1. From the Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine (T.N., M.K., M.N., K. Maeda, K. Minematsu, K.T.), National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan; the Department of Neurosurgery and Stroke Center (J.N.), Nakamura Memorial Hospital, Sapporo, Japan; the Departments of Neurosurgery and Stroke Center (Y.S.), Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mitaka, Japan; the Stroke Center (H.Y.), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan; the Department of Stroke Neurology (E.F.), Kohnan...