Toxicity or Scalloping

Toxicity/Scalloping

On scans toxicity shows up as scalloping, bumpy or irregular appearance

Toxicity/Scalloping Treatments

Eliminate offending agent(s)
Maximize brain nutrition
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Brain healthy strategies to consider:

• Both physical & mental exercise
• Avoid behaviors risky for brain injury
• Omega-3 fatty acids
• Alpha lipoic Acid, 100-300mg 2XD
• Multiple vitamin
• Vitamin E 100 IUs 2XD and Vitamin C 1,000mg 2XD as antioxidants
• Phosphatidal Serine: 100mg 3XD
• Gingko Biloba: 60-120mg 2XD
• Low dose ibuprofen (100-200mg a day)
• Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) help with energy/  memory, especially if Parkinson’s disease is present or in family. 100 – 400 mg/day

Toxicity/Scalloping Causes

Drug or alcohol abuse/exposure
Environmental toxic exposure (paint fumes, solvents, excessive pollution, etc)
Oxygen deprivation
Brain infection

Toxicity/Scalloping Symptoms (depends on system affected)

Cognitive problems (attention and memory)
Fatigue
Irritability
Prefrontal, temporal, and/or parietal lobe symptoms