Publications by authors named "N H Raskin"
Article Synopsis
- - Patients want information about their fracture risk, but only a little over half have received it, according to the RICO study.
- - The study involved structured interviews with 332 women at risk of fractures from multiple countries and found that most preferred visual tools for understanding their risk.
- - Nearly all participants expressed the desire for improved discussions with healthcare professionals about their fracture risk and consequences, highlighting a communication gap in healthcare.
Unlabelled: This study describes the development of a decision aid (DA), aimed at supporting patients in their decision whether to start anti-osteoporosis medication. People with recent fractures or osteoporosis and health professionals were supportive of the DA initiative. An experimental study been started to assess (cost-)effectiveness of the DA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObject: Cluster headache (CH) is the most severe of the primary headache disorders. Based on the finding that regional cerebral blood flow is increased in the ipsilateral posterior hypothalamic region during a CH attack, a novel neurosurgical procedure for CH was recently introduced: hypothalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS). Two small case series have been described.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To assess, in the setting of routine clinical practice, rizatriptan's effectiveness in treating acute migraine at its onset versus in a later phase of the attack.
Background: Although the efficacy and tolerability of rizatriptan have been well documented in clinical trials, no information is available about the impact of the timing of medication use on clinical outcome.
Methods: Migraineurs were enrolled in a prospective study and treated with rizatriptan 10 mg for two migraine attacks.