Stroke -- Table of Contents (40 [5])

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Volume 40, Issue 5; May 1, 2009

Editorials
Advances in Stroke 2008
Original Contributions
Research Letters
Case Reports
Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
Special Reports
Progress Review
Cochrane Corner
Emerging Therapies
Controversies in Stroke
Letters to the Editor

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	Editorials
	Metabolic Penumbra in Intracerebral Hemorrhage Paul M. Vespa Stroke. 2009;40:1547-1548; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.542803 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Is Plasma Fibrinogen Useful in Evaluating Ischemic Stroke Patients?: Why, How, and When Mario Di Napoli and Puneetpal Singh Stroke. 2009;40:1549-1552; published online before print March 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.537084 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	To Phase 3 or Not to Phase 3? Warren W. Wasiewski Stroke. 2009;40:1553-1554; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.544429 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Need for Ethics Approval and Patient Consent in Clinical Research Philip M.W. Bath and Alan R. Watson Stroke. 2009;40:1555-1556; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.539080 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Advances in Stroke 2008
	Introduction Marc Fisher Stroke. 2009;40:e288, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.551820 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Update on the Genetics of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease 2008 Martin Dichgans and Robert A. Hegele Stroke. 2009;40:e289-e291; published online before print April 9 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.544569 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Advances in Emerging Therapies Peter Higgins and Kennedy R. Lees Stroke. 2009;40:e292-e294; published online before print April 9 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.544544 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Advances in Primary Prevention and Health Services Delivery Larry B. Goldstein and Peter M. Rothwell Stroke. 2009;40:e295-e297; published online before print April 9 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.544536 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Advances in Critical Care and Emergency Medicine Stephan A. Mayer and Stefan Schwab Stroke. 2009;40:e298-e300; published online before print April 9 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.544619 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Advances in Health Policy and Outcomes Anthony G. Rudd and Linda S. Williams Stroke. 2009;40:e301-e304; published online before print April 9 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.544551 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Advances in Interventional Neuroradiology Ajay K. Wakhloo, Michael J. Deleo, III, and Martin M. Brown Stroke. 2009;40:e305-e312, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.548438 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Advances in Imaging Wolf-Dieter Heiss and A. Gregory Sorensen Stroke. 2009;40:e313-e314; published online before print April 9 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.545434 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Advances in Vascular Cognitive Impairment John V. Bowler and Philip B. Gorelick Stroke. 2009;40:e315-e318; published online before print April 9 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.544650 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Original Contributions
	Incidence of Stroke in Europe at the Beginning of the 21st Century The European Registers of Stroke (EROS) Investigators Stroke. 2009;40:1557-1563; published online before print March 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.535088 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| CME
	Framingham Stroke Risk Function in a Large Population-Based Cohort of Elderly People: The 3C Study Sébastien Bineau, Carole Dufouil, Catherine Helmer, Karen Ritchie, Jean-Philippe Empana, Pierre Ducimetière, Annick Alpérovitch, Marie Germaine Bousser, and Christophe Tzourio Stroke. 2009;40:1564-1570; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.532325 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Trends for Blood Pressure and Its Contribution to Stroke Incidence in the Middle-Aged Japanese Population: The Circulatory Risk in Communities Study (CIRCS) Hironori Imano, Akihiko Kitamura, Shinichi Sato, Masahiko Kiyama, Tetsuya Ohira, Kazumasa Yamagishi, Hiroyuki Noda, Takeshi Tanigawa, Hiroyasu Iso, and Takashi Shimamoto Stroke. 2009;40:1571-1577; published online before print April 2 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.538629 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Fibrinogen Independently Predicts the Development of Ischemic Stroke in a Taiwanese Population: CVDFACTS Study Shao-Yuan Chuang, Chyi-Huey Bai, Wei-Hung Chen, Li-Ming Lien, and Wen-Harn Pan Stroke. 2009;40:1578-1584; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.540492 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Causes of Death by Level of Dependency at 6 Months After Ischemic Stroke in 3 Large Cohorts Karsten Bruins Slot, Eivind Berge, Peter Sandercock, Steff C. Lewis, Paul Dorman, Martin Dennis on behalf of the Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project, the Lothian Stroke Register, and the International Stroke Trial (UK) Stroke. 2009;40:1585-1589; published online before print March 5 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.531533 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis, MRI Indices of Brain Ischemia, Aging, and Cognitive Impairment: The Framingham Study José R. Romero, Alexa Beiser, Sudha Seshadri, Emelia J. Benjamin, Joseph F. Polak, Ramachandran S. Vasan, Rhoda Au, Charles DeCarli, and Philip A. Wolf Stroke. 