January 2004

• Alcohol Intake and Cerebral Abnormalities on Magnetic Resonance Imaging in a Community-Based Population of Middle-Aged Adults: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Stroke 2004 35: 16 - 21

• Increased Pelvic Vein Thrombi in Cryptogenic Stroke: Results of the Paradoxical Emboli From Large Veins in Ischemic Stroke (PELVIS) Study. Stroke 2004 35: 46 - 50

• Transcranial Doppler and Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Can Evaluate the Hemodynamic Effect of Carotid Artery Occlusion. Stroke 2004 35: 64 - 70

• Long-Term Ambulatory Monitoring for Cerebral Emboli Using Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound. Stroke 2004 35: 73 - 78

• Detection of Reversed Basilar Flow With Power-Motion Doppler After Acute Occlusion Predicts Favorable Outcome. Stroke 2004 35: 79 - 82

• Effect of Incomplete (Spontaneous and Postthrombolytic) Recanalization After Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. Stroke 2004 35: 109 - 114

• Effects of a Perindopril-Based Blood Pressure–Lowering Regimen on the Risk of Recurrent Stroke According to Stroke Subtype and Medical History: The PROGRESS Trial. Stroke 2004 35: 116 - 121

• Poststroke Hyperglycemia: Natural History and Immediate Management. Stroke 2004 35: 122 - 126

• Predicting Major Neurological Improvement With Intravenous Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator Treatment of Stroke. Stroke 2004 35: 147 - 150

• Improving the Predictive Accuracy of Recanalization on Stroke Outcome in Patients Treated With Tissue Plasminogen Activator. Stroke 2004 35: 151 - 156

• Age and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Score Within 6 Hours After Onset Are Accurate Predictors of Outcome After Cerebral Ischemia: Development and External Validation of Prognostic Models. Stroke 2004 35: 158 - 162

• Decreased Levels of Plasma Vitamin C and Increased Concentrations of Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Markers After Stroke. Stroke 2004 35: 163 - 168

• Folate, Vitamin B₆, and B₁₂ Intakes in Relation to Risk of Stroke Among Men. Stroke 2004 35: 169 - 174

• Antiplatelet Effect of Aspirin in Patients With Cerebrovascular Disease. Stroke 2004 35: 175 - 178

• Acetylsalicylic Acid and Acetaminophen to Combat Elevated Body Temperature in Acute Ischemic Stroke. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2004; 17(2-3): 118-122

• Antiplatelet drugs in ischemic stroke prevention: from monotherapy to combined treatment. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2004; 17 Suppl 1: 74-80

• Intraarterial Thrombolytic Therapy within 3 Hours of the Onset of Stroke. Neurosurgery. 2004 Jan; 54(1): 39-44; discussion 44-6.

February 2004     up

• Recent clinical trial results with antiplatelet therapy: implications in stroke prevention. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2004;17 Suppl 3:6-10.

• Ongoing and planned trials of antiplatelet therapy in the acute and long-term management of patients with ischaemic brain syndromes: setting a new standard of care. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2004;17 Suppl 3:11-6.

• Ischemic Stunning of the Brain: Early Recanalization Without Immediate Clinical Improvement in Acute Ischemic Stroke.  Stroke 2004 35: 449 - 452

• Mild Neurological Symptoms Despite Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion. Stroke 2004 35: 469 - 471

• Sex Differences in Carotid Plaque and Stenosis. Stroke 2004 35: 477 - 481

• Mechanism of Ischemic Infarct in Spontaneous Carotid Dissection. Stroke 2004 35: 482 - 485

• Differential Pattern of Tissue Plasminogen Activator–Induced Proximal Middle Cerebral Artery Recanalization Among Stroke Subtypes. Stroke 2004 35: 486 - 490

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging Improves Detection of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Over Computed Tomography After Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis. Stroke 2004 35: 491 - 495

• Periodontal Disease as a Risk Factor for Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 2004 35: 496 - 501

• Stroke Magnetic Resonance Imaging Is Accurate in Hyperacute Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Multicenter Study on the Validity of Stroke Imaging. Stroke 2004 35: 502 - 506

• Blood Pressure Decrease During the Acute Phase of Ischemic Stroke Is Associated With Brain Injury and Poor Stroke Outcome. Stroke 2004 35: 520 - 526

• Benefit of Clopidogrel Over Aspirin Is Amplified in Patients With a History of Ischemic Events. Stroke 2004 35: 528 - 532

• Hemicraniectomy for Massive Middle Cerebral Artery Territory Infarction: A Systematic Review. Stroke 2004 35: 539 - 543

• Influence of Recanalization on Outcome in Dural Sinus Thrombosis: A Prospective Study. Stroke 2004 35: 544 - 547

• Long-Term Outcome of Acute Spinal Cord Ischemia Syndrome. Stroke 2004 35: 560 - 565

