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Editors' Note: Drs. Phan and Srikanth point out that in “Better outcomes for hospitalized patients with TIA when in stroke units: An observational study,” the recurrence rate was much higher than that in an Australian rapid/outpatient-based TIA pathway. Inability to walk (which could indicate stroke instead of TIA), low usage of antiplatelet therapy, and time to antiplatelet therapy are possible explanations. In response, Cadilhac et al. comment that initiation of aspirin within several hours vs 24–48 hours has not been shown to clearly improve outcomes. They also recommend that patients with TIA or minor stroke should not be discharged without receiving aspirin. Critiquing “Quantitative MRI reveals decelerated fatty infiltration in muscles of active FSHD patients,” Ferguson et al. suggest that a revision of analyses is necessary, pointing out that for nonexercise and exercise groups, baseline data were not standardized and it was unclear whether muscles showing …
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