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Researchers Measure Complex Migraine Aura Duration, Recommend Disorder Category Change
Though the third edition of the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-III) proposes to label aura in non-hemiplegic migraine that lasts longer than one hour but shorter than one week as probable migraine with aura — or probable complex migraine — a group of researchers from Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and California decided to analyze clinical studies to determine whether or not that timeframe aligns with the typical duration of migraine aura.
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Abnormal Metabolites Found in Cured Cushing
Patients with Cushing's syndrome have abnormal brain metabolites suggestive of neuronal dysfunction even after they appeared to have been cured.
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Video Games Improve Cognition in Older Adults
Older adults who play a video game to improve their visual speed of processing have stable or improved cognitive function.
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Robot Co-Therapist May Benefit Patients with Autism
For children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a robot co-therapist may improve targeted behaviors; and communication can be enhanced with augmentative alternative communication (AAC) devices.
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Implanted Device Accurately Predicts Seizure Onset
An implantable device can accurately predict seizures in patients whose epilepsy is resistant to drugs.
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Blood Vessel Function Better with Controversial Diet
A controversial diet low in grains, beans, and certain vegetables combined with select supplements can improve blood vessel function.
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Visual Scanning Patterns in Autism Vary by Sex
For children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), time-varying visual scanning patterns are less frequently deviated from normal for girls than for boys; and risk-associated de novo variants occur more often in females than males with ASD.
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Sharp Rise in ER Visits Due to Sleep Medication
Issues related to the prescription sleep medication zolpidem are landing an increasing number of people in emergency departments.
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Cognitive Machine Interface Can Control Prosthetic Arm
A brain-machine interface can be used to control an anthropomorphic prosthetic arm with 10 degrees-of-freedom.
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Young Veterans with PTSD Receive More Brain Scans
Computed tomography (CT) scans are significantly more commonly used in young veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) compared to young veterans without PTSD.
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