Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Recurrent Unprovoked XXXX Disorders at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Nigeria.

@entity1 @entity410 @entity5 @entity1504 @entity194 @entity302 @entity385
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy of cranial Computed Tomography (CT) Scan in detecting @entity1504 related to recurrent unprovoked @entity302 . @entity1 AND METHODS: This was a retrospective analysis of the findings in 120 @entity1 who had cranial CT scan for recurrent unprovoked @entity302 in the Department of Radiology of University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital from August 2010 to September 2012. RESULTS: Of the 1,240 cranial CT scans performed during the period under review, only 120 (9.7%) cases had recurrent unprovoked @entity410 as indication for the procedure and were therefore included in the study. The @entity1 were 71 (59.2%) males and 49 (40.8%) females. The ages of @entity1 ranged from 1 month to 90 years. The mean age was 29.7+21.8 years. The highest prevalence of @entity302 (25.8%) occurred in the less than ten year age group. The commonest lesions found were @entity5 11 (9.2%), @entity385 11 (9.2%) and @entity194 (5.8%). Cranial CT Scans were normal in 76 (63.3%) @entity1 with recurrent unprovoked @entity302 . The most frequent @entity410 type was generalized tonic clonic (76.7%). CONCLUSION: The use of Cranial CT Scan as a diagnostic tool led to the detection of @entity1504 in 36.7% of @entity1 with recurrent unprovoked @entity302 . The detection of @entity1504 in these @entity1 would facilitate early and appropriate intervention.
