Stroke -- Table of Contents (40 [4])

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Volume 40, Issue 4; April 1, 2009

Editorials
Go Red for Women
Original Contributions
Research Letters
Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
Topical Review
Cochrane Corner
Emerging Therapies
Controversies in Stroke
Corrections
Letters to the Editor
Abstracts From the 2009 International Stroke Conference
Abstracts From the 2009 State-of-the-Art Stroke Nursing Symposium

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	Editorials
	Stroke in Women: An Evolving Topic Tobias Kurth and Marie-Germaine Bousser Stroke. 2009;40:1027-1028; published online before print February 10 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.547471 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Surrogate Outcomes: A Cautionary Note Joanna M. Wardlaw Stroke. 2009;40:1029-1031; published online before print February 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.540641 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Go Red for Women
	Gender Differences in Stroke Incidence and Poststroke Disability in the Framingham Heart Study Rodica E. Petrea, Alexa S. Beiser, Sudha Seshadri, Margaret Kelly-Hayes, Carlos S. Kase, and Philip A. Wolf Stroke. 2009;40:1032-1037; published online before print February 10 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.542894 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Sex Differences in Incidence, Mortality, and Survival in Individuals With Stroke in Scotland, 1986 to 2005 James D. Lewsey, Michelle Gillies, Pardeep S. Jhund, Jim W.T. Chalmers, Adam Redpath, Andrew Briggs, Matthew Walters, Peter Langhorne, Simon Capewell, John J.V. McMurray, and Kate MacIntyre Stroke. 2009;40:1038-1043; published online before print February 10 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.542787 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Age at Natural Menopause and Risk of Ischemic Stroke: The Framingham Heart Study Lynda D. Lisabeth, Alexa S. Beiser, Devin L. Brown, Joanne M. Murabito, Margaret Kelly-Hayes, and Philip A. Wolf Stroke. 2009;40:1044-1049; published online before print February 20 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.542993 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Reproductive History, Oral Contraceptive Use, and the Risk of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stoke in a Cohort Study of Middle-Aged Swedish Women Ling Yang, Hannah Kuper, Sven Sandin, Karen L. Margolis, Zhengming Chen, Hans-Olov Adami, and Elisabete Weiderpass Stroke. 2009;40:1050-1058; published online before print February 10 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.531913 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Progestogen-Only Contraceptives and the Risk of Stroke: A Meta-Analysis Zeina Chakhtoura, Marianne Canonico, Anne Gompel, Jean-Christophe Thalabard, Pierre-Yves Scarabin, and Geneviève Plu-Bureau Stroke. 2009;40:1059-1062; published online before print February 10 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.538405 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Atherosclerosis in Young Women: Atherosclerosis Risk Factors in Female Youngsters (ARFY Study) Michael Knoflach, Stefan Kiechl, Daniela Penz, Alexandra Zangerle, Christoph Schmidauer, Andrea Rossmann, Mahavir Shingh, Ralf Spallek, Andrea Griesmacher, David Bernhard, Peter Robatscher, Waltraud Buchberger, Walter Draxl, Johann Willeit, and Georg Wick Stroke. 2009;40:1063-1069; published online before print February 10 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.525675 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Social Class, Risk Factors, and Stroke Incidence in Men and Women: A Prospective Study in the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer in Norfolk Cohort Emily McFadden, Robert Luben, Nicholas Wareham, Sheila Bingham, and Kay-Tee Khaw Stroke. 2009;40:1070-1077; published online before print February 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.533414 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Gender Differences in the Colorado Stroke Registry Don B. Smith, Paul Murphy, Patricia Santos, Merrilee Phillips, and Marsha Wilde Stroke. 2009;40:1078-1081; published online before print February 10 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.541730 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Sex Differences in Stroke Epidemiology: A Systematic Review Peter Appelros, Birgitta Stegmayr, and Andreas Terént Stroke. 2009;40:1082-1090; published online before print February 10 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.540781 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Gender Influences Cerebral Vascular Responses to Angiotensin II Through Nox2-Derived Reactive Oxygen Species T. Michael De Silva, Brad R.S. Broughton, Grant R. Drummond, Christopher G. Sobey, and Alyson A. Miller Stroke. 2009;40:1091-1097; published online before print February 10 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.531707 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	General and Abdominal Adiposity and Risk of Stroke in Chinese Women Xianglan Zhang, Xiao-Ou Shu, Yu-Tang Gao, Gong Yang, Honglan Li, and Wei Zheng Stroke. 2009;40:1098-1104; published online before print February 10 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.539692 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Prevalence of Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis According to Age and Sex: Systematic Review and Metaregression Analysis Marjolein de Weerd, Jacoba P. Greving, Anne W.F. de Jong, Erik Buskens, and Michiel L. Bots Stroke. 2009;40:1105-1113; published online before print February 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.532218 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Do Presenting Symptoms Explain Sex Differences in Emergency Department Delays Among Patients With Acute Stroke? Julia Warner Gargano, Susan Wehner, and Mathew J. Reeves Stroke. 2009;40:1114-1120; published online before print February 10 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.543116 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Gender Differences in Presenting and Prodromal Stroke Symptoms Eileen M. Stuart-Shor, Gregory A. Wellenius, Donna M. DelloIacono, and Murray A. Mittleman Stroke. 2009;40:1121-1126; published online before print February 10 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.543371 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Quality of Care in Women With Ischemic Stroke in the GWTG Program Mathew J. Reeves, Gregg C. Fonarow, Xin Zhao, Eric E. Smith, Lee H. Schwamm on behalf of the GWTG-Stroke Steering Committee & Investigators Stroke. 