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Volume 40, Issue 1; January 1, 2009

Editorials
Original Contributions
Research Letters
Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
Progress Review
Emerging Therapies
Corrections
Letters to the Editor

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	Editorials
	Stroke Unit Care Is Beneficial Both for the Patient and for the Health Service and Should Be Widely Implemented Bent Indredavik Stroke. 2009;40:1-2; published online before print November 13 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.529271 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Stroke and the Metabolic Syndrome in Populations: The Challenge Ahead Simon Cronin and Peter J. Kelly Stroke. 2009;40:3-4; published online before print October 16 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.534214 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Warfarin: An Inconvenient Truth Melina Gattellari, John Worthington, and Nicholas Zwar Stroke. 2009;40:5-7; published online before print August 28 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.527903 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Poststroke Treatment: Lost in Translation DeAnna L. Adkins, Timothy Schallert, and Larry B. Goldstein Stroke. 2009;40:8-9; published online before print November 26 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.534248 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Original Contributions
	Stroke Unit Care in a Real-Life Setting: Can Results From Randomized Controlled Trials Be Translated Into Every-Day Clinical Practice? An Observational Study of Hospital Data in a Large Australian Population Melina Gattellari, John Worthington, Bin Jalaludin, and Mohammed Mohsin Stroke. 2009;40:10-17; published online before print October 23 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.523548 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Impact of a Stroke Unit on Length of Hospital Stay and In-Hospital Case Fatality Hai Feng Zhu, Nancy N. Newcommon, Mary Elizabeth Cooper, Teri L. Green, Barbara Seal, Gary Klein, Nicolas U. Weir, Shelagh B. Coutts, Tim Watson, Philip A. Barber, Andrew M. Demchuk, Michael D. Hill for the Calgary Stroke Program Stroke. 2009;40:18-23; published online before print November 13 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.527606 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cost-Effectiveness of Stroke Unit Care Followed by Early Supported Discharge Ömer Saka, Victoria Serra, Yevgeniy Samyshkin, Alistair McGuire, and Charles C.D.A. Wolfe Stroke. 2009;40:24-29; published online before print November 13 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.518043 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Impact of the Approval of Intravenous Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator Therapy on the Processes of Acute Stroke Management in Japan: The Stroke Unit Multicenter Observational (SUMO) Study Shoichiro Sato, Toshiyuki Uehara, Kazunori Toyoda, Nobuyuki Yasui, Takashi Hata, Toshihiro Ueda, Yasushi Okada, Akihiro Toyota, Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Hiroaki Naritomi, Kazuo Minematsu, and the Stroke Unit Multicenter Observational (SUMO) Study Group Stroke. 2009;40:30-34; published online before print October 23 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.524942 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Stroke Outcome in Clinical Trial Patients Deriving From Different Countries Myzoon Ali, Sari Atula, Philip M.W. Bath, James Grotta, Werner Hacke, Patrick Lyden, John R. Marler, Ralph L. Sacco, Kennedy R. Lees for the VISTA Investigators Stroke. 2009;40:35-40; published online before print October 16 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.518035 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	The Relationship Between Baseline Blood Pressure and Computed Tomography Findings in Acute Stroke: Data From the Tinzaparin in Acute Ischaemic Stroke Trial (TAIST) Gillian M. Sare, Philip M.W. Bath, Laura J. Gray, Thierry Moulin, France Woimant, Timothy England, Chamila Geeganage, Hanne Christensen, Peter Paul De Deyn, Didier Leys, Desmond O'Neill, E. Bernd Ringelstein for the TAIST Investigators Stroke. 2009;40:41-46; published online before print November 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.526665 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Temporary Reduction of Blood Pressure and Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Hypertensive Patients After Microvascular Decompression Helga Frank, Karsten Heusser, Helmut Geiger, Rudolf Fahlbusch, Ramin Naraghi, and Hans P. Schobel Stroke. 2009;40:47-51; published online before print October 16 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.518670 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Male Predominance in Childhood Ischemic Stroke: Findings From the International Pediatric Stroke Study Meredith R. Golomb, Heather J. Fullerton, Ulrike Nowak-Gottl, Gabrielle deVeber for the International Pediatric Stroke Study Group Stroke. 2009;40:52-57; published online before print September 11 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.521203 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Delay to Diagnosis in Acute Pediatric Arterial Ischemic Stroke Mubeen F. Rafay, Ann-Marie Pontigon, Jackie Chiang, Margaret Adams, D. Anna Jarvis, Frank Silver, Daune MacGregor, and Gabrielle A. deVeber Stroke. 