SPECT

April 13, 2009

ADHD and TBI: Hopes, Cautions, Medication Protocols: CorePsych Radio

CAT and MRI findings: Often miss functional aspects of TBI and cannot differentiate ADHD: Consider having functional brain imaging to see the problems. Brain injury injures function more clearly than it shows anatomically. SPECT and PET are functional imaging processes to evaluate the locality of the brain dysfunction.
January 6, 2009

SPECT Functional Brain Imaging Is Not ‘Mind Reading’

Let's Take the Woo Woo out of New Brain Science Discoveries If you are interested in the science of brain imaging on any level you will be interested in just taking a moment over at CBS 60 Minutes from this past Sunday night.
October 11, 2008

AD/HD: Diagnosis and Treatment Often Miss the Mark

Our diagnostic grid for ADD Spectrum Disorders [with multiple expressions of attention related issues] is almost purely descriptive - with the inevitable consequence that we most often treat labels, not people. The public is mad because, more frequently than not, our measurements simply don't consider their pain.
September 28, 2008

SPECT Brain: NPH-Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Diagnosed with SPECT: Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography - Brain Imaging.