Brain scans are an important tool used by doctors to allow them to have a look at what might be doing on inside the brain giving a patient discomfort. Brain scans have a wide range of potential that has yet to be utilized by doctors. This type of imagery is only used when symptoms occur and once the issues have already arose. If a child received a brain scan as a baseline scan and then continued to receive a brain scan once every five years during their lifetime. It would be beneficial to both the child and the doctor if these procedures were to be done regularly. Although some may have concerns about the down sides of regularly using brain scans - cost, side effects and inconvenience - like most things in the medical world you have to weigh
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When a person begins to experience the symptoms of brain tumors they may experience: Headaches, Seizures, loss of consciousness, loss of bodily functions including breathing for short periods of time, changes in senses, nausea, vomiting and changes in memory and personality (“Brain Tumor: Symptoms and Signs”). The worst part is these are only half the symptoms that a person suffering from a brain tumor may experience. These symptoms may persist for a while until doctors finally figure out what is wrong. By the time the patient starts experiencing the symptoms the brain tumor has already affected and changed their life dramatically. Another thing brain scans can discover are Brain aneurysms. A brain aneurysm is a weak point in a blood vessel in the brain, the blood vessel then balloons and fills with blood. If the brain aneurysm is not diagnosed a person living unknowingly without one runs a major risk every day of their lives doing daily activities. A brain aneurysm is known as the silent but deadly killer, you can live with it for years but not have any symptoms until it comes to be almost too late. A person with a brain aneurysm could get into a minor car crash …show more content…
With every good thing there is its risks. When computers first came out in 1984, they were very expensive, large and inconvenient. They had very little advancements and everything was done with the keyboard. Not many people had them due to the cost, they were considered a luxury and people didn't really see the need for them. As people began to recognize their potential and uses advancements started being made. Today computers are affordable, mobile and you have the entire world at your fingertips. Most families have multiple computers and it is now considered a need by most. It is human nature that as a product become more useful to us people innovate and advance the product to make it even more useful and more convenient. Brain scans are very expensive, this is one of the major reasons they are not used. Brain scans can be very hard to read in certain circumstances, while early detection is key it cannot always be achieved. Many of the potential benefits are still in the experimental stages, while results have shown that they are all possible there is not enough support currently in order to put these discoveries into motion. In order to get a clear image the patient must remain completely still. If they do not remain still the image will be blurry and need to be redone. The last drawback is it is unclear of how the radiation may affect younger children. Before
When a person begins to experience the symptoms of brain tumors they may experience: Headaches, Seizures, loss of consciousness, loss of bodily functions including breathing for short periods of time, changes in senses, nausea, vomiting and changes in memory and personality (“Brain Tumor: Symptoms and Signs”). The worst part is these are only half the symptoms that a person suffering from a brain tumor may experience. These symptoms may persist for a while until doctors finally figure out what is wrong. By the time the patient starts experiencing the symptoms the brain tumor has already affected and changed their life dramatically. Another thing brain scans can discover are Brain aneurysms. A brain aneurysm is a weak point in a blood vessel in the brain, the blood vessel then balloons and fills with blood. If the brain aneurysm is not diagnosed a person living unknowingly without one runs a major risk every day of their lives doing daily activities. A brain aneurysm is known as the silent but deadly killer, you can live with it for years but not have any symptoms until it comes to be almost too late. A person with a brain aneurysm could get into a minor car crash …show more content…
With every good thing there is its risks. When computers first came out in 1984, they were very expensive, large and inconvenient. They had very little advancements and everything was done with the keyboard. Not many people had them due to the cost, they were considered a luxury and people didn't really see the need for them. As people began to recognize their potential and uses advancements started being made. Today computers are affordable, mobile and you have the entire world at your fingertips. Most families have multiple computers and it is now considered a need by most. It is human nature that as a product become more useful to us people innovate and advance the product to make it even more useful and more convenient. Brain scans are very expensive, this is one of the major reasons they are not used. Brain scans can be very hard to read in certain circumstances, while early detection is key it cannot always be achieved. Many of the potential benefits are still in the experimental stages, while results have shown that they are all possible there is not enough support currently in order to put these discoveries into motion. In order to get a clear image the patient must remain completely still. If they do not remain still the image will be blurry and need to be redone. The last drawback is it is unclear of how the radiation may affect younger children. Before