Introduction
The Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases is published once every two months. It is produced jointly by the National Stroke Association and the Japan Stroke Society as a free resource of professional education that healthcare professionals can use to get a better understanding of stroke and its effects. The coverage includes both patient and professional education.
The Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases includes papers as well as controversies, review articles, technical notes and methods of treatment. It also presents selective case studies. Its main purpose is to focus on prevention and treatment of cerebrovascular diseases. Contributions to the journal are done by stroke experts who document the latest reports in stroke treatment.
The Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular Diseases is of special interest to specialists who are involved in caring for patients suffering from cerebrovascular diseases. The specialists include neurologists, cardiologists and neurosurgeons.
History
The first documented reference to the nervous system dates back to ancient Egyptian records. The Surgical Papyrus, composed in 3500 BC, mentions the first use of the word ‘brain’ along with a detail of its covering and the fluid beneath. As per the Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases, the history of stroke spans many centuries. The observations that have affected current practice have been laid out recently in the last half century.
Hippocrates, the father of medicine, first recognized the ailment. It was known as ‘apoplexy’ then which means ‘struck down by violence’ in Greek. This term was used because the person developed sudden paralytic condition and a change in his or her well being. A stroke was considered as a cerebrovascular accident. Members of a family may have a genetic tendency for stroke or share a lifestyle that would lead to a stroke.
Features
The online version of the Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases is available as a publication on the website, www.stroke.org. The site does not support institutional access. You can subscribe to the journal to activate online access and sign up for e-alerts. You can browse through articles and issues, both current and past, in the online version. The purpose of the Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases is to provide the readers with material to guide them through a process of careful review and editorial critiques.
The Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases aims to publish original papers on basic science related to the fields of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases, taking care to include articles of a special nature. The scientific disciplines that are screened for publication in the journal span from epidemiology to rehabilitation medicine. There is a new project of the National Stroke Association to publish experimental studies from the test tube to the in-vivo model whenever these methods are applied to the understanding of the injury mechanisms or repair of the brain and its circulation.
Tips and comments
The Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases lays stress on the physiopathology and the molecular mechanisms of ischemia as a result of lack of blood flow to the brain and haemorrhagic cell damage. Clinical papers emphasize medical and surgical aspects of stroke and epidemiology and their rehabilitation.
The Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases now uses a web-based online manuscript submission and review system. You can submit your manuscript directly and electronically to the website, www.ees.elsevire.com/iscvd. The website guides the authors in a step-wise fashion through the creation and uploading of the various manuscripts.