2009;40:1590-1596; published online before print March 5 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.535245 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Promoter Polymorphism Affords Protection Against Cognitive Dysfunction After Carotid Endarterectomy Gene T. Yocum, John G. Gaudet, Susie S. Lee, Yaakov Stern, Lauren A. Teverbaugh, Robert R. Sciacca, Charles W. Emala, Donald O. Quest, Paul C. McCormick, James F. McKinsey, Nicholas J. Morrissey, Robert A. Solomon, E. Sander Connolly, Jr, and Eric J. Heyer Stroke. 2009;40:1597-1603; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.541177 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Sequencing of TGF-β Pathway Genes in Familial Cases of Intracranial Aneurysm Teresa Santiago-Sim, Sumy Mathew-Joseph, Hariyadarshi Pannu, Dianna M. Milewicz, Christine E. Seidman, J.G. Seidman, and Dong H. Kim Stroke. 2009;40:1604-1611; published online before print March 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.540245 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Quantitative T2 Values Predict Time From Symptom Onset in Acute Stroke Patients Susanne Siemonsen, Kim Mouridsen, Brigitte Holst, Thorsten Ries, Jürgen Finsterbusch, Götz Thomalla, Leif Ostergaard, and Jens Fiehler Stroke. 2009;40:1612-1616; published online before print March 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.542548 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Relation Between Cerebral Perfusion Territories and Location of Cerebral Infarcts Jeroen Hendrikse, Esben Thade Petersen, Amandine Chèze, Soke Miang Chng, Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian, and Xavier Golay Stroke. 2009;40:1617-1622; published online before print March 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.539866 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Periventricular White Matter Lucencies Relate to Low Vitamin B12 Levels in Patients With Small Vessel Stroke Barbe Pieters, Julie Staals, Iris Knottnerus, Rob Rouhl, Paul Menheere, AlFons Kessels, and Jan Lodder Stroke. 2009;40:1623-1626; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.523431 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Low Level of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Increases Hemorrhagic Transformation in Large Artery Atherothrombosis but Not in Cardioembolism Beom Joon Kim, Seung-Hoon Lee, Wi-Sun Ryu, Bong Su Kang, Chi Kyung Kim, and Byung-Woo Yoon Stroke. 2009;40:1627-1632; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.539643 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Hyperglycemia and Incidence of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke-Comparison Between Fasting and 2-Hour Glucose Criteria Marjukka Hyvärinen, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Markku Mähönen, Coen DA Stehouwer, Kalevi Pyörälä, Björn Zethelius, Qing Qiao for the DECODE Study Group Stroke. 2009;40:1633-1637; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.539650 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Transient Focal Increase in Perihematomal Glucose Metabolism After Acute Human Intracerebral Hemorrhage Allyson R. Zazulia, Tom O. Videen, and William J. Powers Stroke. 2009;40:1638-1643; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.536037 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effective Glycemic Control With Aggressive Hyperglycemia Management Is Associated With Improved Outcome in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Julius Gene S. Latorre, Sherry Hsiang-Yi Chou, Raul Gomes Nogueira, Aneesh B. Singhal, Bob S. Carter, Christopher S. Ogilvy, and Guy A. Rordorf Stroke. 2009;40:1644-1652; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.535534 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Inflammatory and Hemostatic Biomarkers Associated With Early Recurrent Ischemic Lesions in Acute Ischemic Stroke Dong-Wha Kang, Sung-Hee Yoo, Sail Chun, Kyum-Yil Kwon, Sun U. Kwon, Jae-Young Koh, and Jong S. Kim Stroke. 2009;40:1653-1658; published online before print March 5 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.539429 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Immune Response in Human Cerebral Cavernous Malformations Changbin Shi, Robert Shenkar, Hongyan Du, Edward Duckworth, Harish Raja, H. Hunt Batjer, and Issam A. Awad Stroke. 2009;40:1659-1665; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.538769 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Intracerebral Hemorrhage Volume Predicts Poor Neurologic Outcome in Children Lori C. Jordan, Jonathan T. Kleinman, and Argye E. Hillis Stroke. 2009;40:1666-1671; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.541383 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Postcontrast CT Extravasation Is Associated With Hematoma Expansion in CTA Spot Negative Patients Ashraf Ederies, Andrew Demchuk, Tze Chia, David J. Gladstone, Dar Dowlatshahi, Gabriel BenDavit, Kelly Wong, Sean P. Symons, and Richard I. Aviv Stroke. 2009;40:1672-1676; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.541201 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Quality of Life After Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Results of the Factor Seven for Acute Hemorrhagic Stroke (FAST) Trial Michael C. Christensen, Stephan Mayer, and Jean-Marc Ferran Stroke. 2009;40:1677-1682; published online before print March 5 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.538967 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Differential Infraslow (<0.1 Hz) Cortical Activations in the Affected and Unaffected Hemispheres From Patients With Subacute Stroke Demonstrated by Noninvasive DC-Magnetoencephalography Stefanie Leistner, Tilmann Sander, Michaela Wachs, Martin Burghoff, Gabriel Curio, Lutz Trahms, and Bruno-Marcel Mackert Stroke. 2009;40:1683-1686; published online before print March 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.536110 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Hyperfibrinogenemia and Functional Outcome From Acute Ischemic Stroke Gregory J. del Zoppo, David E. Levy, Warren W. Wasiewski, Arthur M. Pancioli, Andrew M. Demchuk, James Trammel, Bart M. Demaerschalk, Markku Kaste, Gregory W. Albers, and Eric B. Ringelstein Stroke. 