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Saline pomphus around scalp arteries can block migraine pain

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    C. Cianchetti MD & Y. Hmaidan MD

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Cianchetti, C., Hmaidan, Y. Saline pomphus around scalp arteries can block migraine pain. J Neurol 254, 1746–1747 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-007-0613-9

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