Stroke -- Table of Contents (34 [2])

Volume 34, Issue 2; February 1, 2003

Advances in Stroke 2002
Original Contributions
Research Reports
Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
Cochrane Corner
Letters to the Editor
Emerging Therapies
Major Ongoing Stroke Trials

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	Advances in Stroke 2002
	Advances in Stroke 2002: Introduction Vladimir Hachinski Stroke. 2003;34:323, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000054672.93565.0A. Full Text \| PDF
	Neurogenesis and Apoptotic Cell Death Michael A. Moskowitz and Eng H. Lo Stroke. 2003;34:324-326, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000054047.14853.AD. Full Text \| PDF
	Vascular Protection Frank M. Faraci Stroke. 2003;34:327-329, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000054052.52510.2C. Full Text \| PDF
	New Light on White Matter Mark P. Goldberg and Bruce R. Ransom Stroke. 2003;34:330-332, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000054048.22626.B9. Full Text \| PDF
	Infection, Inflammation, and Atherosclerosis J. David Spence and John Norris Stroke. 2003;34:333-334, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000054049.65350.EA. Full Text \| PDF
	Converging Pathogenic Mechanisms in Vascular and Neurodegenerative Dementia Costantino Iadecola and Philip B. Gorelick Stroke. 2003;34:335-337, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000054050.51530.76. Full Text \| PDF
	Estrogen and Stroke: A Balanced Analysis Patricia D. Hurn and Lawrence M. Brass Stroke. 2003;34:338-341, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000054051.88378.25. Full Text \| PDF
	Stroke Genetics Update Mark J. Alberts Stroke. 2003;34:342-344, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000054263.67434.BE. Full Text \| PDF
	Stroke Neuroimaging Steven Warach Stroke. 2003;34:345-347, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000054262.69831.24. Full Text \| PDF
	Ever Decreasing Circles: Advances in Antiplatelet Therapy and Anticoagulation J. Kennedy and A.M. Buchan Stroke. 2003;34:348-350, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000054264.39521.56. Full Text \| PDF
	Statins in Threatened Stroke Markku Kaste Stroke. 2003;34:351-353, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000054260.05136.7D. Full Text \| PDF
	Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors for Stroke Prevention: Is There HOPE for PROGRESS After LIFE? Graeme J. Hankey Stroke. 2003;34:354-356, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000054261.97525.4B. Full Text \| PDF
	Advances in Interventional Neuroradiology David M. Pelz Stroke. 2003;34:357-358, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000054626.35461.F8. Full Text \| PDF
	Emerging Therapies for Acute Ischemic Stroke: New Therapies on Trial Marc Fisher and Thomas G. Brott Stroke. 2003;34:359-361, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000054627.69159.C2. Full Text \| PDF
	Review of Critical Care and Emergency Approaches to Stroke Daniel F. Hanley Stroke. 2003;34:362-364, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000054629.76247.EA. Full Text \| PDF
	Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Robert Teasell Stroke. 2003;34:365-366, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000054630.33395.E2. Full Text \| PDF
	Prevention and Health Services Delivery Larry B. Goldstein Stroke. 2003;34:367-369, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000054668.94988.F9. Full Text \| PDF
	Health Policy in Stroke: Translating What We Know Into What We Do David B. Matchar Stroke. 2003;34:370-371, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000054669.78767.F3. Full Text \| PDF
	Controversy: The Essence of Medical Debate Geoffrey A. Donnan and Stephen M. Davis Stroke. 2003;34:372-373, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000054670.86396.96. Full Text \| PDF
	Original Contributions
	Risk of Stroke Associated With Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: A Nested Case-Control Study • Editorial Comment Søren Bak, Morten Andersen, Ioannis Tsiropoulos, Luis Alberto García Rodríguez, Jesper Hallas, Kaare Christensen, David Gaist, and Adnan I. Qureshi Stroke. 2003;34:379-386; published online before print January 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000053029.45352.A0. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Nonaspirin Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Risk of Hospitalization for Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Population-Based Case-Control Study Søren P. Johnsen, Lars Pedersen, Søren Friis, William J. Blot, Joseph K. McLaughlin, Jørgen H. Olsen, and Henrik T. Sørensen Stroke. 2003;34:387-391; published online before print January 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000054057.11892.5B. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Incidence and Risk Factors of Silent Brain Infarcts in the Population-Based Rotterdam Scan Study Sarah E. Vermeer, Tom den Heijer, Peter J. Koudstaal, Matthijs Oudkerk, Albert Hofman, and Monique M.B. Breteler Stroke. 