Re: CAT scan -- fall or stroke?

Yes, a variety of imaging techniques* can be helpful.  * angiogram, Cat
scan, MRI

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"Mark Tarka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> My training is as a chemist, none in any
> medical profession.  I had a thought, probably
> after reading an article somewhere.
>
> A GOOGLE search with <stroke brain CAT scan>
> and <fall brain CAT scan> gets results that
> indicate that both can be detected by CAT.
>
> The elderly can suffer a fall or a stroke.
>
> Injury to the brain due to a fall is
> described as "subdural hematoma" (bleeding
> on the surface of the brain).
>
> Injury to the brain by a stroke can be
> "ischemic" (clot-caused) or "hemorrhagic"
> (bleeding).  CAT can tell which has
> occurred.
>
> First:  Can CAT distinguish an
> injury due to a fall, from an injury
> caused by an ischemic stroke?  How/why?
>
> Second:  Can CAT distinguish an
> injury due to a fall, from an injury
> caused by a hemorrhagic stroke?  How/why?
>
> Lastly:  is there any radiological or
> clinical difference between "subdural
> hematoma" and a "hemorrhagic stroke"?
>
>
>   Mark (...or CT...whatever.)