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Original research

• Open Access

  Unifying theory of carotid plaque disruption based on structural phenotypes and forces expressed at the lumen/wall interface

  Luis Savastano, Hossein Mousavi, Yang Liu, Siri Sahib S Khalsa, Yihao Zheng, Evan Davis, Adithya Reddy, Waleed Brinjikji, Ankur Bhambri, Joshua Cockrum, Aditya S Pandey, B Gregory Thompson, David Gordon, Eric J Seibel, Howard Yonas

  Stroke Vasc Neurol December 20, 7 (6) 465-475; DOI: 10.1136/svn-2021-001451
• Open Access

  Cisternostomy for malignant middle cerebral artery infarction: proposed pathophysiological mechanisms and preliminary results

  Salvatore Massimiliano Cardali, Maria Caffo, Gerardo Caruso, Gianluca Scalia, Nicola Gorgoglione, Alfredo Conti, Sergio Lucio Vinci, Valeria Barresi, Francesca Granata, Giuseppe Ricciardo, Giada Garufi, Giovanni Raffa, Antonino Germanò

  Stroke Vasc Neurol December 20, 7 (6) 476-481; DOI: 10.1136/svn-2021-000918
• Open Access

  Frequency, predictors and cardiovascular outcomes associated with transthoracic echocardiographic findings during acute ischaemic stroke hospitalisation

  Richa Sharma, Scott Silverman, Shaun Patel, Lee H Schwamm, Danita Yoerger Sanborn

  Stroke Vasc Neurol December 20, 7 (6) 482-492; DOI: 10.1136/svn-2021-001170
• Open Access

  Distribution and prognosis of acute ischaemic stroke with negative diffusion-weighted imaging

  Yu Wang, Jing Jing, Yuesong Pan, Mengxing Wang, Xia Meng, Yongjun Wang

  Stroke Vasc Neurol December 20, 7 (6) 493-499; DOI: 10.1136/svn-2021-001459
• Open Access

  Inhibition of the postsynaptic density protein 95 on the protective effect of Ang-(1-7)–Mas on cerebral ischaemia injury

  Bingrui Zhao, Zhe Wang, Xinyue Liang, Xiaoyan Wang, Kai Lin, Lihua Yuan, Jing Jiang, Cong Xu, Daolai Zhang, Yeying Sun, Weihua Bian

  Stroke Vasc Neurol December 20, 7 (6) 500-509; DOI: 10.1136/svn-2021-001396
• Open Access

  Endovascular thrombectomy with or without intravenous alteplase for acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials

  Xin Wang, Zhikang Ye, Jason W Busse, Michael D Hill, Eric E Smith, Gordon H Guyatt, Kameshwar Prasad, M Patrice Lindsay, Hui Yang, Yi Zhang, Ying Liu, Borui Tang, Xinrui Wang, Yushu Wang, Rachel J Couban, Zhuoling An

  Stroke Vasc Neurol December 20, 7 (6) 510-517; DOI: 10.1136/svn-2022-001547
• Open Access

  Altered excitability of motor neuron pathways after stroke: more than upper motor neuron impairments

  Pingping Li, Chunyong Chen, Baozi Huang, Zimu Jiang, Jiating Wei, Jinsheng Zeng

  Stroke Vasc Neurol December 20, 7 (6) 518-526; DOI: 10.1136/svn-2022-001568
• Open Access

  Deeper cerebral hypoperfusion leads to spatial cognitive impairment in mice

  Zhiyuan Zhou, Yuanyuan Ma, Tongtong Xu, Shengju Wu, Guo-Yuan Yang, Jing Ding, Xin Wang

  Stroke Vasc Neurol December 20, 7 (6) 527-533; DOI: 10.1136/svn-2022-001594
• Open Access

  Differential associations of lipoprotein(a) level with cerebral large artery and small vessel diseases

  Yuesong Pan, Xueli Cai, Jing Jing, Suying Wang, Xia Meng, Lerong Mei, Yingying Yang, Aoming Jin, Yao DongXiao, Shan Li, Hao Li, Tiemin Wei, Yongjun Wang, Yilong Wang

  Stroke Vasc Neurol December 20, 7 (6) 534-540; DOI: 10.1136/svn-2022-001625