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 9 (September)

1. Evidence for stroke-induced neurogenesis in the human brain.
   Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 103(35): 13198-202. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Single-vessel versus multivessel territory acute ischemic stroke: value of transesophageal echocardiography in the differentiation of embolic stroke.
   J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 19(9): 1165-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Relation of atrial shunts to migraine in patients with ischemic stroke and peripheral emboli.
   Am J Cardiol, 98(6): 831-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for occlusive hydrocephalus caused by cerebellar infarction.
   Neurosurgery, 59(3): 539-44; discussion 539-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Underinvestigation and undertreatment of carotid disease in elderly patients with transient ischaemic attack and stroke: comparative population based study.
   BMJ, 333(7567): 525-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Gait training of patients after stroke using an electromechanical gait trainer combined with simultaneous functional electrical stimulation.
   Phys Ther, 86(9): 1282-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Pain, fatigue, and intensity of practice in people with stroke who are receiving constraint-induced movement therapy.
   Phys Ther, 86(9): 1241-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Effects of care pathways on stroke care practices at regional hospitals.
   Intern Med J, 36(10): 638-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Efficacy of milnacipran on cognitive dysfunction with post-stroke depression: preliminary open-label study.
   Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 60(5): 584-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Hyperthermia is a surrogate marker of inflammation-mediated cause of brain damage in acute ischaemic stroke.
    J Intern Med, 260(4): 343-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Factors predicting prognosis after decompressive hemicraniectomy for hemispheric infarction.
    Neurology, 67(5): 891-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. How affected is oxygen metabolism in DWI lesions?: A combined acute stroke PET-MR study.
    Neurology, 67(5): 824-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Blood pressure measures and risk of total, ischemic, and hemorrhagic stroke in men.
    Neurology, 67(5): 820-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. The time course of subsequent hospitalizations and associated costs in survivors of an ischemic stroke in Canada.
    BMC Health Serv Res, 6: 99. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Sleep-disordered breathing after stroke: a randomised controlled trial of continuous positive airway pressure.
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 77(10): 1143-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Interaction of homocysteine and conventional predisposing factors on risk of ischaemic stroke in young people: consistency in phenotype-disease analysis and genotype-disease analysis.
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 77(10): 1150-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Improvement of focal ischemia-induced rat dopaminergic dysfunction by striatal transplantation of mouse embryonic stem cells.
    Neurosci Lett, 407(1): 74-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. The validity of the repeatable battery of neuropsychological status in acute stroke.
    Clin Neuropsychol, 20(4): 702-15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. The impact of late career job loss on myocardial infarction and stroke: a 10 year follow up using the health and retirement survey.
    Occup Environ Med, 63(10): 683-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Hemodynamic impairment as a stimulus for functional brain reorganization.
    J Cereb Blood Flow Metab, 26(10): 1256-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Estradiol reduces activity of the blood-brain barrier Na-K-Cl cotransporter and decreases edema formation in permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion.
    J Cereb Blood Flow Metab, 26(10): 1234-49. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Prognostic relevance of ultra-early doppler sonography in acute ischaemic stroke: a prospective multicentre study.
    Lancet Neurol, 5(10): 835-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Release of glial fibrillary acidic protein is related to the neurovascular status in acute ischemic stroke.
    Eur J Neurol, 13(10): 1118-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. A pilot study on systemic thrombolysis followed by low molecular weight heparin in ischemic stroke.
    Eur J Neurol, 13(10): 1106-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Prediction of stroke by home "morning" versus "evening" blood pressure values: the Ohasama study.
    Hypertension, 48(4): 737-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Prognosis of patients with atherothrombotic disease: a prospective survey in a non-hospital setting.
    Int J Cardiol, 112(3): 302-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Functional status and health-related quality of life during inpatient stroke rehabilitation.
    Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 85(10): 831-8; quiz 839-41, 857. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Task-oriented intervention in chronic stroke: changes in clinical and laboratory measures of balance and mobility.
    Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 85(10): 820-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Do racial disparities exist in access to inpatient stroke rehabilitation in the state of Maryland?
    Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 85(10): 814-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. No indication of brain reorganization after unilateral ischemic lesions of the auditory cortex.
    Neurology, 67(6): 1059-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Changes of brachial flow-mediated vasodilation in different ischemic stroke subtypes.
    Neurology, 67(6): 1056-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Early MRI and outcomes of untreated patients with mild or improving ischemic stroke.
    Neurology, 67(6): 980-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Evidence of publication bias in reporting acute stroke clinical trials.
    Neurology, 67(6): 973-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Reduced pretreatment ipsilateral middle cerebral artery cerebral blood flow is predictive of symptomatic hemorrhage post-intra-arterial thrombolysis in patients with middle cerebral artery occlusion.
    Stroke, 37(10): 2526-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Development and implementation of evidence-based indicators for measuring quality of acute stroke care: the Quality Indicator Board of the German Stroke Registers Study Group (ADSR).
    Stroke, 37(10): 2573-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Humanin is a novel neuroprotective agent against stroke.
    Stroke, 37(10): 2613-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Feasibility of acute clinical trials during aerial interhospital transfer.
    Stroke, 37(10): 2504-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Long-term cognitive transitions, rates of cognitive change, and predictors of incident dementia in a population-based first-ever stroke cohort.
    Stroke, 37(10): 2479-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Long-term changes of functional MRI-based brain function, behavioral status, and histopathology after transient focal cerebral ischemia in rats.
    Stroke, 37(10): 2593-600. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Stroke among patients with dizziness, vertigo, and imbalance in the emergency department: a population-based study.
    Stroke, 37(10): 2484-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Adeno-associated viral-vector-mediated hypoxia-inducible vascular endothelial growth factor gene expression attenuates ischemic brain injury after focal cerebral ischemia in mice.
    Stroke, 37(10): 2601-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Stroke propagates bacterial aspiration to pneumonia in a model of cerebral ischemia.
    Stroke, 37(10): 2607-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Impact of stroke on health-related quality of life in the noninstitutionalized population in the United States.
    Stroke, 37(10): 2567-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Population-based study of determinants of initial secondary care costs of acute stroke in the United Kingdom.
    Stroke, 37(10): 2579-87. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Cerebral microbleeds are associated with lacunar stroke defined clinically and radiologically, independently of white matter lesions.
    Stroke, 37(10): 2633-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Discontinuation of statin treatment in stroke patients.
    Stroke, 37(10): 2640-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Transesophageal echocardiography is superior to transthoracic echocardiography in management of patients of any age with transient ischemic attack or stroke.
    Stroke, 37(10): 2531-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. On the analysis and interpretation of outcome measures in stroke clinical trials: lessons from the SAINT I study of NXY-059 for acute ischemic stroke.
    Stroke, 37(10): 2644-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Plasma fibrinogen concentrations and risk of stroke and its subtypes among Japanese men and women.
    Stroke, 37(10): 2488-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. The unchanging incidence and case-fatality of stroke in the 1990s: a population-based study.
    Stroke, 37(10): 2473-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Low-level laser therapy applied transcranially to rats after induction of stroke significantly reduces long-term neurological deficits.
    Stroke, 37(10): 2620-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Blood pressure changes during the initial week after different subtypes of ischemic stroke.
    Stroke, 37(10): 2637-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Leukoaraiosis is a risk factor for symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage after thrombolysis for acute stroke.
    Stroke, 37(10): 2463-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Influence of atorvastatin treatment on L-arginine cerebrovascular reactivity and flow-mediated dilatation in patients with lacunar infarctions.
    Stroke, 37(10): 2540-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Frequency and determinants of nonpublication of research in the stroke literature.
    Stroke, 37(10): 2588-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Structural and functional plasticity in the somatosensory cortex of chronic stroke patients.
    Brain, 129: 2722-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Effects of policosanol on patients with ischemic stroke: a pilot open study.
    J Med Food, 9(3): 378-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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