Stroke Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Stroke, including details on treatment, recovery, rehabilitation, signs, symptoms.

Volume 2 (2005), Issue 6 (June)

1. Methods for dynamic balance training during standing and stepping.
   Artif Organs, 29(6): 462-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Malnutrition and nonthyroidal illness syndrome after stroke.
   Metabolism, 54(6): 699-704. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Carotid endarterectomy after ischemic stroke--is there a justification for delayed surgery?
   Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg, 30(1): 36-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Postischemic exercise attenuates whereas enriched environment has certain enhancing effects on lesion-induced subventricular zone activation in the adult rat.
   Eur J Neurosci, 21(9): 2397-405. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Epidemiological modelling of routine use of low dose aspirin for the primary prevention of coronary heart disease and stroke in those aged > or =70.
   BMJ, 330(7503): 1306. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Increased expression of macrophage receptor with collagenous structure (MARCO) in mouse cortex following middle cerebral artery occlusion.
   Neurosci Lett, 383(1): 58-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Characterization of a novel thrombotic middle cerebral artery occlusion model in monkeys that exhibits progressive hypoperfusion and robust cortical infarction.
   J Neurosci Methods, 146(1): 106-15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Quantitative morphological study of microglial cells in the ischemic rat brain using principal component analysis.
   J Neurosci Methods, 146(1): 50-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Heterocyclics and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in the treatment and prevention of poststroke depression.
   J Am Geriatr Soc, 53(6): 1051-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Autologous mesenchymal stem cell transplantation in stroke patients.
    Ann Neurol, 57(6): 874-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Triaging transient ischemic attack and minor stroke patients using acute magnetic resonance imaging.
    Ann Neurol, 57(6): 848-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Somatotopic organization of the corticospinal tract in the human brainstem: a MRI-based mapping analysis.
    Ann Neurol, 57(6): 824-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. The PEDro scale provides a more comprehensive measure of methodological quality than the Jadad scale in stroke rehabilitation literature.
    J Clin Epidemiol, 58(7): 668-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Restrictions of the Mini-Mental State Examination in acute stroke.
    Arch Clin Neuropsychol, 20(5): 623-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Clinical features of postoperative cerebral venous infarction.
    Acta Neurochir (Wien), 147(6): 621-6; discussion 626. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Factors affecting the outcome of decompressive craniectomy for large hemispheric infarctions: a prospective cohort study.
    Acta Neurochir (Wien), 147(6): 587-94; discussion 594. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Prothrombotic conditions, oral contraceptives, and the risk of ischemic stroke.
    J Thromb Haemost, 3(6): 1213-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Prevention of venous thromboembolism after acute ischemic stroke.
    J Thromb Haemost, 3(6): 1187-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Atrial fibrillation in patients with first-ever stroke: frequency, antithrombotic treatment before the event and effect on clinical outcome.
    J Thromb Haemost, 3(6): 1218-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Risk of hemorrhagic stroke in Asian American ethnic groups.
    Neuroepidemiology, 25(1): 26-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Aortic dissection presenting as an acute ischemic stroke for thrombolysis.
    J Neuroimaging, 15(3): 281-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Etiology of perfusion-diffusion magnetic resonance imaging mismatch patterns.
    J Neuroimaging, 15(3): 254-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Quantitation of contrast TCD in patients with and without atrial septal aneurysm.
    J Neuroimaging, 15(3): 250-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Isotropic component trace analysis.
    J Neuroimaging, 15(3): 233-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Ultrasound contrast agents for brain perfusion imaging and ischemic stroke therapy.
    J Neuroimaging, 15(3): 217-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Valvular heart disease as a cause of cerebrovascular disease in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
    Am J Cardiol, 95(12): 1441-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Category specific dysnomia after thalamic infarction: a case-control study.
    Neuropsychologia, 43(9): 1385-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Neuroprotection by IL-10-producing MOG CD4+ T cells following ischemic stroke.
    J Neurol Sci, 233(1): 125-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Walking recovery after an acute stroke: assessment with a new functional classification and the Barthel Index.
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 86(6): 1239-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Proposal and validation of a new functional ambulation classification scale for clinical use.
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 86(6): 1234-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Ballism after stroke responds to standard physical therapeutic interventions.
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 86(6): 1226-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Two large prospective studies of mortality among men who use snuff or chewing tobacco (United States).
    Cancer Causes Control, 16(4): 347-58. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Motor cortex excitability after thalamic infarction.
    Clin Neurophysiol, 116(7): 1621-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Electrophysiological signs of changes in motor units after ischaemic stroke.
    Clin Neurophysiol, 116(7): 1566-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. High-soy diet decreases infarct size after permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion in female rats.
    Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 289(1): R103-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Relaxin pretreatment decreases infarct size in male rats after middle cerebral artery occlusion.
    Ann N Y Acad Sci, 1041: 223-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Posterior cerebral artery infarction from middle cerebral artery infarction.
    Arch Neurol, 62(6): 938-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Early assessment by a mobile stroke team: a randomised controlled trial.
    Age Ageing, 34(4): 331-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Is stroke unit care portable? A systematic review of the clinical trials.
    Age Ageing, 34(4): 324-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Fiber tracking by diffusion tensor imaging in corticospinal tract stroke: Topographical correlation with clinical symptoms.
    Neuroimage, 26(3): 771-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Dietary and serum vitamins and minerals as predictors of myocardial infarction and stroke in elderly subjects.
    Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis, 15(3): 188-97. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Role of GABA in electro-acupuncture therapy on cerebral ischemia induced by occlusion of the middle cerebral artery in rats.
    Neurosci Lett, 383(3): 317-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Restricted pain and thermal sensory loss in a patient with pontine lacunar infarction: a clinical MRI study.
    Eur J Neurol, 12(7): 564-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Prognostic factors and therapeutic outcome of isolated symptomatic middle cerebral artery stenosis.
    Eur J Neurol, 12(7): 519-26. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Statin administration prior to ischaemic stroke onset and survival: exploratory evidence from matched treatment-control study.
    Eur J Neurol, 12(7): 493-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Older stroke patients' negotiations within the hierarchic medical context.
    Qual Health Res, 15(6): 778-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. The use of the stroke risk index to predict neurological complications following coronary revascularisation on cardiopulmonary bypass.
    Anaesthesia, 60(7): 654-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Is the measurement of cerebral microembolic signals a good surrogate marker for evaluating the efficacy of antiplatelet agents in the prevention of stroke?
    Eur Neurol, 53(3): 132-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Family support for stroke: one year follow up of a randomised controlled trial.
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 76(7): 1006-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Utility of an ultrafast magnetic resonance imaging protocol in recent and semi-recent strokes.
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 76(7): 1002-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Long-term survival and vascular event risk after transient ischaemic attack or minor ischaemic stroke: a cohort study.
    Lancet, 365(9477): 2098-104. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. In pursuit of evidence-based treatments for paediatric stroke: the UK and Chest guidelines.
    Lancet Neurol, 4(7): 432-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Are transthoracic echocardiographic parameters associated with atrial fibrillation recurrence or stroke? Results from the Atrial Fibrillation Follow-Up Investigation of Rhythm Management (AFFIRM) study.
    J Am Coll Cardiol, 45(12): 2026-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Cholesteryl ester transfer protein TaqI B and lipoprotein lipase Ser447Ter gene polymorphisms are not associated with ischaemic stroke in Greek patients.
    Neurosci Lett, 384(1): 102-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Beneficial effects of a new 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid synthesis inhibitor, TS-011 [N-(3-chloro-4-morpholin-4-yl) phenyl-N'-hydroxyimido formamide], on hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke.
    J Pharmacol Exp Ther, 314(1): 77-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Polymorphisms in prothrombotic genes and their impact on ischemic stroke in a Sardinian population.
    Thromb Haemost, 93(6): 1095-100. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Assessment of cerebral autoregulation from ectopic heartbeats.
    Clin Sci (Lond), 109(1): 109-15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Individual socio-economic status, community socio-economic status and stroke in New Zealand: a case control study.
    Soc Sci Med, 61(6): 1174-88. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. The cost-effectiveness of candesartan-based antihypertensive treatment for the prevention of nonfatal stroke: results from the Study on COgnition and Prognosis in the Elderly.
    J Hum Hypertens, 19(7): 569-76. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Excitatory synaptic potentials in spastic human motoneurons have a short rise-time.
    Muscle Nerve, 32(1): 99-103. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Oral health-related quality of life of stroke survivors on discharge from hospital after rehabilitation.
    J Oral Rehabil, 32(7): 495-503. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Release of brain-type and heart-type fatty acid-binding proteins in serum after acute ischaemic stroke.
    J Neurol, 252(6): 718-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Functional, cognitive and emotional long-term outcome of patients with ischemic stroke requiring mechanical ventilation.
    J Neurol, 252(6): 648-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Relation of atmospheric pressure changes and the occurrences of acute myocardial infarction and stroke.
    Am J Cardiol, 96(1): 45-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Hospital cost of ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage in Japanese stroke centers.
    Health Policy, 73(2): 202-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Incidence, 30-day case-fatality rate, and prognosis of stroke in Iquique, Chile: a 2-year community-based prospective study (PISCIS project).
    Lancet, 365(9478): 2206-15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Attenuation of extravasation of tissue plasminogen activator by the free radical scavenger, edaravone: evaluation in a rat thromboembolic stroke model.
    Neurol Res, 27(5): 499-502. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Calpain inhibitor A-558693 in experimental focal cerebral ischemia in rats.
    Neurol Res, 27(5): 466-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. Effects of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 on ischemic brain injury in permanent and thrombotic middle cerebral artery occlusion models in mice.
    J Thromb Haemost, 3(7): 1379-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. Reduced infarct volume and differential effects on glial cell activation after hyperbaric oxygen treatment in rat permanent focal cerebral ischaemia.
    Eur J Neurosci, 21(11): 3189-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. MRI detection of macrophage activity after experimental stroke in rats: new indicators for late appearance of vascular degradation?
    Magn Reson Med, 54(1): 59-66. [Abstract] [Full-text]
72. Association between platelet activation and fibrinolysis in acute stroke patients.
    Neurosci Lett, 384(3): 305-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
73. Chronic blood transfusion therapy practices to treat strokes in children with sickle cell disease.
    J Am Acad Nurse Pract, 17(7): 277-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
74. Caregiver's burden, depression and support as predictors of post-stroke depression: a cross-sectional survey.
    Int J Nurs Stud, 42(6): 611-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
75. Public understanding of the causes of high stroke risk in northeast Bulgaria.
    Eur J Public Health, 15(3): 313-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
76. Pelvic floor muscle training is effective in women with urinary incontinence after stroke: a randomised, controlled and blinded study.
    Neurourol Urodyn, 24(4): 348-57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
77. Evolution of lesion volume in acute stroke treated by intravenous t-PA.
    J Magn Reson Imaging, 22(1): 23-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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