Guest guest Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 ERIC, YOU MUST HAVE HAD A CLOSED MRI. MY WAS OPEN AND IT WAS A BREEZE!! HOW DID YOUR SCAN TURN OUT?? LIZZIE > > Can anyone tell me how patient friendly a spect scan is? Better or worse than an MRI (which I can't stand)? My doc wants me to get one. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 normal mri,abnormal spect...normal pet... eric <betneal@...> wrote: ERIC, YOU MUST HAVE HAD A CLOSED MRI. MY WAS OPEN AND IT WAS A BREEZE!! HOW DID YOUR SCAN TURN OUT?? LIZZIE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2006 Report Share Posted January 13, 2006 Okay... could someone explain what a Spect Scan is?? Does it involve radiation? How is it different than an MRI or Catscan? I had a closed MRI of the brain that took 1 hr. That was not pleasant and I am not even claustrophobic. But the feeling the edges of the tube freaked me out because I was afraid being a chubby gal that I might get stuck in the machine. Anyway I started physical therapy and the therapist thinks he discovered a fracture that was not detected before so he suggested a MRI. They now have an open MRI in town, but I don't think my insurance pays as well on the open ones (more costly I suppose). Okay maybe this is dumb but if its a leg MRI can you just stick your leg in the tube or does the whole body have to go? > > > > Can anyone tell me how patient friendly a spect scan is? Better or > worse than an MRI (which I can't stand)? My doc wants me to get one. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Have you done a hair elements test from Doctors Data? Lead and other heavy metals can cause a reduction in IQ scores. A SPECT would show things like brain changes, tumors. It's often used to diagnose Alzheimers. Those type of brain changes are in fact related to metal exposures. But a child with heavy metal toxicity, which can also causes PDD, would need a hair test to show toxicity. You can order this test from www.directlabs.com and post the results here. Others will interpret it to see if he has a heavy metal issue. You could do the SPECT just to satisfy curiosity. Providing they do not have to inject any dyes into him or funny stuff to do it. I personally don't put much stock in psychologist or IQ scores since those tests can be skewed easily, such as per say, the person taking it was tired at the time. Or just decided to randomly pick answers. Have you as his mom notices any cognitive deficits getting worse? We see this type of thing happen in older people exposed to heavy metals for a lifetime. Does he have any metal fillings? Gotten any vaccines? All those are sources of heavy metals that could affect his brain function. > > Hi folks. I have a 12 year old son with PDD-NOS. Long story short, he's > been extensively evaluated over the years and his IQ scores have been > decreasing. His psychologist and MD are wondering if there's anything degenerative > going on, toxic or disease. They're suggesting SPECT. I've been reading Dr. > AMen's books over the years and have always wanted a picture of his brain, but > didn't know how to go about it or even if the situation justified it. Now, > since it's been recommended to me, I'm wondering if anyone else has looked at > this procedure. > > Thanks, > > Laurie > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 > > Hi folks. I have a 12 year old son with PDD-NOS. Long story short, he's > been extensively evaluated over the years and his IQ scores have been > decreasing. His psychologist and MD are wondering if there's anything degenerative > going on, toxic or disease. They're suggesting SPECT. I've been reading Dr. > AMen's books over the years and have always wanted a picture of his brain, but > didn't know how to go about it or even if the situation justified it. Now, > since it's been recommended to me, I'm wondering if anyone else has looked at > this procedure. > > Thanks, > > Laurie > Dear Laurie: Well, every time my special needs children get an IQ test it is way different than the other ones. Thus, I use my own judgement on whether I think they are getting worse or better. But, of course, your situation might be different. I would have loved to had gotten any testing like what you described. Unfortunately, all his doctors said it was a waste of time. These same doctors never helped him, but he is doing quite well now, thanks to prayer and the internet. I think if you can afford it, do it. My only caution is that if they do testing that requires using dyes, I would research the dyes first, I heard they can be toxic to our children. > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 I agree with Laurie, make your own determination of his IQ, be objective and see if you notice a decline. Also, get his thyroid checked, a low thyroid will cause slow deterioration of IQ and functioning. > > Laurie > Dear Laurie: Well, every time my special needs children get an IQ test it is way different than the other ones. Thus, I use my own judgement on whether I think they are getting worse or better. But, of course, your situation might be different. I would have loved to had gotten any testing like what you described. Unfortunately, all his doctors said it was a waste of time. These same doctors never helped him, but he is doing quite well now, thanks to prayer and the internet. I think if you can afford it, do it. My only caution is that if they do testing that requires using dyes, I would research the dyes first, I heard they can be toxic to our children. > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Dear Unfortunately, although the SPECT scan diagnosed the reduced blood flow, the doctor had no suggestions on anything that might improve my condition, so the diagnosis did not result in any particular treatment. (I'm thinking about getting the blood coagulation testing done when I can afford it, on the idea that it might be a contributing factor. Can anyone here advise me on which test for that might be best?) M. > > That's excellent.. what an idea! I bet most or many of us are not > getting enough blood flow to the brain. > > So did you get on any type of treatment to help the cerebral blood > flow? > > ~Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 The coagulation test is thru Hemex Labs (now owned by Labcorp? but they still do the same test). If it is positive the usual treatment is heparin, but you could also take nattokinase to dissolve the fibrin. If you take heparain you have to have frequent blood tests, which I can't get right now because my local doctor won't cooperate, so I'm just taking the nattokinase. hth Kendra On 2/6/09, Marcia <mmorrison@...> wrote: > > Dear > > Unfortunately, although the SPECT scan diagnosed the reduced blood > flow, the doctor had no suggestions on anything that might improve my > condition, so the diagnosis did not result in any particular treatment. > > (I'm thinking about getting the blood coagulation testing done when I > can afford it, on the idea that it might be a contributing factor. Can > anyone here advise me on which test for that might be best?) > > M. > > > > > > That's excellent.. what an idea! I bet most or many of us are not > > getting enough blood flow to the brain. > > > > So did you get on any type of treatment to help the cerebral blood > > flow? > > > > ~Chris. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 I also had a spect and pet scan, which showed reduced blood flow. But the dr recommended no treatment for it > > > > That's excellent.. what an idea! I bet most or many of us are not > > getting enough blood flow to the brain. > > > > So did you get on any type of treatment to help the cerebral blood > > flow? > > > > ~Chris. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 Does anyone know if you can get a SPECT scan done in Canada? How much are they in the US? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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