title: [Computer tomography in diagnosis of mental disorders].
abstract: The article includes a review of literature discussing the results of CT (computed tomography) usage with psychiatric patients and a range of recommendations for using this diagnostic method in psychiatry. Recommended indications for ordering a CT scan for psychiatric patients have ranged from narrow guidelines (only patients with focal neurological findings) to a broad spectrum, including any of the following: confusion and/or dementia of unknown cause, a first episode of a psychosis of unknown etiology, a movement disorder of unknown etiology, a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa, prolonged catatonia, and a first episode of major affective disorder or personality change after 50.
authors.affiliation: IV Kliniki Instytutu Psychiatrii i Neurologii w Warszawie.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Krzyzkowiak
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Uzycie tomografii komputerowej w diagnostyce zaburzeń psychicznych.