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Over a 5-year period, patients who presented with basilar artery stroke between 6 to 24 hours after symptom onset were randomized to thrombectomy plus medical therapy or medical therapy alone. The thrombectomy group had a greater chance of survival and of achieving good functional status (using a modified Rankin scale) at 90 days, but suffered more procedural complications and cerebral hemorrhages.

Prior research has revealed a potential link between damage to specific parts of the brain and repetitive addictive behaviors. In this report, with findings published in Nature Medicine, the investigators found that lesions that disrupted smoking and alcohol addiction behaviors occurred in many different brain locations and were characterized by a specific pattern of brain connectivity.

In this multicenter study, adult patients with status epilepticus were randomized into levetiracetam (LEV) or fosphenytoin (FPHT) as a second-line treatment after diazepam. The authors conclude that LEV may be recommended as a second-line treatment for SE along with phenytoin/FPHT.

The results of this study provide evidence that genetically predicted global cortical thickness (GCT) wasassociated with alcoholic drinks consumed per week and binge drinking frequency afteraccounting for neuropsychiatric phenotypes, substance use, trauma, andneurodegeneration.

Results of a study published online ahead of print in Science Advances suggest that the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) may hijack tunneling nanotubes to enter the brain and induce neurological symptoms.

Patients who survive severe intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) typically have poor functional outcome in the short term and understanding of future recovery has been limited. These findings indicate that hospital events significantly influenced long-term functional recovery after ICH and IVH, suggesting that aggressive ICH and IVH resolution and prevention of systemic complications and cerebral ischemic injury may promote better outcomes among patients with ICH and IVH with high clinical severity.