Current Issue February 2012, Vol. 21, No. 2

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Detection of Atrial Fibrillation With Concurrent Holter Monitoring and Continuous Cardiac Telemetry Following Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack
February 2012(Vol. 21 | No. 2 | Pages 89-93)
Marc A. Lazzaro, Kousik Krishnan, Shyam Prabhakaran

Computed Tomography Perfusion Imaging in Spectacular Shrinking Deficit
February 2012(Vol. 21 | No. 2 | Pages 94-101)
Vivien H. Lee, Sayona John, Yousef Mohammad, Shyam Prabhakaran

Effects of Edaravone, a Free Radical Scavenger, on Serum Levels of Inflammatory Biomarkers in Acute Brain Infarction
February 2012(Vol. 21 | No. 2 | Pages 102-107)
Kenji Isahaya, Koji Yamada, Masato Yamatoku, Kenzo Sakurai, Satoshi Takaishi, Bunta Kato, Toshikazu Hirayama, Yasuhiro Hasegawa

Relationship of Obesity to Recanalization After Hyperacute Recombinant Tissue-Plasminogen Activator Infusion Therapy in Patients With Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion
30 January 2012
Ichiro Deguchi, Yasuko Ohe, Takuya Fukuoka, Tomohisa Dembo, Harumitsu Nagoya, Yuji Kato, Hajime Maruyama, Yohsuke Horiuchi, Norio Tanahashi
Background: This was a retrospective analysis of factors related to recanalization after hyperacute recombinant tissue-plasminogen activator (rt-PA) infusion therapy in patients with middle cerebral a...
C-Reactive Protein is a Predictor of Early Neurologic Deterioration in Acute Ischemic Stroke
27 January 2012
Woo-Keun Seo, Hung-Youl Seok, Ji Hyun Kim, Moon-Ho Park, Sung-Wook Yu, Kyungmi Oh, Seong-Beom Koh, Kun-Woo Park
Although the association between elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) level and long-term outcome after ischemic stroke is well known, the association between CRP and early neurologic deterioration (END)...
Rotational Vertigo Associated with Putaminal Infarction
24 January 2012
Makoto Nakajima, Yuichiro Inatomi, Toshiro Yonehara, Teruyuki Hirano, Makoto Uchino
A 57-year-old man was admitted because of left hemiparesis. A magnetic resonance imaging scan of the brain revealed a recent infarct from the dorsal side of the right putamen to the corona radiata. Th...
Ischemic Stroke After Low-voltage Electric Injury in a Diabetic and Coagulopathic Woman
24 January 2012
Wei-Hsi Chen, Chi Chui, Chun-Chung Lui, Hsin-Ling Yin
Electric injury is a common physical injury in daily life. Because of the low resistance of vascular tissue, vascular injury and thrombosis are frequently found in cases of high-voltage electric injur...
von Willebrand Factor Genetic Variant Associated with Hematoma Expansion After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
16 January 2012
Geoffrey Appelboom, Matthew Piazza, James E. Han, Samuel S. Bruce, Brian Hwang, Aimee Monahan, Richard Y. Hwang, Sergey Kisslev, Stephan Mayer, Philip M. Meyers, Neeraj Badjatia, E. Sander Connolly
Background: Hematoma expansion, the leading cause of neurologic deterioration after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), remains one of the few modifiable risk factors for poor outcome. In the present stud...

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National Stroke Association (NSA) was formed in 1984 to fill a void as the only national non-profit health care organization focusing 100 percent of its resources and attention on stroke. In its brief history, NSA has become a leading national resource on stroke and the driving force behind efforts to improve stroke prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. Based in Englewood, Colorado, NSA sustains itself through individual donations, memberships and grants.

Japan Stroke Society (JStS) is the only stroke-related professional society in Japan. The JStS currently has more than 5,000 members, including neurologists, internists, neurosurgeons, rehabilitation specialists and others. Because stroke is the number one cause of death in Japan, the study of stroke is of great interest to physicians, researchers, and co-medicals.

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About the Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases

The Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases publishes original papers on basic and clinical science related to the fields of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases. The Journal also features review articles, controversies, methods and technical notes, selected case reports and other original articles of special nature. Its editorial mission is to focus on prevention and repair of cerebrovascular disease. Clinical papers emphasize medical and surgical aspects of stroke, clinical trials and design, epidemiology, stroke care delivery systems and outcomes, imaging sciences and rehabilitation of stroke. The Journal will be of special interest to specialists involved in caring for patients with cerebrovascular disease, including neurologists, neurosurgeons and cardiologists.

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The Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases is published by Elsevier for the National Stroke Association (NSA) and the Japan Stroke Society (JStS).