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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 | *First seizure if age older than 40 | ||
*History of acute head trauma | *History of acute head trauma | ||
Revision as of 12:01, 25 August 2015
Indications for Head CT due to Seizure[1]
- First seizure if age older than 40
- History of acute head trauma
- History of malignancy
- Immunocompromised status
- Suspect Intracraneal Process
- History of anticoagulation
- New focal neurologic deficit
- Focal onset before generalization
- Persistently altered mental status
- ↑ 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