Scans
Which scan uses inhaled, injected, or injested dyes to find different diseases?
PET Scan
The left side of the brain controls
right side of the body
Who found CTE
Dr. Omalu
Gunshot Wound
Traumatic
Use magnetic waves
MRI
Controls logic
Left hemisphere
causes
repetitive brain trauma
Genetic
Neurofibromatosis
Who invented the MRI
Raymond Damadian
Right side of brain controls
Left side of body
Contact sports that mainly cause CTE
hockey, football
Vascular
Stroke
Detects electrical activity in the brain
EEG
Right side
creativity
Three symptoms
Memory loss, confusion, personality changes, erratic behavior, problems paying attention, difficulty with motor skills and balance
Infectious
Meningitis or abscesses
Primary fuel of the brain during a PET scan
Glucose
What connects the brain hemispheres
Corpus Callosum
First football player to have been found with CTE.
Mike Webster
Injury to the brain
Lesion