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Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho
At five weeks post injury, the MRI is statistically, based on research, a waste of time. If you have upper neck symptoms, the MRI can be valuable. It would likely be more appropriate to be ordered by a Physiatrist (specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation).
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Hi Mark,
I had my first CT scan two weeks after the accident even though I went to the ER right after the accident. I went on vacation because the Dr. at the ER said it would be ok and I got much worse, when I returned home I went straight to the ER again because I was getting so much worse and then they gave me my first CT scan. Then I had the MRI about six weeks after the accident.
But I'm very curious about these statistics you are referring to. Do you happen to have any links to them?
I'm wondering if there was a bleed in my brain that didn't show up because it was too late to see it and then that would explain the iicp I experienced for six months until the second neurologist figured out that was what was making me so much worse based on my symptoms.