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Table of Contents:
Preface; Update in Diagnostic Procedures; Asymptomatic Cerebrovascular Disease and Systemic Diagnosis in Stroke, Atherothrombosis as a Disease of the Vascular Tree: Gallego, J.; Martinez-Vila, E.; Vascular Diagnosis and Acute Stroke: What, When and Why Not?: Szabo, K.; Lanczik, O.; Hennerici, M.G.; Selecting Patients for Early Stroke Treatment with Penumbra Images: Maulaz, A.; Piechowski-Jozwiak, B.; Michel, P.; Bogousslavsky, J.; How Healthy Is the Acutely Reperfused Ischemic Penumbra?: Baron, J.-C.; Etiological Factors of the Atherothrombotic Disease; Platelets, Inflammation, and Atherothrombotic Neurovascular Disease: The Role of Endothelial Dysfunction: Blanco, M.; Rodriguez-Yanez, M.; Sobrino, T.; Leira, R.; Castillo, J.; Blood Pressure as a Risk Factor for Stroke and the Impact of Antihypertensive Treatment: Gil-Nunez, A.C.; Vivancos-Mora, J.; Lipids and Stroke: The Opportunity of Lipid-Lowering Treatment: Vivancos-Mora, J.; Gil-Nunez, A.C.; Cryptogenic Stroke, Aortic Arch Atheroma, Patent Foramen Ovale, and the Risk of Stroke: Amarenco, P.; Basic Mechanisms in Intracranial Large-Artery Atherosclerosis: Advances and Challenges: Arenillas, J.F.; Alvarez-Sabin, J.; Secondary Prevention: Putting the Clues Together; Benefits of Modifying the Predictive Factors of Stroke Recurrence: Egido, J.A.; Vascular Dementia Prevention: A Risk Factor Analysis: Roman, G.C.; Anticoagulation in Ischemic Stroke: Opportunities in Arterial Disease: van Gijn, J.; Algra, A.; Antiplatelets in Stroke Prevention: The MATCH Trial. Some Answers, Many Questions and Countless Perspectives: Bezerra, D.C.; Bogousslavsky, J.; Carotid Endarterectomy: Is It Still a Gold Standard?: Rubio, F.; Martinez-Yelamos, S.; Cardona, P.; Krupinski, J.; Safety and Security of Carotid Artery Stenting for Severe Stenosis with Contralateral Occlusion: Gonzalez, A.; Gonzalez-Marcos, J.R.; Martinez, E.; Boza, F.; Cayuela, A.; Mayol, A.; Gil-Peralta, A.; Acute Stroke Management; Homeostasis as Basis of Acute Stroke Treatment: Stroke Units Are the Key: Diez-Tejedor, E.; Fuentes, B.; Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Successes, Failures, and New Hopes: Davalos, A.; Recent Advances in the Interventional Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke: Higashida, R.T.; Challenges of Neuroprotection and Neurorestoration in Ischemic Stroke Treatment: Martinez-Vila, E.; Irimia, P.; New Goals in Ischemic Stroke Therapy: The Experimental Approach - Harmonizing Science with Practice: Alonso de Lecinana, M.; Diez-Tejedor, E.; Gutierrez, M.; Guerrero, S.; Carceller, F.; Roda, J.M.; Therapy of Severe Ischemic Stroke: Breaking the Conventional Thinking: Schwab, S.; Author Index; Subject Index.
