Template:Head CT seizure: Difference between revisions
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====Indications for Head CT due to [[Seizure]]<ref>ACEP Clinical policy: Critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with seizures. Ann Emerg Med 2004; 43:605-625</ref>==== | ====Indications for Head CT due to [[Seizure]]<ref>ACEP Clinical policy: Critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with seizures. Ann Emerg Med 2004; 43:605-625</ref>==== | ||
1. When feasible, perform a neuroimaging of the | |||
brain in the ED on patients with a first-time seizure. | If patient has returned to a normal baseline: <br> | ||
2. Deferred outpatient neuroimaging may be used | 1. When feasible, perform a neuroimaging of the brain in the ED on patients with a first-time seizure. <br> | ||
when reliable follow-up is available. | 2. Deferred outpatient neuroimaging may be used when reliable follow-up is available. | ||
Revision as of 22:02, 21 July 2016
Indications for Head CT due to Seizure[1]
If patient has returned to a normal baseline:
1. When feasible, perform a neuroimaging of the brain in the ED on patients with a first-time seizure.
2. Deferred outpatient neuroimaging may be used when reliable follow-up is available.
- ↑ ACEP Clinical policy: Critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with seizures. Ann Emerg Med 2004; 43:605-625