2009;40:1127-1133; published online before print February 10 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.543157 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Sex-Related Differences in Quality of Care and Short-Term Mortality Among Patients With Acute Stroke in Denmark: A Nationwide Follow-Up Study Kaare D. Palnum, Grethe Andersen, Annette Ingeman, Birgitte R. Krog, Paul Bartels, and Søren P. Johnsen Stroke. 2009;40:1134-1139; published online before print February 10 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.543819 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Does Sex Matter? Thirty-Day Stroke and Death Rates After Carotid Artery Stenting in Women Versus Men: Results From the Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy Versus Stenting Trial (CREST) Lead-in Phase Virginia J. Howard, Jenifer H. Voeks, Helmi L. Lutsep, Ariane Mackey, Genevieve Milot, Albert D. Sam, II, MeeLee Tom, Susan E. Hughes, Alice J. Sheffet, Mary Longbottom, Jason B. Avery, Robert W. Hobson, II, and Thomas G. Brott Stroke. 2009;40:1140-1147; published online before print February 10 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.541847 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	The Risk of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage During Pregnancy, Delivery, and the Puerperium in the Utrecht Population: Case-Crossover Study and Standardized Incidence Ratio Estimation Andreas T. Tiel Groenestege, Gabriel J.E. Rinkel, Johanna G. van der Bom, Ale Algra, and Catharina J.M. Klijn Stroke. 2009;40:1148-1151; published online before print February 10 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.539700 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Parity and Carotid Atherosclerosis in Men and Women: Insights Into the Roles of Childbearing and Child-Rearing Michael R. Skilton, André Sérusclat, Lisa M. Begg, Philippe Moulin, and Fabrice Bonnet Stroke. 2009;40:1152-1157; published online before print February 10 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.535807 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	First Trimester Stroke Prophylaxis in Pregnant Women With a History of Stroke Ann K. Helms, Oksana Drogan, and Steven J. Kittner Stroke. 2009;40:1158-1161; published online before print February 10 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.536425 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Preeclampsia-Eclampsia and the Risk of Stroke Among Peripartum in Taiwan Chao-Hsiun Tang, Chuan-Song Wu, Tsong-Hai Lee, Sheng-Tzu Hung, Chen-Yuan Charlie Yang, Cheng-Hua Lee, and Pao-Hsien Chu Stroke. 2009;40:1162-1168; published online before print February 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.540880 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Magnesium Sulfate for the Treatment of Eclampsia: A Brief Review Anna G. Euser and Marilyn J. Cipolla Stroke. 2009;40:1169-1175; published online before print February 10 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.527788 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Pre-Eclampsia Is Associated With Increased Risk of Stroke in the Adult Offspring: The Helsinki Birth Cohort Study Eero Kajantie, Johan G. Eriksson, Clive Osmond, Kent Thornburg, and David J.P. Barker Stroke. 2009;40:1176-1180; published online before print March 5 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.538025 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Perception of Risk and Knowledge of Risk Factors in Women at High Risk for Stroke Jennifer L. Dearborn and Louise D. McCullough Stroke. 2009;40:1181-1186; published online before print February 10 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.543272 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Original Contributions
	Proposed Criteria for Metabolic Syndrome in Japanese Based on Prospective Evidence: The Hisayama Study Yasufumi Doi, Toshiharu Ninomiya, Jun Hata, Koji Yonemoto, Hisatomi Arima, Michiaki Kubo, Yumihiro Tanizaki, Masanori Iwase, Mitsuo Iida, and Yutaka Kiyohara Stroke. 2009;40:1187-1194; published online before print March 5 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.531319 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Analysis of 1008 Consecutive Patients Aged 15 to 49 With First-Ever Ischemic Stroke: The Helsinki Young Stroke Registry Jukka Putaala, Antti J. Metso, Tiina M. Metso, Nina Konkola, Yvonn Kraemer, Elena Haapaniemi, Markku Kaste, and Turgut Tatlisumak Stroke. 2009;40:1195-1203; published online before print February 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.529883 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| CME
	Ethnic Distribution of ECG Predictors of Atrial Fibrillation and Its Impact on Understanding the Ethnic Distribution of Ischemic Stroke in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study Elsayed Z. Soliman, Ronald J. Prineas, L. Douglas Case, Zhu-ming Zhang, and David C. Goff, Jr Stroke. 2009;40:1204-1211; published online before print February 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.534735 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Incidence, Types, Risk Factors, and Outcome of Stroke in a Developing Country: The Trivandrum Stroke Registry Sapna E. Sridharan, J.P. Unnikrishnan, Sajith Sukumaran, P.N. Sylaja, S. Dinesh Nayak, P. Sankara Sarma, and Kurupath Radhakrishnan Stroke. 2009;40:1212-1218; published online before print February 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.531293 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Excessive Daytime Sleepiness Is an Independent Risk Indicator for Cardiovascular Mortality in Community-Dwelling Elderly: The Three City Study Jean-Philippe Empana, Yves Dauvilliers, Jean-François Dartigues, Karen Ritchie, Jerome Gariepy, Xavier Jouven, Christophe Tzourio, Philippe Amouyel, Alain Besset, and Pierre Ducimetiere Stroke. 2009;40:1219-1224; published online before print February 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.530824 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Birth Parameters Are Associated With Late-Life White Matter Integrity in Community-Dwelling Older People Susan D. Shenkin, Mark E. Bastin, Tom J. MacGillivray, Ian J. Deary, John M. Starr, and Joanna M. Wardlaw Stroke. 