Template:Head CT seizure: Difference between revisions
(Indications listed before were from the 1996 ACEP guidelines, rather than the cited 2004 guidelines. Edit reflects the 2004 guideline.)
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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>====
*First seizure if age older than 40
1. When feasible, perform a neuroimaging of the
*History of acute head trauma
brain in the ED on patients with a first-time seizure.
*History of malignancy
2. Deferred outpatient neuroimaging may be used
*Immunocompromised status
when reliable follow-up is available.
*Suspect Intracraneal Process
*History of anticoagulation
*New focal neurologic deficit
*Focal onset before generalization
*Persistently altered mental status

Revision as of 21:59, 21 July 2016

Indications for Head CT due to Seizure[1]

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.

  1. ↑ 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
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