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DECEMBER 2011, VOLUME 94, NO.12

 

 

   

 

Stroke
Guest Editor: Brian Silver, MD

Complete issue

 

 

Commentaries

350

Reducing Risk Factors
Joseph H. Friedman, MD

351

Where Are the Spirits of Yesteryear?
Stanley M. Aronson, MD

 


 

CONTRIBUTIONS

352

Foreword: An Update in Advances for Stroke
Brian Silver, MD

353

Emergency Medical Services in Stroke Care: A Rhode Island Perspective
John H. Potvin, EMT-C

357

Intra-arterial Therapy for Acute Stroke: Trials and Tribulations
Mahesh V. Jayaraman, MD; Richard A. Haas, MD; Sun H. Ahn, MD

360

Novel Stroke Rehabilitation Interventions
Stephen T. Mernoff, MD, FAAN; Albert C. Lo, MD, PhD

369

Primary Stroke Prevention and Community Education
Michael Vecchione, DO

372

Secondary Stroke Prevention in 2011: An Update on Available Options
Shelly Ozark, MD; Brian Silver, MD

376

The Importance of Stroke Units
Karl Meisel, MD; Brian Silver, MD

378

The ‘Golden Hour’ Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke
Arshad Iqbal, MD

 


 

COLUMNS

380

HEALTH BY NUMBERS
Sexual Orientation and Health Risk Behavior among Rhode Island Public High School Students, 2009
Bruce Cryan, MBA, MS; Donald Perry, MPA

382

Information for Contributors

383

PHYSICIAN'S LEXICON
The Harsh Vocabulary of Intemperance
Stanley M. Aronson, MD

383

Vital Statistics

384

December Heritage

 
 

Cover Pachelbel” acrylic on canvas, by John Tumble. John is a Providence artist and
musician whose work has been displayed in various venues around the state and on book
and magazine covers. He is currently putting together an online portfolio, but can be
reached directly at tumble@tmok.com.

 
 

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