Since many of you have much more experience than "professionals", I am posting results from a pet scan and would love your diagnosis. This is not intended to seek medical advice, but just for entertainment, and to see who has the best knowledge. Pet scan of the brain Findings: Large area of hypometabolism involving the left parietotemporal lobe. Moderate pattern of hypometabolism is seen in the right parietotemporal lobe. Mild diminished glucose uptake is seen in the left frontal lobe with normal glucose in the right frontal lobe.
OK...what is your diagnosis?? What would you expect the symptoms to be??
Glad to see you haven't lost your sense of humor and fun. I will tackle this challenge when I return from my Weight Watcher meeting and the gym. Which should help my "symptoms" somewhat, wouldn't you say? Or am I way off base?
Very interesting, Frank. I haven't read such a report before. Did a little research and learned that there would be "special deficits to memory and personality." Another source said that in 86% of cases of this, the diagnosis and findings on autopsy is Alzheimer's.
Hypometabolism would mean that part of the brain isn't functioning effectively. I don't know my brain areas but with a little googling I get: "Left parietal-temporal lesions can effect verbal memory and the ability to recall strings of digits (Warrington & Weiskrantz, 1977). The right parietal-temporal lobe is concerned with non-verbal memory. Right parietal-temporal lesions can produce significant changes in personality." http://www.neuroskills.com/tbi/bparieta.shtml "Frontal lobe damage seems to have an impact on divergent thinking, or flexibility and problem solving ability... One of the most common characteristics of frontal lobe damage is difficulty in interpreting feedback from the environment. Perseverating on a response (Milner, 1964), risk taking, and non-compliance with rules (Miller, 1985), and impaired associated learning (using external cues to help guide behavior) (Drewe, 1975) are a few examples of this type of deficit... Left frontal damage usually manifests as pseudodepression." http://www.neuroskills.com/tbi/bfrontal.shtml
Phranque, the main thing we have become experts at doing is research! As Pam did, and Sunshyne used to do for us. We can/could ask a question and someone will try to find several sources to help us. This group is a good source of information for anything to do with Alzheimer's!!!!
TJ>>>>what side is the tennis elbow???? right or left?? PAMSC- your diagnosis is pretty accurate, and explains a lot of what is happening....I find it challenging to do my own research, have others input, then compare it to what the doctors tell me.....Call me a sceptic, but I don't think this is rocket science, and we should be able to figure it out.....let's have fun...........
TJ..I believe the proper term is anterior inferior right posterior...in medical language.....outside is too confusing...
I just wonder how many spices have looked at the pet scans or mri's, and compared the behavior with the results of the scan. I found that my dw's impairement supports everything that was found on the pet scan, and explains why she has the problems with numbers, writing, speaking, perceptions, behavior and personality changes. Those things seem to be very well supported by the results of the pet....Each area of deficiency corresponds to the problems she is encountering..I'm not surprised, but happy that the tests support the symptoms.....anyone out there have this experience???
I fear she has the epizooties, compounded with an excess of yuk supported by her internal/external symtomatic symptoms of the crud, ---scientifically speaking.