2009;40:58-64; published online before print September 18 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.519066 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Factor V Leiden and Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Either Mothers or Infants Increase the Risk for Perinatal Arterial Ischemic Stroke Michal J. Simchen, Gal Goldstein, Aaron Lubetsky, Tzipi Strauss, Eyal Schiff, and Gili Kenet Stroke. 2009;40:65-70; published online before print October 16 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.527283 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Genome Screen to Detect Linkage to Common Susceptibility Genes for Intracranial and Aortic Aneurysms Bradford B. Worrall, Tatiana Foroud, Robert D. Brown, Jr, E. Sander. Connolly, Richard W. Hornung, John Huston, III, Dawn Kleindorfer, Daniel L. Koller, Dongbing Lai, Charles J. Moomaw, Laura Sauerbeck, Daniel Woo, Joseph P. Broderick for the Familial Intracranial Aneurysm Study Investigators Stroke. 2009;40:71-76; published online before print October 23 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.522631 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Clinical Usefulness of a Biomarker-Based Diagnostic Test for Acute Stroke: The Biomarker Rapid Assessment in Ischemic Injury (BRAIN) Study Daniel T. Laskowitz, Scott E. Kasner, Jeffrey Saver, Kerri S. Remmel, Edward C. Jauch, and BRAIN Study Group Stroke. 2009;40:77-85; published online before print October 23 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.516377 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Comparison of Methods for Magnetic Resonance-Guided [18-F]Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in Human Carotid Arteries: Reproducibility, Partial Volume Correction, and Correlation Between Methods David Izquierdo-Garcia, John R. Davies, Martin J. Graves, James H.F. Rudd, Jonathan H. Gillard, Peter L. Weissberg, Tim D. Fryer, and Elizabeth A. Warburton Stroke. 2009;40:86-93; published online before print October 16 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.521393 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Improving Interrater Agreement About Brain Microbleeds: Development of the Brain Observer MicroBleed Scale (BOMBS) Charlotte Cordonnier, Gillian M. Potter, Caroline A. Jackson, Fergus Doubal, Sarah Keir, Cathie L.M. Sudlow, Joanna M. Wardlaw, and Rustam Al-Shahi Salman Stroke. 2009;40:94-99; published online before print November 13 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.526996 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	The Natural History and Predictive Features of Hemorrhage From Brain Arteriovenous Malformations Leodante da Costa, M. Christopher Wallace, Karel G. ter Brugge, Cian O'Kelly, Robert A. Willinsky, and Michael Tymianski Stroke. 2009;40:100-105; published online before print November 13 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.524678 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Target Lesion Revascularization After Wingspan: Assessment of Safety and Durability David J. Fiorella, Elad I. Levy, Aquilla S. Turk, Felipe C. Albuquerque, G. Lee Pride, Jr, Henry H. Woo, Babu G. Welch, David B. Niemann, Phillip D. Purdy, Beverly Aagaard-Kienitz, Peter A. Rasmussen, L. Nelson Hopkins, Thomas J. Masaryk, and Cameron G. McDougall Stroke. 2009;40:106-110; published online before print October 16 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.525774 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Variation in Outcome After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Study of Neurosurgical Units in UK and Ireland Julia Langham, Barnaby C. Reeves, Kenneth W. Lindsay, Jan H. van der Meulen, Peter J. Kirkpatrick, Anil R. Gholkar, Andrew J. Molyneux, Donald M. Shaw, Lynn Copley, John P. Browne for the Steering Group for National Study of Subarachnoid Haemorrhage Stroke. 2009;40:111-118; published online before print November 13 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.517805 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Sonographic Evaluation of Hemorrhagic Transformation and Arterial Recanalization in Acute Hemispheric Ischemic Stroke Günter Seidel, Hakan Cangür, Thomas Albers, Anna Burgemeister, and Karsten Meyer-Wiethe Stroke. 2009;40:119-123; published online before print November 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.516799 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Three-Dimensional MRI Analysis of Individual Volume of Lacunes in CADASIL Dominique Hervé, Ophélia Godin, Carole Dufouil, Anand Viswanathan, Eric Jouvent, Chahin Pachaï, Jean-Pierre Guichard, Marie-Germaine Bousser, Martin Dichgans, and Hugues Chabriat Stroke. 2009;40:124-128; published online before print October 23 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.520825 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Symptomatic and Silent Ischemia Associated With Microsurgical Clipping of Intracranial Aneurysms: Evaluation With Diffusion-Weighted MRI Niklaus Krayenbühl, Eren Erdem, Minna Oinas, and Ali F. Krisht Stroke. 