Stroke -- Table of Contents (40 [8])

About This Cover

Volume 40, Issue 8; August 1, 2009

Editorials
Original Contributions
Research Letters
Case Reports
Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
Special Reports
Topical Review
Controversies in Stroke
AHA/ASA Science Advisory
AHA Scientific Statement
Letters to the Editor

To see an article, click its "Full Text" or "PDF" link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the "Get All Checked Abstract(s)" button. To see one abstract at a time, click its "Abstract" link.

button_lock_image article is free immediately upon publication

	Editorials
	When Recanalization Does Not Improve Clinical Outcomes Shelagh B. Coutts and Mayank Goyal Stroke. 2009;40:2661; published online before print July 9 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.557447 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Original Contributions
	Patients Enrolled in Large Randomized Clinical Trials of Antiplatelet Treatment for Prevention After Transient Ischemic Attack or Ischemic Stroke Are Not Representative of Patients in Clinical Practice: The Netherlands Stroke Survey Lisette Maasland, Robert J. van Oostenbrugge, Cees F. Franke, Wilma J.M. Scholte op Reimer, Peter J. Koudstaal, Diederik W.J. Dippel for the Netherlands Stroke Survey Investigators Stroke. 2009;40:2662-2668; published online before print June 25 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.551812 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Validation and Refinement of the ABCD2 Score: A Population-Based Analysis Amy Fothergill, Teresa J.H. Christianson, Robert D. Brown, Jr, and Alejandro A. Rabinstein Stroke. 2009;40:2669-2673; published online before print June 11 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.553446 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Relationship Between Blood Pressure Category and Incidence of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction in an Urban Japanese Population With and Without Chronic Kidney Disease: The Suita Study Yoshihiro Kokubo, Satoko Nakamura, Tomonori Okamura, Yasunao Yoshimasa, Hisashi Makino, Makoto Watanabe, Aya Higashiyama, Kei Kamide, Katsuyuki Kawanishi, Akira Okayama, and Yuhei Kawano Stroke. 2009;40:2674-2679; published online before print May 28 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.550707 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Pregnancy, Childrearing, and Risk of Stroke in Chinese Women Xianglan Zhang, Xiao-Ou Shu, Yu-Tang Gao, Gong Yang, Honglan Li, and Wei Zheng Stroke. 2009;40:2680-2684; published online before print May 21 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.547554 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Open-Angle Glaucoma and the Risk of Stroke Development: A 5-Year Population-Based Follow-Up Study Jau-Der Ho, Chao-Chien Hu, and Herng-Ching Lin Stroke. 2009;40:2685-2690; published online before print May 21 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.554642 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Stroke Incidence and Mortality Rates 1987 to 2006 Related to Secular Trends of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Gothenburg, Sweden Per Harmsen, Lars Wilhelmsen, and Anders Jacobsson Stroke. 2009;40:2691-2697; published online before print June 4 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.550814 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Causes of Death and Predictors of 5-Year Mortality in Young Adults After First-Ever Ischemic Stroke: The Helsinki Young Stroke Registry Jukka Putaala, Sami Curtze, Sini Hiltunen, Heli Tolppanen, Markku Kaste, and Turgut Tatlisumak Stroke. 2009;40:2698-2703; published online before print July 9 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.554998 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	The Impact of Body Mass Index on Mortality After Stroke Amytis Towfighi and Bruce Ovbiagele Stroke. 2009;40:2704-2708; published online before print June 18 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.550228 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Prevalence and Causes of Early-Onset Dementia in Japan: A Population-Based Study Chiaki Ikejima, Fumihiko Yasuno, Katsuyoshi Mizukami, Megumi Sasaki, Satoshi Tanimukai, and Takashi Asada Stroke. 2009;40:2709-2714; published online before print May 28 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.542308 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Association of the Endogenous Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitor ADMA With Carotid Artery Intimal Media Thickness in the Framingham Heart Study Offspring Cohort Renke Maas, Vanessa Xanthakis, Joseph F. Polak, Edzard Schwedhelm, Lisa M. Sullivan, Ralf Benndorf, Friedrich Schulze, Ramachandran S. Vasan, Philip A. Wolf, Rainer H. Böger, and Sudha Seshadri Stroke. 2009;40:2715-2719; published online before print June 4 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.552539 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	VEGF Receptor-2 Variants Are Associated With Susceptibility to Stroke and Recurrence Weili Zhang, Kai Sun, Yisong Zhen, Daowen Wang, Yibo Wang, Jinxing Chen, Jianfeng Xu, Frank B. Hu, and Rutai Hui Stroke. 2009;40:2720-2726; published online before print June 11 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.554394 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	High Risk of Early Neurological Recurrence in Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis Angel Ois, Elisa Cuadrado-Godia, Ana Rodríguez-Campello, Jordi Jimenez-Conde, and Jaume Roquer Stroke. 