Personality disorder CT scan
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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 [disease name].
OR
[Location] CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on CT scan suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
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There are no CT scan findings associated with [disease name]. However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include [complication 1], [complication 2], and [complication 3].
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]
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.