Crean held device to relieve migraine
A new portable handheld device that sends magnetic pulses to the back of the head, could function as a non-invasive and non-drug in patients with migraine.
Experiments conducted in the past focused on much larger devices and expensive that could be used exclusively in hospitals, but this new device has a mechanism to use at home easily.
Scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, tested the safety and efficacy of the device, in an experiment involving 200 volunteers, half of whom also received a placebo treatment.
The experiment showed that 40% of patients had no pain after two hours of using the device and found that did not cause any serious side effects. Transcranial magnetic therapy did not cause symptoms of nausea and photophobia or phonophobia.
This new device may be a promise for the treatment of migraine, as it reduces the progression of seizures in some individuals, the authors, who also suggested it might benefit mainly to patients in whom current drug treatment is ineffective , poorly tolerated or is contraindicated.
The study results were published in The Lancet Neurology.