Translational Research in Stroke

Part I. Stroke Epidemiology-Diagnosis

1. Stroke Therapy Development Successes: Research Guidelines and Embolic Stroke Models for Monotherapy and Adjuvant Therapy Development
Paul A. Lapchak

2. Recent Success with Endovascular Stroke Therapy
Konark Malhotra, David S. Liebeskind

3. Stroke Epidemiology
Chad M. Miller

4. Pathophysiology of Ischemic Stroke
Yongfang Li, Guo-Yuan Yang

5. Pathophysiology of Hemorrhagic Stroke
Zhongsong Shi

6. Brain Imaging for Stroke
Jin Cao, Min Lou

7. Unstable Carotid Artery Plaque Evaluation by Ultrasound
Noelia Rodriguez-Villatoro, David Rodriguez-Luna

8. Hypertension and Stroke
Jun Huang, Pingjin Gao

9. Diabetics and Stroke
Tingting He, Jieli Geng, Zhijun Zhang

Part II. Stroke Mechanisms

10. Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Ischemic Stroke
Qiang Li, Shane Gao

11. Molecular Mechanisms of Inflammation in Stroke
Parisa Tabeshmehr, Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini, Aliashghar Karimi, Seyyed Mohyeddin Ziaee

12. Immunology of Ischemic Stroke: Impact, Mechanisms, and Immunomodulatory Therapies
Jia Jia, Jian Cheng

13. Microglia Function in Stroke
Ran Xu, Adnan Ghori, Ulf C. Schneider, Peter Vajkoczy

14. Angiogenesis and Neurogenesis After Ischemic Stroke
Wanlu Li, Yongting Wang

15. MicroRNA Biomarkers for Stroke
Xuejing Zhang, Ping Sun, Ke-Jie Yin

16. Animal Models for Ischemic Stroke
Liping Wang, Chuan Qin, Guo-Yuan Yang

Part III. Stroke Therapy

17. Neuroprotection of Heat Shock Proteins (HSPs) in Brain Ischemia
Jong Youl Kim, Jong Eun Lee, Midori A. Yenari

18. Photobiomodulation for Stroke
Michael R. Hamblin

19. In Vitro Enzymatic Clot Lysis Using Focused Ultrasound Waves as an Adjunct to Thrombolytic Drug Tenecteplase and in Combination with Microbubbles
Nicolaos Papadopoulos, Christakis Damianou

20. Gene Therapy for Stroke
Fanxia Shen, Hua Su

21. Stem Cell Therapy in Stroke
Yaying Song, Guo-Yuan Yang, Zhijun Zhang

22. Neuroprotective Strategies in Hemorrhagic Stroke
Nicolas K. Khattar, Brian J. Williams, Dale Ding, J. Marc Simard, Robert F. James

23. Improving Stroke Rehabilitation with Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Seth A. Hays

24. Post-stroke Motor Rehabilitation
Jixian Wang, Kunlin Jin

25. The Role of TMS for Predicting Motor Recovery and Outcomes After Stroke
Cathy M. Stinear, Winston D. Byblow

26. Do We Have a Chance to Translate Bench-top Results to the Clinic Adequately? An Opinion
Kristine Edgar Danielyan

Keywords: Biomedicine, Neurosciences, Neurology, Neuroradiology