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 5 (2008), Issue 2 (February)

1. Safety of endovascular treatment of carotid artery stenosis compared with surgical treatment: a meta-analysis.
   J Vasc Surg, 47(2): 350-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Clinical results of carotid artery stenting compared with carotid endarterectomy.
   J Vasc Surg, 47(2): 343-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Vascular events in healthy older women receiving calcium supplementation: randomised controlled trial.
   BMJ, 336(7638): 262-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Detection of intraplaque hemorrhage by magnetic resonance imaging in symptomatic patients with mild to moderate carotid stenosis predicts recurrent neurological events.
   J Vasc Surg, 47(2): 337-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. "Medical high risk" designation is not associated with survival after carotid artery stenting.
   J Vasc Surg, 47(2): 356-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Durability of surgery for restenosis after carotid endarterectomy.
   J Vasc Surg, 47(2): 363-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Impaired glucose tolerance is a risk factor for stroke in a Japanese sample--the Funagata study.
   Metabolism, 57(3): 333-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Prevalence and determinants of subclinical brain infarction: the Northern Manhattan Study.
   Neurology, 70(6): 425-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. The prediction of persistent dysphagia beyond six months after stroke.
   Dysphagia, 23(1): 59-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Association of estrogen receptor-alpha gene polymorphisms with stroke risk in patients with metabolic syndrome.
    Acta Neurol Scand, 117(3): 186-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. A practical overview of tizanidine use for spasticity secondary to multiple sclerosis, stroke, and spinal cord injury.
    Curr Med Res Opin, 24(2): 425-39. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Obstructive sleep apnea is a risk factor for death in patients with stroke: a 10-year follow-up.
    Arch Intern Med, 168(3): 297-301. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Comparing two methods for assessment of perfusion-diffusion mismatch in a rodent model of ischaemic stroke: a pilot study.
    Br J Radiol, 81(963): 192-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Two-photon imaging of stroke onset in vivo reveals that NMDA-receptor independent ischemic depolarization is the major cause of rapid reversible damage to dendrites and spines.
    J Neurosci, 28(7): 1756-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Nuclear factor-kappaB activation and postischemic inflammation are suppressed in CD36-null mice after middle cerebral artery occlusion.
    J Neurosci, 28(7): 1649-58. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Painless aortic dissection masquerading as brainstem stroke with catastrophic anticoagulant use.
    Am J Emerg Med, 26(2): 253.e1-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Stroke Quick Score: a visual aid in scoring neurologic deficits for acute stroke with National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.
    Am J Emerg Med, 26(2): 189-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Impact of functional status at six months on long term survival in patients with ischaemic stroke: prospective cohort studies.
    BMJ, 336(7640): 376-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Assessment of aspiration risk in acute ischaemic stroke--evaluation of the simple swallowing provocation test.
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 79(3): 312-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Factors associated with misperception of weight in the stroke belt.
    J Gen Intern Med, 23(3): 323-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Predictors of survival after haemorrhagic stroke in a multi-ethnic population: the South London Stroke Register (SLSR).
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 79(3): 260-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Microembolic signals at 48 hours after stroke onset contribute to new ischaemia within a week.
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 79(3): 253-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Residual haptic sensation following stroke using ipsilateral stimulation.
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 79(3): 266-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. The mirror world of motor inhibition: the alien hand syndrome in chronic stroke.
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 79(3): 246-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. More hemorrhagic and severe events cause higher hospitalization care cost for childhood stroke in Taiwan.
    J Pediatr, 152(3): 388-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Short-term prognosis of stroke among patients diagnosed in the emergency department with a transient ischemic attack.
    Ann Emerg Med, 51(3): 316-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Determinants and associations of homocysteine and prothrombotic risk factors in Kuwaiti patients with cerebrovascular accident.
    Med Princ Pract, 17(2): 136-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Incidence, topography, predictors and long-term survival after stroke in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.
    Ann Thorac Surg, 85(3): 862-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Interactions between foot placement, trunk frontal position, weight-bearing and knee moment asymmetry at seat-off during rising from a chair in healthy controls and persons with hemiparesis.
    J Rehabil Med, 40(3): 200-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Relationship between usual physical, cognitive and social activities and functional recovery at hospital discharge after acute stroke.
    J Rehabil Med, 40(3): 195-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Bilateral cerebral hemispheric infarction associated with sildenafil citrate (Viagra) use.
    Eur J Neurol, 15(3): 306-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Differential diagnosis of cerebral infarction using an algorithm combining atrial fibrillation and D-dimer level.