2009;40:2727-2731; published online before print June 4 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.548032 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Vertebrobasilar Stenosis Predicts High Early Recurrent Stroke Risk in Posterior Circulation Stroke and TIA Giosué Gulli, Sofia Khan, and Hugh S. Markus Stroke. 2009;40:2732-2737; published online before print May 28 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.553859 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated With Reversed Robin Hood Syndrome in Acute Ischemic Stroke Andrei V. Alexandrov, Huy Thang Nguyen, Marta Rubiera, Anne W. Alexandrov, Limin Zhao, Ioannis Heliopoulos, Alice Robinson, Jennifer DeWolfe, and Georgios Tsivgoulis Stroke. 2009;40:2738-2742; published online before print May 21 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.547950 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Risk Assessment of Symptomatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage After Thrombolysis Using DWI-ASPECTS Oliver C. Singer, Wiebke Kurre, Marek C. Humpich, Matthias W. Lorenz, Andreas Kastrup, David S. Liebeskind, Goetz Thomalla, Jens Fiehler, Joachim Berkefeld, Tobias Neumann-Haefelin for the MR Stroke Study Group Investigators Stroke. 2009;40:2743-2748; published online before print June 4 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.550111 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	4D Radial Acquisition Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiography and Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations: Quickly Approaching Digital Subtraction Angiography Christopher S. Eddleman, Hyun J. Jeong, Michael C. Hurley, Sven Zuehlsdorff, Guilherme Dabus, Christopher G. Getch, H. Hunt Batjer, Bernard R. Bendok, and Timothy J. Carroll Stroke. 2009;40:2749-2753; published online before print May 28 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.546663 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Anticoagulation Therapy and Imaging in Neonates With a Unilateral Thalamic Hemorrhage Due to Cerebral Sinovenous Thrombosis Karina J. Kersbergen, Linda S. de Vries, H. L.M.(Irma) van Straaten, Manon J.N.L. Benders, Rutger A.J. Nievelstein, and Floris Groenendaal Stroke. 2009;40:2754-2760; published online before print June 18 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.554790 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	The Penumbra Pivotal Stroke Trial: Safety and Effectiveness of a New Generation of Mechanical Devices for Clot Removal in Intracranial Large Vessel Occlusive Disease The Penumbra Pivotal Stroke Trial Investigators Stroke. 2009;40:2761-2768; published online before print July 9 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.544957 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	The Erythropoietin NeuroProtective Effect: Assessment in CABG Surgery (TENPEAKS): A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled, Proof-of-Concept Clinical Trial Gregory Haljan, Andrew Maitland, Alastair Buchan, Rakesh C. Arora, Michael King, John Haigh, Bruce Culleton, Peter Faris, and David Zygun Stroke. 2009;40:2769-2775; published online before print June 25 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.549436 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Urgency of Carotid Endarterectomy for Secondary Stroke Prevention: Results From the Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network David J. Gladstone, Jiwon Oh, Jiming Fang, Patty Lindsay, Jack V. Tu, Frank L. Silver, and Moira K. Kapral Stroke. 2009;40:2776-2782; published online before print June 18 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.547497 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| CME
	Adjuvant Embolization With N-Butyl Cyanoacrylate in the Treatment of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations: Outcomes, Complications, and Predictors of Neurologic Deficits Robert M. Starke, Ricardo J. Komotar, Marc L. Otten, David K. Hahn, Laura E. Fischer, Brian Y. Hwang, Matthew C. Garrett, Robert R. Sciacca, Michael B. Sisti, Robert A. Solomon, Sean D. Lavine, E. Sander Connolly, and Philip M. Meyers Stroke. 2009;40:2783-2790; published online before print May 28 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.539775 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	One Session of Repeated Parietal Theta Burst Stimulation Trains Induces Long-Lasting Improvement of Visual Neglect Thomas Nyffeler, Dario Cazzoli, Christian W. Hess, and René M. Müri Stroke. 2009;40:2791-2796; published online before print June 11 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.552323 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Complex Traditional Chinese Medicine for Poststroke Motor Dysfunction: A Systematic Review Zhang Junhua, Francesca Menniti-Ippolito, Gao Xiumei, Fabio Firenzuoli, Zhang Boli, Marco Massari, Shang Hongcai, Huang Yuhong, Rita Ferrelli, Hu Limin, Alice Fauci, Ranieri Guerra, and Roberto Raschetti Stroke. 2009;40:2797-2804; published online before print June 25 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.555227 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Long-Term Functional Recovery After First Ischemic Stroke: The Northern Manhattan Study Mandip S. Dhamoon, Yeseon Park Moon, Myunghee C. Paik, Bernadette Boden-Albala, Tatjana Rundek, Ralph L. Sacco, and Mitchell S.V. Elkind Stroke. 