2009;40:1225-1228; published online before print February 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.527259 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Vascular Structure and Function Is Correlated to Cognitive Performance and White Matter Hyperintensities in Older Hypertensive Patients With Subjective Memory Complaints Anna Kearney-Schwartz, Patrick Rossignol, Serge Bracard, Jacques Felblinger, Renaud Fay, Jean-Marc Boivin, Thomas Lecompte, Patrick Lacolley, Athanase Benetos, and Faiez Zannad Stroke. 2009;40:1229-1236; published online before print February 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.532853 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Clinical Evidence That Very Small Embryonic-Like Stem Cells Are Mobilized Into Peripheral Blood in Patients After Stroke Edyta Paczkowska, Magda Kucia, Dorota Koziarska, Maciej Halasa, Krzysztof Safranow, Marek Masiuk, Anna Karbicka, Marta Nowik, Przemyslaw Nowacki, Mariusz Z. Ratajczak, and Boguslaw Machalinski Stroke. 2009;40:1237-1244; published online before print February 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.535062 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Lack of Association Between Variations of PDE4D and Ischemic Stroke in the Japanese Population Tomonaga Matsushita, Michiaki Kubo, Koji Yonemoto, Toshiharu Ninomiya, Kyota Ashikawa, Bailing Liang, Jun Hata, Yasufumi Doi, Takanari Kitazono, Setsuro Ibayashi, Mitsuo Iida, Yutaka Kiyohara, and Yusuke Nakamura Stroke. 2009;40:1245-1251; published online before print February 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.527408 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Genomics of Human Intracranial Aneurysm Wall Changbin Shi, Issam A. Awad, Nadereh Jafari, Simon Lin, Pan Du, Ziad A. Hage, Robert Shenkar, Christopher C. Getch, Markus Bredel, H. Hunt Batjer, and Bernard R. Bendok Stroke. 2009;40:1252-1261; published online before print February 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.532036 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Monocytes Are Major Players in the Prognosis and Risk of Infection After Acute Stroke Xabier Urra, Álvaro Cervera, Víctor Obach, Núria Climent, Anna M. Planas, and Ángel Chamorro Stroke. 2009;40:1262-1268; published online before print January 22 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.532085 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Progression of Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia: Contribution of Cerebrovascular Disease Compared With Medial Temporal Lobe Atrophy Salka S. Staekenborg, Esther L.G.E. Koedam, Wouter J.P. Henneman, Pauline Stokman, Frederik Barkhof, Philip Scheltens, and Wiesje M. van der Flier Stroke. 2009;40:1269-1274; published online before print February 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.531343 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Hemoglobin Concentration and Cerebral Metabolism in Patients With Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Mauro Oddo, Andrew Milby, Isaac Chen, Suzanne Frangos, Eileen MacMurtrie, Eileen Maloney-Wilensky, Michael Stiefel, W. Andrew Kofke, Joshua M. Levine, and Peter D. Le Roux Stroke. 2009;40:1275-1281; published online before print March 5 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.527911 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Ceruloplasmin/Transferrin System Is Related to Clinical Status in Acute Stroke Claudia Altamura, Rosanna Squitti, Patrizio Pasqualetti, Chiara Gaudino, Paola Palazzo, Francesco Tibuzzi, Domenico Lupoi, Maurizio Cortesi, Paolo Maria Rossini, and Fabrizio Vernieri Stroke. 2009;40:1282-1288; published online before print February 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.536714 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Prevalence of Abnormal Glucose Metabolism and Insulin Resistance Among Subtypes of Ischemic Stroke in Japanese Patients Takao Urabe, Hirotaka Watada, Yasuyuki Okuma, Ryota Tanaka, Yuji Ueno, Nobukazu Miyamoto, Yasutaka Tanaka, Nobutaka Hattori, and Ryuzo Kawamori Stroke. 2009;40:1289-1295; published online before print January 22 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.522557 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Chronic Kidney Disease and Clinical Outcome in Patients With Acute Stroke Gilad Yahalom, Roseline Schwartz, Yvonne Schwammenthal, Oleg Merzeliak, Maya Toashi, David Orion, Ben-Ami Sela, and David Tanne Stroke. 2009;40:1296-1303; published online before print January 29 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.520882 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	New-Onset Constipation at Acute Stage After First Stroke: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Impact on the Stroke Outcome Yongjing Su, Xiaoyan Zhang, Jinsheng Zeng, Zhong Pei, Raymond Tak Fai Cheung, Qiuping (Pearl) Zhou, Li Ling, Jian Yu, Jianling Tan, and Zhenlu Zhang Stroke. 2009;40:1304-1309; published online before print February 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.534776 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Subacute Stent Thrombosis in Intracranial Stenting Christian H. Riedel, Marc Tietke, Karsten Alfke, Robert Stingele, and Olav Jansen Stroke. 2009;40:1310-1314; published online before print February 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.531400 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Motor Imagery After Subcortical Stroke: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study Nikhil Sharma, Lucy H. Simmons, P. Simon Jones, Diana J. Day, T. Adrian Carpenter, Valerie M. Pomeroy, Elizabeth A. Warburton, and Jean-Claude Baron Stroke. 2009;40:1315-1324; published online before print January 29 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.525766 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Density and Shape as CT Predictors of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Growth Christen D. Barras, Brian M. Tress, Soren Christensen, Lachlan MacGregor, Marnie Collins, Patricia M. Desmond, Brett E. Skolnick, Stephan A. Mayer, Joseph P. Broderick, Michael N. Diringer, Thorsten Steiner, Stephen M. Davis for the Recombinant Activated Factor VII Intracerebral Hemorrhage Trial Investigators Stroke. 2009;40:1325-1331; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.536888 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Clinical and Imaging Data at 5 Days as a Surrogate for 90-Day Outcome in Ischemic Stroke Karen C. Johnston, Kevin M. Barrett, Yong Hong Ding, Douglas P. Wagner for the ASAP Investigators Stroke. 