2009;40:1687-1691; published online before print March 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.527804 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Relationships Between Cerebral Perfusion and Reversibility of Acute Diffusion Lesions in DEFUSE: Insights from RADAR Jean-Marc Olivot, Michael Mlynash, Vincent N. Thijs, Archana Purushotham, Stephanie Kemp, Maarten G. Lansberg, Lawrence Wechsler, Roland Bammer, Michael P. Marks, and Gregory W. Albers Stroke. 2009;40:1692-1697; published online before print March 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.538082 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Towards Safer Carotid Artery Stenting: A Scoring System for Anatomic Suitability Sumaira Macdonald, Robert Lee, Robin Williams, Gerry Stansby on behalf of the Delphi Carotid Stenting Consensus Panel Stroke. 2009;40:1698-1703; published online before print March 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.547117 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Results of the MRI Substudy of the Intravenous Magnesium Efficacy in Stroke Trial Chelsea S. Kidwell, Kennedy R. Lees, Keith W. Muir, Christopher Chen, Stephen M. Davis, Deidre A. De Silva, Christopher J. Weir, Sidney Starkman, Jeffry R. Alger, Jeffrey L. Saver for the MR IMAGES Investigators Stroke. 2009;40:1704-1709; published online before print March 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.537613 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cost-Effectiveness of Patient Selection Using Penumbral-Based MRI for Intravenous Thrombolysis Stephanie R. Earnshaw, Dan Jackson, Ray Farkouh, and Lee Schwamm Stroke. 2009;40:1710-1720; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.540138 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Placebo-Controlled Trial of High-Dose Atorvastatin in Patients With Severe Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Philippa C. Lavallée, Julien Labreuche, Fernando Gongora-Rivera, Arturo Jaramillo, David Brenner, Isabelle F Klein, Pierre-Jean Touboul, Eric Vicaut, Pierre Amarenco on behalf of the Lacunar-B.I.C.H.A.T. Investigators Stroke. 2009;40:1721-1728; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.540088 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Prior Statin Use, Intracranial Hemorrhage, and Outcome After Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke Niklaus Meier, Krassen Nedeltchev, Caspar Brekenfeld, Aekaterini Galimanis, Urs Fischer, Oliver Findling, Luca Remonda, Gerhard Schroth, Heinrich P. Mattle, and Marcel Arnold Stroke. 2009;40:1729-1737; published online before print March 5 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.532473 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	The Challenge of Designing a Treatment Trial for Warfarin-Associated Intracerebral Hemorrhage Matthew L. Flaherty, Opeolu Adeoye, Padmini Sekar, Mary Haverbusch, Charles J. Moomaw, Haiyang Tao, Joseph P. Broderick, and Daniel Woo Stroke. 2009;40:1738-1742; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.538462 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Sex Differences in the Use of Intravenous rt-PA Thrombolysis Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Meta-Analysis Mathew Reeves, Archit Bhatt, Peter Jajou, Michael Brown, and Lynda Lisabeth Stroke. 2009;40:1743-1749; published online before print February 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.543181 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Abciximab Is a Safe Rescue Therapy in Thromboembolic Events Complicating Cerebral Aneurysm Coil Embolization: Single Center Experience in 42 Cases and Review of the Literature Thorsten Ries, Susanne Siemonsen, Ulrich Grzyska, Hermann Zeumer, and Jens Fiehler Stroke. 2009;40:1750-1757; published online before print March 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.539197 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Long-Term Recurrent Subarachnoid Hemorrhage After Adequate Coiling Versus Clipping of Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms Joanna D. Schaafsma, Marieke E. Sprengers, Willem Jan van Rooij, Menno Sluzewski, Charles B.L.M. Majoie, Marieke J.H. Wermer, and Gabriel J.E. Rinkel Stroke. 2009;40:1758-1763; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.524751 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effects of Combined Peripheral Nerve Stimulation and Brain Polarization on Performance of a Motor Sequence Task After Chronic Stroke Pablo Celnik, Nam-Jong Paik, Yves Vandermeeren, Michael Dimyan, and Leonardo G. Cohen Stroke. 2009;40:1764-1771; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.540500 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Active Range of Motion Predicts Upper Extremity Function 3 Months After Stroke Justin A. Beebe and Catherine E. Lang Stroke. 2009;40:1772-1779; published online before print March 5 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.536763 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Identifying Patients at High Risk for Poor Outcome After Intra-Arterial Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke Hen Hallevi, Andrew D. Barreto, David S. Liebeskind, Miriam M. Morales, Sheryl B. Martin-Schild, Anitha T. Abraham, Jignesh Gadia, Jeffrey L. Saver, the UCLA Intra-Arterial Therapy Investigators, James C. Grotta, and Sean I. Savitz Stroke. 2009;40:1780-1785; published online before print April 9 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.535146 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Green and Black Tea Consumption and Risk of Stroke: A Meta-Analysis Lenore Arab, Weiqing Liu, and David Elashoff Stroke. 2009;40:1786-1792; published online before print February 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.538470 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Regional Implementation of the Stroke Systems of Care Model: Recommendations of the Northeast Cerebrovascular Consortium Toby Gropen, Zainab Magdon-Ismail, David Day, Shannon Melluzzo, Lee H. Schwamm on behalf of the NECC Advisory Group Stroke. 