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For patients with drop seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome

Cannabidiol Efficacious for Lennox-Gastaut Drop Seizures

Cannabidiol is associated with a greater reduction in monthly drop seizure frequency versus placebo
For patients with proximal middle-cerebral-artery or internal-carotid-artery occlusion

ASA: Benefits for Endovascular Tx Six to 16 Hours After Stroke

Higher percentage of patients functionally independent at 3 months with endovascular therapy
Smoking one cigarette per day is still associated with a significant increased risk of coronary heart disease and stroke

Heart Disease, Stroke Risk Up Even Smoking 1 Cigarette/Day

Men who smoked just one cigarette/day had 46 percent of excess relative risk of smoking 20/day
Few U.S. stroke survivors display ideal cardiovascular health

ASA: Few Stroke Survivors Have Ideal Cardiovascular Health

Improved BP, cholesterol control from 1988-1994 to 2011-2014 but increases in obesity, diabetes
From 2003 to 2016 there was a significant increase in sleep duration on weekdays and weekends

Significant Increase in Sleep Duration Reported for 2003-2016

Longer sleep mainly due to retiring earlier; decrease in watching TV or reading before bed
Lung cancer screening is more effective and efficient for high-risk individuals

Lung Cancer Screening More Efficient for Those at Higher Risk

Initial screens were least effective and least efficient for veterans with lowest lung cancer risk
A multidomain lifestyle intervention seems to be beneficial for cognition in older at-risk individuals

Multidomain Lifestyle Intervention May Aid Cognition in APOE ε4 Carriers

No significant difference seen in intervention effect between carriers and noncarriers of APOE ε4
Prolonged exposure therapy administered as mass therapy is associated with a greater reduction in post-traumatic stress disorder symptom severity than a minimal-contact control

Massed Prolonged Exposure Tx Tied to More PTSD Improvement

Reduced PTSD symptoms more than minimal-contact control; was noninferior to spaced therapy
A one-time preoperative physical therapy (PT) education session coupled with a web-based microsite (preopPTed) is associated with improved readiness to discharge from PT

Pre-Op PT Education Speeds Functional Milestones Post TJA

But preoperative intervention has no impact on hospital length of stay among TKA, THA patients
Certain respiratory infections

Influenza, Some Viral URIs Increase Risk of Acute MI

Increased incidence of acute myocardial infarction in first 7 days after positive respiratory viral diagnosis