Randy has been experiencing several disturbing symptoms over the last year including: muscle weakness, slow reaction time, visual perception issues, seizures, hearing loss, weight gain, a
general sense of pain, and delusions.
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1. Explain why his doctors might be concerned with the following when making their diagnosis:
o Neurotransmitters
o Hormones
• Myelin sheath
Occipital lobe
Temporal lobe
2. Describe how each of the following brain scanning techniques would aid the doctors in making
their diagnosis of these symptoms:
o Pet scan
o fMRI
• EEG
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