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Endovascular therapy (EVT) in addition to medical therapy appeared to improve outcomes in patients with acute large vessel occlusion (LVO) with large ischaemic core following a stroke, according to results of the RESCUE-Japan LIMIT* trial.

A novel dual-filter device called the SENTINEL cerebral protection system (CPS) has been safely deployed in 95 percent of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) with 100-percent procedural success, according to a Singapore study. No filter-related complications, stroke, or mortality has occurred at 30 days.

Some acute ischaemic stroke patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy remain at risk of death despite successful reperfusion, a study reports. Among these patients, symptomatic intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) and high post-thrombectomy National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score strongly predict 90-day mortality.

The novel once-daily sustained-release (SR) pregabalin formulation is safe and as good as the twice-daily immediate-release (IR) formulation at reducing peripheral neuropathic pain, according to the results of a phase III trial.

The use of magnesium oxide either alone or in combination with riboflavin may help prevent episodic migraines during pregnancy, according to a study presented at SMFM 2022.

An artificially intelligent olfactory system has the potential to detect Parkinson’s disease through the odour profile of sebum, as shown in a study.

Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) is as effective as open microdiscectomy in alleviating leg pain caused by lumbar disc herniation, results of a trial have shown. PTED can thus be considered as an alternative to open microdiscectomy in the treatment of sciatica.