2009;40:2805-2811; published online before print June 25 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.549576 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Socioeconomic Differences in Stroke Incidence and Prognosis Under a Universal Healthcare System Giulia Cesaroni, Nera Agabiti, Francesco Forastiere, and Carlo Alberto Perucci Stroke. 2009;40:2812-2819; published online before print May 28 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.542944 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	The Cost of Pediatric Stroke Acute Care in the United States Elizabeth Perkins, Julie Stephens, Huiyun Xiang, and Warren Lo Stroke. 2009;40:2820-2827; published online before print July 9 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.548156 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Dietary Protein, but Not Carbohydrate, Is a Primary Determinant of the Onset of Stroke in Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats Tsuyoshi Chiba, Tatsuki Itoh, Masaki Tabuchi, Takao Satou, and Osamu Ezaki Stroke. 2009;40:2828-2835; published online before print May 28 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.555383 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Plasma and Brain Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 After Acute Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Rats Kyung-Pil Park, Anna Rosell, Christian Foerch, Changhong Xing, Woo Jean Kim, Seoul Lee, Ghislain Opdenakker, Karen L. Furie, and Eng H. Lo Stroke. 2009;40:2836-2842; published online before print June 25 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.554824 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Proapoptotic Role of Human Growth and Transformation-Dependent Protein in the Developing Rat Brain After Hypoxia-Ischemia Yi Qu, Meng Mao, Fengyan Zhao, Lin Zhang, and Dezhi Mu Stroke. 2009;40:2843-2848; published online before print June 11 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.553644 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	The Spectrum of Systemic Immune Alterations After Murine Focal Ischemia: Immunodepression Versus Immunomodulation Arthur Liesz, Sebastien Hagmann, Carolin Zschoche, Johanna Adamek, Wei Zhou, Li Sun, Andreas Hug, Markus Zorn, Alexander Dalpke, Peter Nawroth, and Roland Veltkamp Stroke. 2009;40:2849-2858; published online before print May 14 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.549618 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Research Letters
	Stroke Risk of Blood Pressure Indices Determined by Home Blood Pressure Measurement: The Ohasama Study Ryusuke Inoue, Takayoshi Ohkubo, Masahiro Kikuya, Hirohito Metoki, Kei Asayama, Atsuhiro Kanno, Taku Obara, Takuo Hirose, Azusa Hara, Haruhisa Hoshi, Kazuhito Totsune, Hiroshi Satoh, Yoshiaki Kondo, and Yutaka Imai Stroke. 2009;40:2859-2861; published online before print May 28 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.546499 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Sarpogrelate Versus Aspirin in Secondary Prevention of Cerebral Infarction: Differential Efficacy in Diabetes?: Subgroup Analysis From S-ACCESS Yukito Shinohara, Katsuya Nishimaru for the S-ACCESS study group Stroke. 2009;40:2862-2865; published online before print June 11 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.554246 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Score for the Targeting of Atrial Fibrillation (STAF): A New Approach to the Detection of Atrial Fibrillation in the Secondary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke Laurent Suissa, David Bertora, Sylvain Lachaud, and Marie Hélène Mahagne Stroke. 2009;40:2866-2868; published online before print May 21 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.552679 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Anticoagulation in Childhood-Onset Arterial Ischemic Stroke With Nonmoyamoya Arteriopathy: Findings From the Colorado and German (COAG) Collaboration Timothy J. Bernard, Neil A. Goldenberg, Mark Tripputi, Marilyn J. Manco-Johnson, Thomas Niederstadt, and Ulrike Nowak-Göttl Stroke. 2009;40:2869-2871; published online before print May 28 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.550699 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Assessing Reperfusion and Recanalization as Markers of Clinical Outcomes After Intravenous Thrombolysis in the Echoplanar Imaging Thrombolytic Evaluation Trial (EPITHET) Deidre A. De Silva, John N. Fink, Soren Christensen, Martin Ebinger, Christopher Bladin, Christopher R. Levi, Mark Parsons, Ken Butcher, P. Alan Barber, Geoffrey A. Donnan, Stephen M. Davis for the Echoplanar Imaging Thrombolytic Evaluation Trial (EPITHET) Investigators Stroke. 2009;40:2872-2874; published online before print May 28 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.543595 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Avoiding "Pseudo-Reversibility" of CT-CBV Infarct Core Lesions in Acute Stroke Patients After Thrombolytic Therapy: The Need for Algorithmically "Delay-Corrected" CT Perfusion Map Postprocessing Software Pamela W. Schaefer, Kit Mui, Shahmir Kamalian, Raul G. Nogueira, R. Gilberto Gonzalez, and Michael H. Lev Stroke. 2009;40:2875-2878; published online before print June 11 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.547679 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Nitric Oxide in Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-Induced Focal Angiogenesis and Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Activity in the Mouse Brain Chanhung Z. Lee, Zheng Xue, Qi Hao, Guo-Yuan Yang, and William L. Young Stroke. 