Hockey,

Glad to see you again. How have you been besides the obvious?
Didn't your dad have a medical need? How is he doing.

Dr Amen aside, a SPECT scan can be a double edged sword. It may show a problem or it may show nothing. Or, it may show something that the Dr believes is nothing.

The main stream medical community believes Dr Amen's SPECT scans and readings are just a way to collect money. If you are struggling with this gatekeeper doctor, it will likely not help. I had a SPECT and it was reported as unremarkable.

The doctor who ordered it still knew I had a serious dysfunction. He did a qEEG with VEP/AEP. He saw how low my brain power was in total agreement with the WAIS-II processing speed of 10%,

The test with a likelihood of a positive result would be an fMRI, functional MRI. It would require a very experienced doctor to set up the parameters of the test. You would do some mental processing tasks and they would observe how you brain processes those tasks. You would probably need to find a research hospital to get this done.

But, the problem still is whether the system will agree with the results as indicating a dysfunction and a need for continued treatment.

It is so frustrating. Been there, done that, spent a lot of money, got no acceptable result.

Is your doctor denying your symptoms?

What symptoms are you most in need of help with?

My best to you.