My son has had several blow to the forehead as a young child and read something about damage to the Prefrontal Cortex could cause some of the problems he now has. He has been diagnosed in earlier years with OCD and in later years as being Bipolar [/topics-bipolar-mental-health/] he also suffers from drug addiction. My question to you is could he possibly have damage to the Prefrontal Cortex and is there a way that this can be detected and is there a way that medically it can be treated? ps. He suffered all the blows to the head in early childhood 5 years and younger.

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My son has had several blow to the forehead as a young child and read something about damage to the Prefrontal Cortex could cause some of the problems he now has. He has been diagnosed in earlier years with OCD and in later years as being Bipolar he also suffers from drug addiction. My question to you is could he possibly have damage to the Prefrontal Cortex and is there a way that this can be detected and is there a way that medically it can be treated? ps. He suffered all the blows to the head in early childhood 5 years and younger.

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Hello- Thank you for asking the question. I have over 30 years of experience working with individuals, couples and families & am happy to reply.

Bill :

I am sorry to hear about your sons issues as related to PreFrontal Cortex injury and the associated problems with it and other problems as you relate in what you have written.

Bill :

The answer to your question regarding tests for evaluating the prefrontal cortex and its current impact on functioning is MOST DEFINATELY.

Customer:

What type of tests are use for this?

Bill :

This is accomplished through Neuro imaging techniques such as P.E.T. Scan, MRI and CT scans of the brain which can determine if there are lingering issues associated with your sons level of functioning and 2) Neuropsychological Testing using a variety of psychometric instruments to define specific areas that may have continuing effect on your sons functioning.

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http://www.petscaninfo.com/zportal/portals/pat/

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http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=fmribrain

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http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=headct

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NeuroPsychometic tests include:

Customer:

Could this be maybe a reason for all his problems and is there any treatment if there is damage?

Bill :

The answer is yes however the extent to which it has impacted your son has to be defined by his attending doctors. Because the Frontal Cortex is responsible for may aspects of of functioning its long term effects can be associated with the types of problems your son has experienced.

Bill :

Here is helpful information that explains this in greater detail:

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http://www.fi.edu/learn/brain/head.html#what_happens_inside_brain

Bill :

This will help you determine what may or may not related to your son. I would definitely support having this evaluated so that you know. There have been so many advances in assessing these areas that it is worth looking into.

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I trust that this will help and wish you the very best.

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