2009;40:1793-1802; published online before print March 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.531053 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	A Method to Determine Stroke Trial Success Using Multidimensional Pooled Control Functions Pitchaiah Mandava and Thomas A. Kent Stroke. 2009;40:1803-1810; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.532820 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Use of Stroke Secondary Prevention Services: Are There Disparities in Care? Joseph S. Ross, Ethan A. Halm, and Dawn M. Bravata Stroke. 2009;40:1811-1819; published online before print March 5 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.539619 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cerebrovascular Reactivity Measured by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Jennifer K. Lee, Kathleen K. Kibler, Paul B. Benni, R. Blaine Easley, Marek Czosnyka, Peter Smielewski, Raymond C. Koehler, Donald H. Shaffner, and Ken M. Brady Stroke. 2009;40:1820-1826; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.536094 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Flow-Induced Dilation Is Mediated by Akt-Dependent Activation of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase-Derived Hydrogen Peroxide in Mouse Cerebral Arteries Annick Drouin and Eric Thorin Stroke. 2009;40:1827-1833; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.536805 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Early-Stage Investigations of Ultrasmall Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide-Induced Signal Change After Permanent Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion in Mice Virginie Desestret, Jean-Christophe Brisset, Samir Moucharrafie, Emilie Devillard, Serge Nataf, Jérôme Honnorat, Norbert Nighoghossian, Yves Berthezène, and Marlène Wiart Stroke. 2009;40:1834-1841; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.531269 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Sex Differences in Caspase Activation After Stroke Fudong Liu, Zhong Li, Jun Li, Chad Siegel, Rongwen Yuan, and Louise D. McCullough Stroke. 2009;40:1842-1848; published online before print March 5 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.538686 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Cerebral Immune Cell Accumulation in Stroke Mathias Gelderblom, Frank Leypoldt, Karin Steinbach, Doerthe Behrens, Chi-Un Choe, Dominic A. Siler, Thiruma V. Arumugam, Ellen Orthey, Christian Gerloff, Eva Tolosa, and Tim Magnus Stroke. 2009;40:1849-1857; published online before print March 5 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.534503 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effects of Deferoxamine on Intracerebral Hemorrhage-Induced Brain Injury in Aged Rats Masanobu Okauchi, Ya Hua, Richard F. Keep, Lewis B. Morgenstern, and Guohua Xi Stroke. 2009;40:1858-1863; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.535765 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Differential Neuroprotection and Risk for Bleeding From Activated Protein C With Varying Degrees of Anticoagulant Activity Yaoming Wang, Meenakshisundaram Thiyagarajan, Nienwen Chow, Itender Singh, Huang Guo, Thomas P. Davis, and Berislav V. Zlokovic Stroke. 2009;40:1864-1869; published online before print December 4 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.536680 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Candesartan Augments Ischemia-Induced Proangiogenic State and Results in Sustained Improvement After Stroke Anna Kozak, Adviye Ergul, Azza B. El-Remessy, Maribeth H. Johnson, Livia S. Machado, Hazem F. Elewa, Mohammed Abdelsaid, Daniel C. Wiley, and Susan C. Fagan Stroke. 2009;40:1870-1876; published online before print March 5 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.537225 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Methazolamide and Melatonin Inhibit Mitochondrial Cytochrome C Release and Are Neuroprotective in Experimental Models of Ischemic Injury Xin Wang, Bryan E. Figueroa, Irina G. Stavrovskaya, Yi Zhang, Ana C. Sirianni, Shan Zhu, Arthur L. Day, Bruce S. Kristal, and Robert M. Friedlander Stroke. 2009;40:1877-1885; published online before print March 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.540765 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Carotid Repair Using Autologous Adipose-Derived Endothelial Cells Harald Froehlich, Rajiv Gulati, Barry Boilson, Tyra Witt, Adriana Harbuzariu, Laurel Kleppe, Allan B. Dietz, Amir Lerman, and Robert D. Simari Stroke. 2009;40:1886-1891; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.539932 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Research Letters
	Prevalence of Carotid Stenosis in a High-Risk Caribbean Population Hilary A. Brown, Marilyn B. Lawrence-Wright, Sundeep Shah, Sara G. Lawrence, David Gilbert, and Ivor Crandon Stroke. 2009;40:1892-1893; published online before print February 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.535310 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Arterial Wall Enhancement Overlying Carotid Plaque on CT Angiography Correlates With Symptoms in Patients With High Grade Stenosis Javier M. Romero, Lukasz S. Babiarz, N. Paola Forero, Erin K. Murphy, Pamela W. Schaefer, R. Gilberto Gonzalez, and Michael H. Lev Stroke. 2009;40:1894-1896; published online before print January 29 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.529008 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	MRI Mismatch–Based Intravenous Thrombolysis for Isolated Cerebellar Infarction Martin Köhrmann, Roland Sauer, Hagen B. Huttner, Tobias Engelhorn, Arnd Doerfler, and Peter D. Schellinger Stroke. 2009;40:1897-1899; published online before print February 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.532838 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Future Demographic Trends Decrease the Proportion of Ischemic Stroke Patients Receiving Thrombolytic Therapy: A Call to Set-Up Therapeutic Studies in the Very Old Christian Foerch, Matthias Sitzer, Helmuth Steinmetz, Tobias Neumann-Haefelin for the Arbeitsgruppe Schlaganfall Hessen (ASH) Stroke. 