2009;40:1332-1333; published online before print February 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.528976 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Atherosclerotic Plaque Surface Morphology in the Carotid Bifurcation Assessed With Multidetector Computed Tomography Angiography Thomas T. de Weert, Sander Cretier, Harald C. Groen, Philip Homburg, Hamit Cakir, Jolanda J. Wentzel, Diederik W.J. Dippel, and Aad van der Lugt Stroke. 2009;40:1334-1340; published online before print March 5 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.538439 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Incidental Intracranial Aneurysms in Patients With Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis: A CT Angiography Study and a Metaanalysis Laura M. Héman, Lisa M. Jongen, H. Bart van der Worp, Gabriel J.E. Rinkel, and Jeroen Hendrikse Stroke. 2009;40:1341-1346; published online before print February 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.538058 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Using Historical Lesion Volume Data in the Design of a New Phase II Clinical Trial in Acute Stroke John Whitehead, Kim Bolland, Elsa Valdès-Márquez, Anela Lihic, Myzoon Ali, Kennedy Lees for the VISTA Collaborators Stroke. 2009;40:1347-1352; published online before print February 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.531442 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Expediting MRI-Based Proof-of-Concept Stroke Trials Using an Earlier Imaging End Point Martin Ebinger, Soren Christensen, Deidre A. De Silva, Mark W. Parsons, Christopher R. Levi, Kenneth S. Butcher, Christopher F. Bladin, P. Alan Barber, Geoffrey A. Donnan, Stephen M. Davis for the EPITHET Investigators Stroke. 2009;40:1353-1358; published online before print February 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.532622 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effectiveness and Safety of Transcranial Laser Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke Justin A. Zivin, Gregory W. Albers, Natan Bornstein, Thomas Chippendale, Bjorn Dahlof, Thomas Devlin, Marc Fisher, Werner Hacke, William Holt, Sanja Ilic, Scott Kasner, Robert Lew, Marshall Nash, Julio Perez, Marilyn Rymer, Peter Schellinger, Dietmar Schneider, Stefan Schwab, Roland Veltkamp, Michael Walker, Jackson Streeter for the NEST-2 Investigators Stroke. 2009;40:1359-1364; published online before print February 20 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.547547 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Homocysteine-Lowering Therapy and Stroke Risk, Severity, and Disability: Additional Findings From the HOPE 2 Trial Gustavo Saposnik, Joel G. Ray, Patrick Sheridan, Matthew McQueen, Eva Lonn, and the HOPE 2 Investigators Stroke. 2009;40:1365-1372; published online before print February 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.529503 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Randomized Controlled Trials Comparing Endarterectomy and Endovascular Treatment for Carotid Artery Stenosis: A Cochrane Systematic Review Jörg Ederle, Roland L. Featherstone, and Martin M. Brown Stroke. 2009;40:1373-1380; published online before print February 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.531228 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Postacute Reevaluation May Prevent Dysphagia-Associated Morbidity Kimberly D. Heckert, Eugene Komaroff, Uri Adler, and Anna M. Barrett Stroke. 2009;40:1381-1385; published online before print February 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.533489 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Responsiveness and Validity of Three Outcome Measures of Motor Function After Stroke Rehabilitation Yu-wei Hsieh, Ching-yi Wu, Keh-chung Lin, Ya-fen Chang, Chia-ling Chen, and Jung-sen Liu Stroke. 2009;40:1386-1391; published online before print February 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.530584 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effectiveness of Prism Adaptation in Neglect Rehabilitation: A Controlled Trial Study Andrea Serino, Moreno Barbiani, Maria Luisa Rinaldesi, and Elisabetta Làdavas Stroke. 2009;40:1392-1398; published online before print February 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.530485 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Psychosocial Functioning of Spouses of Patients With Stroke From Initial Inpatient Rehabilitation to 3 Years Poststroke: Course and Relations With Coping Strategies Anne Visser-Meily, Marcel Post, Ingrid van de Port, Cora Maas, Gunilla Forstberg-Wärleby, and Eline Lindeman Stroke. 2009;40:1399-1404; published online before print December 18 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.516682 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Results of the Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels (SPARCL) Trial by Stroke Subtypes Pierre Amarenco, Oscar Benavente, Larry B. Goldstein, Alfred Callahan, III, Henrik Sillesen, Michael G. Hennerici, Steve Gilbert, Amy E. Rudolph, Lisa Simunovic, Justin A. Zivin, K. Michael A. Welch on behalf of the SPARCL Investigators Stroke. 2009;40:1405-1409; published online before print February 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.534107 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effect of Age on Stroke Prevention Therapy in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: The Atrial Fibrillation Investigators Carl van Walraven, Robert G. Hart, Stuart Connolly, Peter C. Austin, Jonathan Mant, F.D. Richard Hobbs, Peter J. Koudstaal, Palle Petersen, Francisco Perez-Gomez, J. Andre Knottnerus, Beppie Boode, Michael D. Ezekowitz, and Daniel E. Singer Stroke. 2009;40:1410-1416; published online before print January 29 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.526988 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Applying the Evidence: Do Patients With Stroke, Coronary Artery Disease, or Both Achieve Similar Treatment Goals? Gustavo Saposnik, Shaun G. Goodman, Lawrence A. Leiter, Raymond T. Yan, David H. Fitchett, Neville H. Bayer, Amparo Casanova, Anatoly Langer, Andrew T. Yan, for the Vascular Protection (VP), Guidelines-Oriented Approach to Lipid-Lowering (GOALL) Registries Investigators on behalf of the Stroke Outcome Research Canada (SORCan) Working Group Stroke. 2009;40:1417-1424; published online before print February 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.533018 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Additional Stroke-Related and Non–Stroke-Related Cardiovascular Costs and Hospitalizations in Managed-Care Patients After Ischemic Stroke Craig S. Roberts, Philip B. Gorelick, Xin Ye, Carolyn Harley, and George A. Goldberg Stroke. 