2003;34:392-396; published online before print January 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000052631.98405.15. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Atherosclerosis Phenotypes in Men and Women: Heritability of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in the Framingham Heart Study Caroline S. Fox, Joseph F. Polak, Irmarie Chazaro, Adrienne Cupples, Philip A. Wolf, Ralph A. D’Agostino, and Christopher J. O’Donnell Stroke. 2003;34:397-401; published online before print January 30 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000048214.56981.6F. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Interleukin-6 Promoter Polymorphism Modulates the Effects of Heavy Alcohol Consumption on Early Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis: The Carotid Atherosclerosis Progression Study (CAPS) Paula Jerrard-Dunne, Matthias Sitzer, Paul Risley, Donata A. Steckel, Alexandra Buehler, Stefan von Kegler, and Hugh S. Markus Stroke. 2003;34:402-407; published online before print January 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000053849.09308.B2. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Racial Differences in Thoracic Aorta Atherosclerosis Among Ischemic Stroke Patients Vishal Gupta, Navin C. Nanda, Dilek Yesilbursa, Wen Ying Huang, Vijaya Gupta, Qing Li, and Camilo R. Gomez Stroke. 2003;34:408-412; published online before print January 9 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000050643.32175.89. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Atrial Fibrillation and the Prothrombotic State in the Elderly: The Rotterdam Study Dwayne S.G. Conway, Jan Heeringa, Deirdre A.M. Van Der Kuip, Bernard S.P. Chin, Albert Hofman, Jacqueline C.M. Witteman, and Gregory Y.H. Lip Stroke. 2003;34:413-417; published online before print January 9 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000051728.85133.32. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Mortality From Cerebrovascular Disease in a Cohort of 23 000 Patients With Insulin-Treated Diabetes Susan P. Laing, Anthony J. Swerdlow, Lucy M. Carpenter, Stefan D. Slater, Andrew C. Burden, Johannes L. Botha, Andrew D. Morris, Norman R. Waugh, Wendy Gatling, Edwin A.M. Gale, Christopher C. Patterson, Zongkai Qiao, and Harry Keen Stroke. 2003;34:418-421; published online before print January 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000053843.03997.35. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Family History and Risk of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Case-Control Study in Nagoya, Japan Kazushi Okamoto, Rokuro Horisawa, Takashi Kawamura, Akihiko Asai, Masataka Ogino, Takuya Takagi, and Yoshiyuki Ohno Stroke. 2003;34:422-426; published online before print January 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000053851.17964.C6. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Possible Role for Vascular Cell Proliferation in Cerebral Vasospasm After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage • Editorial Comment Cecil O. Borel, Andy McKee, Augusto Parra, Michael M. Haglund, Amy Solan, Vikas Prabhakar, Huaxin Sheng, David S. Warner, Laura Niklason, and Anish Bhardwaj Stroke. 2003;34:427-433; published online before print January 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000053848.06436.AB. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Gene Transfer of Extracellular Superoxide Dismutase Reduces Cerebral Vasospasm After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Yoshimasa Watanabe, Yi Chu, Jon J. Andresen, Hiroshi Nakane, Frank M. Faraci, and Donald D. Heistad Stroke. 2003;34:434-440; published online before print January 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000051586.96022.37. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Visual Rating of Age-Related White Matter Changes on Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Scale Comparison, Interrater Agreement, and Correlations With Quantitative Measurements P. Kapeller, R. Barber, R.J. Vermeulen, H. Adèr, P. Scheltens, W. Freidl, O. Almkvist, M. Moretti, T. del Ser, P. Vaghfeldt, C. Enzinger, F. Barkhof, D. Inzitari, T. Erkinjunti, R. Schmidt, and F. Fazekas Stroke. 2003;34:441-445; published online before print January 30 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000049766.26453.E9. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effects of Acute Hyperhomocysteinemia on the Neurovascular Coupling Mechanism in Healthy Young Adults B. Rosengarten, S. Osthaus, D. Auch, and M. Kaps Stroke. 2003;34:446-451; published online before print January 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000050661.67548.32. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Infection and Risk of Ischemic Stroke: Differences Among Stroke Subtypes A. Paganini-Hill, E. Lozano, G. Fischberg, M. Perez Barreto, K. Rajamani, S.F. Ameriso, P.N.R. Heseltine, and M. Fisher Stroke. 