Treatment of Alzheimer Disease With CT Scans: A Case Report

Jerry M Cuttler, Eugene R Moore, Victor D Hosfeld, David L Nadolski, Jerry M Cuttler, Eugene R Moore, Victor D Hosfeld, David L Nadolski

Abstract

Alzheimer disease (AD) primarily affects older adults. This neurodegenerative disorder is the most common cause of dementia and is a leading source of their morbidity and mortality. Patient care costs in the United States are about 200 billion dollars and will more than double by 2040. This case report describes the remarkable improvement in a patient with advanced AD in hospice who received 5 computed tomography scans of the brain, about 40 mGy each, over a period of 3 months. The mechanism appears to be radiation-induced upregulation of the patient's adaptive protection systems against AD, which partially restored cognition, memory, speech, movement, and appetite.

Keywords: Alzheimer disease; CT scan; adaptive protection systems; ionizing radiation.

Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Dose–response model for ionizing radiation.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
A, Mortality curves for groups of dogs in different Co60 radiation levels. Note that the intersection of the red dashed line (at 50% mortality) with each mortality curve defines the median life span of the group of dogs in the indicated radiation level. B, Median life span versus radiation level. Note that the no observed adverse effects level (NOAEL) for γ-radiation-induced life span reduction in dogs is about 700 mGy/year (70 cGy/year).

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