Neurology
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Neurology
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Thrombolytic treatment has been shown to be effective in the treatment of ischemic stroke when initiated within 3 hours of symptom onset, yet few patients receive thrombolytics. ⋯ Campaigns that educate patients to seek treatment sooner should be major components of system-wide interventions to increase rates of thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke.
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Comparative Study
Long-term effects of migraine on cognitive function: a population-based study of Danish twins.
To investigate the cognitive functioning of migraineurs vs nonmigraineurs in a large population-based sample of middle-aged twins where headache diagnoses were established by neurologists. ⋯ A lifetime diagnosis of migraine was not associated with cognitive deficits in middle-aged subjects.