2003;34:452-457; published online before print January 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000053451.28410.98. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Baseline Magnetic Resonance Imaging Parameters and Stroke Outcome in Patients Treated by Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator N. Nighoghossian, M. Hermier, P. Adeleine, L. Derex, J.F. Dugor, F. Philippeau, H. Ylmaz, J. Honnorat, P. Dardel, Y. Berthezène, J.C. Froment, and P. Trouillas Stroke. 2003;34:458-463; published online before print January 30 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000053850.64877.AF. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Are Some Patients Likely to Benefit From Recombinant Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator for Acute Ischemic Stroke Even Beyond 3 Hours From Symptom Onset? David M. Kent, Robin Ruthazer, and Harry P. Selker Stroke. 2003;34:464-467; published online before print January 9 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000051506.43212.8B. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Inhibition of Factor Xa Reduces Ischemic Brain Damage After Thromboembolic Stroke in Rats Xinkang Wang, Lin Xu, Hugh Wang, Reinhard Grzanna, Yutian Zhan, Robert M. Knabb, Joseph M. Luettgen, Tracy A. Bozarth, Robert A. Galemmo, Pancras C. Wong, Roberta Bernard, Hugo Vargas, Michael Chopp, Steven M. Friedman, and Giora Z. Feuerstein Stroke. 2003;34:468-474; published online before print January 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000049765.81774.A3. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Safety of Dexamphetamine in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Dose-Escalation Trial Louise Martinsson and Nils Gunnar Wahlgren Stroke. 2003;34:475-481; published online before print December 26 2002, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000050161.38263.AE. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Tolerability of NXY-059 at Higher Target Concentrations in Patients With Acute Stroke K.R. Lees, D. Barer, G.A. Ford, W. Hacke, V. Kostulas, A.K. Sharma, and T. Odergren Stroke. 2003;34:482-487; published online before print January 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000053032.14223.81. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Physical and Social Functioning After Stroke: Comparison of the Stroke Impact Scale and Short Form-36 Sue-Min Lai, Subashan Perera, Pamela W. Duncan, and Rita Bode Stroke. 2003;34:488-493; published online before print January 30 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000054162.94998.C0. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Risk Factors for Falling in Home-Dwelling Older Women With Stroke: The Women’s Health and Aging Study • Editorial Comment S.E. Lamb, L. Ferrucci, S. Volapto, L.P. Fried, J.M. Guralnik, and Yngve Gustafson Stroke. 2003;34:494-501; published online before print January 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000053444.00582.B7. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Measuring Longitudinally the Metabolic Demands of Stroke Patients: Resting Energy Expenditure Is Not Elevated Hillel M. Finestone, Linda S. Greene-Finestone, Norine C. Foley, and M. Gail Woodbury Stroke. 2003;34:502-507; published online before print January 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000053031.12332.FB. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Lower Endotoxin Immunity Predicts Increased Cognitive Dysfunction in Elderly Patients After Cardiac Surgery Joseph P. Mathew, Hilary P. Grocott, Barbara Phillips-Bute, Mark Stafford-Smith, Daniel T. Laskowitz, Daniel Rossignol, James A. Blumenthal, and Mark F. Newman Stroke. 2003;34:508-513; published online before print January 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000053844.09493.58. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Reanalysis of the Final Results of the European Carotid Surgery Trial P. M. Rothwell, S. A. Gutnikov, and C. P. Warlow Stroke. 2003;34:514-523; published online before print January 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000054671.71777.C7. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Patient Selection for Carotid Endarterectomy: How Far Is Risk Modeling Applicable to the Individual? Alain Barth and Claudio Bassetti Stroke. 2003;34:524-527; published online before print January 2 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000051729.79990.FB. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Costs and Caregiver Consequences of Early Supported Discharge for Stroke Patients Josephine Teng, Nancy E. Mayo, Eric Latimer, Jim Hanley, Sharon Wood-Dauphinee, Robert Côté, and Susan Scott Stroke. 2003;34:528-536; published online before print January 30 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000049767.14156.2C. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Vampire Bat Salivary Plasminogen Activator (Desmoteplase): A Unique Fibrinolytic Enzyme That Does Not Promote Neurodegeneration Gabriel T. Liberatore, André Samson, Christopher Bladin, Wolf-Dieter Schleuning, and Robert L. Medcalf Stroke. 