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Original articles

• Open Access

  Blood pressure gradients in cerebral arteries: a clue to pathogenesis of cerebral small vessel disease

  Pablo J Blanco, Lucas O Müller, J David Spence

  Stroke Vasc Neurol September 22, 2 (3) 108-117; DOI: 10.1136/svn-2017-000087
• Open Access

  Clopidogrel loading dose versus maintenance dose to treat patients with acute ischaemic stroke in China (CLASS-China): results from a prospective double-blind randomised clinical trial

  Ying Zhao, Wanyong Yang, Zefeng Tan, Wenmin Wang, Weimin Xiao, Jinsheng Zeng, Anding Xu

  Stroke Vasc Neurol September 22, 2 (3) 118-123; DOI: 10.1136/svn-2017-000072
• Open Access

  The efficacy and safety of endovascular recanalization of occluded large cerebral arteries during the subacute phase of cerebral infarction: a case series report

  Kangning Chen, Xianhua Hou, Zhenhua Zhou, Guangjian Li, Qu Liu, Li Gui, Jun Hu, Shugui Shi

  Stroke Vasc Neurol September 22, 2 (3) 124-131; DOI: 10.1136/svn-2017-000086
• Open Access

  Trend of declining stroke mortality in China: reasons and analysis

  Wenzhi Wang, David Wang, Hongmei Liu, Haixin Sun, Bin Jiang, Xiaojuan Ru, Dongling Sun, Zhenghong Chen, Yongjun Wang

  Stroke Vasc Neurol September 22, 2 (3) 132-139; DOI: 10.1136/svn-2017-000098
• Open Access

  Carotid endarterectomy for treatment of carotid in-stent restenosis: long-term follow-up results and surgery experiences from one single centre

  Le-Bao Yu, Wei Yan, Qian Zhang, Ji-Zong Zhao, Yan Zhang, Rong Wang, Jun-Shi Shao, Dong Zhang

  Stroke Vasc Neurol September 22, 2 (3) 140-146; DOI: 10.1136/svn-2017-000089