What can a CT Scan of the Head show?!
Question: What can a CT Scan of the Head show!?
I got one last night, because my brain goes comatose on me, feels like I have brain damage, even though I believe I have diabetes or a thyroid condition, that's not showing up in standard blood tests!.
anyways, what does a CT scan of the head show!? Just for Lumps and Strokes!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
anyways, what does a CT scan of the head show!? Just for Lumps and Strokes!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
A CT scan is recommended to help:
* Evaluate acute cranial-facial trauma
* Diagnose an acute stroke
* Check for suspected subarachnoid or intracranial hemorrhage
* Check for causes of headaches
* Check for causes of loss of sensory or motor function
* Determine if there is an abnormal development of the head and neck
CT scans are also used to view the facial bones, jaw, and sinus cavities!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
* Evaluate acute cranial-facial trauma
* Diagnose an acute stroke
* Check for suspected subarachnoid or intracranial hemorrhage
* Check for causes of headaches
* Check for causes of loss of sensory or motor function
* Determine if there is an abnormal development of the head and neck
CT scans are also used to view the facial bones, jaw, and sinus cavities!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It can show aneurysms, cysts, epilepsy, strokes, head trauma, tumors, blood clots, internal bleeding, hearing loss, dementia (but not alzheimers)Www@Answer-Health@Com
CT scan gives a lot of information about brain tissue vesselss it is useful in cases of tumor !.abscess ,infarction !.bleeding intracranial(inside brain)Www@Answer-Health@Com