Computed tomography brain scanning in alcohol withdrawal seizures. Value of the neurologic examination.

Abstract:

:We evaluated the usefulness of computed tomography (CT) brain scanning in alcoholic patients with withdrawal seizures (n = 151) and other neurologic problems (n = 87) and compared the findings of a detailed neurologic examination to the results of CT scanning. In patients with seizures, nearly 50% of CT scans were normal, 34% showed generalized cerebral atrophy, and only 15% showed focal structural lesions. When focal neurologic deficits were present, 30% of CT scans showed focal structural lesions compared to 6% when such deficits were absent (p less than 0.0002). The frequency of potentially reversible lesions was 18% in patients with and 1% in patients without focal neurologic deficits (p less than 0.0002). Of patients treated surgically, 9% had focal neurologic deficits and 1% did not (p less than 0.03). Results were similar in alcoholic patients with other neurologic problems. Careful use of the neurologic examination adequately determines which patients need prompt CT scanning. In the absence of either focal deficits on neurologic examination or signs of acute head trauma, CT brain scanning does not improve the evaluation of patients with alcohol withdrawal seizures.

journal_name

Ann Intern Med

authors

Feussner JR,Linfors EW,Blessing CL,Starmer CF

doi

10.7326/0003-4819-94-4-519

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1981-04-01 00:00:00

pages

519-22

issue

4 pt 1

eissn

0003-4819

issn

1539-3704

journal_volume

94

pub_type

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