2009;40:2879-2881; published online before print June 4 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.552059 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Tissue Factor in Brain Is Not Saturated With Factor VIIa: Implications for Factor VIIa Dosing in Intracerebral Hemorrhage Maureane Hoffman and Dougald M. Monroe Stroke. 2009;40:2882-2884; published online before print June 11 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.555433 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Anosmia After Perimesencephalic Nonaneurysmal Hemorrhage Paut Greebe, Gabriël J.E. Rinkel, and Ale Algra Stroke. 2009;40:2885-2886; published online before print June 11 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.557579 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Withdrawal of Statins and Risk of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Roelof Risselada, Huub Straatman, Fop van Kooten, Diederik W.J. Dippel, Aad van der Lugt, Wiro J. Niessen, Azadeh Firouzian, Ron M.C. Herings, and Miriam C.J.M. Sturkenboom Stroke. 2009;40:2887-2892; published online before print June 11 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.552760 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Case Reports
	Preliminary Evidence That Ketamine Inhibits Spreading Depolarizations in Acute Human Brain Injury Oliver W. Sakowitz, Karl L. Kiening, Kara L. Krajewski, Asita S. Sarrafzadeh, Martin Fabricius, Anthony J. Strong, Andreas W. Unterberg, and Jens P. Dreier Stroke. 2009;40:e519-e522; published online before print June 11 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.549303 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
	Coiling of Intracranial Aneurysms: A Systematic Review on Initial Occlusion and Reopening and Retreatment Rates Sandra P. Ferns, Marieke E.S. Sprengers, Willem Jan van Rooij, Gabriël J.E. Rinkel, Jeroen C. van Rijn, Shandra Bipat, Menno Sluzewski, and Charles B.L.M. Majoie Stroke. 2009;40:e523-e529; published online before print June 11 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.553099 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Special Reports
	Cardiac Workup of Ischemic Stroke: Can We Improve Our Diagnostic Yield? Jane G. Morris, E. Jesus Duffis, and Marc Fisher Stroke. 2009;40:2893-2898; published online before print May 28 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.551226 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Topical Review
	Targeting Histone Deacetylases as a Multifaceted Approach to Treat the Diverse Outcomes of Stroke Brett Langley, Camille Brochier, and Mark A. Rivieccio Stroke. 2009;40:2899-2905; published online before print May 28 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.540229 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Controversies in Stroke
	MR Mismatch Is Useful for Patient Selection for Thrombolysis: Yes Jochen B. Fiebach and Peter D. Schellinger Stroke. 2009;40:2906-2907; published online before print June 4 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.552877 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	MR Mismatch Is Useful for Patient Selection for Thrombolysis: No Wolf-Rüdiger Schäbitz Stroke. 2009;40:2908-2909; published online before print June 4 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.552885 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	MR Mismatch and Thrombolysis: Appealing but Validation Required Stephen M. Davis and Geoffrey A. Donnan Stroke. 2009;40:2910; published online before print June 4 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.552893 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	AHA/ASA Science Advisory
	Expansion of the Time Window for Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke With Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Gregory J. del Zoppo, Jeffrey L. Saver, Edward C. Jauch, Harold P. Adams, Jr on behalf of the American Heart Association Stroke Council Stroke. 2009;40:2945-2948; published online before print May 28 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.192535 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	AHA Scientific Statement
	Comprehensive Overview of Nursing and Interdisciplinary Care of the Acute Ischemic Stroke Patient: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Debbie Summers, Anne Leonard, Deidre Wentworth, Jeffrey L. Saver, Jo Simpson, Judith A. Spilker, Nanette Hock, Elaine Miller, Pamela H. Mitchell on behalf of the American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and the Stroke Council Stroke. 2009;40:2911-2944; published online before print May 28 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.192362 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Letters to the Editor
	Cryptogenic Stroke: Cryptic Definition? Marta Altieri, Pina Troisi, Ilaria Maestrini, and Gian Luigi Lenzi Stroke. 2009;40:e530; published online before print June 18 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.553966 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Altieri et al Thomas J. Kiernan, Bryan P. Yan, Pablo Rengifo-Moreno, MingMing Ning, Zareh N. Demirjian, Michael R. Jaff, Ferdinando S. Buonanno, Robert M. Schainfeld, and Igor F. Palacios Stroke. 2009;40:e531-e532; published online before print June 18 2009, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.554774 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF

