Should Computed Tomography (CT) or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Be Performed in Children with SE?
Recommendations • Neuroimaging may be considered for the evaluation of the child with SE if there are clinical indications or if the etiology is unknown (Level C, class III evidence). If neuroimaging is done, it should only be done after the child is appropriately stabilized and the seizure activity controlled. • There is insufficient evidence to support or refute recommending routine neuroimaging (Level U). Definitions: Classification Scheme for Determining the Yield of Established Diagnostic and Screening Tests Class I. A statistical,1 population-based2 sample of patients studied at a uniform point in time (usually early) during the course of the condition. All patients undergo the intervention of interest. The outcome, if not objective,5 is determined in an evaluation that is masked to the patients’ clinical presentations. Class II. A statistical, non-referral-clinic-based3 sample of patients studied at a uniform point in time (usually early) during the course of the condition. Most
Recommendations • Neuroimaging may be considered for the evaluation of the child with SE if there are clinical indications or if the etiology is unknown (Level C, class III evidence). If neuroimaging is done, it should only be done after the child is appropriately stabilized and the seizure activity controlled. • There is insufficient evidence to support or refute recommending routine neuroimaging (Level U). Definitions: Classification Scheme for Determining the Yield of Established Diagnostic and Screening Tests Class I. A statistical,1 population-based2 sample of patients studied at a uniform point in time (usually early) during the course of the condition. All patients undergo the intervention of interest. The outcome, if not objective,5 is determined in an evaluation that is masked to the patients’ clinical presentations. Class II. A statistical, non-referral-clinic-based3 sample of patients studied at a uniform point in time (usually early) during the course of the condition. Most
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