impact of Lacunes and Microvascular Lesions on Poststroke Depression Micaela Santos, Gabriel Gold, Enikö Kövari, Francois R. Herrmann, Vasilis P. Bozikas, Constantin Bouras, and Panteleimon Giannakopoulos Stroke. 2009;40:3557-3562; published online before print August 20 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.548545 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Severity of Hypoperfusion in Distinct Brain Regions Predicts Severity of Hemispatial Neglect in Different Reference Frames Peyman Shirani, Julia Thorn, Cameron Davis, Jennifer Heidler-Gary, Melissa Newhart, Rebecca F. Gottesman, and Argye E. Hillis Stroke. 2009;40:3563-3566; published online before print September 17 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.561969 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Three-Year Survival and Stroke Recurrence Rates in Patients With Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage Elisabet Zia, Gunnar Engström, Peter J. Svensson, Bo Norrving, and Hélène Pessah-Rasmussen Stroke. 2009;40:3567-3573; published online before print September 3 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.556324 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Stroke Patient Outcomes in US Hospitals Before the Start of the Joint Commission Primary Stroke Center Certification Program Judith H. Lichtman, Norrina B. Allen, Yun Wang, Emi Watanabe, Sara B. Jones, and Larry B. Goldstein Stroke. 2009;40:3574-3579; published online before print September 24 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.561472 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	US Geographic Distribution of rt-PA Utilization by Hospital for Acute Ischemic Stroke Dawn Kleindorfer, Yingying Xu, Charles J. Moomaw, Pooja Khatri, Opeolu Adeoye, and Richard Hornung Stroke. 2009;40:3580-3584; published online before print October 1 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.554626 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Survival, Hazard Function for a New Event, and Healthcare Utilization Among Stroke Patients $≥$ 65 Years Lena Olai, Marianne Omne-Pontén, Lars Borgquist, and Kurt Svärdsudd Stroke. 2009;40:3585-3590; published online before print August 20 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.556720 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Routine Use of Intravenous Low-Dose Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Japanese Patients: General Outcomes and Prognostic Factors From the SAMURAI Register Kazunori Toyoda, Masatoshi Koga, Masaki Naganuma, Yoshiaki Shiokawa, Jyoji Nakagawara, Eisuke Furui, Kazumi Kimura, Hiroshi Yamagami, Yasushi Okada, Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Kazuomi Kario, Satoshi Okuda, Kazutoshi Nishiyama, Kazuo Minematsu for the Stroke Acute Management with Urgent Risk-factor Assessment and Improvement (SAMURAI) Study Investigators Stroke. 2009;40:3591-3595; published online before print September 17 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.562991 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Attenuation of Brain Response to Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-Mediated Angiogenesis and Neurogenesis in Aged Mice Peng Gao, Fanxia Shen, Rodney Allanigue Gabriel, David Law, Ethan Yang, Guo-Yuan Yang, William L. Young, and Hua Su Stroke. 2009;40:3596-3600; published online before print September 10 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.561050 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Anxiety After Cardiac Arrest/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Exacerbated by Stress and Prevented by Minocycline Gretchen N. Neigh, Kate Karelina, Erica R. Glasper, Stephanie L.K. Bowers, Ning Zhang, Phillip G. Popovich, and A. Courtney DeVries Stroke. 2009;40:3601-3607; published online before print September 17 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.564146 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	NCX1 Expression and Functional Activity Increase in Microglia Invading the Infarct Core Francesca Boscia, Rosaria Gala, Anna Pannaccione, Agnese Secondo, Antonella Scorziello, Gianfranco Di Renzo, and Lucio Annunziato Stroke. 2009;40:3608-3617; published online before print September 10 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.557439 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Sonic Hedgehog Regulates Ischemia/Hypoxia-Induced Neural Progenitor Proliferation John R. Sims, Sae-Won Lee, Kamil Topalkara, Jianhua Qiu, Jian Xu, Zhipeng Zhou, and Michael A. Moskowitz Stroke. 2009;40:3618-3626; published online before print September 17 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.561951 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Research Letters
	Multi-Modal Reperfusion Therapy for Patients With Acute Anterior Circulation Stroke in Israel Ronen R. Leker, Roni Eichel, David Arkadir, John M. Gomori, Guy Raphaeli, Tamir Ben-Hur, and Jose E. Cohen Stroke. 2009;40:3627-3630; published online before print September 17 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.562058 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Pre–Tissue Plasminogen Activator Blood Pressure Levels and Risk of Symptomatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage Georgios Tsivgoulis, James L. Frey, Murray Flaster, Vijay K. Sharma, Annabelle Y. Lao, Steven L. Hoover, Wei Liu, Elefterios Stamboulis, Anne W. Alexandrov, Marc D. Malkoff, and Andrei V. Alexandrov Stroke. 2009;40:3631-3634; published online before print September 17 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.564096 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| CME
	Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Patients With Cocaine-Associated Acute Ischemic Stroke Sheryl Martin-Schild, Karen C. Albright, Vivek Misra, Maria Philip, Andrew D. Barreto, Hen Hallevi, James C. Grotta, and Sean I. Savitz Stroke. 2009;40:3635-3637; published online before print September 10 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.559823 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cerebral Microbleeds in Ischemic Stroke Patients on Warfarin Treatment Dilek Necioglu Orken, Gulay Kenangil, Ender Uysal, and Hulki Forta Stroke. 2009;40:3638-3640; published online before print September 17 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.559450 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
