Medication and exercise are more beneficial in preventing a second stroke in those with intracranial atherosclerosis compared with placement of a blood vessel stent, new guidance from the American Academy of Neurology stated.
AAN’s practice advisory reviewed available research on preventing a second stroke or death in those who had a first stroke because of intracranial atherosclerosis. The published advisory was endorsed by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, Neurocritical Care Society and Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology.
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