Computed tomography and emergency department frequency in homeless patients with seizures

被引:4
作者
Doran, Elisabeth M. [1 ,4 ]
Stanila, Raluca M. [1 ]
Healy, Laura A. [1 ]
Hynes, Sinead F. M. [1 ]
Doherty, Colin P. [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] St James Hosp, Dublin, Ireland
[2] Trinity Coll Dublin, Acad Unit Neurol, Dublin, Ireland
[3] RCSI, FutureNeuro, Dublin, Ireland
[4] St Georg Krankenhaus, Leipzig, Germany
来源
SEIZURE-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPILEPSY | 2021年 / 91卷
关键词
Homelessness; Computed tomography; Epilepsy; Seizures; Emergency department; RADIATION-EXPOSURE;
D O I
10.1016/j.seizure.2021.05.021
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
Seizures are a common presentation to emergency departments in homeless patients. Seizures and epilepsy are often poorly managed in homeless patients. In this retrospective study, conducted in a large urban university hospital; we compared the number emergency department presentations and associated head computed tomography studies in a cohort of 88 homeless patients with seizures to an age and gender-matched housed cohort of patients over a five-year period. We found that homeless patients had a significantly increased number of presentations to the emergency department and a significantly higher number of head computed tomography, with a resulting increase in radiation exposure.
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页码:72 / 74
页数:3
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