Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
A considerable number of CT scans performed on children with head injuries are unnecessary, researchers from Boston Children's Hospital Boston and UC Davis reported in the journal Pediatrics. If more children were placed under observation, the need for CT (Computed Tomography) scans would be significantly less, they added. Approximately ...
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Monday, May 9th, 2011
Allowing time for observation can halve the need for CT scans of children with head injuries without compromising care, suggesting that many scans are performed unnecessarily, according to the findings of a large study in the US to be published online this week in the journal Pediatrics. In ...
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Thursday, January 6th, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Here's a chance to test your medical knowledge:
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Saturday, July 24th, 2010
Max DeVries, 61, was scheduled for a lumbar drain replacement at St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Paul, Minnesota, following a stroke. While under sedation the patient rolled off the operating table, hit his head on the floor, and suffered acute and significant bleeding. The head blow was at the same ...
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
A kind of scan called an MRI is much better for diagnosing stroke than a CT scan, the American Academy of Neurology said in new guidelines released on Monday.
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