In a first-in-humans trial, deep brain stimulation restored executive function in five individuals with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury 3-18 years after injury.
Postmenopausal women report more significant improvements in chronic pain after procedural interventions when compared with their younger counterparts, despite being notably less likely to use muscle relaxants, TCAs, and benzodiazepines.
I think this explains some of the frustration at trigger modulation. I think we are often trying to modulate a process that has already got started, said Dr Peter Goadsby of King s College London.q