Diagnostic yield of head CT in pediatric emergency department patients with acute psychosis or hallucinations.
Alain CunqueiroAlejandra DurangoDaniel M FeinKenny YeMeir H ScheinfeldPublished in: Pediatric radiology (2018)
In the absence of concerning factors such as focal neurological deficits, evidence of central nervous system infection, trauma or headache, routine screening head CT might not be warranted in children presenting with acute psychosis or hallucinations.
Keyphrases
- emergency department
- image quality
- dual energy
- computed tomography
- contrast enhanced
- optic nerve
- liver failure
- positron emission tomography
- traumatic brain injury
- young adults
- respiratory failure
- clinical practice
- magnetic resonance imaging
- case report
- magnetic resonance
- cerebrospinal fluid
- aortic dissection
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- adverse drug
- pet ct
- acute respiratory distress syndrome