Spotlight

TOC Spotlight File

Volume 40, Issue 8; August 1, 2009

Editorials

When Recanalization Does Not Improve Clinical Outcomes

Original Contributions

Patients Enrolled in Large Randomized Clinical Trials of Antiplatelet Treatment for Prevention After Transient Ischemic Attack or Ischemic Stroke Are Not Representative of Patients in Clinical Practice: The Netherlands Stroke Survey

Validation and Refinement of the ABCD2 Score: A Population-Based Analysis

Relationship Between Blood Pressure Category and Incidence of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction in an Urban Japanese Population With and Without Chronic Kidney Disease: The Suita Study

Pregnancy, Childrearing, and Risk of Stroke in Chinese Women

Open-Angle Glaucoma and the Risk of Stroke Development: A 5-Year Population-Based Follow-Up Study

Stroke Incidence and Mortality Rates 1987 to 2006 Related to Secular Trends of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Gothenburg, Sweden

Causes of Death and Predictors of 5-Year Mortality in Young Adults After First-Ever Ischemic Stroke: The Helsinki Young Stroke Registry

The Impact of Body Mass Index on Mortality After Stroke

Prevalence and Causes of Early-Onset Dementia in Japan: A Population-Based Study

Association of the Endogenous Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitor ADMA With Carotid Artery Intimal Media Thickness in the Framingham Heart Study Offspring Cohort

VEGF Receptor-2 Variants Are Associated With Susceptibility to Stroke and Recurrence

High Risk of Early Neurological Recurrence in Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis

Vertebrobasilar Stenosis Predicts High Early Recurrent Stroke Risk in Posterior Circulation Stroke and TIA

Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated With Reversed Robin Hood Syndrome in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Risk Assessment of Symptomatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage After Thrombolysis Using DWI-ASPECTS

