Factors associated with significant MRI findings in medical walk-in patients with acute headache | Zendy

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Factors associated with significant MRI findings in medical walk-in patients with acute headache

Author(s) -

Joris Budweg,

Till Sprenger,

Anthony De Vere-Tyndall,

Anne Hagenkord,

Christoph Stippich,

Christoph Berger

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

schweizerische medizinische wochenschrift

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0036-7672

DOI - 10.4414/smw.2016.14349

Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , magnetic resonance imaging , confidence interval , pathological , logistic regression , retrospective cohort study , vomiting , emergency department , pediatrics , radiology , psychiatry

Among walk-in patients who underwent MRI for acute headache with low suspicion for intracranial bleeding, 20% had a significant MRI finding. A simple clinical score identified all patients with significant findings that explained the headache. If prospectively validated, this might be a useful tool in selecting those walk-in headache patients requiring urgent cranial MRI.

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