Comparative effect of stenting plus medical therapy vs medical therapy alone on the risk of stroke and death in patients with symptomatic intracranial stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Medical therapy alone has a lower risk of stroke and death in the short term than stenting plus medical therapy, while no difference exists in the long term. More studies are still needed to further explore the precision strategy of stent implantation for symptomatic intracranial stenosis patients.