A patient is preparing to undergo positron emission tomography (PET)of the brain.The nurse is aware that this procedure has the greatest clinical impact in patients with which of the following conditions? Select all that apply.
A)Skull fracture
B)Epilepsy
C)Dementia
D)Viral meningitis
E)Parkinson's disease

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PET scans are particularly useful in epilepsy for identifying seizure foci, in dementia for assessing brain metabolism and function, and in Parkinson's disease for evaluating dopaminergic function.

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