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Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) using cilostazol appears to be more beneficial than single antiplatelet therapy, with the results of a study suggesting that DAPT helps lower the incidence of ischemic stroke recurrence without increasing the risk of severe or life-threatening bleeding.

Dietary modifications offer short-term benefits in children with drug-resistant epilepsy, but modified Atkins diet appears more tolerable and more likely to reduce the frequency of seizures than ketogenic diet, as shown in a study.

The overall rate of antipsychotic drug prescriptions to patients with dementia increased markedly during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic, and did not return to prepandemic levels when the acute phase was over, a multinational network cohort study has shown.

Walking daily and performing moderate-to-vigorous physical activity can help lower the risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia in ageing women, as shown in a study.

A recent study has found an association between diabetes mellitus and higher serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL), biomarkers of neuroaxonal injury in multiple neurological diseases, in a US population.

Patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy appear to benefit from add-on cannabidiol, which a recent study has shown to help reduce seizure frequency for up to 192 weeks.