UC Irvine-led study is first to find brain hemorrhage cause other than injured blood vessels Posted: 2023-11-20 Source: UCI News News Type: Press Release share “Our study highlights the importance of the kidney-brain connection,” says Dr. Mark Fisher, professor of neurology in the UCI School of Medicine and corresponding author. “It was previously thought that CKD effects on the brain were due to hypertension. We discovered the first clear evidence that CKD can produce cerebrovascular disease independent of high blood pressure.” UCI School of Medicine Media Contacts Matt Miller Director, Communications and Public Relations mrmille2@uci.edu Michelle Strombeck Manager, Communications and Public Relations 312-498-8208 mstrombe@hs.uci.edu Related Faculty/Staff Mark Fisher, MD, JD Director, Center for Neuropolitics Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology Xiangmin Xu, PhD Chancellor's Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology Director, Center for Neural Circuit Mapping