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The Utility of Performing Brain CT Scan in Non Trauma Patients at the Pediatric Emergency Unit

NCT00456391 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL

Last updated 2007-04-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Convulsions
  • Increased Intracraneal Pressure

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Medical history

PROCEDURE

Brain CT scan

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • HaEmek Medical Center, Israel

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ariel Koren, MD · Pediatric Hematology Unit, Ha'Emek Medical Center

  • Waheeb Sakran, MD · Pediatric Dpt B - Ha'Emek Medical Center

  • Izat Hatib, MD · Pediatric Dpt B - Ha'Emek Medical Center

Eligibility

Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-10-31
Completion
2007-03-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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