Infrared Images of head injury, AD/HD, Depression, Anger, Asperger’s and other disorders August, 2011

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY  50% OF THE DSM DIAGNOSTIC CATEGORIES CAN FIT WITHIN THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION:  “Behaviors that represent excessive rate and magnitude of response to relatively benign stimuli.”

WHAT THIS MEANS  This can be a cause or effect. Reduced PFC dominance lets other brain modules run wild. However, excessive “fight or flight or freeze” activity reduces PFC dominance.

Behaviors that fit this description tend to represent relatively reduced dominance of the inhibiting circuitry of the prefrontal cortex. Note: Brodmann areas 9, 10, and 11 make up the pfc. This area is considered the executive control center and is largely inhibitory.

Infrared images have no color so the computer inserts “false color” COLOR CODE LOW ENERGY HIGH ENERGY

 MIGRAINE  HEAD INJURY  ADD AD/HD  DEPRESSION  ANGER  AUTISTIC SPECTRUM  OTHERS

 Generally, images with high variability in infrared activity (large range from low to high output) are found in people who have severe problems.  Low variability is associated with more normal functioning.  Progress is measured by reduced variability.

27 year old male Normal image

Note: temporal arteries. Dark areas may reflect pain.

6 month status migraine

Hit tree head-on riding 4 wheeler with no helmet, 1 month coma. Language and thinking deficit.

Back to grad school, after 1 year of prefrontal cortical brain training. (This was one of the preceding “ normal ” images.) Back to grad school, after 1 year of prefrontal cortical brain training. (This was one of the preceding “ normal ” images.)

270 volt, hand to other body part

51yo male, car accident, hit by 18 wheeler, headaches, depression, mental focus problems.

Same fellow, end of 10 frontal neurofeedback session, headaches better, but still problems. Some improvement in overall symptoms.

14yo female, depression

14yo female, end of first session Depression gone.

38yo female, depression, reverse lateralized Right side of her brain is dominant for language. With depression comes poor quality sleep.

42yo female, depression, reverse lateralized Right side of her brain is dominant for language. She “ speaks ” with her left hand.

DIAGNOSIS: Paranoid Schizophrenia

Speech clear, thoughts flow smoothly.

ASD over right eye, language over left eye.

Note: OCD, anxiety, and depression often coexist.

Moderate improvement. OCD is very difficult. Usually returns somewhat when treatment stops.

Note: dark area over right eye (non language side)

Note: dark area over right eye for anger. Hot temporal arteries correlate with migraines.

Same girl, really angry. Still on stimulants, “ you guys are really pissing me off ”

High variability is generally not a good sign. Black areas are strongly suggestive of pathology. Reduction of variability is strongly suggestive of improved functioning.