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What is CT Scan Head? Computed Tomography (CT) of the head is used to help identify injury, diagnose disease, detect and evaluate the extent of tumors or other brain insults, evaluate response to treatment, and help plan radiotherapy.
Reasons Taken
31 patients in the community are having or have had CT Scan Head.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 9 | 29% |
| diziness | 4 | 12% |
| Support another treatment | 3 | 9% |
| Headache | 2 | 6% |
| Pain | 1 | 3% |
| potential for injury due to falls | 1 | 3% |
| speech/talking difficulties | 1 | 3% |
| Cognition | 1 | 3% |
| Vision | 1 | 3% |
| Slow my ALS progress | 1 | 3% |
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 6 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 67% | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Can't tell | 33% | 1 |
Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 100% | 6 |
Summary results are based on 6 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 6)
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- theroar
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: mild
- Legs: moderate
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by theroar
Oct 27, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Other
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0 helpful marks
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- Dymond
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: None
- Cognition: none
- Vision: mild
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: none
- Walking: none
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by Dymond
Nov 06, 2008
- EfficacyCan't tell
- Side-effectsNone
- Other
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0 helpful marks