UTILITY OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY OF BRAIN AND LIMITED PARANASAL SINUSES SCANNING IN PATIENTS WITH HEADACHE

Dr Reena Mathur; Dr Mahaveer Tak

Volume : VIII, Issue : XII, December - 2019

UTILITY OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY OF BRAIN AND LIMITED PARANASAL SINUSES SCANNING IN PATIENTS WITH HEADACHE

Dr Reena Mathur, Dr Mahaveer Tak

Abstract :

This prospective study was done to assess the utility of CT of the ain in the identification of causative factors for headache, & to determine the additional value of acquiring limited paranasal sinus images after evaluation of the ain in patients with headache. Total 200 cases with primary complaint as headache undergoing CT of the ain and limited paranasal sinus CT scan are included. The most common symptom for referral to CT ain was isolated headache followed by headache with vomiting. Significant abnormality was detected in 22 subjects, 13 due to intracranial pathology and 9 due to paranasal sinus disease. Among these 22 positive cases, 6 are space occupying lesions, 2 acute infarcts, 1 subarachnoid hemorrhage, 4 cortical vein thrombosis and 9 had sinusitis. In conclusion Computed tomography is a useful screening modality in evaluating patients with headache. Additional acquisition of PNS along with CT ain increase the diagnostic yield, differentiates intracranial cause of headache from PNS cause