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 8 (August)

1. Logical Analysis of Data (LAD) model for the early diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke.
   BMC Med Inform Decis Mak, 8: 30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Home-based motor imagery training for gait rehabilitation of people with chronic poststroke hemiparesis.
   Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 89(8): 1580-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Longitudinal stability of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment of the upper extremity.
   Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 89(8): 1563-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Subcortical vascular lesions predict falls at 12 months in elderly patients discharged from a rehabilitation ward.
   Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 89(8): 1522-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Risk of stroke, heart attack, and diabetes complications among veterans with spinal cord injury.
   Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 89(8): 1448-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Hemiplegic shoulder pain syndrome: frequency and characteristics during inpatient stroke rehabilitation.
   Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 89(8): 1589-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Time-course of changes in arm impairment after stroke: variables predicting motor recovery over 12 months.
   Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 89(8): 1507-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Scale for contraversive pushing: cutoff scores for diagnosing "pusher behavior" and construct validity.
   Phys Ther, 88(8): 947-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. The association of thyroid function with carotid artery plaque burden and strokes in a population-based sample from a previously iodine-deficient area.
   Eur J Endocrinol, 159(2): 145-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Fish consumption and risk of subclinical brain abnormalities on MRI in older adults.
    Neurology, 71(6): 439-46. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Translating research into practice for healthcare providers: the American Heart Association's strategy for building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
    Circulation, 118(6): 687-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Impact of early and delayed stroke on in-hospital and long-term mortality after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting.
    Am J Cardiol, 102(4): 411-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Cardiovascular, rheumatologic, and pharmacologic predictors of stroke in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a nested, case-control study.
    Arthritis Rheum, 59(8): 1090-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. ND-309, a novel compound, ameliorates cerebral infarction in rats by antioxidant action.
    Neurosci Lett, 442(3): 279-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Electrophysiological neurodifferentiation of subventricular zone-derived precursor cells following stroke.
    Neurosci Lett, 442(3): 305-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Cortical effect and functional recovery by the electromyography-triggered neuromuscular stimulation in chronic stroke patients.
    Neurosci Lett, 442(3): 174-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Predictors of return to work following carotid endarterectomy.
    Br J Surg, 95(9): 1111-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Efficacy of site-independent telemedicine in the STRokE DOC trial: a randomised, blinded, prospective study.
    Lancet Neurol, 7(9): 787-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Depressive symptoms and risk of stroke: the Rotterdam Study.
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 79(9): 997-1001. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Diazoxide increases liver and kidney HSP25 and HSP70 after shock and stroke.
    J Surg Res, 149(1): 120-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. T2' imaging predicts infarct growth beyond the acute diffusion-weighted imaging lesion in acute stroke.
    Radiology, 248(3): 979-86. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Functional (neurologic) recovery following transient focal cerebral ischemia in the rat requires at least 80% of ipsilateral cortical and subcortical integrity.
    Exp Neurol, 213(1): 238-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Delayed matrix metalloproteinase inhibition reduces intracerebral hemorrhage after embolic stroke in rats.
    Exp Neurol, 213(1): 196-201. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Vascular protection with candesartan after experimental acute stroke in hypertensive rats: a dose-response study.
    J Pharmacol Exp Ther, 326(3): 773-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Multidisciplinary care planning in the primary care management of completed stroke: a systematic review.
    BMC Fam Pract, 9: 44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Exploring cognitive effects of self reported mild stroke in older adults: selective but robust effects on story memory.
    Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn, 15(5): 545-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Perfusion CT of the brain using 40-mm-wide detector and toggling table technique for initial imaging of acute stroke.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 191(3): W120-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Development of the upper-body dressing scale for a buttoned shirt: a preliminary correlational study.
    Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 87(9): 740-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Admission C-reactive protein does not predict functional outcomes in patients with strokes in a subacute rehabilitation unit.
    Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 87(9): 731-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Upregulated expression of toll-like receptor 4 in monocytes correlates with severity of acute cerebral infarction.
    J Cereb Blood Flow Metab, 28(9): 1588-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Suppression of stroke-induced progenitor proliferation in adult subventricular zone by tumor necrosis factor receptor 1.
    J Cereb Blood Flow Metab, 28(9): 1574-87. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Serum total bilirubin level, prevalent stroke, and stroke outcomes: NHANES 1999-2004.
