Kelly,

A fMRI may be able to show trends in how your brain is functioning but it requires a specialized radiologist to get a good reading of the fMRI data.

Even if you get a reading that says you have lower function in one area, it will lack from a pre-injury fMRI that shows 'normal.'

The bigger point is quite simple. What will a fMRI do to change your symptoms? Nothing. You treat the symptoms, not the image diagnosis.

Imaging may be helpful in trying to pin-point cause and blame as in a traffic accident that is being litigated, but it will not help you will your symptoms.

It may be able to validate your symptoms but that is of little help, too.

So, an fMRI is an expensive way to get interesting but likely useless information.


My best to you as you try to understand your own symptoms.