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New Migraine and Headache Info on MMC, 10/27/09

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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Hello, everyone!


For those of you who are super busy or don't feel well enough to look around for what's new, each week, I'll be posting links for you here. Links to the newest Migraine and headache information we've made available here on MyMigraineConnection.


Without further ado, here's some of the newest information we've published here for you:


Plastic Surgery for Migraines? Maybe.
A five-year follow-up of Dr. Bahman Guyuron's plastic surgery procedures for Migraine has been published, but what does the data really tell us? Are the success rates as good as they look? Is this a viable treatment?



Migraine & Headache Term of the Day
Exploring the medical terms we see and hear when learning about Migraine and other headache disorders.

•  Term of the Day: Pathophysiology
•  Term of the Day: Dura
•  Term of the day: Hemiparesis


New Imaging Identifies Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
A study at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University showed researchers were able see the injured area of the concussed brain, mainly the prefrontal cortex, using DTI, an MRI-like imaging machine. DTI measures slight changes in the brain by measuring the diffusion of water in the brain's white matter...


Please give some of our members some extra support or get some ideas from other members...
One of the best things about sites such as ours is that it's like having a support group from the comfort of home. Some of our members could use extra support this week. If you can, please take a few minutes to post to them:


New Ask the Clinician Questions and Answers:




Get Answers To Your Migraine and Headache Questions
When you have questions about Migraines or headaches, our site offers three ways to ask those questions and get answers.


Take some time to look through the questions and answers in our Community Q & A section and our Ask the Clinician archives. You may be amazed at how many of your questions are answered there.


That's it for this week. I'll be doing an update weekly to keep you up-to-date on the newest information on our site. Other good ways for you to keep up are subscribing to our free newsletter and subscribing to our shareposts. Here are some subscription links for you (note that you need to be logged in before subscribing):

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