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 3 (March)

1. Psychological distress, major depressive disorder, and risk of stroke.
   Neurology, 70(10): 788-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Headache in acute stroke. A prospective study in the first 8 days.
   Cephalalgia, 28(4): 346-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Starting a carotid artery stenting program is safe.
   Catheter Cardiovasc Interv, 71(4): 469-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Isolated bone marrow natural killer cell lymphoma with central nervous system involvement mimicking a cerebral infarct.
   Onkologie, 31(3): 115-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Ictus and antiphospholipid syndrome: how much is enough?
   Autoimmunity, 41(2): 140-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Once a week is not enough: evaluating current measures of teamworking in stroke.
   J Eval Clin Pract, 14(2): 241-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Prevalence in digital panoramic radiographs of carotid area calcification among Iraqi individuals with stroke-related disease.
   Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod, 105(4): e68-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Magnesium, calcium, potassium, and sodium intakes and risk of stroke in male smokers.
   Arch Intern Med, 168(5): 459-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Association of serum lipid indices with large artery atherosclerotic stroke.
   Neurology, 70(11): 841-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Optical platelet aggregometry does not appear useful as a means of assessing the risk of recurrent vascular events in aspirin-treated patients.
    Acta Neurol Scand, 117(4): 250-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. ACE I/D polymorphism in Korean patients with ischemic stroke and silent brain infarction.
    Acta Neurol Scand, 117(4): 244-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. The paraoxonase gene polymorphism in stroke patients and lipid profile.
    Acta Neurol Scand, 117(4): 237-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Haemorrhagic infarction after autologous cranioplasty in a patient with sinking flap syndrome.
    Acta Neurochir (Wien), 150(4): 409-10; discussion 411. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Improved naming after transcranial direct current stimulation in aphasia.
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 79(4): 451-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. From both sides now: crossover effects influence navigation in patients with unilateral neglect.
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 79(4): 464-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Predicting outcome in hyper-acute stroke: validation of a prognostic model in the Third International Stroke Trial (IST3).
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 79(4): 397-400. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Ipsilateral motor dysfunction from unilateral stroke: implications for the functional neuroanatomy of hemiparesis.
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 79(4): 401-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. The paradoxical flow hypothesis of the carotid artery: supporting evidence from phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging.
    J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis, 17(2): 101-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Vascular risks and complications in diabetes mellitus: the role of helicobacter pylori infection.
    J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis, 17(2): 86-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Baseline characteristics of patients with acute ischemic stroke in a suburban area of Thailand.
    J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis, 17(2): 82-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Is beta-thalassemia trait a protective factor against ischemic cerebrovascular accidents?
    J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis, 17(2): 79-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Stroke in Qatar: a first prospective hospital-based study of acute stroke.
    J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis, 17(2): 69-78. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator improves arterial recanalization rates and reduces infarct volumes in patients with hyperdense artery sign on baseline computed tomography.
    J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis, 17(2): 64-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Study of the propensity for hemorrhage in Hispanic Americans with stroke.
    J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis, 17(2): 58-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Vertebrobasilar revascularization rates and outcomes in the MERCI and multi-MERCI trials.
    J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis, 17(2): 55-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Carotid stenting: risk factors for periprocedural stroke.
    Expert Rev Neurother, 8(3): 469-77. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Trends for coronary heart disease and stroke mortality among migrants in England and Wales, 1979-2003: slow declines notable for some groups.
    Heart, 94(4): 463-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. The pupillary light reflex pathway: cytoarchitectonic probabilistic maps in hemianopic patients.
    Neurology, 70(12): 956-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Risk assessment of acute vascular events in congenital disorder of glycosylation type Ia.
    Mol Genet Metab, 93(4): 444-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Neuroprotective effects of prostaglandin A(1) in rat models of permanent focal cerebral ischemia are associated with nuclear factor-kappaB inhibition and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma up-regulation.
    J Neurosci Res, 86(5): 1132-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Induction and subcellular localization of high-mobility group box-1 (HMGB1) in the postischemic rat brain.
    J Neurosci Res, 86(5): 1125-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2, hormone use, and the risk of ischemic stroke in postmenopausal women.
    Hypertension, 51(4): 1115-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Thromboembolic complications after surgical correction of mitral regurgitation incidence, predictors, and clinical implications.
    J Am Coll Cardiol, 51(12): 1203-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Pre-transplant predictors of cerebrovascular events after kidney transplantation.
    Nephrol Dial Transplant, 23(4): 1429-35. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Natural history of blood glucose within the first 48 hours after ischemic stroke.