2009;40:1425-1432; published online before print February 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.534354 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Quality of In-Hospital Stroke Care According to Evidence-Based Performance Measures: Results From the First Audit of Stroke, Catalonia (Spain) 2005/2006 Sònia Abilleira, Miquel Gallofré, Aida Ribera, Emília Sánchez, and Ricard Tresserras Stroke. 2009;40:1433-1438; published online before print February 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.530014 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Postpublication External Review of the Japanese Guidelines for the Management of Stroke 2004 Yukito Shinohara, Masao Nagayama, and Hideki Origasa Stroke. 2009;40:1439-1443; published online before print February 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.535070 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Ultrafast High-Resolution In Vivo Volume-CTA of Mice Cerebral Vessels Sebastian J. Schambach, Simona Bag, Volker Steil, Cristina Isaza, Lothar Schilling, Christoph Groden, and Marc A. Brockmann Stroke. 2009;40:1444-1450; published online before print February 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.521740 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	SK_Ca and IK_Ca Channels, Myogenic Tone, and Vasodilator Responses in Middle Cerebral Arteries and Parenchymal Arterioles: Effect of Ischemia and Reperfusion Marilyn J. Cipolla, Jeremiah Smith, Meghan M. Kohlmeyer, and Julie A. Godfrey Stroke. 2009;40:1451-1457; published online before print February 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.535435 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Mechanisms of C-Reactive Protein-Induced Blood–Brain Barrier Disruption • Supplemental Methods Christoph R.W. Kuhlmann, Laura Librizzi, Dorothea Closhen, Thorsten Pflanzner, Volkmar Lessmann, Claus U. Pietrzik, Marco de Curtis, and Heiko J. Luhmann Stroke. 2009;40:1458-1466; published online before print February 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.535930 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	VEGF Stimulates the ERK 1/2 Signaling Pathway and Apoptosis in Cerebral Endothelial Cells After Ischemic Conditions Purnima Narasimhan, Jing Liu, Yun Seon Song, Justin L. Massengale, and Pak H. Chan Stroke. 2009;40:1467-1473; published online before print February 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.534644 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Apoptotic Functions of PDCD10/CCM3, the Gene Mutated in Cerebral Cavernous Malformation 3 Leiling Chen, Gamze Tanriover, Hiroko Yano, Robert Friedlander, Angeliki Louvi, and Murat Gunel Stroke. 2009;40:1474-1481; published online before print February 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.527135 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Angiotensin AT₂ Receptor Stimulation Causes Neuroprotection in a Conscious Rat Model of Stroke • Supplemental Materials and Methods Claudia A. McCarthy, Antony Vinh, Jennifer K. Callaway, and Robert E. Widdop Stroke. 2009;40:1482-1489; published online before print February 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.531509 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Contributes to Recovery of Skilled Reaching After Focal Ischemia in Rats Michelle Ploughman, Victoria Windle, Crystal L. MacLellan, Nicole White, Jules J. Doré, and Dale Corbett Stroke. 2009;40:1490-1495; published online before print January 22 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.531806 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Research Letters
	Association Between Age-Related Hearing Loss and Stroke in an Older Population Bamini Gopinath, Julie Schneider, Elena Rochtchina, Stephen R. Leeder, and Paul Mitchell Stroke. 2009;40:1496-1498; published online before print February 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.535682 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Altered Fibrin Clot Structure/Function in Patients With Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke Anetta Undas, Piotr Podolec, Krystyna Zawilska, Monika Pieculewicz, Ireneusz Jedlinski, Ewa Stepien, Ewa Konarska-Kuszewska, Przemyslaw Weglarz, Malgorzata Duszynska, Ewelina Hanschke, Tadeusz Przewlocki, and Wieslawa Tracz Stroke. 2009;40:1499-1501; published online before print February 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.532812 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	May-Thurner Syndrome in Patients With Cryptogenic Stroke and Patent Foramen Ovale: An Important Clinical Association Thomas J. Kiernan, Bryan P. Yan, Roberto J. Cubeddu, Pablo Rengifo-Moreno, Vishal Gupta, Ignacio Inglessis, MingMing Ning, Zareh N. Demirjian, Michael R. Jaff, Ferdinando S. Buonanno, Robert M. Schainfeld, and Igor F. Palacios Stroke. 2009;40:1502-1504; published online before print January 29 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.527366 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Retrograde Embolism From the Descending Aorta: Visualization by Multidirectional 3D Velocity Mapping in Cryptogenic Stroke Andreas Harloff, Christoph Strecker, Patrick Dudler, Andrea Nuβbaumer, Alex Frydrychowicz, Manfred Olschewski, Jelena Bock, Aurelien F. Stalder, Anna L. Stroh, Cornelius Weiller, Jürgen Hennig, and Michael Markl Stroke. 2009;40:1505-1508; published online before print January 29 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.530030 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Brain Lesions in Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Alexander Y. Zubkov, Robert D. McBane, Robert D. Brown, and Alejandro A. Rabinstein Stroke. 2009;40:1509-1511; published online before print January 29 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.529172 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Resident-Based Acute Stroke Protocol Is Expeditious and Safe Andria L. Ford, Lisa Tabor Connor, David K. Tan, Jennifer A. Williams, Jin-Moo Lee, and Abdullah M. Nassief Stroke. 2009;40:1512-1514; published online before print January 29 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.527770 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Impact of Prehypertension on Common Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness and Left Ventricular Mass Efstathios Manios, Georgios Tsivgoulis, Eleni Koroboki, Kimon Stamatelopoulos, Christos Papamichael, Savas Toumanidis, Elefterios Stamboulis, Konstantinos Vemmos, and Nikolaos Zakopoulos Stroke. 