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This test is not done as part of routine evaluation for confusion. It is ordered when no significant cause is established. | This test is not done as part of a routine evaluation for confusion. It is ordered when no significant cause is established. | ||
* CT head has to be performed before proceeding to lumbar puncture. | * CT scan of the head has to be performed before proceeding to a [[lumbar puncture]]. | ||
* | * CT scan of the head helps in identifying any lesions of the brain causing confusion. | ||
* | * A CT aids in identifying associated co morbid conditions of the brain. | ||
* | * It is needed when it's tough to get a history from the patient and other causes can't be established. | ||
* | * It is ordered when a patient is not responding to treatment. | ||
* It is helpful in finding primary sites of the tumor in | * It is helpful in finding primary sites of the tumor in cases of confusion caused by metastatic lesions of the brain. | ||
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[[Category:Emergency medicine]] | [[Category:Emergency medicine]] | ||
[[Category:Psychiatry]] | [[Category:Psychiatry]] | ||
[[Category:Endocrinology]] | [[Category:Endocrinology]] | ||
[[Category:Intensive care medicine]] | [[Category:Intensive care medicine]] | ||
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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Confusion CT |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
A CT scan of the head is an important diagnostic tool in cases of confusion where a cause couldn't be established. Before a lumbar puncture is done, a CT scan is the first test used in cases of suspected infections such as meningitis.
CT
This test is not done as part of a routine evaluation for confusion. It is ordered when no significant cause is established.
- CT scan of the head has to be performed before proceeding to a lumbar puncture.
- CT scan of the head helps in identifying any lesions of the brain causing confusion.
- A CT aids in identifying associated co morbid conditions of the brain.
- It is needed when it's tough to get a history from the patient and other causes can't be established.
- It is ordered when a patient is not responding to treatment.
- It is helpful in finding primary sites of the tumor in cases of confusion caused by metastatic lesions of the brain.