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Optogenetic model of cortical spreading depression provides insights into migraine with aura

A minimally invasive mouse model of cortical spreading depression (CSD) using optogenetics has provided new insights into migraine with aura.

Migraine with aura is a unique subtype of aura, affecting 20–40% of patients with migraine, according to Dr Andrea Harriott of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.