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HaEmek Medical Center, Israel |
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Information provided by: | HaEmek Medical Center, Israel |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00456391 |
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 |
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Convulsions Increased Intracraneal Pressure |
Procedure: Medical history Procedure: Brain CT scan |
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. |
Ages Eligible for Study: | up to 18 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Israel | |
Pediatric Dpt B and Pediatric Emergency Room - HaEmek Medical Center | |
Afula, Israel, 18101 |
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 |
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 |
Brain CT scan Pediatric emergency room |
Signs and Symptoms Epilepsy Seizures Neurologic Manifestations |
Central Nervous System Diseases Emergencies Brain Diseases |
Disease Attributes Pathologic Processes Nervous System Diseases |