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Will my doctor refer me for a c.t. scan of brain, as i have suffered with borederline personality disorder, need to know what's damaged, ?
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Usually not: Personality disorder are not associated with brain related structural abnormalities. If your doctor is locking for something else, it may be necessary for imaging testing.
Answered 4/23/2016
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Maybe not: Psychiatry is the medical specialty which deals with brain disorders that are mostly about connections between parts of the brain and about how the cells in the brain communicate with each other. Usually neurologists are the medical specialists to deal with disorders of the brain that can be easily seen on a scan like a ct scan, a stroke or a brain tumor.Generally psychiatrists order brain imagi, .
Answered 5/7/2016
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