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{{CMG}}; {{AE}} [[User:Vishal Khurana|Vishal Khurana]], M.B.B.S., M.D. [mailto:vishdoc24@gmail.com] | {{CMG}}; {{AE}} [[User:Vishal Khurana|Vishal Khurana]], M.B.B.S., M.D. [mailto:vishdoc24@gmail.com]; {{PB}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
=== MRI and CT === | === MRI and CT === | ||
CT scan of the brain may not be helpful as a routine investigation of delirium. It is indicated in following cases : | |||
==References== | * Focal neurological signs | ||
* Confusion developing after head injury | |||
* Confusion developing after a fall | |||
* Evidence of raised intracranial pressure<ref>{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = http://www.bgs.org.uk/Word%20Downloads/delirium.doc | url = http://www.bgs.org.uk/Word%20Downloads/delirium.doc | publisher = | date = | accessdate =}}</ref> | |||
* ==References== | |||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vishal Khurana, M.B.B.S., M.D. [2]; Pratik Bahekar, MBBS [3]
Overview
MRI and CT
CT scan of the brain may not be helpful as a routine investigation of delirium. It is indicated in following cases :
- Focal neurological signs
- Confusion developing after head injury
- Confusion developing after a fall
- Evidence of raised intracranial pressure[1]
- ==References==
- ↑ "http://www.bgs.org.uk/Word%20Downloads/delirium.doc". External link in
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