    Neurology, 70(13): 1036-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. A whole-genome scan for stroke or myocardial infarction in family blood pressure program families.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1115-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Genetic variation in members of the leukotriene biosynthesis pathway confer an increased risk of ischemic stroke: a replication study in two independent populations.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1109-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Aspirin plus dipyridamole versus aspirin for prevention of vascular events after stroke or TIA: a meta-analysis.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1358-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Trends in usage of alternative antiplatelet therapy after stroke and transient ischemic attack.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1228-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Rapid morphologic plasticity of peri-infarct dendritic spines after focal ischemic stroke.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1286-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Applications and advantages of power motion-mode Doppler in acute posterior circulation cerebral ischemia.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1197-204. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. The metabolic syndrome predicts incident stroke: a 14-year follow-up study in elderly people in Finland.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1078-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. MMP-9-positive neutrophil infiltration is associated to blood-brain barrier breakdown and basal lamina type IV collagen degradation during hemorrhagic transformation after human ischemic stroke.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1121-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Variation in the estrogen receptor alpha gene and risk of stroke: the Rotterdam Study.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1324-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Is the impact of job control on stroke independent from socioeconomic status?: a large-scale study of the Swedish working population.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1321-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Mechanical thromboembolectomy for acute ischemic stroke: comparison of the catch thrombectomy device and the Merci Retriever in vivo.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1213-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Is routine retinal examination useful in patients with acute ischemic stroke?
    Stroke, 39(4): 1352-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Retinal signs and stroke: revisiting the link between the eye and brain.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1371-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Autopsy prevalence of intracranial atherosclerosis in patients with fatal stroke.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1142-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke: final results of the Multi MERCI trial.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1205-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Toll-like receptor 4 is involved in subacute stress-induced neuroinflammation and in the worsening of experimental stroke.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1314-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Effects of prophylactic antibiotic therapy with mezlocillin plus sulbactam on the incidence and height of fever after severe acute ischemic stroke: the Mannheim infection in stroke study (MISS).
    Stroke, 39(4): 1220-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Themes and strategies for studying the biology of stroke recovery in the poststroke epoch.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1380-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Changes in background blood-brain barrier integrity between lacunar and cortical ischemic stroke subtypes.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1327-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Preliminary findings of external counterpulsation for ischemic stroke patient with large artery occlusive disease.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1340-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Intracarotid injection of fluorescence activated cell-sorted CD49d-positive neural stem cells improves targeted cell delivery and behavior after stroke in a mouse stroke model.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1300-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Development of a metropolitan matrix of primary stroke centers: the Phoenix experience.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1246-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Long-term fatal outcomes in subjects with stroke or transient ischemic attack: fourteen-year follow-up of the systolic hypertension in the elderly program.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1084-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. The role of aquaporin-4 polymorphisms in the development of brain edema after middle cerebral artery occlusion.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1333-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Insulin growth factor-1 gene transfer enhances neurovascular remodeling and improves long-term stroke outcome in mice.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1254-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Complete ophthalmoplegia: an unusual sign of bilateral paramedian midbrain-thalamic infarction.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1355-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Stroke program review group: an interim report.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1364-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Solid cerebral microemboli and cerebrovascular symptoms in patients with prosthetic heart valves.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1159-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Gender differences in stroke examined in a 10-year cohort of patients admitted to a Canadian teaching hospital.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1090-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Blocking of platelets or intrinsic coagulation pathway-driven thrombosis does not prevent cerebral infarctions induced by photothrombosis.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1262-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Predictors of emotional distress after stroke.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1240-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Walking speed and risk of incident ischemic stroke among postmenopausal women.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1233-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Interexaminer difference in infarct volume measurements on MRI: a source of variance in stroke research.
    Stroke, 39(4): 1171-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. Linking Notch signaling to ischemic stroke.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 105(12): 4856-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. Increased arterial stiffness in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a mechanism for increased cardiovascular risk.
    Thorax, 63(4): 306-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. Convergence between lesion-symptom mapping and functional magnetic resonance imaging of spatially selective attention in the intact brain.
    J Neurosci, 28(13): 3359-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
72. Simple microwire and microcatheter mechanical thrombolysis with adjuvant intraarterial urokinase for treatment of hyperacute ischemic stroke patients.
    Acta Radiol, 49(3): 351-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
73. BDNF genotype potentially modifying the association between incident stroke and depression.
    Neurobiol Aging, 29(5): 789-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
74. Avoiding catastrophic complications of stroke and death related to shoulder surgery in the sitting position.
    Arthroscopy, 24(4): 481-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
75. Test position and hip strength in healthy adults and people with chronic stroke.
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 89(4): 784-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
76. Separate quantification of reflex and nonreflex components of spastic hypertonia in chronic hemiparesis.
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 89(4): 700-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
77. Time course analysis of the effects of botulinum toxin type a on elbow spasticity based on biomechanic and electromyographic parameters.
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 89(4): 692-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
78. Locomotor treadmill training with partial body-weight support before overground gait in adults with acute stroke: a pilot study.
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 89(4): 684-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
79. Association of activity limitations and lower-limb explosive extensor power in ambulatory people with stroke.
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 89(4): 677-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
80. Variation in inflammation-related genes and risk of incident nonfatal myocardial infarction or ischemic stroke.
    Atherosclerosis, 198(1): 166-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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