• Controlled Contrast Transcranial Doppler and Arterial Blood Gas Analysis to Quantify Shunt Through Patent Foramen Ovale. Stroke. 2004 Feb 26

March 2004     up

• Transient Ischemic Attacks Before Ischemic Stroke: Preconditioning the Human Brain?: A Multicenter Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. Stroke 2004 35: 616 - 621

• Association of Mean Platelet Volume With Risk of Stroke Among 3134 Individuals With History of Cerebrovascular Disease. Stroke 2004 35: 622 - 626

• Active and Passive Smoking and the Risk of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: An International Population-Based Case-Control Study. Stroke 2004 35: 633 - 637

• Association of Infratentorial Brain Arteriovenous Malformations With Hemorrhage at Initial Presentation. Stroke 2004 35: 660 - 663

• Prognosis of Cerebral Vein and Dural Sinus Thrombosis: Results of the International Study on Cerebral Vein and Dural Sinus Thrombosis (ISCVT). Stroke 2004 35: 664 - 670

• Concordance Rate Differences of 3 Noninvasive Imaging Techniques to Measure Carotid Stenosis in Clinical Routine Practice: Results of the CARMEDAS Multicenter Study. Stroke 2004 35: 682 - 686

• Comparison of Transcranial Brain Tissue Perfusion Images Between Ultraharmonic, Second Harmonic, and Power Harmonic Imaging. Stroke 2004 35: 687 - 693

• Lateral and Medial Medullary Infarction: A Comparative Analysis of 214 Patients. Stroke 2004 35: 694 - 699

• Systemic Thrombolysis With Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator and Tirofiban in Acute Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion. Stroke 2004 35: 705 - 709

• Risk of Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Patients With Arterial Versus Cardiac Origin of Cerebral Ischemia on Aspirin or Placebo: Analysis of Individual Patient Data From 9 Trials. Stroke 2004 35: 710 - 714

• Anticardiolipin Antibodies and Risk of Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: The Framingham Cohort and Offspring Study. Stroke 2004 35: 736 - 741

• Silent Brain Infarcts in Patients With Manifest Vascular Disease. Stroke 2004 35: 742 - 746

• Transcatheter coil occlusion of residual shunt in a patient with recurrent cryptogenic stroke after PFO percutaneous closure. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2004 Mar;61(3):415-7.

• Progression in Lacunar Stroke Is Related to Elevated Acute Phase Parameters. Eur Neurol. 2004;51(3):125-131.

• Beneficial Effects of Clopidogrel Combined With Aspirin in Reducing Cerebral Emboli in Patients Undergoing Carotid Endarterectomy.Circulation. 2004 Mar 8

• Effects of cholesterol-lowering with simvastatin on stroke and other major vascular events in 20536 people with cerebrovascular disease or other high-risk conditions. Lancet. 2004 Mar 6;363(9411):757-67.

April 2004     up

• Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Gene Polymorphisms and Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Humans. Stroke 2004 35: 814 - 818

• Hemostatic Factors as Risk Markers for Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Prospective Incident Case-Referent Study. Stroke 2004 35: 826 - 830

• Dynamic Autoregulation Testing in the Posterior Cerebral Artery. Stroke 2004 35: 848 - 852

• Controlled Contrast Transcranial Doppler and Arterial Blood Gas Analysis to Quantify Shunt Through Patent Foramen Ovale. Stroke 2004 35: 859 - 863

• Contrast Enhancement and Contrast Extravasation on Computed Tomography After Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 2004 35: 876 - 881

• Appearance of Early Venous Filling During Intra-Arterial Reperfusion Therapy for Acute Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion: A Predictive Sign for Hemorrhagic Complications. Stroke 2004 35: 893 - 898

• Correlation of Quantitative EEG in Acute Ischemic Stroke With 30-Day NIHSS Score: Comparison With Diffusion and Perfusion MRI.  Stroke 2004 35: 899 - 903

• Combined Intravenous and Intra-Arterial Recanalization for Acute Ischemic Stroke: The Interventional Management of Stroke Study. Stroke 2004 35: 904 - 911

• Early and Repetitive Stimulation of the Arm Can Substantially Improve the Long-Term Outcome After Stroke: A 5-Year Follow-up Study of a Randomized Trial. Stroke 2004 35: 924 - 929

• Transient Ischemic Attacks in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Implications for Secondary Prevention: The European Atrial Fibrillation Trial and Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation III Trial. Stroke 2004 35: 948 - 951

• Imaging of Stem Cell Recruitment to Ischemic Infarcts in a Murine Model. Stroke 2004 35: 952 - 957

• The Warfarin and Antiplatelet Therapy in Heart Failure trial (WATCH): rationale, design, and baseline patient characteristics. J Card Fail. 2004 Apr;10(2):101-12

• Risk of stroke in women exposed to low-dose oral contraceptives: a critical evaluation of the evidence. Arch Intern Med. 2004 Apr 12;164(7):741-7. Review.

