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Published 6 years ago by geoleo with 1 Comments
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Migraines linked to high sodium levels in cerebrospinal fluid

Migraine sufferers have significantly higher sodium concentrations in their cerebrospinal fluid than people without the condition, according to the first study to use a technique called sodium MRI to look at migraine patients. The findings were presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

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  • ohtwenty
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    While MRI most often relies on protons to generate an image, sodium can be visualized as well

    iirc anything magnetic can be shown, it's just that most things are in concentrations that are too low to be of any use, or the resolution is no good. And 12 control + 12 experimental people is not really quite enough to justify the headline, especially if the article ends with

    "As this was an exploratory study, we plan to examine more patients, preferably during or shortly after a migraine attack, for further validation," Dr. Meyer said.

    Nonetheless, neat to finally see some movement on this, the people I know that suffer from migraines really do suffer, sucks to see them be beaten down like that.

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