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What Does A Dark Shadow In Frontal Lobe On CT Scan Suggest?
My gran had a minor stroke and suffered slught mouth paralydis but tegain fynction after 3hours she had a ct scan which revealed a dark shadow on her frontal lobe near her ear what could this shadow indicate doc doesnt know what it is slso she had the dye before the scan
Mon, 30 Jun 2014
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted the symptoms and CT scan findings.
The symptoms are suggestive of a minor brain stroke- TIA (transient ischemic attack). In this condition, the blood supply to a part of brain gets reduced for a short while, leading to paralysis and other neurological symptoms.
The dark shadow in the CT scan could be an infarct. However, we need to the CT film, as well as the report to make a final diagnosis.
If in doubt, an MRI scan of the brain may be done for confirming the diagnosis.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted the symptoms and CT scan findings.
The symptoms are suggestive of a minor brain stroke- TIA (transient ischemic attack). In this condition, the blood supply to a part of brain gets reduced for a short while, leading to paralysis and other neurological symptoms.
The dark shadow in the CT scan could be an infarct. However, we need to the CT film, as well as the report to make a final diagnosis.
If in doubt, an MRI scan of the brain may be done for confirming the diagnosis.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
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