	Defeating Normal Thermoregulatory Defenses: Induction of Therapeutic Hypothermia Daniel I. Sessler Stroke. 2009;40:e614-e621; published online before print August 13 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.520858 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Topical Review
	Pharmacogenetics and Stroke James F. Meschia Stroke. 2009;40:3641-3645; published online before print September 17 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.562231 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cochrane Corner
	Interventions in the Management of Serum Lipids for Preventing Stroke Recurrence Bradley N. Manktelow and John F. Potter Stroke. 2009;40:e622-e623; published online before print September 17 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.561860 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Surgery for Primary Supratentorial Intracerebral Hematoma: A Meta-Analysis of 10 Randomized Controlled Trials Kameshwar Prasad, A. David Mendelow, and Barbara Gregson Stroke. 2009;40:e624-e626; published online before print September 24 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.561928 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Overground Physical Therapy Gait Training for Chronic Stroke Patients With Mobility Deficits Rebecca A. States, Evangelos Pappas, and Yasser Salem Stroke. 2009;40:e627-e628; published online before print September 17 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.558940 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	AHA Scientific Statement
	Recommendations for Imaging of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Richard E. Latchaw, Mark J. Alberts, Michael H. Lev, John J. Connors, Robert E. Harbaugh, Randall T. Higashida, Robert Hobson, Chelsea S. Kidwell, Walter J. Koroshetz, Vincent Mathews, Pablo Villablanca, Steven Warach, Beverly Walters on behalf of the American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention, Stroke Council, and the Interdisciplinary Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease Stroke. 2009;40:3646-3678; published online before print September 24 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.192616 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Letters to the Editor
	Local Symptoms and Recanalization in Spontaneous Carotid Artery Dissection Antti J. Metso, Tiina M. Metso, and Turgut Tatlisumak Stroke. 2009;40:e629; published online before print September 17 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.552463 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Metso et al Krassen Nedeltchev, Stefan Bickel, Marcel Arnold, Hakan Sarikaya, Dimitrios Georgiadis, Matthias Sturzenegger, Heinrich P. Mattle, and Ralf W. Baumgartner Stroke. 2009;40:e630-e631; published online before print September 17 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.552505 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Expanding Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator Time Window Is Premature Brian S. Alper and Cynthia B. Brown Stroke. 2009;40:e632; published online before print October 1 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.560615 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Guidelines For Extending the Tissue Plasminogen Activator Treatment Window for Ischemic Stroke Andrew W. Asimos Stroke. 2009;40:e633; published online before print October 1 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.559633 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letters by Asimos and by Alper and Brown Gregory J. del Zoppo, Jeffrey L. Saver, Edward C. Jauch, Harold P. Adams On behalf of the American Heart Association Stroke Council, American Heart Assocation Stroke. 2009;40:e634-e635; published online before print October 1 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.560086 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Normobaric Hyperoxia Treatment in Acute Ischemic Stroke Dimiter Ivanov Hadjiev and Petya Pencheva Mineva Stroke. 2009;40:e636; published online before print September 17 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.563155 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Hadjiev and Mineva Wenlan Liu and Ke Jian Liu Stroke. 2009;40:e637; published online before print September 17 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.563635 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Value of Central Event Adjudication David R. Kerr and Elaine Nasco Stroke. 2009;40:e638; published online before print September 17 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.562181 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Kerr and Nasco Bruce Neal, Toshiharu Ninomiya, Geoff Donnan, Neil Anderson, Chris Bladin, Brian Chambers, Gary Gordon, Norman Sharpe, John Chalmers, and Mark Woodward Stroke. 2009;40:e639-e640; published online before print September 17 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.563676 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	How to Improve the Quality of a Clinical Trial on Traditional Chinese Medicine for Stroke Bo Wu and Ming Liu Stroke. 2009;40:e641-e642; published online before print September 17 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.563072 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Wu and Liu Junhua Zhang, Francesca Menniti-Ippolito, Xiumei Gao, Fabio Firenzuoli, Boli Zhang, Marco Massari, Hongcai Shang, Yuhong Huang, Rita Ferrelli, Limin Hu, Alice Fauci, Ranieri Guerra, and Roberto Raschetti Stroke. 2009;40:e643-e644; published online before print September 17 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.563643 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Platelet Dysfunction in Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage Claire J. Creutzfeldt, Kyra J. Becker, W.T. Longstreth, Jr, David L. Tirschwell, and Jonathan R. Weinstein Stroke. 2009;40:e645; published online before print September 24 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.561191 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Creutzfeldt et al Andrew M. Naidech, Richard A. Bernstein, Bernard R. Bendok, Mark J. Alberts, and H. Hunt Batjer Stroke. 2009;40:e646; published online before print September 24 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.561647 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF

