Neurology
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To examine the cross-sectional and longitudinal relationship between migraine headaches and cognitive functioning. ⋯ Migraineurs, specifically those with aura, exhibited less decline on cognitive tests over time vs nonmigraineurs. For the Mini-Mental State Examination, these effects were only apparent among those who were older than 50 years.
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To assess the role of age in the results of bilateral deep brain stimulation in the subthalamic nucleus (DBS-STN), we carried out a study of two groups of patients regarding age at time of surgery. ⋯ Although deep brain stimulation in the subthalamic nucleus reduces motor complications equally in both groups of patients, postoperative quality of life improved only in young patients.
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Better late than never?: the story of arterial recanalization in acute ischemic stroke.