Cam-surface view before
Cam-surface view after
Cam-active view before
Cam-active view after
Brain scans comments: His follow-up scan is markedly improved. On the surface scan there is overall increased activity, especially in the temporal and prefrontal cortex. On the active scan (blue, red, and white one) there is marked increased cerebellum activity, which equates to improved thinking and thought processing.
Cam Cleeland is one of our younger retired NFL players. After playing football at a very high level in high school, college at the University of Washington, and eight years in the pros as a tight end with the New Orleans Saints, New England Patriots, and St. Louis Rams. At age 34, he volunteered for our study because he was struggling with problems of depression, irritability, low frustration tolerance, high stress, obsessive thinking, and memory problems.
While playing football in college, he had a concussion and was unconscious for 18 hours. He was diagnosed with eight concussions total, with three in college and five in the pros. He said his “bell was rung” every week.
Once in his rookie year, playing for Mike Ditka in New Orleans, he was involved in a hazing incident during his rookie season where he went through a line with a pillow case over his head and was hit in the head by players who had socks filled with coins (not the sign of intelligent life). Cam suffered a concussion and vision problems after the incident. Cam said that the NFL changed its position on hazing after the incident.
Cam’s evaluation showed clear evidence of depression, brain trauma, and cognitive dysfunction. His SPECT scan showed left-sided brain damage (he said he was hit in the left eye during the hazing incident, and that he felt better on blocks leading with the left side of his head). His Microcog (a test of neuropsychological function) showed significant decreases in general cognitive functioning, information processing speed, attention, memory, and spatial processing.
As part of our study, we put Cam on our brain rehabilitation program, which included fish oil (Omega-3 Power), a great multiple vitamin (NeuroVite), and our Brain & Memory Power Boost.
Eight months later we re-assessed Cam, using the same protocol as before. He reported he felt much better and noticed significant improvements in his attention, mental clarity, memory, mood, motivation, and anxiety level. He felt his anger was under greater control and he was getting along better with his small children.
His SPECT scan showed dramatic improvement in the areas of his temporal lobes (memory and mood stability), prefrontal cortex (attention and judgment), and cerebellum (processing speed).
His Microcog showed dramatic improvement as well. See Table 1.
Table 1: Cam Cleeland’s Microcog Results
| Before | After | % Change | |
| • General Cognitive Functioning | 13 | 19 | 200%+ |
| • Information Processing Speed | 12 | 30 | 150%+ |
| • Information Processing Accuracy | 27 | 55 | 100%+ |
| • Attention | 34 | 70 | 100%+ |
| • Memory | 30 | 77 | > 150%+ |
| • Spatial Processing | 5 | 77 | > 1,400%+ |
The numbers are Cam’s percentile rankings, comparing him to other people his age and education level. For example, the 5% in “Spatial Processing” means 95% of people his age and education scored better than Cam.
He feels the difference and is excited to do everything he can to change his brain and change his life!! I would like to thank Cam for sharing his scans and scores so that others may benefit from his experience.