Quantitative Brain Electrical Activity in the Initial Screening of Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries
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O'Neil, Brian; Prichep, Leslie S.; Naunheim, Roseanne; Chabot, Robert
Introduction: The incidence of emergency department (ED) visits for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in the United States exceeds 1,000,000 cases/year with the vast majority classified as mild (mTBI). Using existing computed tomography (CT) decision rules for selecting patients to be referred for CT, such as the New Orleans Criteria (NOC), approximately 70% of those scanned are found to have a negative CT. This study investigates the use of quantified brain electrical activity to assess its possible role in the initial screening of ED mTBI patients as compared to NOC.
2012
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
13/5
O'Neil, Brian; Prichep, Leslie S.; Naunheim, Roseanne; Chabot, Robert