Role of Computed Tomography in detecting the cause of Headache in Patients Admitted to a Tertiary Care Hospital in South Odisha
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| ID: sea-189001
ABSTRACT
To determine the etiology of headache in patients undergoing computed tomography (CT) scan of brain both with or without neurologic abnormality in South Odisha. Methods:
A prospective study of six months duration was carried out at the M. K. C. G Medical College & hospital. It included 200 patients who underwent a brain CT for headache. CT findings of patients were analyzed.Results:
The total number of our patients was 200. These etiologies were stroke (15%), followed by tumor(11%),sinusitis(7.5%),trauma (7.5%), abscesses(5%) and encephalitis (4%).Conclusions:
CT of brain has revealed in 62.5% of cases as normal and detected the various causes in rest of cases.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Type of study:
Observational study
Year:
2019
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