Will CT scan reveal orofacial dyskinesia?

What will the CT scan of the patient show?

from emedicine.com
TD findings from brain CT and MRI are typically normal. However, these imaging studies may assist in the differential diagnosis.
In Huntington disease, atrophy of the caudate nucleus is commonly seen on CT and MRI of the brain. In Fahr syndrome, calcification is often seen in the brain, particularly in the basal ganglia.
Imaging results can also exclude neoplasm and cerebral infarction.
Physiologic imaging studies (eg, positron emission tomography [PET]) of patients with TD may demonstrate increased glucose metabolism in the globus pallidus and precentral gyrus.
Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy has demonstrated neural damages in the left lenticular nucleus in a group of patients with TD.

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