The utility of brain CT scan modality in the management of dizziness at the emergency department: A retrospective single-center study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study examines the usefulness of computed tomography (CT) scans in evaluating patients with dizziness in the emergency department (ED).

Methods

Medical records of patients presented with complaints of dizziness or vertigo to the ED of a tertiary university hospital and underwent head CT scans from July 2015 to June 2018 were reviewed. The patients' demographic information, presenting symptoms, and final head CT scan and Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results were collected. Stepwise logistic regressions were used to analyze data.

Results

A total of 326 dizzy patients were included in this study. The majority of the patients (83.1%) were older than 44 years. Acute vertigo pattern of dizziness was detected among 50.6% of the patients and was more commo

SUBMITTER: Alawneh KZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7995485 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature