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Welcome to the Article Digests section of Blackwell Neurology & Neuroscience. Here you will find a selection of key article summaries intended to be accessible to the general interested reader. These summaries provide an easily-understandable overview of the topic covered in each article. The full, original article is also available for reference, should you wish to explore the subject in more detail.
Physical therapy and exercise in headache
C Fernández-de-las-Peñas
Cephalalgia Volume 28 Suppl.1, Headache and the Neck
The effect of physical therapy and exercise on headache
Little is currently known about the effects of physical therapy and exercise on headaches. Conflicting results in existing studies may be due to the low number of clinical trials and indiscriminate application of different techniques.
However, the author of this article, Dr C Fernández-de-las-Peñas from the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid, Spain, found strong evidence that...
SMILE: first observational prospective cohort study of migraine in primary care in France. Description of methods and study population
G. Géraud, D. Valade, M. Lantéri-Minet, F. Radat, C. Lucas, E. Vives, J.M. Joubert & C. Mekies
Cephalalgia Volume 28 Issue 2
French researchers highlight serious migraine problems reported by primary care patients
Detailed research led by Professor Gilles Géraud from the Department of Neurology at Rangueil Hospital in Toulouse has highlighted the serious levels of migraine, anxiety and depression experienced by primary care patients...
Association of the C677T polymorphism in the MTHFR gene with migraine: a meta-analysis
E. Rubino, M. Ferrero, I. Rainero, E. Binello, G. Vaula & L. Pinessi
Cephalalgia OnlineEarly
Meta-analysis concludes that the MTHFR gene is only associated with migraine with aura
A team of Italian researchers from the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Torino has carried out a meta-analysis to resolve the conflicting data concerning the association between migraine and the C677T polymorphism of the MTHFR gene...
Mobile phone headache: a double blind, sham-controlled provocation study
G Oftedal, A Straume, A Johnsson & LJ Stovner
Cephalalgia Volume 27 OnlineEarly Issue
Do mobile phone radio frequencies cause headaches?
A team of Norwegian researchers has been looking at whether exposure to the radio frequencies from mobile phones can cause head pain or discomfort...
Outcome of headache frequency in adolescence
K Laimi, L Metsähonkala, P Anttila, M Aromaa, T Vahlberg, JJ Salminen & M Sillanpää
Cephalalgia Volume 26 Issue 5
How frequently do adolescents have headaches?
A team of researchers has been looking at how often school children living in the city of Turku, in south west Finland, suffer from headaches...
Does earlier headache response equate to earlier return to functioning in patients suffering from migraine?
FG Pradel, P Subedi, AA Varghese, CD Mullins & KA Weis
Cephalalgia Volume 26 Issue 4
Do migraine sufferers who respond quickly to medication also regain their functions quicker?
A team of US researchers has been looking at whether there is a link between how quickly migraine sufferers respond to medication and the length of time it takes for them to regain normal function...
Prevalence of fibromyalgia syndrome in migraine patients
G Ifergane, D Buskila, N Simiseshvely, K Zeev & H Cohen
Cephalalgia Volume 26 Issue 4
How common is it for migraine patients to experience chronic pain elsewhere in the body?
A team of Israeli researchers, including academics and clinicians, have been looking at migraine sufferers who also report Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) chronic pain that doesnt have a specific cause...
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