2009;40:1900-1902; published online before print February 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.531061 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Swallowing Disturbance Pattern Relates to Brain Lesion Location in Acute Stroke Patients Volker Steinhagen, Annette Grossmann, Reiner Benecke, and Uwe Walter Stroke. 2009;40:1903-1906; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.535468 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Ice-Cold Saline for the Induction of Mild Hypothermia in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Pilot Study Rainer Kollmar, Peter D. Schellinger, Tobias Steigleder, Martin Köhrmann, and Stefan Schwab Stroke. 2009;40:1907-1909; published online before print January 29 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.530410 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Would Self-Expanding Stent Occlude Middle Cerebral Artery Perforators? Thomas W. Leung, Simon C.H. Yu, Wynnie W.M. Lam, Anne Y.Y. Chan, Alexander Y.L. Lau, and Lawrence K.S. Wong Stroke. 2009;40:1910-1912; published online before print January 29 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.532416 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Induced Normothermia Attenuates Cerebral Metabolic Distress in Patients With Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Refractory Fever Mauro Oddo, Suzanne Frangos, Andrew Milby, Isaac Chen, Eileen Maloney-Wilensky, Eileen Mac Murtrie, Michael Stiefel, W. Andrew Kofke, Peter D. Le Roux, and Joshua M. Levine Stroke. 2009;40:1913-1916; published online before print February 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.534115 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Serum Cholesterol LDL and 90-Day Mortality in Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage José María Ramírez-Moreno, Ignacio Casado-Naranjo, Juan Carlos Portilla, María Luisa Calle, David Tena, Alfonso Falcón, and Ana Serrano Stroke. 2009;40:1917-1920; published online before print March 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.536698 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Reduction in Incident Stroke Risk With Vigorous Physical Activity: Evidence From 7.7-Year Follow-Up of the National Runners’ Health Study Paul T. Williams Stroke. 2009;40:1921-1923; published online before print March 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.535427 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Case Reports
	Showered Calcific Emboli to the Brain, the ‘Salted Pretzel’ Sign, Originating From the Ipsilateral Internal Carotid Artery Causing Acute Cerebral Infarction Brett A. Christian, Daniel J. Kirzeder, Jim Boyd, Jeffery Laing, and Judson R. Gash Stroke. 2009;40:e319-e321; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.538009 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
	Living Beyond Our Physiological Means: Small Vessel Disease of the Brain Is an Expression of a Systemic Failure in Arteriolar Function: A Unifying Hypothesis Charlie S. Thompson and Antoine M. Hakim Stroke. 2009;40:e322-e330; published online before print February 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.542266 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Apoptotic Mechanisms After Cerebral Ischemia Brad R.S. Broughton, David C. Reutens, and Christopher G. Sobey Stroke. 2009;40:e331-e339; published online before print January 29 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.531632 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	A Systematic Review on Outcome After Stenting for Intracranial Atherosclerosis Klaus Gröschel, Sonja Schnaudigel, Sara M. Pilgram, Katrin Wasser, and Andreas Kastrup Stroke. 2009;40:e340-e347; published online before print January 29 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.532713 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Special Reports
	Reporting Standards for Angioplasty and Stent-Assisted Angioplasty for Intracranial Atherosclerosis H. Christian Schumacher, Philip M. Meyers, Randall T. Higashida, Colin P. Derdeyn, Sean D. Lavine, Gary M. Nesbit, David Sacks, Peter Rasmussen, and Lawrence R. Wechsler Stroke. 2009;40:e348-e365; published online before print February 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.527580 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Reporting Standards for Endovascular Repair of Saccular Intracranial Cerebral Aneurysms Philip M. Meyers, H. Christian Schumacher, Randall T. Higashida, Colin P. Derdeyn, Gary M. Nesbit, David Sacks, Lawrence R. Wechsler, Joshua B. Bederson, Sean D. Lavine, and Peter Rasmussen Stroke. 2009;40:e366-e379; published online before print February 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.527572 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Invasive Cortical Stimulation to Promote Recovery of Function After Stroke: A Critical Appraisal Ela B. Plow, James R. Carey, Randolph J. Nudo, and Alvaro Pascual-Leone Stroke. 2009;40:1926-1931; published online before print April 9 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.540823 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Progress Review
	Blood Markers for the Prognosis of Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review William Whiteley, Wei Li Chong, Anshuman Sengupta, and Peter Sandercock Stroke. 2009;40:e380-e389; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.528752 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cochrane Corner
	Interventions for Deliberately Altering Blood Pressure in Acute Stroke Chamila M. Geeganage and Philip M.W. Bath Stroke. 2009;40:e390-e391; published online before print March 5 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.535849 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Electromechanical and Robot-Assisted Arm Training for Improving Arm Function and Activities of Daily Living After Stroke Jan Mehrholz, Thomas Platz, Joachim Kugler, and Marcus Pohl Stroke. 2009;40:e392-e393; published online before print March 12 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.536219 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Sanchi for Acute Ischemic Stroke Xiaoyan Chen, Muke Zhou, Qifu Li, Jie Yang, Yun Zhang, Dongping Zhang, Shuangyan Kong, Dong Zhou, and Li He Stroke. 2009;40:e394-e395; published online before print March 5 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.536102 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Rehabilitation for Apraxia: Evidence for Short-Term Improvements in Activities of Daily Living Audrey Bowen, Carolyn West, Anne Hesketh, and Andy Vail Stroke. 2009;40:e396-e397; published online before print April 2 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.536946 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Emerging Therapies
