Nature reviews. Neurology
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Nature reviews. Neurology · Aug 2010
Headache: migraine, magnetic stimulation and cortical excitability.
A new study indicates that single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation can provide substantial long-lasting pain relief in patients with migraine with aura. The findings suggest that non-pharmacological therapies could be used to successfully abort migraine attacks in patients who find that drug therapies do not adequately control migraine symptoms.
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Nature reviews. Neurology · Aug 2010
Brain hemorrhage: assessing outcome after subarachnoid hemorrhage.
A meta-analysis of results from the oxford vascular study indicates that rates of mortality associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage have decreased over the past 30 years. The study does not, however, address whether day-to-day functioning and quality of life in subarachnoid hemorrhage survivors have improved over the same time period.