Computed Tomography Abnormalities and Epidemiology of Adult Patients Presenting With First Seizure to the Emergency Department in Qatar.

CONCLUSIONS: Adults who presented with first seizure to the ED in Qatar had a young male predominance, and a high proportion of brain CT scans were reported as abnormal. It is recommended that all such patients in this population should undergo prompt CT scanning in the ED, but the utility of routine electrolyte tests requires further investigation.
PMID: 25377404 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - November 1, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Pathan SA, Abosalah S, Nadeem S, Ali A, Hameed AA, Marathe M, Cameron PA Tags: Acad Emerg Med Source Type: research