2009;40:1515-1518; published online before print January 22 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.528174 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Pulse Pressure in Youth and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Adulthood: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study Olli T. Raitakari, Markus Juonala, Leena Taittonen, Antti Jula, Tomi Laitinen, Mika Kähönen, and Jorma S.A. Viikari Stroke. 2009;40:1519-1521; published online before print March 5 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.525253 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Thrombolysis in Stroke Mimics: Frequency, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcome David T. Winkler, Felix Fluri, Peter Fuhr, Stephan G. Wetzel, Philippe A. Lyrer, Stephan Ruegg, and Stefan T. Engelter Stroke. 2009;40:1522-1525; published online before print January 22 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.530352 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Long-Term Health-Related Quality of Life After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Relationship With Psychological Symptoms and Personality Characteristics J.M. Anne Visser-Meily, Marloes L. Rhebergen, Gabriel J.E. Rinkel, Martine J. van Zandvoort, and Marcel W.M. Post Stroke. 2009;40:1526-1529; published online before print December 18 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.531277 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Thrombin Inhibition by Argatroban Ameliorates Early Brain Injury and Improves Neurological Outcomes After Experimental Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Rats Takashi Sugawara, Vikram Jadhav, Robert Ayer, Wanqiu Chen, Hidenori Suzuki, and John H. Zhang Stroke. 2009;40:1530-1532; published online before print February 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.531699 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
	Insulin-Like Growth Factor I: A Potential Neuroprotective Compound for the Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke? Ron Kooijman, Sophie Sarre, Yvette Michotte, and Jacques De Keyser Stroke. 2009;40:e83-e88; published online before print February 5 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.528356 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	The Effectiveness of the Bobath Concept in Stroke Rehabilitation: What is the Evidence? Boudewijn J. Kollen, Sheila Lennon, Bernadette Lyons, Laura Wheatley-Smith, Mark Scheper, Jaap H. Buurke, Jos Halfens, Alexander C.H. Geurts, and Gert Kwakkel Stroke. 2009;40:e89-e97; published online before print January 29 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.533828 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Topical Review
	Intraventricular Hemorrhage: Severity Factor and Treatment Target in Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage Daniel F. Hanley Stroke. 2009;40:1533-1538; published online before print February 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.535419 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cochrane Corner
	Repetitive Task Training for Improving Functional Ability After Stroke Beverley French, Lois H. Thomas, Michael J. Leathley, Christopher J. Sutton, Joanna McAdam, Anne Forster, Peter Langhorne, Christopher I.M. Price, Andrew Walker, and Caroline L. Watkins Stroke. 2009;40:e98-e99; published online before print February 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.519553 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Emerging Therapies
	Intracerebral Hemorrhage: What’s Next? Michel T. Torbey Stroke. 2009;40:1539-1540; published online before print February 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.535757 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Controversies in Stroke
	Is It Ethical to Have a Placebo Arm in Reperfusion Trials in the 3- to 6-Hour Time Window?: Yes James Grotta and Andrew Barreto Stroke. 2009;40:1541-1542; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.532234 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Is It Ethical to Have a Placebo Arm in Reperfusion Trials in the 3- to 6-Hour Time Window? No: Time Frame or Time Gain? Martin Köhrmann and Stefan Schwab Stroke. 2009;40:1543-1544; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.520676 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	The Ethics of Thrombolytic Trials Beyond 3 (or 4.5) Hours: Randomized Controlled Trials Are Required to Change Clinical Practice Geoffrey A. Donnan and Stephen M. Davis Stroke. 2009;40:1545; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.520684 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Corrections
	Correction Stroke. 2009;40:e286, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.000017 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Correction Stroke. 2009;40:e287, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.000018 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Letters to the Editor
	Sex-Differences in the Impact of Metabolic Syndrome on Tissue Plasminogen Activator–Induced Recanalization Georgios Tsivgoulis, Konstantinos Voumvourakis, and Elefterios Stamboulis Stroke. 2009;40:e100; published online before print March 5 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.546564 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Tsivgoulis et al Juan F. Arenillas, Laura Dorado, and Antoni Dávalos Stroke. 2009;40:e101-e102; published online before print March 5 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.547307 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Role of Bradykinin and Catecholamines in Cerebral Infarction and Brain Edema Kazushi Tsuda Stroke. 2009;40:e103; published online before print March 5 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.547752 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Tsuda Christoph Kleinschnitz, Madeleine Austinat, Guido Stoll, Michael Bader, and Thomas Renné Stroke. 2009;40:e104; published online before print March 5 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.548792 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Abstracts From the 2009 International Stroke Conference
	Abstracts From the 2009 International Stroke Conference Stroke. 2009;40:e105-e276; published online before print February 16 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.000015 PDF
	Abstracts From the 2009 State-of-the-Art Stroke Nursing Symposium
	Abstracts From the 2009 State-of-the-Art Stroke Nursing Symposium Stroke. 2009;40:e277-e285; published online before print February 16 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.000016 PDF