4D Radial Acquisition Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiography and Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations: Quickly Approaching Digital Subtraction Angiography

Anticoagulation Therapy and Imaging in Neonates With a Unilateral Thalamic Hemorrhage Due to Cerebral Sinovenous Thrombosis

The Penumbra Pivotal Stroke Trial: Safety and Effectiveness of a New Generation of Mechanical Devices for Clot Removal in Intracranial Large Vessel Occlusive Disease

The Erythropoietin NeuroProtective Effect: Assessment in CABG Surgery (TENPEAKS): A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled, Proof-of-Concept Clinical Trial

Urgency of Carotid Endarterectomy for Secondary Stroke Prevention: Results From the Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network

Adjuvant Embolization With N-Butyl Cyanoacrylate in the Treatment of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations: Outcomes, Complications, and Predictors of Neurologic Deficits

One Session of Repeated Parietal Theta Burst Stimulation Trains Induces Long-Lasting Improvement of Visual Neglect

Complex Traditional Chinese Medicine for Poststroke Motor Dysfunction: A Systematic Review

Long-Term Functional Recovery After First Ischemic Stroke: The Northern Manhattan Study

Socioeconomic Differences in Stroke Incidence and Prognosis Under a Universal Healthcare System

The Cost of Pediatric Stroke Acute Care in the United States

Dietary Protein, but Not Carbohydrate, Is a Primary Determinant of the Onset of Stroke in Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

Plasma and Brain Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 After Acute Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Rats

Proapoptotic Role of Human Growth and Transformation-Dependent Protein in the Developing Rat Brain After Hypoxia-Ischemia

The Spectrum of Systemic Immune Alterations After Murine Focal Ischemia: Immunodepression Versus Immunomodulation

Research Letters

Stroke Risk of Blood Pressure Indices Determined by Home Blood Pressure Measurement: The Ohasama Study

Sarpogrelate Versus Aspirin in Secondary Prevention of Cerebral Infarction: Differential Efficacy in Diabetes?: Subgroup Analysis From S-ACCESS

Score for the Targeting of Atrial Fibrillation (STAF): A New Approach to the Detection of Atrial Fibrillation in the Secondary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke

Anticoagulation in Childhood-Onset Arterial Ischemic Stroke With Nonmoyamoya Arteriopathy: Findings From the Colorado and German (COAG) Collaboration

Assessing Reperfusion and Recanalization as Markers of Clinical Outcomes After Intravenous Thrombolysis in the Echoplanar Imaging Thrombolytic Evaluation Trial (EPITHET)

Avoiding "Pseudo-Reversibility" of CT-CBV Infarct Core Lesions in Acute Stroke Patients After Thrombolytic Therapy: The Need for Algorithmically "Delay-Corrected" CT Perfusion Map Postprocessing Software

Nitric Oxide in Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-Induced Focal Angiogenesis and Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Activity in the Mouse Brain

Tissue Factor in Brain Is Not Saturated With Factor VIIa: Implications for Factor VIIa Dosing in Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Anosmia After Perimesencephalic Nonaneurysmal Hemorrhage

Withdrawal of Statins and Risk of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Case Reports

Preliminary Evidence That Ketamine Inhibits Spreading Depolarizations in Acute Human Brain Injury

Comments, Opinions, and Reviews

Coiling of Intracranial Aneurysms: A Systematic Review on Initial Occlusion and Reopening and Retreatment Rates

Special Reports

Cardiac Workup of Ischemic Stroke: Can We Improve Our Diagnostic Yield?

Topical Review

Targeting Histone Deacetylases as a Multifaceted Approach to Treat the Diverse Outcomes of Stroke

Controversies in Stroke

MR Mismatch Is Useful for Patient Selection for Thrombolysis: Yes

MR Mismatch Is Useful for Patient Selection for Thrombolysis: No

MR Mismatch and Thrombolysis: Appealing but Validation Required

AHA/ASA Science Advisory

Expansion of the Time Window for Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke With Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

AHA Scientific Statement

Comprehensive Overview of Nursing and Interdisciplinary Care of the Acute Ischemic Stroke Patient: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Letters to the Editor

Cryptogenic Stroke: Cryptic Definition?

Response to Letter by Altieri et al

Spotlight