Neurology
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What is the optimal strategy for managing acute migraine headaches?
Lipton RB, Stewart WF, Stone AM, Lainez MJA, Sawyer JPC. Stratified care vs step care strategies for migraine. The disability in strategies of...
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Is the combination of ibuprofen and caffeine effective for the treatment of a tension-type headache?
Diamond S, Balm TK, Freitag FG. Ibuprofen plus caffeine in the treatment of tension-type headache. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2000; 68:312-19.
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Which patients with minor head injury do not need computed tomography?
Haydel MJ, Preston CA, Mills TJ, Luber S, Blaudeau E, DeBlieux PMC. Indications for computed tomography in patients with minor head injury. N Engl...
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Which patients with an ischemic stroke are likely to be helped or harmed by early aspirin treatment?
Chen ZM, Sandercock P, Pan HC, et al. Indications for early aspirin use in acute ischemic stroke: a combined analysis of 40,000 randomized...
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Is oral zolmitriptan efficacious in the acute treatment of cluster headache?
Bahra A, Gawel MJ, Hardebo J-E, Millson D, Breen SA, Goadsby PJ. Oral zolmitriptan is effective in the acute treatment of cluster headache. Neurol...
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What is the long-term prognosis of patients with Lyme disease?
Seltzer EG, Gerber MA, Cartter ML, Freudigman K, Shapiro ED. Long-term outcomes of persons with Lyme disease. JAMA 2000; 283:609-16.
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Screening for Intracranial Aneurysms in High-Risk Relatives
The Magnetic Resonance Angiography in Relatives of Patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Study Group. Risks and benefits of screening for...