	Digestion of the Antiplatelets Comparison of PRoFESS: 18–7=1? Ale Algra Stroke. 2009;40:1932-1935; published online before print November 26 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.537464 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Antiplatelets for Stroke Prevention: Implications of the PRoFESS Trial Magdy Selim Stroke. 2009;40:1936-1937; published online before print November 26 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.537829 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Telmisartan to Prevent Recurrent Stroke: The PRoFESS Study: Was the Baby Thrown Out With the Bathwater? Gordon T. McInnes Stroke. 2009;40:1938-1940; published online before print November 26 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.541276 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	PRoFESS Kennedy R. Lees Stroke. 2009;40:1941; published online before print November 26 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.541854 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Controversies in Stroke
	Does the Combination of Warfarin and Aspirin Have a Place in Secondary Stroke Prevention?: Yes Anthony J. Furlan Stroke. 2009;40:1942-1943; published online before print March 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.537662 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Does the Combination of Warfarin and Aspirin Have a Place in Secondary Stroke Prevention?: No Marc Fisher Stroke. 2009;40:1944-1945; published online before print March 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.537670 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Combined Aspirin Plus Warfarin: Recent Evidence and Residual Questions Geoffrey A. Donnan and Stephen M. Davis Stroke. 2009;40:1946; published online before print March 19 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.537696 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Letters to the Editor
	Success With Paramedic Diagnosis of Stroke Janet E. Bray and Chris Bladin Stroke. 2009;40:e398; published online before print March 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.518423 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Bray and Bladin Larry B. Goldstein Stroke. 2009;40:e399; published online before print March 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.550772 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Evaluating Ischemic Stroke Subtypes: Does the Retinal Microvasculature Hold Clues to What Lies Beneath? Zarmeneh Aly, Fawad Taj, and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal Stroke. 2009;40:e400; published online before print April 2 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.549600 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Aly et al Fergus N. Doubal, Baljean Dhillon, Martin S. Dennis, and Joanna M. Wardlaw Stroke. 2009;40:e401; published online before print April 2 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.550764 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Knock Signals in Ischemic Stroke Paul Syme Stroke. 2009;40:e402-e404; published online before print March 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.547273 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Syme Georgios Tsivgoulis and Andrei V. Alexandrov Stroke. 2009;40:e405; published online before print March 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.548818 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Neuroprotective Effects of Leptin and Nitric Oxide Against Cerebral Ischemia Kazushi Tsuda Stroke. 2009;40:e406; published online before print March 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.549402 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Tsuda Alessandra Valerio and Enzo Nisoli Stroke. 2009;40:e407; published online before print March 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.549485 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Does Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Transient Ischemic Attack Patients Improve Accuracy of Diagnosis, Prognosis, or Both? Shyam Prabhakaran and Vivien H. Lee Stroke. 2009;40:e408; published online before print March 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.547927 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Prabhakaran and Lee Ethem Murat Arsava and Hakan Ay Stroke. 2009;40:e409; published online before print March 26 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.548784 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Rupture of Very Small Aneurysms Basar Sarikaya Stroke. 2009;40:e410; published online before print April 2 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.547604 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Sarikaya Toshihiro Ishibashi and Yuichi Murayama Stroke. 2009;40:e411; published online before print April 2 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.548842 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	The Natural History of Dural Arteriovenous Shunts: The Toronto Experience J. Marc C. van Dijk, Karel G. TerBrugge, Robert A. Willinsky, and M. Christopher Wallace Stroke. 2009;40:e412; published online before print April 2 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.545327 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by van Dijk et al Michael Söderman, Ladislav Pavic, Göran Edner, Staffan Holmin, and Tommy Andersson Stroke. 2009;40:e413-e414; published online before print April 2 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.545541 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF

