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NIH StrokeNet Education “Pathophysiological Links between Migraine and Stroke”; Presented by Cenk Ayata, MD, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital NIH StrokeNet Education “Pathophysiological Links between Migraine and Stroke”; Presented by Cenk Ayata, MD, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General HospitalNIH StrokeNet Education “Pathophysiological Links between Migraine and Stroke.

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Treatments for acute stroke include IV t-PA, stroke centers, stroke units, endovascular thrombectomy devices for selected patients, nimodipine for subarachnoid hemorrhage, and aneurysm coiling and clipping for ruptured aneurysms. Intracerebral hemorrhage has proven to be the most challenging for effective treatments; however recent research has shown promise

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Despite the advances made in acute stroke care, stroke remains the leading cause of adult disability in Americans. World-wide there is an estimated 50 million stroke survivors coping with significant physical, cognitive and emotional deficits. The field of stroke recovery and restorative neuroscience is still young and provides a rich environment for innovative trials.