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CT head with contrast
Can CT head with contrast detect brain tumour? My father had it 3 month ago which was fine... he had some symptoms that time which got fine on its own.. now again he has the same symptoms- head pressure and limb weakness
He also has pacemaker since 5 years so he can't have MRI!!! Can u plz tell if CT with contrast can show tumour that time? Our doctor said nothin to do except giving multivitamins and muscle relaxants
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Yes, CT with contrast can detect the brain lesions.. But limb weakness can be due to other causes also not only tumour.. If u have doubt u can repeat it.. Thank u
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Dr. Nilaxi Khataniar
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Since it's been 3 months, kindly repeat the CT with contrast (preferably with 1mm cuts). This can detect if there are any lesions in the brain.
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Limb weakness maybe due to reasons other than brain tumor.
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