ABSTRACT
Computerised tomography [CT] is now an established and widely available neuroimaging teachnique. Data regarding 80 children undergoing CT scan at the Nishtar Hospital. Multan were analyzed. Indications for ordering a CT scan included complicated cases of meningitis, seizure disorders, developmental delay, cerebro-vascular lesions and children with suspected space occupying lesions [SOL]. CT scan provided significant help in diagnosis or management in 100 percent cases of acute hemiparesis and suspected SOL and in 80 percent cases of complicated meningitis. Diagnostic help was provided by CT in 66 percent of children with seizures and in 40 percent with developmental delay. However, in only a very small percentage of children with these disorders, scan findings helped in deciding the course of management. CT scan has been a very significant advance in cranial imaging; however, physicians need to carefully consider relevant clinical findings in children with neurological disorders before considering them a candidate for this costly investigation