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 3 (2006), Issue 2 (February)

1. Predictors of ischemic stroke in the territory of a symptomatic intracranial arterial stenosis.
   Circulation, 113(4): 555-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Chronic treatment of DA-8159, a new phosphodiesterase type V inhibitor, attenuates endothelial dysfunction in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rat.
   Life Sci, 78(11): 1211-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Should we screen patients for inherited thrombophilia before starting thalidomide?
   Am J Clin Oncol, 29(1): 100-1. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Administration of hematopoietic cytokines in the subacute phase after cerebral infarction is effective for functional recovery facilitating proliferation of intrinsic neural stem/progenitor cells and transition of bone marrow-derived neuronal cells.
   Circulation, 113(5): 701-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Arterial stiffness and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke: the Rotterdam Study.
   Circulation, 113(5): 657-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Low-fat dietary pattern and risk of cardiovascular disease: the Women's Health Initiative Randomized Controlled Dietary Modification Trial.
   JAMA, 295(6): 655-66. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. NXY-059 for acute ischemic stroke.
   N Engl J Med, 354(6): 588-600. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Motor system activation after subcortical stroke depends on corticospinal system integrity.
   Brain, 129: 809-19. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Left-hemispheric dominance for articulation: a prospective study on acute ischaemic dysarthria at different localizations.
   Brain, 129: 767-77. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Multimodal imaging of brain reorganization in motor areas of the contralesional hemisphere of well recovered patients after capsular stroke.
    Brain, 129: 791-808. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Perfusion CT helps decision making for thrombolysis when there is no clear time of onset.
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 77(3): 417-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Clinical study of 39 patients with atypical lacunar syndrome.
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 77(3): 381-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Thrombolysis for acute stroke with special emphasis on the very old: experience from a single Dutch centre.
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 77(3): 375-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Visual evaluation of perfusion computed tomography in acute stroke accurately estimates infarct volume and tissue viability.
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 77(3): 334-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Significant variation in mortality and functional outcome after acute ischaemic stroke between Western countries: data from the tinzaparin in acute ischaemic stroke trial (TAIST).
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 77(3): 327-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Aspirin to prevent heart attack and stroke: what's the right dose?
    Am J Med, 119(3): 198-202. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Whole-body reaching as a measure of dynamic balance in patients with stroke.
    Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 85(3): 201-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Examination of follow-up therapy in patients with stroke.
    Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 85(3): 192-200. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Short-distance walking speed and timed walking distance: redundant measures for clinical trials?
    Neurology, 66(4): 584-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Chronic posttraumatic stress symptoms after nonsevere stroke.
    Neurology, 66(4): 513-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Left insular stroke is associated with adverse cardiac outcome.
    Neurology, 66(4): 477-83; discussion 463. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Distinguishing between stroke and mimic at the bedside: the brain attack study.
    Stroke, 37(3): 769-75. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Interobserver agreement for the bedside clinical assessment of suspected stroke.
    Stroke, 37(3): 776-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Chronic Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and stroke in Cameroon: a case-control study.
    Stroke, 37(3): 796-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Cerebral microhemorrhages predict new disabling or fatal strokes in patients with acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack.
    Stroke, 37(3): 911-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Metabolic syndrome and the risk of stroke in middle-aged men.
    Stroke, 37(3): 806-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Role of CT angiography in thrombolysis decision-making for patients with presumed seizure at stroke onset.
    Stroke, 37(3): 915-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Anterior-posterior ground reaction forces as a measure of paretic leg contribution in hemiparetic walking.
    Stroke, 37(3): 872-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Therapy of basilar artery occlusion: a systematic analysis comparing intra-arterial and intravenous thrombolysis.
    Stroke, 37(3): 922-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Therapeutic strategies after examination by transesophageal echocardiography in 503 patients with ischemic stroke.
    Stroke, 37(3): 859-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Using change in the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale to measure treatment effect in acute stroke trials.
    Stroke, 37(3): 920-1. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Hydrogen sulfide is a mediator of cerebral ischemic damage.
    Stroke, 37(3): 889-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Hemorrhage in the Interventional Management of Stroke study.
    Stroke, 37(3): 847-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Greater incidence of both fatal and nonfatal strokes in disadvantaged areas: the Northeast Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study.
    Stroke, 37(3): 877-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Stroke onset time using sodium MRI in rat focal cerebral ischemia.
    Stroke, 37(3): 883-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Internal and cortical border-zone infarction: clinical and diffusion-weighted imaging features.
    Stroke, 37(3): 841-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. A pilot study of a new thrombolytic agent for acute ischemic stroke in Taiwan within a five-hour window.
    Stroke, 37(3): 918-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Characteristics of an "ill-defined" diagnosis for stroke: opportunities for improvement.
    Stroke, 37(3): 781-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Seropositivity to Chlamydia pneumoniae is associated with risk of first ischemic stroke.
    Stroke, 37(3): 790-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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