Yield of Emergent CT in Patients With Epilepsy Presenting With a Seizure.

Kathryn A KvamVanja C DouglasWilliam D WhetstoneS Andrew JosephsonJohn P Betjemann

Published in: The Neurohospitalist (2018)

Obtaining an emergent CT scan for patients with epilepsy presenting with a seizure may be avoidable in most cases, but might be indicated for patients with a history of brain tumor or head trauma as a result of seizure.

Keyphrases

temporal lobe epilepsy
computed tomography
dual energy
image quality
contrast enhanced
case report
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance
pet ct