Head computed tomography findings in geriatric emergency department patients with delirium, altered mental status, and confusion: A systematic review.
Shan W LiuSangil LeeJane M HayesDanya KhoujahAlexander X LoMichelle DoeringKerstin de Witnull nullPublished in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2022)
The proportion of abnormal findings on CT neuroimaging in older ED patients with AMS or confusion was 15.6%. The presence of a focal neurological deficit was a strong predictor for the presence of acute abnormality, whereas anticoagulation was not.
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