The Food and Drug Administration has approved the marketing of the first transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) device for the relief of pain caused by migraine headaches preceded by an aura. Studies show the device is effective about a third of the time.
The Cerena TMS is a handheld prescription device meant to be used after the onset of migraine pain. The device is placed at the back of the head to release a pulse of magnetic energy to the occipital cortex in the brain, which may stop or lessen the pain associated with migraine headaches.
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