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Head Injury, Stitches On Scalp. On Cefakind, Kaniac. Sufficient? Take MRI Scan?

hi doctor! my uncle met with with an accident(head injury). 15 stitches on his scalp. They took CT scan. is it necessary to take MRI scan? I would like to know these tablets are good enough Chymunac, Cefakind, Celin 500 mg, Becustak, Kaniac 150 mg. Please dont mistake me asking like silly.... my uncle is in very remote village. They dont get proper medical guidence. Thanks in advance doctor.
posted on Fri, 10 May 2013
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Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
CT scan is sufficient to diagnose all problems in cases of road traffic accident, and hence, there is no need for MRI at present.
His current medications are alright.
Please get back if you require any additional information.

Best wishes,

Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
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Head Injury, Stitches On Scalp. On Cefakind, Kaniac. Sufficient? Take MRI Scan?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. CT scan is sufficient to diagnose all problems in cases of road traffic accident, and hence, there is no need for MRI at present. His current medications are alright. Please get back if you require any additional information. Best wishes, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, My personal URL on this website: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My email: drsudhirkumar@yahoo.com