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What is MRI Brain? Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used to visualize the structure and function of the body and provides much greater contrast between the different soft tissues of the body than does computed tomography scans (CT Scan). It is especially useful for imaging the brain.
Reasons Taken
136 patients in the community are having or have had MRI Brain.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 47 | 34% |
| General health | 14 | 10% |
| Sensation | 14 | 10% |
| Slow my MS progress | 10 | 7% |
| Support another treatment | 7 | 5% |
| Vision | 2 | 1% |
| vision disturbance (R eye) | 1 | <1% |
| Brain lesions | 1 | <1% |
| optic nueritis | 1 | <1% |
| Migraines | 1 | <1% |
| Blurry vision | 1 | <1% |
| Cognition | 1 | <1% |
| speech/talking difficulties | 1 | <1% |
| Don't know | 1 | <1% |
| Mobility | 1 | <1% |
| Optic neuritis (inflammation of optic nerve) | 1 | <1% |
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 17 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 38% | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 13% | 1 |
| None | 13% | 1 |
| Can't tell | 38% | 3 |
Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 18% | 3 |
| None | 82% | 14 |
Top reported side-effects include: Metallic taste in mouth, head ache, Upset
Summary results are based on 17 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 17)
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- mark61
- Sensation: Mild
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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by mark61
Sep 02, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Other
- Advice/Tips
- Gotta do it. No better way to see the lesions.
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0 helpful marks
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- jmscout
- Sensation: None
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: none
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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by jmscout
Sep 17, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Slow my MS progress
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0 helpful marks