Randy has been experiencing several disturbing symptoms over the last year, including muscle weakness, slow reaction time, visual perception issues, seizures, hearing loss, weight gain, general sense of pain and delusions.
A. Explain why his doctors might be concerned with the following in making their diagnosis:
• Neurotransmitters
• Hormones
• Myelin sheath
• Occipital lobe
• Temporal lobe
B. Describe how each of the following brain scanning techniques would aid the doctors in making their diagnosis of these symptoms:
• Pet scan
• fMRI
• EEG

Question

Randy has been experiencing several disturbing symptoms over the last year, including muscle weakness, slow reaction time, visual perception issues, seizures, hearing loss, weight gain, general sense of pain and delusions. 
A.	Explain why his doctors might be concerned with the following in making their diagnosis:
•	Neurotransmitters
•	Hormones
•	Myelin sheath
•	Occipital lobe
•	Temporal lobe
B.	Describe how each of the following brain scanning techniques would aid the doctors in making their diagnosis of these symptoms:
•	Pet scan
•	fMRI
•	EEG