Open AccessIs there a misuse of computed tomography in the diagnostic workup of headache? A retrospective record-based study in secondary health-care facility in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Ali Hassan A. Ali,
Sameer Al-Ghamdi,
Mohammed H. Karrar Alsharif,
Saud A Alajmi,
Osama S Almutairi,
Ahmed M Aldalbahi,
Yazeed Alotaibi,
Sattam A Alruwaili,
Abubaker Y. Elamin
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_338_17
Subject(s) - medicine , migraine , retrospective cohort study , emergency department , etiology , pediatrics , population , public health , computed tomography , radiology , surgery , psychiatry , nursing , environmental health
Headache disorders are one of the most prevalent global public-health problems that require placing high demand on health-care Services. Since it is one of the most frequent complaints in clinical practice worldwide, it causes a considerable burden in terms of the social cost. The study aimed to give a guide for the decision on the utilization of computed tomography (CT) in the diagnostic workup and identify if patients require neurological imaging (CT) for proper diagnosis or not.