About the Authors

Anna Rosell

Affiliation Neurovascular Research Laboratory and Department of Neurology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Institut de Recerca, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Anna Vilalta

Affiliation Neurovascular Research Laboratory and Department of Neurology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Institut de Recerca, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Teresa García-Berrocoso

Affiliation Neurovascular Research Laboratory and Department of Neurology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Institut de Recerca, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Israel Fernández-Cadenas

Affiliation Neurovascular Research Laboratory and Department of Neurology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Institut de Recerca, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Sophie Domingues-Montanari

Affiliation Neurovascular Research Laboratory and Department of Neurology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Institut de Recerca, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Eloy Cuadrado

Affiliation Neurovascular Research Laboratory and Department of Neurology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Institut de Recerca, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Pilar Delgado

Affiliation Neurovascular Research Laboratory and Department of Neurology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Institut de Recerca, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Marc Ribó

Affiliation Stroke Unit and Department of Neurology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Elena Martínez-Sáez

Affiliation Neuropathology Unit, Department of Pathology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Arantxa Ortega-Aznar

Affiliation Neuropathology Unit, Department of Pathology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Joan Montaner

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Affiliations Neurovascular Research Laboratory and Department of Neurology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Institut de Recerca, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, Stroke Unit and Department of Neurology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AR AV TGB IFC SDM EC PD MR EMS AOA JM. Performed the experiments: AR AV TGB IFC SDM EC PD MR EMS AOA JM. Analyzed the data: AR AV TGB IFC SDM EC PD MR EMS AOA JM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AR AV TGB IFC SDM EC PD MR EMS AOA JM. Wrote the paper: AR AV TGB IFC SDM EC PD MR EMS AOA JM. Performed critical interpretation of the data and revision of the manuscript: AR AV TGB IFC SDM EC PD MR EMS AOA JM.