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The Utility of Performing Brain CT Scan in Non Trauma Patients at the Pediatric Emergency Unit
This study has been completed.
Sponsored by: HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
Information provided by: HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00456391
  Purpose

Pediatric patients are admitted to the emergency room for diverse causes, beside trauma, patients can present with convulsions, suspicion of brain tumor or increased intracranial pressure. In most of the cases a brain CT is performed even before physical examination by a skilled neurologist. The amount of radiation that the children are exposed is equivalent to 100 plain chest X rays. The purpose of this tudy is to examinate in a retrospective study what were the indications for CT study and what was the incidence of relevant abnormal findings that required emergency intervention or referral.


Condition Intervention
Convulsions
Increased Intracraneal Pressure
Procedure: Medical history
Procedure: Brain CT scan

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Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Natural History, Cross-Sectional, Defined Population, Retrospective Study
Official Title: The Utility of Performing Brain CT Scan in Non Trauma Patients at the Pediatric Emergency Unit. A Retrospective Observational Study.

Further study details as provided by HaEmek Medical Center, Israel:

Study Start Date: October 2006
Study Completion Date: March 2007
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   up to 18 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All patients in the pediatric age that underwent brain CT scan in the pediatric emergency room

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with recent history of trauma
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00456391

Locations
Israel
Pediatric Dpt B and Pediatric Emergency Room - HaEmek Medical Center
Afula, Israel, 18101
Sponsors and Collaborators
HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
Investigators
Study Director: Ariel Koren, MD Pediatric Hematology Unit, Ha'Emek Medical Center
Principal Investigator: Waheeb Sakran, MD Pediatric Dpt B - Ha'Emek Medical Center
Principal Investigator: Izat Hatib, MD Pediatric Dpt B - Ha'Emek Medical Center
  More Information

Study ID Numbers: 5200906.EMC
Study First Received: April 4, 2007
Last Updated: April 4, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00456391  
Health Authority: Israel: Ministry of Health

Keywords provided by HaEmek Medical Center, Israel:
Brain CT scan
Pediatric emergency room

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Signs and Symptoms
Epilepsy
Seizures
Neurologic Manifestations
Central Nervous System Diseases
Emergencies
Brain Diseases

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Disease Attributes
Pathologic Processes
Nervous System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 10, 2009