Random clinical question from med student

[muhali3]

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Med student here.

Would like attending opinion on this. Educational question.

If you encounter a patient with long-term illicit drug use who demonstrates signs of brain damage on imaging but who is otherwise asymptomatic and has no complaints, does anything need to be done for such a patient? does it really matter? preventing the patient from further engaging in drug use is obvious, but let's say this guy has completely given up drugs and is living a healthy lifestyle now, would you need to do anything for him? or would you just send him home and tell him he's fine?

Thanks.

 

[typhoonegator]

Forgive me, but what does "brain damage" look like on imaging?

 

[Mjolner]

Forgive me, but what does "brain damage" look like on imaging?

The key is to look for the little Godzilla wrecking house in the skull. Sometimes there's a Mothra too.


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