About the Authors

H. Bart van der Worp

H.B.vanderWorp@umcutrecht.nl

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

David W. Howells

Affiliation National Stroke Research Institute & University of Melbourne Department of Medicine, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia

Emily S. Sena

Affiliations National Stroke Research Institute & University of Melbourne Department of Medicine, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Michelle J. Porritt

Affiliation National Stroke Research Institute & University of Melbourne Department of Medicine, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia

Sarah Rewell

Affiliation National Stroke Research Institute & University of Melbourne Department of Medicine, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia

Victoria O'Collins

Affiliation National Stroke Research Institute & University of Melbourne Department of Medicine, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia

Malcolm R. Macleod

Affiliation Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

Malcolm R. MacLeod is on the Editorial Board of PLoS Medicine.

Author Contributions

ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: HBvdW DWH ESS MJP SR VO MRM. Wrote the first draft of the paper: HBvdW. Contributed to the writing of the paper: DWH ESS SR VO MRM.