    Eur J Neurol, 15(3): 295-300. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. The response to IV rt-PA in very old stroke patients.
    Eur J Neurol, 15(3): 253-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. A blueprint for transforming stroke rehabilitation care in Canada: the case for change.
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 89(3): 575-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Effects of electric stimulation-assisted cycling training in people with chronic stroke.
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 89(3): 463-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. The use of the analytic hierarchy process to aid decision making in acquired equinovarus deformity.
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 89(3): 457-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Effects of ankle joint mobilizations in adults poststroke: a pilot study.
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 89(3): 449-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Cognitively impaired stroke patients do benefit from admission to an acute rehabilitation unit.
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 89(3): 441-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Mirror therapy improves hand function in subacute stroke: a randomized controlled trial.
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 89(3): 393-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Prediction and prevention of stroke in patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis: the high-risk period and the high-risk patient.
    Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg, 35(3): 255-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Translational therapeutics of dipyridamole.
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, 28(3): s39-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Evaluation of a comprehensive transcranial doppler screening program for children with sickle cell anemia.
    Pediatr Blood Cancer, 50(4): 818-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Stroke risk prediction model: a risk profile from the Korean study.
    Atherosclerosis, 197(1): 318-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. White matter hyperintensities and subclinical infarction: associations with psychomotor speed and cognitive flexibility.
    Stroke, 39(3): 800-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Impact of restricting enrollment in stroke genetics research to adults able to provide informed consent.
    Stroke, 39(3): 831-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Nonaspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and hemorrhagic stroke risk: the Acute Brain Bleeding Analysis study.
    Stroke, 39(3): 845-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. MRI detection of early blood-brain barrier disruption: parenchymal enhancement predicts focal hemorrhagic transformation after thrombolysis.
    Stroke, 39(3): 1025-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. How reliable is perfusion MR in acute stroke? Validation and determination of the penumbra threshold against quantitative PET.
    Stroke, 39(3): 870-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Statin therapy for stroke prevention.
    Stroke, 39(3): 1042-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Think to move: a neuromagnetic brain-computer interface (BCI) system for chronic stroke.
    Stroke, 39(3): 910-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Gray matter atrophy in patients with ischemic stroke with cognitive impairment.
    Stroke, 39(3): 785-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Higher stroke incidence in the spring season regardless of conventional risk factors: Takashima Stroke Registry, Japan, 1988-2001.
    Stroke, 39(3): 745-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. National US estimates of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator use: ICD-9 codes substantially underestimate.
    Stroke, 39(3): 924-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Trends in incidence and outcome of stroke in Perth, Western Australia during 1989 to 2001: the Perth Community Stroke Study.
    Stroke, 39(3): 776-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Inflammatory and injury responses to ischemic stroke in obese mice.
    Stroke, 39(3): 943-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor but not forced arm use improves long-term outcome after photothrombotic stroke and transiently upregulates binding densities of excitatory glutamate receptors in the rat brain.
    Stroke, 39(3): 1012-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Body mass index, blood pressure, and mortality from stroke: a nationally representative prospective study of 212,000 Chinese men.
    Stroke, 39(3): 753-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Fibrinogen gamma' in ischemic stroke: a case-control study.
    Stroke, 39(3): 1033-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Effective and safe conditions of low-frequency transcranial ultrasonic thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke: neurologic and histologic evaluation in a rat middle cerebral artery stroke model.
    Stroke, 39(3): 1007-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Social support and stroke and coronary heart disease: the JPHC study cohorts II.
    Stroke, 39(3): 768-75. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Delayed tolerance with repetitive transient focal ischemic preconditioning in the mouse.
    Stroke, 39(3): 967-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Weight loss after stroke: a population-based study from the Lund Stroke Register.
    Stroke, 39(3): 918-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Metabolic syndrome and its components as predictors of ischemic stroke in type 2 diabetic patients.
    Stroke, 39(3): 1036-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Empirical evidence of bias in the design of experimental stroke studies: a metaepidemiologic approach.
    Stroke, 39(3): 929-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Cerebral palsy after perinatal arterial ischemic stroke.
    J Child Neurol, 23(3): 279-86. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Cerebral venous thrombosis after immune thrombocytopenic purpura and anti-D immune globulin therapy.
    J Child Neurol, 23(3): 325-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. The safety and efficacy of thrombolysis for strokes after cardiac catheterization.
    J Am Coll Cardiol, 51(9): 906-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Primary determinants of ischaemic stroke/brain abscess risks are independent of severity of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations in hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia.
    Thorax, 63(3): 259-66. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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