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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>==== | ||
*If patient has returned to a normal baseline: <br> | |||
If patient has returned to a normal baseline: <br> | *#When feasible, perform a neuroimaging of the brain in the ED on patients with a first-time seizure | ||
*#Deferred outpatient neuroimaging may be used when reliable follow-up is available | |||
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Indications for Head CT due to Seizure[1]
- If patient has returned to a normal baseline:
- When feasible, perform a neuroimaging of the brain in the ED on patients with a first-time seizure
- 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