2009;40:129-133; published online before print October 30 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.524777 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Hyperdense Basilar Artery Sign on Unenhanced CT Predicts Thrombus and Outcome in Acute Posterior Circulation Stroke Gregory V. Goldmakher, Erica C.S. Camargo, Karen L Furie, Aneesh B. Singhal, Luca Roccatagliata, Elkan F. Halpern, Maggie J. Chou, Trese Biagini, Wade S. Smith, Gordon J. Harris, William P. Dillon, R. Gilberto Gonzalez, Walter J. Koroshetz, and Michael H. Lev Stroke. 2009;40:134-139; published online before print November 26 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.516690 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Therapy of Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion: Intraarterial Thrombolysis Alone vs Bridging Therapy Simon Nagel, Peter D. Schellinger, Marius Hartmann, Eric Juettler, Hagen B. Huttner, Peter Ringleb, Stefan Schwab, and Martin Köhrmann Stroke. 2009;40:140-146; published online before print October 16 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.526566 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effect of Raloxifene on Stroke and Venous Thromboembolism According to Subgroups in Postmenopausal Women at Increased Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Lori Mosca, Deborah Grady, Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, Peter Collins, Nanette Wenger, Beth L. Abramson, Annlia Paganini-Hill, Mary Jane Geiger, Sherie A. Dowsett, Messan Amewou-Atisso, and Marcel Kornitzer Stroke. 2009;40:147-155; published online before print October 23 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.518621 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Embolic Potential of Cardiac Tumors and Outcome After Resection: A Case–Control Study Andrew W. ElBardissi, Joseph A. Dearani, Richard C. Daly, Charles J. Mullany, Thomas A. Orszulak, Francisco J. Puga, and Hartzell V. Schaff Stroke. 2009;40:156-162; published online before print October 23 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.525709 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| CME
	How Active Are People With Stroke?: Use of Accelerometers to Assess Physical Activity Debbie Rand, Janice J. Eng, Pei-Fang Tang, Jiann-Shing Jeng, and Chihya Hung Stroke. 2009;40:163-168; published online before print October 23 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.523621 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effects of Training With a Robot-Virtual Reality System Compared With a Robot Alone on the Gait of Individuals After Stroke Anat Mirelman, Paolo Bonato, and Judith E. Deutsch Stroke. 2009;40:169-174; published online before print November 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.516328 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cerebral White Matter Lesions, Gait, and the Risk of Incident Falls: A Prospective Population-Based Study Velandai Srikanth, Richard Beare, Leigh Blizzard, Thanh Phan, Jennifer Stapleton, Jian Chen, Michele Callisaya, Kara Martin, and David Reutens Stroke. 2009;40:175-180; published online before print October 16 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.524355 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Clinical- and Imaging-Based Prediction of Stroke Risk After Transient Ischemic Attack: The CIP Model Hakan Ay, E. Murat Arsava, S. Claiborne Johnston, Mark Vangel, Lee H. Schwamm, Karen L. Furie, Walter J. Koroshetz, and A. Gregory Sorensen Stroke. 2009;40:181-186; published online before print October 23 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.521476 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	DWI Lesions and TIA Etiology Improve the Prediction of Stroke After TIA David Calvet, Emmanuel Touzé, Catherine Oppenheim, Guillaume Turc, Jean-François Meder, and Jean-Louis Mas Stroke. 2009;40:187-192; published online before print November 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.515817 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Frequency and Clinical Course of Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack Patients With Intracranial Nonocclusive Thrombus on Computed Tomographic Angiography Volker Puetz, Imanuel Dzialowski, Shelagh B. Coutts, Michael D. Hill, Andrea Krol, Christine O'Reilly, Mayank Goyal, Andrew M. Demchuk for the Calgary CTA Study Group Stroke. 2009;40:193-199; published online before print November 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.526277 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Metabolic Syndrome Clusters and the Risk of Incident Stroke: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study Sol M. Rodriguez-Colon, Jingping Mo, Yinkang Duan, Jiahao Liu, Joanne E. Caulfield, Xuejuan Jin, and Duanping Liao Stroke. 2009;40:200-205; published online before print October 16 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.523035 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Glycemic Index, Retinal Vascular Caliber, and Stroke Mortality Shweta Kaushik, Jie Jin Wang, Tien Y. Wong, Victoria Flood, Alan Barclay, Jennie Brand-Miller, and Paul Mitchell Stroke. 