Can A Brain Scan Detect Adhd?
Someday, doctors might use brain scans to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to researchers who conducted tests on 42 American soldiers who'd recently served in Iraq or Afghanistan.
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Brain Scan Detects Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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Brain Scans Detect Autism as Early as Six Months
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Diagnosing Autism with MRI Technology
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Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Brain Scans for Alzheimer's Disease
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans, are a type of nuclear medicine imaging that can be used to map the brain. The scan uses very... Read more »
Brains Develop Slower in Children with ADHD
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New scan may detect brain damage from concussions
Scientists say they've discovered a way to detect brain damage caused by concussions, a finding that may help improve treatments for brain injuries. Read more »
Brain Scans May Help Differentiate Between ADHD and Bipolar Di...
Brain scans may help determine the difference between children who have ADHD and those who have bipolar disorder, a new study has found. Researchers... Read more »
Brain scan helps doctor choose the right drug for boy's ADHD
A reporter at ABC-affiliate KTRK in Houston looks at how a special brain scan helped a doctor better diagnose and prescribe medication for one boy's... Read more »
MRI scans may improve ADHD diagnosis
Researchers in Oregon and St. Louis say studying the brain of patients who are asleep may help improve the way that ADHD and other mental-health... Read more »
Brain Scans Let Scientists 'See' PTSD
University of Minnesota researchers say they have discovered a way to read patterns of magnetic fields created by brain cells in people who have... Read more »
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