Computed tomography and emergency department frequency in homeless patients with seizures.
Seizures are a common presentation to emergency departments in homeless patients. Seizures and epilepsy are often poorly managed in homeless patients. In this retrospective study, conducted in a large urban university hospital; we compared the number emergency department presentations and associated head computed tomography studies in a cohort of 88 homeless patients with seizures to an age and gender-matched housed cohort of patients over a five-year period. We found that homeless patients had a significantly increased number of presentations to the emergency department and a significantly higher number of head computed tomography, with a resulting increase in radiation exposure.
['Doran|Elisabeth M|EM|', 'Stanila|Raluca M|RM|', 'Healy|Laura A|LA|', 'Hynes|Sinead Fm|SF|', 'Doherty|Colin P|CP|']
D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital D006703:Homeless Persons D006801:Humans D012189:Retrospective Studies D012640:Seizures D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Computed tomography Emergency department Homelessness Seizures Epilepsy