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Aortic stiffness, pressure wave reflections (PWRs), and their combined incremental value play pivotal roles in predicting long-term survival, morbidity, and functional disability in patients with acute stroke, suggest the results of a study.

Treatment with nelonemdaz, a multitarget neuroprotectant that selectively blocks N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors and scavenges free radicals, does not appear to significantly improve stroke outcomes as compared with placebo, although nelonemdaz-treated patients show a greater tendency toward achieving modified Rankin Scale scores of 0–2 at 12 weeks, according to the results of a phase II study.

Individuals with nonaffective psychotic disorders appear to have a twofold higher risk of developing subsequent dementia compared with those who do not have such disorders, as reported in a recent study.