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Dr. Dibert earned his medical degree from The Ohio State University. He completed a neurology residency at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, and received his fellowship training in neuroimaging at the Dent Neurological Institute in Buffalo, New York.
Dr. Dibert is a leader in the field of neurology. He is a member of the North Carolina Medical Society, the American Academy of Neurology, and the American Society of Neuroimaging, where he served on the Board of Directors. Dr. Dibert is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and also board certified in Neuroimaging by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialities, where he sits on the exam committee.
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Neurology
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 32 years experience
MRI risk: There are no substantiated cases of mris directly causing medical issues as a result of getting the study. The risk with getting MRI comes with those ... Read More
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Neurology 32 years experience
Blood clot removal: Blood clots in general are removed naturally from the body. The body has a system of clotting as well as a system to prevent too much clotting. Whenev... Read More
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Neurology 32 years experience
Thiamine & blood clt: B1 (thiamine) is not known to cause blood clots.
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 32 years experience
Brain symptoms: If one were to get an infection in the scalp and that infection was to erode through the skull and into the brain, one would be able to theoretically ... Read More
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A 46-year-old female asked:
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Neurology 32 years experience
Dense brain tissue: Brain parenchyma density is usually referred to as a result of the findings on a ct scan. Hyperdense material will appear bright such as blood. Hypode... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 32 years experience
Blood clot concern: If a blood clot is located in the heart or on the inside of a blood vessel and breaks off it usually goes to a distant tissue or organ system. There i... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 32 years experience
Clots and sodium: In general clots are not affected by high amounts of sodium. If one were to get dehydrated, which would predispose them to potentially having blood cl... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 32 years experience
Aneurysm formation: Emboli to the brain usually result in stroke. Emboli can be made of calcium or can be made of clotted blood. Rarely one can get septic emboli (infecte... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 32 years experience
Embolism: And embolism is a small clump of material that leaves one place of the circulatory system and ends up at another. The most common embolisms that are d... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 32 years experience
Brain abscess: In general brain abscess these are rare. Causes of these usually are due to an infection somewhere else in the body that breaks off and goes to the br... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Steven Dibertanswered
Neurology 32 years experience
MRI lesions: White matter abnormalities in the brain are nonspecific. They can represent a variety of conditions. Patients with sjogren's disease can have the anti... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 32 years experience
Embolic source: Embolisms are pieces of material that go from one part of the circulation to another usually causing damage to the tissue or organ system they end up ... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 32 years experience
Continued blood clot: There are many reasons that someone can continue to get blood clots. Obvious causes can be artificial heart valves which require taking " blood thinni... Read More
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Dibert is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Dibert is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you Doctor, i am a bit relieved
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Medical/Graduate school
The Ohio State University College of Medicine, OH
Graduated 1990MD
Residency
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Completed 1994
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