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Presumably the neural processes that break down from anxiety and that break down from physiological damage are different, and that difference at least might, in principle, show up in a DTI. That's just my intuition, could be totally wrong. I guess I'm just generally curious whether, if you took everyone on neurotalk for example and gave them a DTI, if it would indicate damage for everyone. Part of me thinks that this could be a more definitive test of the actual level of brain dysfunction, and that could provide information that might relieve anxiety about damage.
I like the Hawaii analogy, but speaking from having done quite a bit of field work in Hawaii, in some places the rain rarely lets up. The same might be said for some PCS brains.
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26 year-old PhD student in evolutionary biology, slipped on ice in Feb 2014 while clipping my fingernails and walking to save time (dumbest reason for PCS ever?). Initially just had headaches and didn't feel quite right, but a minor head bump 5 days later started a downward spiral of anxiety, depression, insomnia and fatigue. Had trouble concentrating on reading/looking at screens
April 2014 - did exertion test, passed, started exercising and doing more, but didn't feel much better.
May 2014 - Went on backpacking trip OK'd by doctor, trip itself went fine, but felt worse a few days after getting back, more difficulty concentrating, worse headaches.
June 2014 - Bumped head on ceiling walking slowly down stairs, no immediate symptoms, but caused worsening headahces, more difficulty concentrating and looking at screens. Have not felt as good as I did before this since this bump.
December 2014 - after feeling relatively better I went xc skiing and fell but didn't hit my head (something my psychologist who specializes in brain injuries told me he hoped would happen so I saw it was OK), felt worse
Feb 2015 - back in grad school, light teaching load and some research, nowhere close to operating at my full capacity. Still have constant headaches, difficulty reading/looking at screens, mild anxiety and depression, and just not feeling like my normal sharp self.
Trying, but struggling, to believe that I'll get back to my old self, or at least get close.
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