Spotlight

TOC Spotlight File

Volume 40, Issue 5; May 1, 2009

Editorials

Metabolic Penumbra in Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Is Plasma Fibrinogen Useful in Evaluating Ischemic Stroke Patients?: Why, How, and When

To Phase 3 or Not to Phase 3?

Need for Ethics Approval and Patient Consent in Clinical Research

Advances in Stroke 2008

Introduction

Update on the Genetics of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease 2008

Advances in Emerging Therapies

Advances in Primary Prevention and Health Services Delivery

Advances in Critical Care and Emergency Medicine

Advances in Health Policy and Outcomes

Advances in Interventional Neuroradiology

Advances in Imaging

Advances in Vascular Cognitive Impairment

Original Contributions

Incidence of Stroke in Europe at the Beginning of the 21st Century

Framingham Stroke Risk Function in a Large Population-Based Cohort of Elderly People: The 3C Study

Trends for Blood Pressure and Its Contribution to Stroke Incidence in the Middle-Aged Japanese Population: The Circulatory Risk in Communities Study (CIRCS)

Fibrinogen Independently Predicts the Development of Ischemic Stroke in a Taiwanese Population: CVDFACTS Study

Causes of Death by Level of Dependency at 6 Months After Ischemic Stroke in 3 Large Cohorts

Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis, MRI Indices of Brain Ischemia, Aging, and Cognitive Impairment: The Framingham Study

Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Promoter Polymorphism Affords Protection Against Cognitive Dysfunction After Carotid Endarterectomy

Sequencing of TGF-β Pathway Genes in Familial Cases of Intracranial Aneurysm

Quantitative T2 Values Predict Time From Symptom Onset in Acute Stroke Patients

Relation Between Cerebral Perfusion Territories and Location of Cerebral Infarcts

Periventricular White Matter Lucencies Relate to Low Vitamin B12 Levels in Patients With Small Vessel Stroke

Low Level of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Increases Hemorrhagic Transformation in Large Artery Atherothrombosis but Not in Cardioembolism

Hyperglycemia and Incidence of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke-Comparison Between Fasting and 2-Hour Glucose Criteria

Transient Focal Increase in Perihematomal Glucose Metabolism After Acute Human Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Effective Glycemic Control With Aggressive Hyperglycemia Management Is Associated With Improved Outcome in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Inflammatory and Hemostatic Biomarkers Associated With Early Recurrent Ischemic Lesions in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Immune Response in Human Cerebral Cavernous Malformations