2003;34:537-543; published online before print January 9 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000049764.49162.76. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Essential Role of Gap Junctions in NO- and Prostanoid-Independent Relaxations Evoked by Acetylcholine in Rabbit Intracerebral Arteries Hiroshi Ujiie, Andrew T. Chaytor, Linda M. Bakker, and Tudor M. Griffith Stroke. 2003;34:544-550; published online before print January 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000054158.72610.EC. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Withdrawal of Statin Treatment Abrogates Stroke Protection in Mice Karen Gertz, Ulrich Laufs, Ute Lindauer, Georg Nickenig, Michael Böhm, Ulrich Dirnagl, and Matthias Endres Stroke. 2003;34:551-557; published online before print January 9 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000054055.28435.BF. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Intravenous Administration of Bone Morphogenetic Protein-7 After Ischemia Improves Motor Function in Stroke Rats Chen-Fu Chang, Shinn-Zong Lin, Yung-Hsiao Chiang, Marisela Morales, Jenny Chou, Pamela Lein, Hui-Ling Chen, Barry J. Hoffer, and Yun Wang Stroke. 2003;34:558-564; published online before print January 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000051507.64423.00. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Research Reports
	Interobserver Agreement in the Classification of Stroke in the Women’s Health Study Monika Atiya, Tobias Kurth, Klaus Berger, Julie E. Buring, and Carlos S. Kase Stroke. 2003;34:565-567; published online before print January 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000054159.21017.7C. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Modified National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Can Be Estimated From Medical Records Scott E. Kasner, Brett L. Cucchiara, Michael L. McGarvey, Jean M. Luciano, David S. Liebeskind, and Julio A. Chalela Stroke. 2003;34:568-570; published online before print January 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000052630.11159.25. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Results of the Hyperbaric Oxygen in Acute Ischemic Stroke Trial Pilot Study Daniel E. Rusyniak, Mark A. Kirk, Jason D. May, Louise W. Kao, Edward J. Brizendine, Julie L. Welch, William H. Cordell, and Robert J. Alonso Stroke. 2003;34:571-574; published online before print January 16 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000050644.48393.D0. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
	Imaging-Based Decision Making in Thrombolytic Therapy for Ischemic Stroke: Present Status Peter D. Schellinger, Jochen B. Fiebach, Werner Hacke, and Joachim Röther Stroke. 2003;34:575-583; published online before print January 9 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000051504.10095.9C. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cochrane Corner
	In-Hospital Care Pathways for Stroke: A Cochrane Systematic Review Joseph Kwan and Peter Sandercock Stroke. 2003;34:587-588; published online before print January 30 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000054673.28010.1B. Full Text \| PDF
	Letters to the Editor
	Contribution of Stroke to the Cochrane Stroke Group Trials Register Brenda Thomas, Alison McInnes, and Peter Sandercock Stroke. 2003;34:374-378; published online before print January 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000053473.88810.37. Full Text \| PDF
	Clinical Use of C-Reactive Protein for Prognostic Stratification in Ischemic Stroke: Has the Time Come for Including It in the Patient Risk Profile? Mario Di Napoli, Francesca Papa, Kerstin Winbeck, and Dirk Sander Stroke. 2003;34:375-376; published online before print January 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000055021.73548.6C. Full Text \| PDF
	Postmortem MRI as a Useful Tool for Investigation of Cerebral Microbleeds Anna Messori, Ugo Salvolini, Martin Dichgans, and Markus Holtmannspötter Stroke. 2003;34:376-377; published online before print January 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000055022.86811.10. Full Text \| PDF
	Improving the Assessment of Outcomes in Stroke: Use of a Structured Interview to Assign Grades on the Modified Rankin Scale Nancy J. Newcommon, Teri L. Green, Eryka Haley, Timothy Cooke, Michael D. Hill, J.T.L. Wilson, A. Hareendran, T. Baird, K.W. Muir, and I. Bone Stroke. 2003;34:377-378; published online before print January 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000055766.99908.58. Full Text \| PDF
	Emerging Therapies
	Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors for Vascular Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease Combined With Cerebrovascular Disease John V. Bowler Stroke. 2003;34:584-586; published online before print January 23 2003, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000052629.64999.CC. Full Text \| PDF
	Major Ongoing Stroke Trials
	Major Ongoing Stroke Trials Stroke. 2003;34:e1-e12. Full Text