2009;40:206-212; published online before print October 23 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.513812 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Impact of a Better Adherence to Antihypertensive Agents on Cerebrovascular Disease for Primary Prevention Fatima-Zohra Kettani, Alice Dragomir, Robert Côté, Louise Roy, Anick Bérard, Lucie Blais, Lyne Lalonde, Pierre Moreau, and Sylvie Perreault Stroke. 2009;40:213-220; published online before print November 26 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.522193 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Risk Factors for Perioperative Death and Stroke After Carotid Endarterectomy: Results of the New York Carotid Artery Surgery Study Ethan A. Halm, Stanley Tuhrim, Jason J. Wang, Caron Rockman, Thomas S. Riles, and Mark R. Chassin Stroke. 2009;40:221-229; published online before print October 23 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.524785 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cerebral Microemboli and Brain Injury During Carotid Artery Endarterectomy and Stenting Mona Skjelland, Kirsten Krohg-Sørensen, Bjørn Tennøe, Søren J. Bakke, Rainer Brucher, and David Russell Stroke. 2009;40:230-234; published online before print October 16 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.513341 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Potentially Preventable Strokes in High-Risk Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Who Are Not Adequately Anticoagulated David J. Gladstone, Esther Bui, Jiming Fang, Andreas Laupacis, M. Patrice Lindsay, Jack V. Tu, Frank L. Silver, and Moira K. Kapral Stroke. 2009;40:235-240; published online before print August 28 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.516344 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Dysregulated RANK Ligand/RANK Axis in Hyperhomocysteinemic Subjects: Effect of Treatment With B-Vitamins Marit S. Nenseter, Thor Ueland, Kjetil Retterstøl, Ellen Strøm, Lars Mørkrid, Sverre Landaas, Leiv Ose, Pål Aukrust, and Kirsten B. Holven Stroke. 2009;40:241-247; published online before print November 13 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.522995 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Development of a Rat Model of Photothrombotic Ischemia and Infarction Within the Caudoputamen Toshihiko Kuroiwa, Guohua Xi, Ya Hua, Tavarekere N. Nagaraja, Joseph D. Fenstermacher, and Richard F. Keep Stroke. 2009;40:248-253; published online before print November 26 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.527853 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Simvastatin Increases Notch Signaling Activity and Promotes Arteriogenesis After Stroke Alex Zacharek, Jieli Chen, Xu Cui, Yuping Yang, and Michael Chopp Stroke. 2009;40:254-260; published online before print October 16 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.524116 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Presynaptic Prostaglandin E₂ EP₁-Receptor Facilitation of Cerebral Nitrergic Neurogenic Vasodilation Vikram Jadhav, Anthony Jabre, Mei-Fang Chen, and Tony Jer-Fu Lee Stroke. 2009;40:261-269; published online before print October 23 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.516104 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of Poststroke Angiogenesis Weibo Cai, Raphael Guzman, Andrew R. Hsu, Hui Wang, Kai Chen, Guohua Sun, Atul Gera, Raymond Choi, Tonya Bliss, Lina He, Zi-Bo Li, Anne-Lise D. Maag, Nobutaka Hori, Heng Zhao, Michael Moseley, Gary K. Steinberg, and Xiaoyuan Chen Stroke. 2009;40:270-277; published online before print October 23 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.517474 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Decreased Damage From Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia by Transfusion of Zero-Link Hemoglobin Polymers in Mouse Toshiaki Mito, Masaaki Nemoto, Herman Kwansa, Kenji Sampei, Murtuza Habeeb, Stephanie J. Murphy, Enrico Bucci, and Raymond C. Koehler Stroke. 2009;40:278-284; published online before print November 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.526731 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Blockade of Bradykinin Receptor B1 but Not Bradykinin Receptor B2 Provides Protection From Cerebral Infarction and Brain Edema • Expanded Materials and Methods Madeleine Austinat, Stefan Braeuninger, João B. Pesquero, Marc Brede, Michael Bader, Guido Stoll, Thomas Renné, and Christoph Kleinschnitz Stroke. 2009;40:285-293; published online before print November 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.526673 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Motor Recovery and Axonal Plasticity With Short-Term Amphetamine After Stroke Catherine M. Papadopoulos, Shih-Yen Tsai, Veronica Guillen, Juan Ortega, Gwendolyn L. Kartje, and William A. Wolf Stroke. 2009;40:294-302; published online before print November 26 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.519769 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Research Letters