Spotlight

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Volume 40, Issue 11; November 1, 2009

Editorials

Should Modeling Methodology Suppress Anatomic Excellence?

Statins Prevent Stroke Recurrences... But Can They Improve Stroke Outcome?

Original Contributions

Electrical Stimulation of the Cerebral Cortex Exerts Antiapoptotic, Angiogenic, and Anti-Inflammatory Effects in Ischemic Stroke Rats Through Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase/Akt Signaling Pathway

Induced Spreading Depression Evokes Cell Division of Astrocytes in the Subpial Zone, Generating Neural Precursor-Like Cells and New Immature Neurons in the Adult Cerebral Cortex

Imaging Data Reveal a Higher Pediatric Stroke Incidence Than Prior US Estimates

Low Serum Bilirubin Level as an Independent Predictor of Stroke Incidence: A Prospective Study in Korean Men and Women

Body Mass Index and Stroke Mortality by Smoking and Age at Menopause Among Korean Postmenopausal Women

Candidate Gene Polymorphisms for Ischemic Stroke

Increased Risk of Stroke After a Herpes Zoster Attack: A Population-Based Follow-Up Study

Diagnostic Usefulness of the ABCD2 Score to Distinguish Transient Ischemic Attack and Minor Ischemic Stroke From Noncerebrovascular Events: The North Dublin TIA Study

Patients With Alzheimer Disease With Multiple Microbleeds: Relation With Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers and Cognition

Cerebral Microbleeds Are Frequent in Infective Endocarditis: A Case-Control Study

Inflammatory Biomarkers of Vascular Risk as Correlates of Leukoariosis

Association of Asymptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease With Vascular Events in Patients With Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack

Elevated Cardiac Troponin I and Relationship to Persistence of Electrocardiographic and Echocardiographic Abnormalities After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Effects of Moderate-Dose Omega-3 Fish Oil on Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Mood After Ischemic Stroke: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Diagnosing Delayed Cerebral Ischemia With Different CT Modalities in Patients With Subarachnoid Hemorrhage With Clinical Deterioration

Noninvasive Detection of Vertebral Artery Stenosis: A Comparison of Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiography, CT Angiography, and Ultrasound

HINTS to Diagnose Stroke in the Acute Vestibular Syndrome: Three-Step Bedside Oculomotor Examination More Sensitive Than Early MRI Diffusion-Weighted Imaging

