| Incidental neuroimaging findings in nonacute headache. | |
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PMID: 20724750 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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We studied the frequency and consequences of incidental neuroimaging findings in 400 otherwise healthy, nonacute pediatric headache patients through a retrospective, cross-sectional analysis. We excluded patients with currently recommended clinical criteria to consider diagnostic neuroimaging. We categorized neuroimaging results as normal, remarkable without clinical action, remarkable with clinical follow-up action, and abnormal. One hundred eighty-five of 400 patients (46%) had neuroimaging. Of these, 78.4% of neuroimaging studies were normal, and none was considered abnormal. Also, 21.5% had remarkable findings in the neuroradiology report. The frequency and types of all incidental findings were generally comparable to previous studies. One third of these patients received further consultation or neuroimaging because of incidental findings. In the evaluation of nonacute pediatric headache, overuse of neuroimaging leads to frequent discovery of incidental findings and increased testing. Individualized health care calls for physician-consumer discussions about current indications for neuroimaging, the general frequency of incidental findings, and potential difficulties in their interpretation. |
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William D Graf; Husam R Kayyali; Ahmed T Abdelmoity; Gloria L Womelduff; Arthur R Williams; Michael C Morriss |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-08-19 |
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Title: Journal of child neurology Volume: 25 ISSN: 1708-8283 ISO Abbreviation: J. Child Neurol. Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
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Created Date: 2010-10-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8606714 Medline TA: J Child Neurol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1182-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Section of Neurology, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, Missouri 64108, USA. wdgraf@cmh.edu |
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