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What Does An MRI Scan Evaluate?

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Posted on Wed, 17 Dec 2014
Question: Awaiting a MRI scan on the head,I am epileptic but what does an MRI scans show
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (30 minutes later)
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hi and welcome

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Mri is not used for epilepsy evaluation, but it is very sensitive test for various brain disorders such as multiple sclerosis, parkisnon, diffuse neural diseases, timors and many others. Also,some epilepsies may cause brain changes which are visible on mri. Wish you good health. Regards
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What Does An MRI Scan Evaluate?

Brief Answer: hi and welcome Detailed Answer: Mri is not used for epilepsy evaluation, but it is very sensitive test for various brain disorders such as multiple sclerosis, parkisnon, diffuse neural diseases, timors and many others. Also,some epilepsies may cause brain changes which are visible on mri. Wish you good health. Regards