Guest guest Posted July 20, 2006 Report Posted July 20, 2006 Doctors are using sophisticated, expensive brain scans like the SPECT scan to target areas of brain dysfunction in FMS patients. Jay Goldstein, M.D., found a marked reduction in blood flow to the right hemisphere of the brain. Another researcher, Mountz, M.D., found a decreased blood flow to the caudate nuclei section, which has connections to the brain's limbic system and may be involved in memory/concentration problems and pain regulation. The higher the pain score was, the more the blood flow was shown to be reduced. Source: Taking Charge of Fibromyalgia Quote
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