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Link from encephalitis, car accident/being unconscious to depression?

Posted by lookingforanswers1957 @lookingforanswers1957, Feb 6, 2018

Hello every one. I am new here and hoping to find some information. I have suffered from depression and ocd for it seems like for ever I really didn't realize until recently that I think I have suffered from it since I was a teen now 60. My depression has caused me to do things I didn't want to do and has caused me to lose my marriage and have financial difficulty. So this is what I am trying to find out. As a child I had a bad experience with Encephalitis, causing hospitalization, my fever was very high and lasted for several days before the Doctor got it under control, later on when I was 18 I had a car accident which I was ejected from the vehicle and knocked unconscious for about 45 minutes, very dazed and had no idea where I was for sometime even only being a 1/2 mile from home. I have often wondered if those 2 incidents could have caused brain damage hence being a big part of why I developed depression. I am wondering if I should have a brain scan to find out, and if I did and there is some damage if anything could be done.
Thank you for any advice in advance.I hope this rambling makes sense

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Jim, Volunteer Mentor | @jimhd | Feb 15, 2018
In reply to @lookingforanswers1957 "Good morning all. Well I saw my Doctor today about an MRI to see what brain..." + (show)
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Good morning all. Well I saw my Doctor today about an MRI to see what brain damage could have been caused by the Encephalitis and the car accident. He said he had no doubt that I would have sustained damage from the Encephalitis however he felt that that type of damage would not show up in any type of test. Plus they are 5000.00 . So I guess I will just have get through with out knowing for sure if that could be contributing to my illness.

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@lookingforanswers1957

I\'ve heard of that kind of insurance, and chose not to buy into it. I\'m glad to have Medicare and supplements. My wife hung on for quite awhile until she could get it because Oregon\'s Medicaid wouldn\'t be adequate. She finally got the surgeries she needed. I hope you can hang on until you qualify. I started getting it when I was 55 when I went on disability.
Jim

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Jim, Volunteer Mentor | @jimhd | Feb 15, 2018
In reply to @lookingforanswers1957 "I have been doing research on different scans. I found the SPECT scan is supposed to..." + (show)
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I have been doing research on different scans. I found the SPECT scan is supposed to be able to detect brain damage because it scans blood flow in the brain. The cost is still high around 4000.00 for two scans one resting the other thinking I guess for lack of a better term. I emailed a clinic in Colorado and they returned my call and we discussed it. I am thinking about getting it done if I can find a reasonable reliable facility here in Minnesota.

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@lookingforanswers1957

Do you qualify for disability? I guess that would be kind of a personal question for some people.

Jim

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Lisa Lucier, Moderator | @lisalucier | Oct 16, 2018
In reply to @lookingforanswers1957 "I have been doing research on different scans. I found the SPECT scan is supposed to..." + (show)
@lookingforanswers1957

I have been doing research on different scans. I found the SPECT scan is supposed to be able to detect brain damage because it scans blood flow in the brain. The cost is still high around 4000.00 for two scans one resting the other thinking I guess for lack of a better term. I emailed a clinic in Colorado and they returned my call and we discussed it. I am thinking about getting it done if I can find a reasonable reliable facility here in Minnesota.

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Hi, @lookingforanswers1957 - wondering how you are doing. Are you still looking into the single-photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) scan?

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