Spotlight

TOC Spotlight File

Volume 40, Issue 4; April 1, 2009

Editorials

Stroke in Women: An Evolving Topic

Surrogate Outcomes: A Cautionary Note

Go Red for Women

Gender Differences in Stroke Incidence and Poststroke Disability in the Framingham Heart Study

Sex Differences in Incidence, Mortality, and Survival in Individuals With Stroke in Scotland, 1986 to 2005

Age at Natural Menopause and Risk of Ischemic Stroke: The Framingham Heart Study

Reproductive History, Oral Contraceptive Use, and the Risk of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stoke in a Cohort Study of Middle-Aged Swedish Women

Progestogen-Only Contraceptives and the Risk of Stroke: A Meta-Analysis

Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Atherosclerosis in Young Women: Atherosclerosis Risk Factors in Female Youngsters (ARFY Study)

Social Class, Risk Factors, and Stroke Incidence in Men and Women: A Prospective Study in the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer in Norfolk Cohort

Gender Differences in the Colorado Stroke Registry

Sex Differences in Stroke Epidemiology: A Systematic Review

Gender Influences Cerebral Vascular Responses to Angiotensin II Through Nox2-Derived Reactive Oxygen Species

General and Abdominal Adiposity and Risk of Stroke in Chinese Women

Prevalence of Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis According to Age and Sex: Systematic Review and Metaregression Analysis

Do Presenting Symptoms Explain Sex Differences in Emergency Department Delays Among Patients With Acute Stroke?

Gender Differences in Presenting and Prodromal Stroke Symptoms

Quality of Care in Women With Ischemic Stroke in the GWTG Program

Sex-Related Differences in Quality of Care and Short-Term Mortality Among Patients With Acute Stroke in Denmark: A Nationwide Follow-Up Study

Does Sex Matter? Thirty-Day Stroke and Death Rates After Carotid Artery Stenting in Women Versus Men: Results From the Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy Versus Stenting Trial (CREST) Lead-in Phase

The Risk of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage During Pregnancy, Delivery, and the Puerperium in the Utrecht Population: Case-Crossover Study and Standardized Incidence Ratio Estimation

Parity and Carotid Atherosclerosis in Men and Women: Insights Into the Roles of Childbearing and Child-Rearing

First Trimester Stroke Prophylaxis in Pregnant Women With a History of Stroke

Preeclampsia-Eclampsia and the Risk of Stroke Among Peripartum in Taiwan

Magnesium Sulfate for the Treatment of Eclampsia: A Brief Review

Pre-Eclampsia Is Associated With Increased Risk of Stroke in the Adult Offspring: The Helsinki Birth Cohort Study

Perception of Risk and Knowledge of Risk Factors in Women at High Risk for Stroke

Original Contributions

Proposed Criteria for Metabolic Syndrome in Japanese Based on Prospective Evidence: The Hisayama Study

Analysis of 1008 Consecutive Patients Aged 15 to 49 With First-Ever Ischemic Stroke: The Helsinki Young Stroke Registry

Ethnic Distribution of ECG Predictors of Atrial Fibrillation and Its Impact on Understanding the Ethnic Distribution of Ischemic Stroke in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