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Volume 34, Issue 2; February 1, 2003

Advances in Stroke 2002

Advances in Stroke 2002: Introduction

Neurogenesis and Apoptotic Cell Death

Vascular Protection

New Light on White Matter

Infection, Inflammation, and Atherosclerosis

Converging Pathogenic Mechanisms in Vascular and Neurodegenerative Dementia

Estrogen and Stroke: A Balanced Analysis

Stroke Genetics Update

Stroke Neuroimaging

Ever Decreasing Circles: Advances in Antiplatelet Therapy and Anticoagulation

Statins in Threatened Stroke

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors for Stroke Prevention: Is There HOPE for PROGRESS After LIFE?

Advances in Interventional Neuroradiology

Emerging Therapies for Acute Ischemic Stroke: New Therapies on Trial

Review of Critical Care and Emergency Approaches to Stroke

Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation

Prevention and Health Services Delivery

Health Policy in Stroke: Translating What We Know Into What We Do

Controversy: The Essence of Medical Debate

Original Contributions

Risk of Stroke Associated With Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: A Nested Case-Control Study • Editorial Comment

Nonaspirin Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Risk of Hospitalization for Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Population-Based Case-Control Study

Incidence and Risk Factors of Silent Brain Infarcts in the Population-Based Rotterdam Scan Study

Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Atherosclerosis Phenotypes in Men and Women: Heritability of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in the Framingham Heart Study

Interleukin-6 Promoter Polymorphism Modulates the Effects of Heavy Alcohol Consumption on Early Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis: The Carotid Atherosclerosis Progression Study (CAPS)

Racial Differences in Thoracic Aorta Atherosclerosis Among Ischemic Stroke Patients

Atrial Fibrillation and the Prothrombotic State in the Elderly: The Rotterdam Study

Mortality From Cerebrovascular Disease in a Cohort of 23 000 Patients With Insulin-Treated Diabetes

Family History and Risk of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Case-Control Study in Nagoya, Japan

Possible Role for Vascular Cell Proliferation in Cerebral Vasospasm After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage • Editorial Comment

Gene Transfer of Extracellular Superoxide Dismutase Reduces Cerebral Vasospasm After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Visual Rating of Age-Related White Matter Changes on Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Scale Comparison, Interrater Agreement, and Correlations With Quantitative Measurements

Effects of Acute Hyperhomocysteinemia on the Neurovascular Coupling Mechanism in Healthy Young Adults

Infection and Risk of Ischemic Stroke: Differences Among Stroke Subtypes

Baseline Magnetic Resonance Imaging Parameters and Stroke Outcome in Patients Treated by Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator

Are Some Patients Likely to Benefit From Recombinant Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator for Acute Ischemic Stroke Even Beyond 3 Hours From Symptom Onset?

Inhibition of Factor Xa Reduces Ischemic Brain Damage After Thromboembolic Stroke in Rats

Safety of Dexamphetamine in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Dose-Escalation Trial

Tolerability of NXY-059 at Higher Target Concentrations in Patients With Acute Stroke

Physical and Social Functioning After Stroke: Comparison of the Stroke Impact Scale and Short Form-36

Risk Factors for Falling in Home-Dwelling Older Women With Stroke: The Women’s Health and Aging Study • Editorial Comment

Measuring Longitudinally the Metabolic Demands of Stroke Patients: Resting Energy Expenditure Is Not Elevated

Lower Endotoxin Immunity Predicts Increased Cognitive Dysfunction in Elderly Patients After Cardiac Surgery

Reanalysis of the Final Results of the European Carotid Surgery Trial

Patient Selection for Carotid Endarterectomy: How Far Is Risk Modeling Applicable to the Individual?

Costs and Caregiver Consequences of Early Supported Discharge for Stroke Patients

Vampire Bat Salivary Plasminogen Activator (Desmoteplase): A Unique Fibrinolytic Enzyme That Does Not Promote Neurodegeneration

Essential Role of Gap Junctions in NO- and Prostanoid-Independent Relaxations Evoked by Acetylcholine in Rabbit Intracerebral Arteries

Withdrawal of Statin Treatment Abrogates Stroke Protection in Mice

Intravenous Administration of Bone Morphogenetic Protein-7 After Ischemia Improves Motor Function in Stroke Rats

Research Reports

Interobserver Agreement in the Classification of Stroke in the Women’s Health Study

Modified National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Can Be Estimated From Medical Records

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Results of the Hyperbaric Oxygen in Acute Ischemic Stroke Trial Pilot Study

Comments, Opinions, and Reviews

Imaging-Based Decision Making in Thrombolytic Therapy for Ischemic Stroke: Present Status

Cochrane Corner

In-Hospital Care Pathways for Stroke: A Cochrane Systematic Review

Letters to the Editor

Contribution of Stroke to the Cochrane Stroke Group Trials Register

Clinical Use of C-Reactive Protein for Prognostic Stratification in Ischemic Stroke: Has the Time Come for Including It in the Patient Risk Profile?

Postmortem MRI as a Useful Tool for Investigation of Cerebral Microbleeds

Improving the Assessment of Outcomes in Stroke: Use of a Structured Interview to Assign Grades on the Modified Rankin Scale

Emerging Therapies

Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors for Vascular Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease Combined With Cerebrovascular Disease

Major Ongoing Stroke Trials

Major Ongoing Stroke Trials

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