Ischemic Stroke

Section 1 The Epidemiology of Ischemic Stroke1 Advances in Stroke Epidemiology2 Genetic and Molecular Epidemiological Methods for Stroke3 Genetic Epidemiology of Ischemic Stroke Section 2 The Arterial Lesions of Stroke4 The role of Inflammation in Atherosclerosis5 Magnetic Resonance Angiography6 Invasive Angiography for Arterial Lesions of Stroke7 Intracranial Artherosclerosis8 Collateral Circulation Imaging for Arterial Lesions of Stroke9 Update on Imaging Aortic Atherosclerosis10 Advances in Cerebrovascular Ultrasound Section 3 The Clinico-Pathological Aspects of Specific Arterial Lesions11 Amyloidosis of the Cerebral Arteries12 MoyaMoya Disease:13 Cervical Arterial Dissection14 Fibromuscular Dysplasia15 Vertebro-basilar Disease16 Small Vessel Disease with Lacunes17 CADASIL Section 4 The Biochemistry of Ischemic Stroke18 Biochemistry of Ischemic Stroke Section 5 Risk Factors in Stroke19 Fifty Years at Framingham: Contributions to Stroke Epidemiology20 Nutritional and Metabolic Aspects of Stroke Prevention21 Risk Factor Management to Prevent Stroke Section 6 Heart and Brain22 An Overview of Nonseptic Cardioembolic Stroke23 Specifics of Patent Foramen Ovale24 Specifics of Atrial Fibrillation Section 7 Brain and Heart25 Cardiac Rhythm Disorders and Muscle Changes with Cerebral Lesions26 Sudden Death Section 8 Cerebral Venous and Sinus Disease27 Cerebral Venous and Sinus Thrombosis: Incidence and Causes28 The Treatment of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Section 9 Methodological Issues in Clinical Stroke Trials29 Reflections on the Conduct of Multicenter Stroke Prevention Studies Section 10 Medical Prevention of Stroke30 Antithrombotic Therapies for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation31 Anticoagulants for Acute Ischemic Stroke32 Anticoagulants for Prevention of Ischemic Stroke: Current Concepts33 Antithrombotic Therapy for Atherosclerotic Intracranial Arterial Stensosis34 Antithrombotic Therapy in Small Subcortical Strokes (Lacunar Infarcts)35 North American Perspective of Antiplatelet Agents36 Antiplatelet Agents: European Perspective37 Commentary on Antiplatelet Agents Section 11 Surgical Prevention of Stroke38 Treatment of Symptomatic Arteriosclerotic Carotid Artery Disease39 Treatment of Asymptomatic Arteriosclerotic Carotid Artery Disease40 Extracranial to Intracranial Bypass41 Angioplasty and Stenting Section 12 Treatment of Ischemic Stroke42 Choice and Timing of Specific Treatment43 Intensive Care Management of Specific Stroke Treatment44 Hemicraniectomy in the Treatment of MCA Infarction45 Intraarterial Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke46 Investigation by Perfusion CT and Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging47 Ongoing Trials and Future Directions for Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment Section 13 The Sequelae of Stroke and Their Treatment48 Medical Complications during Stroke Rehabiliation49 Cognitive Rehabilitation of Memory for Persons with Ischemic Stroke: Theory, Practice and Outcome50 Partial Body Weight Supported Treadmil