Incidence, Types, Risk Factors, and Outcome of Stroke in a Developing Country: The Trivandrum Stroke Registry

Excessive Daytime Sleepiness Is an Independent Risk Indicator for Cardiovascular Mortality in Community-Dwelling Elderly: The Three City Study

Birth Parameters Are Associated With Late-Life White Matter Integrity in Community-Dwelling Older People

Vascular Structure and Function Is Correlated to Cognitive Performance and White Matter Hyperintensities in Older Hypertensive Patients With Subjective Memory Complaints

Clinical Evidence That Very Small Embryonic-Like Stem Cells Are Mobilized Into Peripheral Blood in Patients After Stroke

Lack of Association Between Variations of PDE4D and Ischemic Stroke in the Japanese Population

Genomics of Human Intracranial Aneurysm Wall

Monocytes Are Major Players in the Prognosis and Risk of Infection After Acute Stroke

Progression of Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia: Contribution of Cerebrovascular Disease Compared With Medial Temporal Lobe Atrophy

Hemoglobin Concentration and Cerebral Metabolism in Patients With Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Ceruloplasmin/Transferrin System Is Related to Clinical Status in Acute Stroke

Prevalence of Abnormal Glucose Metabolism and Insulin Resistance Among Subtypes of Ischemic Stroke in Japanese Patients

Chronic Kidney Disease and Clinical Outcome in Patients With Acute Stroke

New-Onset Constipation at Acute Stage After First Stroke: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Impact on the Stroke Outcome

Subacute Stent Thrombosis in Intracranial Stenting

Motor Imagery After Subcortical Stroke: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study

Density and Shape as CT Predictors of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Growth

Clinical and Imaging Data at 5 Days as a Surrogate for 90-Day Outcome in Ischemic Stroke

Atherosclerotic Plaque Surface Morphology in the Carotid Bifurcation Assessed With Multidetector Computed Tomography Angiography

Incidental Intracranial Aneurysms in Patients With Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis: A CT Angiography Study and a Metaanalysis

Using Historical Lesion Volume Data in the Design of a New Phase II Clinical Trial in Acute Stroke

Expediting MRI-Based Proof-of-Concept Stroke Trials Using an Earlier Imaging End Point

Effectiveness and Safety of Transcranial Laser Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Homocysteine-Lowering Therapy and Stroke Risk, Severity, and Disability: Additional Findings From the HOPE 2 Trial

Randomized Controlled Trials Comparing Endarterectomy and Endovascular Treatment for Carotid Artery Stenosis: A Cochrane Systematic Review

Postacute Reevaluation May Prevent Dysphagia-Associated Morbidity

Responsiveness and Validity of Three Outcome Measures of Motor Function After Stroke Rehabilitation

Effectiveness of Prism Adaptation in Neglect Rehabilitation: A Controlled Trial Study

Psychosocial Functioning of Spouses of Patients With Stroke From Initial Inpatient Rehabilitation to 3 Years Poststroke: Course and Relations With Coping Strategies

Results of the Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels (SPARCL) Trial by Stroke Subtypes

Effect of Age on Stroke Prevention Therapy in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: The Atrial Fibrillation Investigators

Applying the Evidence: Do Patients With Stroke, Coronary Artery Disease, or Both Achieve Similar Treatment Goals?

Additional Stroke-Related and Non–Stroke-Related Cardiovascular Costs and Hospitalizations in Managed-Care Patients After Ischemic Stroke

Quality of In-Hospital Stroke Care According to Evidence-Based Performance Measures: Results From the First Audit of Stroke, Catalonia (Spain) 2005/2006

Postpublication External Review of the Japanese Guidelines for the Management of Stroke 2004

Ultrafast High-Resolution In Vivo Volume-CTA of Mice Cerebral Vessels

SKCa and IKCa Channels, Myogenic Tone, and Vasodilator Responses in Middle Cerebral Arteries and Parenchymal Arterioles: Effect of Ischemia and Reperfusion

Mechanisms of C-Reactive Protein-Induced Blood–Brain Barrier Disruption • Supplemental Methods

VEGF Stimulates the ERK 1/2 Signaling Pathway and Apoptosis in Cerebral Endothelial Cells After Ischemic Conditions

Apoptotic Functions of PDCD10/CCM3, the Gene Mutated in Cerebral Cavernous Malformation 3

Angiotensin AT2 Receptor Stimulation Causes Neuroprotection in a Conscious Rat Model of Stroke • Supplemental Materials and Methods

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Contributes to Recovery of Skilled Reaching After Focal Ischemia in Rats

Research Letters

Association Between Age-Related Hearing Loss and Stroke in an Older Population

Altered Fibrin Clot Structure/Function in Patients With Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke

May-Thurner Syndrome in Patients With Cryptogenic Stroke and Patent Foramen Ovale: An Important Clinical Association

Retrograde Embolism From the Descending Aorta: Visualization by Multidirectional 3D Velocity Mapping in Cryptogenic Stroke

SK_Ca and IK_Ca Channels, Myogenic Tone, and Vasodilator Responses in Middle Cerebral Arteries and Parenchymal Arterioles: Effect of Ischemia and Reperfusion

Angiotensin AT₂ Receptor Stimulation Causes Neuroprotection in a Conscious Rat Model of Stroke • Supplemental Materials and Methods