Carotid Artery Imaging for Secondary Stroke Prevention: Both Imaging Modality and Rapid Access to Imaging Are Important

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Effects of a Targeted Exposure of Intravenous Repinotan in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: Modified Randomized Exposure Controlled Trial (mRECT)

Statin Treatment and Stroke Outcome in the Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels (SPARCL) Trial

Neurological Outcomes in Patients With Ischemic Stroke Receiving Enoxaparin or Heparin for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis: Subanalysis of the Prevention of VTE After Acute Ischemic Stroke With LMWH (PREVAIL) Study

Effect of Telmisartan on Functional Outcome, Recurrence, and Blood Pressure in Patients With Acute Mild Ischemic Stroke: A PRoFESS Subgroup Analysis

Point-of-Care International Normalized Ratio Testing Accelerates Thrombolysis in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Using Oral Anticoagulants

First Food and Drug Administration-Approved Prospective Trial of Primary Intracranial Stenting for Acute Stroke: SARIS (Stent-Assisted Recanalization in Acute Ischemic Stroke)

Differential Impact of Lacunes and Microvascular Lesions on Poststroke Depression

Severity of Hypoperfusion in Distinct Brain Regions Predicts Severity of Hemispatial Neglect in Different Reference Frames

Three-Year Survival and Stroke Recurrence Rates in Patients With Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Stroke Patient Outcomes in US Hospitals Before the Start of the Joint Commission Primary Stroke Center Certification Program

US Geographic Distribution of rt-PA Utilization by Hospital for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Survival, Hazard Function for a New Event, and Healthcare Utilization Among Stroke Patients 65 Years

Routine Use of Intravenous Low-Dose Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Japanese Patients: General Outcomes and Prognostic Factors From the SAMURAI Register

Attenuation of Brain Response to Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-Mediated Angiogenesis and Neurogenesis in Aged Mice

Anxiety After Cardiac Arrest/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Exacerbated by Stress and Prevented by Minocycline

NCX1 Expression and Functional Activity Increase in Microglia Invading the Infarct Core

Sonic Hedgehog Regulates Ischemia/Hypoxia-Induced Neural Progenitor Proliferation

Research Letters

Multi-Modal Reperfusion Therapy for Patients With Acute Anterior Circulation Stroke in Israel

Pre–Tissue Plasminogen Activator Blood Pressure Levels and Risk of Symptomatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Patients With Cocaine-Associated Acute Ischemic Stroke

Cerebral Microbleeds in Ischemic Stroke Patients on Warfarin Treatment

Comments, Opinions, and Reviews

Defeating Normal Thermoregulatory Defenses: Induction of Therapeutic Hypothermia

Topical Review

Pharmacogenetics and Stroke

Cochrane Corner

Interventions in the Management of Serum Lipids for Preventing Stroke Recurrence

Surgery for Primary Supratentorial Intracerebral Hematoma: A Meta-Analysis of 10 Randomized Controlled Trials

Overground Physical Therapy Gait Training for Chronic Stroke Patients With Mobility Deficits

AHA Scientific Statement

Recommendations for Imaging of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Letters to the Editor

Local Symptoms and Recanalization in Spontaneous Carotid Artery Dissection

Response to Letter by Metso et al

Expanding Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator Time Window Is Premature

Guidelines For Extending the Tissue Plasminogen Activator Treatment Window for Ischemic Stroke

Response to Letters by Asimos and by Alper and Brown

Normobaric Hyperoxia Treatment in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Response to Letter by Hadjiev and Mineva

Value of Central Event Adjudication

Response to Letter by Kerr and Nasco

How to Improve the Quality of a Clinical Trial on Traditional Chinese Medicine for Stroke

Response to Letter by Wu and Liu

Platelet Dysfunction in Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage

Response to Letter by Creutzfeldt et al

Spotlight

Diagnostic Usefulness of the ABCD² Score to Distinguish Transient Ischemic Attack and Minor Ischemic Stroke From Noncerebrovascular Events: The North Dublin TIA Study

Survival, Hazard Function for a New Event, and Healthcare Utilization Among Stroke Patients $≥$ 65 Years