Re: Brain Injury diagnosis

Posted by Liz on June 19, 2000, at 23:55:54

In reply to Re: Brain Injury=Depression=stims.Sure. » shar, posted by KarenB on June 19, 2000, at 17:59:06

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Would they be able to detect brain damage or lesions incurred that long ago with an MRI?
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Karen,
If they were looking for evidence of brain injury they would likely do a battery of testing done by a neuropsychologist. They can detect subtle changes in brain function this way. It's how Alheimer's disease is diagnosed in the early stages along with monitoring of traumatic brain injuries. It's rather expensive, I think mine was $1,700 and takes all day. Be sure to have the medical side, not the behavioral side of your insurance cover it and you won't have to pay so much.
BTW, these tests are usually done by someone with a PhD, not an MD.

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