	The Presence of a Right-to-Left Shunt Is Associated With Dramatic Improvement After Thrombolytic Therapy in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Kazumi Kimura, Yasuyuki Iguchi, Kensaku Shibazaki, Yuka Terasawa, Junya Aoki, and Noriko Matsumoto Stroke. 2009;40:303-305; published online before print October 9 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.521146 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Impact of Fasting Glycemia and Regional Cerebral Perfusion in Diabetic Subjects: A Study With Technetium-99m-Ethyl Cysteinate Dimer Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Francesco Cosentino, Rodolfo Battista, Angelo Scuteri, Francesco De Sensi, Luca De Siati, Carmen Di Russo, Giovanni G. Camici, and Massimo Volpe Stroke. 2009;40:306-308; published online before print October 9 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.520627 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Safety and Behavioral Effects of High-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Stroke Nuray Yozbatiran, Miguel Alonso-Alonso, Jill See, Asli Demirtas-Tatlidede, Daniel Luu, Rehan R. Motiwala, Alvaro Pascual-Leone, and Steven C. Cramer Stroke. 2009;40:309-312; published online before print October 9 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.522144 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: Incidence of Rupture and Risk Factors Toshihiro Ishibashi, Yuichi Murayama, Mitsuyoshi Urashima, Takayuki Saguchi, Masaki Ebara, Hideki Arakawa, Koreaki Irie, Hiroyuki Takao, and Toshiaki Abe Stroke. 2009;40:313-316; published online before print October 9 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.521674 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Abnormal Responses of the Human Cerebral Microcirculation to Papaverin During Aneurysm Surgery Frederik A. Pennings, Kees W. Albrecht, J. Paul Muizelaar, P. Richard Schuurman, and Gerrit J. Bouma Stroke. 2009;40:317-320; published online before print October 9 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.522375 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Intracranial Aneurysms Coiling With Matrix: Immediate Results in 152 Patients and Midterm Anatomic Follow-Up From 115 Patients Michel Piotin, Laurent Spelle, Charbel Mounayer, Carolina Loureiros, Askar Ghorbani, and Jacques Moret Stroke. 2009;40:321-323; published online before print November 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.520866 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
	Advances in Open Neurovascular Surgery 2007 Bradley A. Gross, Bernard R. Bendok, Ziad A. Hage, Issam A. Awad, and H. Hunt Batjer Stroke. 2009;40:324-326; published online before print November 13 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.519629 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Progress Review
	Preventing Brain Injury in Newborns With Congenital Heart Disease: Brain Imaging and Innovative Trial Designs Rebecca L. Sherlock, Patrick S. McQuillen, Steven P. Miller on behalf of aCCENT Stroke. 2009;40:327-332; published online before print November 6 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.522664 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Emerging Therapies
	Use of MRI to Estimate the Therapeutic Window in Acute Stroke: Is Perfusion-Weighted Imaging/Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Mismatch an EPITHET for Salvageable Ischemic Brain Tissue? Gabor Toth and Gregory W. Albers Stroke. 2009;40:333-335; published online before print October 9 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.525683 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Corrections
	Correction Stroke. 2009;40:e8-e10, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.000014 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Letters to the Editor
	Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Angiography for Internal Carotid Artery Disease Marco Oliveira Py and Charles André Stroke. 2009;40:e1; published online before print November 26 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.536177 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Py and André Sarah M. Debrey and Alison E. Baird Stroke. 2009;40:e2; published online before print November 26 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.536623 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	The Hidden Burden of Glucose Pathology in Acute Stroke Remains Hidden Michael Brainin, Karl Matz, Yvonne Teuschl, and Claudia Tatschl Stroke. 2009;40:e3; published online before print November 26 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.535278 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Brainin et al Mei Yong and Markku Kaste Stroke. 2009;40:e4; published online before print November 26 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.535401 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Association Between Metabolic Syndrome and Minimal Leukoaraiosis Kaechang Park and Nobufumi Yasuda Stroke. 2009;40:e5; published online before print November 26 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.531012 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Park and Yasuda Hirokazu Bokura and Shuhei Yamaguchi Stroke. 2009;40:e6; published online before print November 26 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.539163 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cardiorespiratory Fitness: A Simple, Cheap and Nonpharmacological Means to Prevent Stroke? Philip N. Ainslie Stroke. 2009;40:e7; published online before print December 4 2008, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.534321 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF

