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While additional tirofiban prior to endovascular treatment (EVT) did not appear to benefit stroke patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO), it did seem to have an advantage for those with large artery atherosclerosis (LAA), findings from the RESCUE BT trial have shown.

In individuals who had a recent stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA), a trip to the dentist might just spare them from a recurrence, findings from the PREMIERS* study suggest.

A 2.2-percent risk of symptomatic ischaemic stroke has been observed 15 days before and after a central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO), suggests a recent study, noting that such risk is slightly lower than that for most studies from tertiary centres.

Habitual consumption of coffee may be protective against Alzheimer’s disease (AD), suggests a longitudinal study from Australia.

A prospective cohort study of over 10,000 participants followed up for more than 30 years finds a robust association between midlife-onset multimorbidity and subsequent dementia.