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Percutaneous Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale Reduces the Frequency of Migraine attacks Neurol 62:1399-1401, Schwerzmann,M.,et al, 2004 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract In patients with migraine with aura, percutaneous PFO closure reduced the frequency of migraine attacks by 54% (1.2 ¦ 0.8 vs 0.6 ¦ 0.8 per month; p = 0.001) and in patients with migraine without aura by 62% (1.2 ¦ 0.7 vs 0.4 ¦ 0.4 per month; p = 0.006). PFO closure did not have an effect on headache frequency in patients with nonmigraine headaches (1.4 ¦ 0.9 vs 1.0 ¦ 0.9 per month; p = NS).

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