    Am J Med, 121(9): 781-788.e1. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Different calculations of ankle-brachial index and their impact on cardiovascular risk prediction.
    Circulation, 118(9): 961-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Primary prevention of stroke by healthy lifestyle.
    Circulation, 118(9): 947-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Increased risk of stroke in patients with coronary artery disease and sleep apnea: a 10-year follow-up.
    Circulation, 118(9): 955-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Dose-response relationship between cigarette smoking and risk of ischemic stroke in young women.
    Stroke, 39(9): 2439-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Gastrointestinal bleeding after acute ischemic stroke.
    Neurology, 71(9): 650-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Optimizing stroke systems of care by enhancing transitions across care environments.
    Stroke, 39(9): 2637-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Stroke location and association with fatal cardiac outcomes: Northern Manhattan Study (NOMAS).
    Stroke, 39(9): 2425-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. The MRA-DWI mismatch identifies patients with stroke who are likely to benefit from reperfusion.
    Stroke, 39(9): 2491-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Reliability of clinical diagnosis of the symptomatic vascular territory in patients with recent transient ischemic attack or minor stroke.
    Stroke, 39(9): 2457-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Dietary calcium intake and risks of stroke, its subtypes, and coronary heart disease in Japanese: the JPHC Study Cohort I.
    Stroke, 39(9): 2449-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. In-hospital stroke treated with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator.
    Stroke, 39(9): 2614-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Blood cell-derived RANTES mediates cerebral microvascular dysfunction, inflammation, and tissue injury after focal ischemia-reperfusion.
    Stroke, 39(9): 2560-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Low vitamin d levels predict stroke in patients referred to coronary angiography.
    Stroke, 39(9): 2611-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. The stroke impact scale 3.0: evaluation of acceptability, reliability, and validity of the Brazilian version.
    Stroke, 39(9): 2477-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Management of stroke in infants and children: a scientific statement from a Special Writing Group of the American Heart Association Stroke Council and the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young.
    Stroke, 39(9): 2644-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Protecting against cerebrovascular injury: contributions of 12/15-lipoxygenase to edema formation after transient focal ischemia.
    Stroke, 39(9): 2538-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Effectiveness of PSD95 inhibitors in permanent and transient focal ischemia in the rat.
    Stroke, 39(9): 2544-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Choline and creatine are not reliable denominators for calculating metabolite ratios in acute ischemic stroke.
    Stroke, 39(9): 2467-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Escalating levels of access to in-hospital care and stroke mortality.
    Stroke, 39(9): 2522-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Practical model-based dose finding in early-phase clinical trials: optimizing tissue plasminogen activator dose for treatment of ischemic stroke in children.
    Stroke, 39(9): 2627-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Factors that influence the stroke care team's effectiveness in reducing the length of hospital stay.
    Stroke, 39(9): 2515-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Contralesional axonal remodeling of the corticospinal system in adult rats after stroke and bone marrow stromal cell treatment.
    Stroke, 39(9): 2571-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Risk of stroke and myocardial infarction after reduction or cessation of cigarette smoking: a cohort study in korean men.
    Stroke, 39(9): 2432-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Recurrent events in transient ischemic attack and minor stroke: what events are happening and to which patients?
    Stroke, 39(9): 2461-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Deletion of angiotensin II type 2 receptor attenuates protective effects of bone marrow stromal cell treatment on ischemia-reperfusion brain injury in mice.
    Stroke, 39(9): 2554-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. High prevalence of supine sleep in ischemic stroke patients.
    Stroke, 39(9): 2511-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Relative effects of statin therapy on stroke and cardiovascular events in men and women: secondary analysis of the Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels (SPARCL) Study.
    Stroke, 39(9): 2444-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. A dual role of the NF-kappaB pathway in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage.
    Stroke, 39(9): 2578-86. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Carotid endarterectomy within 2 weeks of minor ischemic stroke: a prospective study.
    J Vasc Surg, 48(3): 595-600. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Resveratrol attenuates ischemic brain damage in the delayed phase after stroke and induces messenger RNA and protein express for angiogenic factors.
    J Vasc Surg, 48(3): 709-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Lateropulsion, pushing and verticality perception in hemisphere stroke: a causal relationship?
    Brain, 131: 2401-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Aortic atherosclerosis, hypercoagulability, and stroke the APRIS (Aortic Plaque and Risk of Ischemic Stroke) study.
    J Am Coll Cardiol, 52(10): 855-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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