Brain Stimulation May Ease Treatment-Resistant Hypertension

(MedicineNet.com) UPDATED 2011-01-24

Doctors using deep brain stimulation to treat a hypertensive man's stroke-related pain found that the treatment also consistently lowered the man's blood pressure. The doctors say this finding opens up the possibility that deep brain stimulation may also help to lower hard-to-treat hypertension. Read full story >

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Brain Stimulation May Ease Treatment-Resistant Hypertension

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