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Re: Depression? whats that? i can't remember

Posted by SLS on May 30, 2010, at 16:10:13

In reply to Re: Depression? whats that? i can't remember » SLS, posted by Bob on May 30, 2010, at 15:01:51

> > > Apparently depression was associated with global reductions in cerebral blood flow. The brain basically just looked "dead".

> > Yes. The brain does look dead in severe depression. My cerebral cortex showed up as mostly blue on a FDG PET scan. It should have been yellow and orange.

> Well, mine certainly feels like it's dead sometimes, so I guess that makes sense.

The thing that is particularly scary is that the hypofunction is so global.


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