Statin pretreatment is associated with better outcomes in large artery atherosclerotic stroke

Conclusion:
Statin pretreatment in patients with acute LAA appears to be associated with better early outcomes regarding neurologic improvement, disability, survival, and stroke recurrence.

Source: Neurology - March 21, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Tsivgoulis, G., Katsanos, A. H., Sharma, V. K., Krogias, C., Mikulik, R., Vadikolias, K., Mijajlovic, M., Safouris, A., Zompola, C., Faissner, S., Weiss, V., Giannopoulos, S., Vasdekis, S., Boviatsis, E., Alexandrov, A. W., Voumvourakis, K., Alexandrov, A Tags: All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, Infarction ARTICLE Source Type: research