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Blood Pressure Just Slightly High? It Could Still Up Stroke Risk

By Catherine Pearson Sep 28th 2011 - 04:30PM

Having blood pressure that is just slightly higher than normal could still spell trouble in terms of stroke risk, according to a comprehensive scientific review released Wednesday.

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  • 08/11/11 New imaging technique captures brain activity in... Source: NewsRx Research from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) uses a new imaging technique, arterial spin labeling, to show the areas of the brain that are activated when patients with low back pain have a worsening of their usual, chronic pain.
  • 07/28/11 Have Lower Back Pain? A Brain Scan Could Help Source: International Business Times (Australia) This new method of describing levels of pain will provide more accurate ways for doctors to assess pain in patients, rather than relying on the testimony of the patient which often times is inaccurately described.
  • 07/27/11 New imaging technique captures brain activity in... Source: PhysOrg.com Research from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) uses a new imaging technique, arterial spin labeling, to show the areas of the brain that are activated when patients with low back pain have a worsening of their usual, chronic pain.

Background on arterial spin labeling

Functional magnetic resonance imaging or functional MRI (fMRI) is an MRI procedure that measures brain activity by detecting associated changes in blood flow.

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