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Demon local mass effect?

Posted By: jude on 2007-12-22
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Subject: Demon local mass effect?

CT of the head...showed no increased....demon local mass effect??? Anybody have a clue?


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Thanks so much for your help. I've been transcribing for 5 months and this is the 1st time I've had a doc use this term. Oh, and in my original post, I meant to say "dictating," not "dictation."

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According to Stedman's Neurology, it is indeed mass effect and once I checked my Steadman's Smartype, it was effect also.

Next time I'll look before opening the reply box!
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