Spotlight

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Volume 40, Issue 1; January 1, 2009

Editorials

Stroke Unit Care Is Beneficial Both for the Patient and for the Health Service and Should Be Widely Implemented

Stroke and the Metabolic Syndrome in Populations: The Challenge Ahead

Warfarin: An Inconvenient Truth

Poststroke Treatment: Lost in Translation

Original Contributions

Stroke Unit Care in a Real-Life Setting: Can Results From Randomized Controlled Trials Be Translated Into Every-Day Clinical Practice? An Observational Study of Hospital Data in a Large Australian Population

Impact of a Stroke Unit on Length of Hospital Stay and In-Hospital Case Fatality

Cost-Effectiveness of Stroke Unit Care Followed by Early Supported Discharge

Impact of the Approval of Intravenous Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator Therapy on the Processes of Acute Stroke Management in Japan: The Stroke Unit Multicenter Observational (SUMO) Study

Stroke Outcome in Clinical Trial Patients Deriving From Different Countries

The Relationship Between Baseline Blood Pressure and Computed Tomography Findings in Acute Stroke: Data From the Tinzaparin in Acute Ischaemic Stroke Trial (TAIST)

Temporary Reduction of Blood Pressure and Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Hypertensive Patients After Microvascular Decompression

Male Predominance in Childhood Ischemic Stroke: Findings From the International Pediatric Stroke Study

Delay to Diagnosis in Acute Pediatric Arterial Ischemic Stroke

Factor V Leiden and Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Either Mothers or Infants Increase the Risk for Perinatal Arterial Ischemic Stroke

Genome Screen to Detect Linkage to Common Susceptibility Genes for Intracranial and Aortic Aneurysms

Clinical Usefulness of a Biomarker-Based Diagnostic Test for Acute Stroke: The Biomarker Rapid Assessment in Ischemic Injury (BRAIN) Study

Comparison of Methods for Magnetic Resonance-Guided [18-F]Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in Human Carotid Arteries: Reproducibility, Partial Volume Correction, and Correlation Between Methods

Improving Interrater Agreement About Brain Microbleeds: Development of the Brain Observer MicroBleed Scale (BOMBS)

The Natural History and Predictive Features of Hemorrhage From Brain Arteriovenous Malformations

Target Lesion Revascularization After Wingspan: Assessment of Safety and Durability

Variation in Outcome After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Study of Neurosurgical Units in UK and Ireland

Sonographic Evaluation of Hemorrhagic Transformation and Arterial Recanalization in Acute Hemispheric Ischemic Stroke

Three-Dimensional MRI Analysis of Individual Volume of Lacunes in CADASIL

Symptomatic and Silent Ischemia Associated With Microsurgical Clipping of Intracranial Aneurysms: Evaluation With Diffusion-Weighted MRI

