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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
There are no CT scan findings associated with | There are no CT scan findings associated with personality disorder. | ||
==CT scan== | ==CT scan== | ||
There are no specific CT scan findings associated with personality disorder that may help in diagnosis. In most cases, CT scan tool is employed to rule out any structural neurological conditions that may be responsible for personality changes. A study conducted in | There are no specific CT scan findings associated with personality disorder that may help in diagnosis. In most cases, CT scan tool is employed to rule out any structural neurological conditions that may be responsible for personality changes. A study conducted in 1983 by Synder et al. examined the CT scans of 26 patients diagnosed with BPD according to DSM criteria and all were found to be normal. <ref name="pmid6849466">{{cite journal| author=Snyder S, Pitts WM, Gustin Q| title=CT scans of patients with borderline personality disorder. | journal=Am J Psychiatry | year= 1983 | volume= 140 | issue= 2 | pages= 272 | pmid=6849466 | doi=10.1176/ajp.140.2.272a | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=6849466 }} </ref>. PET CT scan is a better modality for observing changes in PDs than CT scan. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ayesha Anwar, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
There are no CT scan findings associated with personality disorder.
CT scan
There are no specific CT scan findings associated with personality disorder that may help in diagnosis. In most cases, CT scan tool is employed to rule out any structural neurological conditions that may be responsible for personality changes. A study conducted in 1983 by Synder et al. examined the CT scans of 26 patients diagnosed with BPD according to DSM criteria and all were found to be normal. [1]. PET CT scan is a better modality for observing changes in PDs than CT scan.
References
- ↑ Snyder S, Pitts WM, Gustin Q (1983). "CT scans of patients with borderline personality disorder". Am J Psychiatry. 140 (2): 272. doi:10.1176/ajp.140.2.272a. PMID 6849466.