May 2004     up

• Positron Emission Tomography Examination of Cerebral Blood Flow and Glucose Metabolism in Young CADASIL Patients. Stroke 2004 35: 1063 - 1067

• Vertebral Artery Occlusion in Duplex Color-Coded Ultrasonography. Stroke 2004 35: 1068 - 1072

• Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke Can Be Differentiated by Analyzing Early Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Signal Intensity Changes. Stroke 2004 35: 1095 - 1099

• Ultrasound Perfusion Imaging in Acute Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction Predicts Outcome. Stroke 2004 35: 1107 - 1111

• Favorable Outcome of Ischemic Stroke in Patients Pretreated with Statins. Stroke 2004 35: 1117 - 1121

• Hospital Usage of Early Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders and Outcome After Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke 2004 35: 1130 - 1134

• Outcome of Acute Stroke Patients Without Visible Occlusion on Early Arteriography. Stroke 2004 35: 1135 - 1138

• Leukocyte Count as an Independent Predictor of Recurrent Ischemic Events. Stroke 2004 35: 1147 - 1152

• Interobserver Variation of ASPECTS in Real Time. Stroke 2004 35: e103 - e105

• Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Retinal Embolism Have Different Mechanisms. Stroke 2004 35: e100 - e102

• A new approach to carotid angioplasty and stenting with transcervical occlusion and protective shunting: Why it may be a better carotid artery intervention. J Vasc Surg. 2004 May;39(5):994-1002.

• Effect of Perindopril on Cerebral Vasomotor Reactivity in Patients With Lacunar Infarction. Stroke. 2004 May 27

• Reduction of ischemic sequelae following spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage: a double-blind, randomized comparison of enoxaparin versus placebo. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2004 Mar;106(2):97-103.

June 2004     up

• Interventions for preventing depression after stroke. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2004;2:CD003689.

• Anticoagulants for preventing stroke in patients with nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation and a history of stroke or transient ischaemic attack. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2004;2:CD000185.

• Hypercholesterolemia, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, and risk of intracerebral hemorrhage: a case-control study. Stroke. 2004 Jun;35(6):1360-4.

• Early results of carotid stent placement for treatment of extracranial carotid bifurcation occlusive disease. J Vasc Surg. 2004 Jun;39(6):1193-9.

• The high risk of stroke immediately after transient ischemic attack: a population-based study. Neurology. 2004 Jun 8;62(11):2015-20.

• Reduced Blood Flow and Preserved Vasoreactivity Characterize Oxygen Hypometabolism Due to Incomplete Infarction in Occlusive Carotid Artery Diseases. J Nucl Med. 2004 Jun;45(6):943-949.

• International Carotid Stenting Study: Protocol for a Randomised Clinical Trial Comparing Carotid Stenting with Endarterectomy in Symptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2004 Jun 1

• White Matter Hyperintensity on Cranial Magnetic Resonance Imaging. A Predictor of Stroke. Stroke. 2004 Jun 3

• Predictors of Hyperacute Clinical Worsening in Ischemic Stroke Patients Receiving Thrombolytic Therapy. Stroke. 2004 Jun 3

• Stroke in women of reproductive age: comparison between stroke related and unrelated to pregnancy. J Neurol Sci. 2004 Jun 15;221(1-2):25-9.

• Effect of pretreatment with statins on the severity of acute ischemic cerebrovascular events. J Neurol Sci. 2004 Jun 15;221(1-2):5-10

• Hyperthermia in ischemic stroke. Med Sci Monit. 2004 Jun 1

• Depression and other mental health diagnoses increase mortality risk after ischemic stroke. Am J Psychiatry. 2004 Jun;161(6):1090-5.

• How many times should blood pressure be measured at home for better prediction of stroke risk? Ten-year follow-up results from the Ohasama study. J Hypertens. 2004 Jun;22(6):1099-1104

• Abstracts of the 5th World Stroke Conference:

  • Stroke 2004 35: e174 - e190 [PDF]

  • Stroke 2004 35: e191 - e207 [PDF]

  • Stroke 2004 35: e208 - e224 [PDF]  

  • Stroke 2004 35: e225 - e241 [PDF]  

  • Stroke 2004 35: e242 - e258 [PDF]  

  • Stroke 2004 35: e259 - e275 [PDF]  

  • Stroke 2004 35: e276 - e292 [PDF]  

  • Stroke 2004 35: e293 - e309 [PDF]  

  • Stroke 2004 35: e310 - e334 [PDF]

July and August...Holiday ..no update iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii        up

September, October, November and December 2004     up

•  Vasoactive drugs for acute stroke

• Thrombolysis for cerebral vein and dural sinus thrombosis

• Thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke

• Thrombolysis (different doses, routes of administration and agents) for acute ischaemic stroke

• Triggering risk factors for ischemic stroke: a case-crossover study