Hyperdense Basilar Artery Sign on Unenhanced CT Predicts Thrombus and Outcome in Acute Posterior Circulation Stroke

Therapy of Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion: Intraarterial Thrombolysis Alone vs Bridging Therapy

Effect of Raloxifene on Stroke and Venous Thromboembolism According to Subgroups in Postmenopausal Women at Increased Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

Embolic Potential of Cardiac Tumors and Outcome After Resection: A Case–Control Study

How Active Are People With Stroke?: Use of Accelerometers to Assess Physical Activity

Effects of Training With a Robot-Virtual Reality System Compared With a Robot Alone on the Gait of Individuals After Stroke

Cerebral White Matter Lesions, Gait, and the Risk of Incident Falls: A Prospective Population-Based Study

Clinical- and Imaging-Based Prediction of Stroke Risk After Transient Ischemic Attack: The CIP Model

DWI Lesions and TIA Etiology Improve the Prediction of Stroke After TIA

Frequency and Clinical Course of Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack Patients With Intracranial Nonocclusive Thrombus on Computed Tomographic Angiography

Metabolic Syndrome Clusters and the Risk of Incident Stroke: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

Glycemic Index, Retinal Vascular Caliber, and Stroke Mortality

Impact of a Better Adherence to Antihypertensive Agents on Cerebrovascular Disease for Primary Prevention

Risk Factors for Perioperative Death and Stroke After Carotid Endarterectomy: Results of the New York Carotid Artery Surgery Study

Cerebral Microemboli and Brain Injury During Carotid Artery Endarterectomy and Stenting

Potentially Preventable Strokes in High-Risk Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Who Are Not Adequately Anticoagulated

Dysregulated RANK Ligand/RANK Axis in Hyperhomocysteinemic Subjects: Effect of Treatment With B-Vitamins

Development of a Rat Model of Photothrombotic Ischemia and Infarction Within the Caudoputamen

Simvastatin Increases Notch Signaling Activity and Promotes Arteriogenesis After Stroke

Presynaptic Prostaglandin E2 EP1-Receptor Facilitation of Cerebral Nitrergic Neurogenic Vasodilation

Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of Poststroke Angiogenesis

Decreased Damage From Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia by Transfusion of Zero-Link Hemoglobin Polymers in Mouse

Blockade of Bradykinin Receptor B1 but Not Bradykinin Receptor B2 Provides Protection From Cerebral Infarction and Brain Edema • Expanded Materials and Methods

Motor Recovery and Axonal Plasticity With Short-Term Amphetamine After Stroke

Research Letters

The Presence of a Right-to-Left Shunt Is Associated With Dramatic Improvement After Thrombolytic Therapy in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke

Impact of Fasting Glycemia and Regional Cerebral Perfusion in Diabetic Subjects: A Study With Technetium-99m-Ethyl Cysteinate Dimer Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography

Safety and Behavioral Effects of High-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Stroke

Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: Incidence of Rupture and Risk Factors

Abnormal Responses of the Human Cerebral Microcirculation to Papaverin During Aneurysm Surgery

Intracranial Aneurysms Coiling With Matrix: Immediate Results in 152 Patients and Midterm Anatomic Follow-Up From 115 Patients

Comments, Opinions, and Reviews

Advances in Open Neurovascular Surgery 2007

Progress Review

Preventing Brain Injury in Newborns With Congenital Heart Disease: Brain Imaging and Innovative Trial Designs

Emerging Therapies

Use of MRI to Estimate the Therapeutic Window in Acute Stroke: Is Perfusion-Weighted Imaging/Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Mismatch an EPITHET for Salvageable Ischemic Brain Tissue?

Corrections

Correction

Letters to the Editor

Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Angiography for Internal Carotid Artery Disease

Response to Letter by Py and André

The Hidden Burden of Glucose Pathology in Acute Stroke Remains Hidden

Response to Letter by Brainin et al

Association Between Metabolic Syndrome and Minimal Leukoaraiosis

Response to Letter by Park and Yasuda

Cardiorespiratory Fitness: A Simple, Cheap and Nonpharmacological Means to Prevent Stroke?

Spotlight

Presynaptic Prostaglandin E₂ EP₁-Receptor Facilitation of Cerebral Nitrergic Neurogenic Vasodilation