Table 3 Areas of the brain showing improved metabolism in PET CT scan and their correlation to the clinical function improvement
From: Cell therapy attempted as a novel approach for chronic traumatic brain injury – a pilot study
Patient | Areas of the brain showing improved metabolism in PET CT scan | Functions improved |
|---|---|---|
Patient 1 | Parieto-Occipital Areas | Cognition, speech, sensation, orientation and visual perception |
Patient 2 | Cingulate Gyri | Emotion, attention, cognition, memory |
Amygdala | Emotional responses, memory, attention | |
Frontal | Planning, Long term memory, emotions, speech, problem solving | |
Temporal Lobes | Speech, memory | |
Patient 3 | Amygdala | Emotional responses, memory, attention |
Cerebellum | Coordination, balance | |
Cingulate Gyri | Emotion, attention, cognition, memory | |
Basal Ganglia | Voluntary motor control, learning,cognition. | |
Occipital Lobes | Vision and perception | |
Parietal Lobe | Movement, orientation | |
Temporal Lobes | Speech, memory | |
Frontal Lobes | Planning, Long term memory, emotions, speech, problem solving | |
Thalamus | Motor control, sensory functions |