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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
*If patient has returned to a normal baseline: <br>
*History of acute head trauma
*#When feasible, perform a neuroimaging of the brain in the ED on patients with a first-time seizure
*History of malignancy
*#Deferred outpatient neuroimaging may be used when reliable follow-up is available
*Immunocompromised status
*Suspect Intracraneal Process
*History of anticoagulation
*New focal neurologic deficit
*Focal onset before generalization
*Persistently altered mental status

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Indications for Head CT due to Seizure[1]

  • If patient has returned to a normal baseline:
    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