Warning: This article contains discussions of domestic abuse, which some readers may find distressing.

For years, he had been yelling at his wife, shoving her, instigating fights, and threatening her—until he discovered that something was profoundly wrong with his brain.

Natasha, his wife, reached a breaking point eight years into their marriage and turned to Dr. Phil for help in understanding her husband Brenden’s explosive temper.

Despite the ab*se, she remained with him, and Brenden admitted that his outbursts were often triggered by anxiety.

“I’m hoping for some kind of resolution for myself and my family,” he said during his appearance on Dr. Phil.

Dr. Bradley Jabour, one of the world’s leading neuroradiologists, conducted brain imaging and revealed crucial findings.

“For some reason, this anxiety and fear are tormenting you, causing you to lash out and potentially harm the people you care about,” Jabour explained. “The key question today is: is your brain structurally normal?”

“We have advanced tools that allow us to analyze both the architecture of your brain and how it functions. We’re looking for any potential signs of brain damage that might not be linked to a specific event.”

He then told Brenden, “Tomorrow, your scan with Dr. Phil will take just four minutes. Once we have all the data, we’ll be able to analyze it and provide you with a plan for what might help.”

Back in the studio, when the results were revealed, they shocked everyone—including an emotional Brenden.

“I was surprised,” Jabour told Dr. Phil. “When I first spoke with Brenden, he mentioned he had never experienced a significant head trauma.”

“But what we see in his scans suggests otherwise. Someone needs to sit down with Brenden and figure out when he might have suffered a blow to the head or lost consciousness—maybe something he doesn’t even remember. Because there are multiple areas of gliosis, which is scar tissue in the brain.”

Jabour went on to explain that there were seven distinct areas of scarring and advised Brenden to seek counseling—at which point, he broke down in tears.

Following up, he added, “The question is whether his anger issues are tied to a particular event or if he has always struggled with rage, even as a young teenager.”

Dr. Phil then asked Jabour if the brain scan was abnormal. Jabour’s response was clear: “Abnormal? Yes.”