In mild hypertensive patients, regional cerebral blood flow, measured by positron emission
tomography, was reduced in the frontal cortex and basal ganglia compared with …

Background— Recent evidence has suggested that reactive oxygen species are important
signaling molecules in vascular cells and play a pivotal role in the development of vascular …

Background and Purpose—We estimated the incidence of first-ever cerebral infarction in
regard to its subtypes and analyzed their risk factors separately in a community-based …

Background and Purpose— Although the relation between serum LDL cholesterol level and
coronary heart disease (CHD) is well established, its relation with stroke subtypes is less …

Background: Few studies have reported the detailed clinical features of stroke in patients
with end-stage renal disease. We examined the frequency of the subtypes, mechanism, and …

Cerebral infarction is the most common type of stroke and often causes long-term disability.
To investigate the genetic contribution to cerebral infarction, we conducted a case-control …

Background— Gene therapy may be a promising approach for treatment of brain ischemia,
although the efficiency of postischemic gene therapy is not established. Our goal in this study …

Background: Edaravone has potent free radical quenching and antioxidant actions. The agent
has been recently in commercial use for acute ischemic stroke patients. In this study, we …

Background and Purpose—Reactive oxygen species (ROS) may play a critical role in the
regulation of vascular tone and development of vascular diseases, such as stroke. NAD (P) H …

Background and Purpose—Recent studies have demonstrated that recurrence of hypertensive
brain hemorrhage (HBH) is not uncommon. However, risk factors for the recurrence of …