I am so grateful that we were able to gain approval for a DAT scan that I underwent yesterday. After eleven years, I think we are closing in on the most specific information regarding the degenerative brain disease that has changed my life so drastically.
A DAT scan is a nuclear study that allows images that show the areas of my brain that are being affected and causing the progressive disabilities that I suffer. It is as high tech as is available today. I had an IV injection with a low degree of radiation that would be viewed as it moves through my brain.
Next week I will return to the Movement Disorder Specialist and learn what the findings of this study conducted at Loma Linda University Hospital indicate. I will then share here on my blog what I can on that front. Thanks for your interest! -- Patient-Online
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