Intracerebral Hemorrhage Volume Predicts Poor Neurologic Outcome in Children

Postcontrast CT Extravasation Is Associated With Hematoma Expansion in CTA Spot Negative Patients

Quality of Life After Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Results of the Factor Seven for Acute Hemorrhagic Stroke (FAST) Trial

Differential Infraslow (<0.1 Hz) Cortical Activations in the Affected and Unaffected Hemispheres From Patients With Subacute Stroke Demonstrated by Noninvasive DC-Magnetoencephalography

Hyperfibrinogenemia and Functional Outcome From Acute Ischemic Stroke

Relationships Between Cerebral Perfusion and Reversibility of Acute Diffusion Lesions in DEFUSE: Insights from RADAR

Towards Safer Carotid Artery Stenting: A Scoring System for Anatomic Suitability

Results of the MRI Substudy of the Intravenous Magnesium Efficacy in Stroke Trial

Cost-Effectiveness of Patient Selection Using Penumbral-Based MRI for Intravenous Thrombolysis

Placebo-Controlled Trial of High-Dose Atorvastatin in Patients With Severe Cerebral Small Vessel Disease

Prior Statin Use, Intracranial Hemorrhage, and Outcome After Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke

The Challenge of Designing a Treatment Trial for Warfarin-Associated Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Sex Differences in the Use of Intravenous rt-PA Thrombolysis Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Meta-Analysis

Abciximab Is a Safe Rescue Therapy in Thromboembolic Events Complicating Cerebral Aneurysm Coil Embolization: Single Center Experience in 42 Cases and Review of the Literature

Long-Term Recurrent Subarachnoid Hemorrhage After Adequate Coiling Versus Clipping of Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms

Effects of Combined Peripheral Nerve Stimulation and Brain Polarization on Performance of a Motor Sequence Task After Chronic Stroke

Active Range of Motion Predicts Upper Extremity Function 3 Months After Stroke

Identifying Patients at High Risk for Poor Outcome After Intra-Arterial Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Green and Black Tea Consumption and Risk of Stroke: A Meta-Analysis

Regional Implementation of the Stroke Systems of Care Model: Recommendations of the Northeast Cerebrovascular Consortium

A Method to Determine Stroke Trial Success Using Multidimensional Pooled Control Functions

Use of Stroke Secondary Prevention Services: Are There Disparities in Care?

Cerebrovascular Reactivity Measured by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

Flow-Induced Dilation Is Mediated by Akt-Dependent Activation of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase-Derived Hydrogen Peroxide in Mouse Cerebral Arteries

Early-Stage Investigations of Ultrasmall Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide-Induced Signal Change After Permanent Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion in Mice

Sex Differences in Caspase Activation After Stroke

Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Cerebral Immune Cell Accumulation in Stroke

Effects of Deferoxamine on Intracerebral Hemorrhage-Induced Brain Injury in Aged Rats

Differential Neuroprotection and Risk for Bleeding From Activated Protein C With Varying Degrees of Anticoagulant Activity

Candesartan Augments Ischemia-Induced Proangiogenic State and Results in Sustained Improvement After Stroke

Methazolamide and Melatonin Inhibit Mitochondrial Cytochrome C Release and Are Neuroprotective in Experimental Models of Ischemic Injury

Carotid Repair Using Autologous Adipose-Derived Endothelial Cells

Research Letters

Prevalence of Carotid Stenosis in a High-Risk Caribbean Population

Arterial Wall Enhancement Overlying Carotid Plaque on CT Angiography Correlates With Symptoms in Patients With High Grade Stenosis

MRI Mismatch–Based Intravenous Thrombolysis for Isolated Cerebellar Infarction

Future Demographic Trends Decrease the Proportion of Ischemic Stroke Patients Receiving Thrombolytic Therapy: A Call to Set-Up Therapeutic Studies in the Very Old

Swallowing Disturbance Pattern Relates to Brain Lesion Location in Acute Stroke Patients

Ice-Cold Saline for the Induction of Mild Hypothermia in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Pilot Study

Would Self-Expanding Stent Occlude Middle Cerebral Artery Perforators?

Induced Normothermia Attenuates Cerebral Metabolic Distress in Patients With Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Refractory Fever

Serum Cholesterol LDL and 90-Day Mortality in Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Reduction in Incident Stroke Risk With Vigorous Physical Activity: Evidence From 7.7-Year Follow-Up of the National Runners’ Health Study

Case Reports

Showered Calcific Emboli to the Brain, the ‘Salted Pretzel’ Sign, Originating From the Ipsilateral Internal Carotid Artery Causing Acute Cerebral Infarction

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