Migraine sufferers might soon be able to block an imminent attack using a device that targets the brain with a powerful magnetic field.Thrill at the scientist's invention and Can't say it is not a good message for those suffering migraines!
The technique, called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), triggers activity in the brain's nerve cells and is already being tested as a way to treat depression. Two small clinical trials have now shown that delivering TMS to the brain in the early stages of a migraine seems to halt it in its tracks.
Yousef Mohammad at Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, and his colleagues asked 43 patients to come to the hospital's emergency room when they experienced an aura. Half of them received two short blasts of TMS to the back of the head and half received a placebo blast.
After two hours, nearly 70% of the patients who received the TMS reported that they had a mild headache or none at all, compared with 48% of those who received the placebo....
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