Stratification of risk for emergent intracranial abnormalities in children with headaches: a Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) study protocol

Stratification of risk for emergent intracranial abnormalities in children with headaches: a Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) study protocol

Introduction Headache is a common chief complaint of children presenting to emergency departments (EDs). Approximately 0.5%–1% will have emergent intracranial abnormalities (EIAs) such as brain tumours or strokes. However, more than one-third undergo emergent neuroimaging in the ED, resulting in a l...

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Main Authors: Andrea T Cruz, Rakesh D Mistry, Nathan Kuppermann, Sandra P Spencer, Claudia R Morris, Peter S Dayan, T Charles Casper, Alexander J Rogers, Kimberly S Quayle, Michael D Johnson, Daniel S Tsze, Bradley J Barney, Lawrence P Richer, Danica B Liberman, Pamela J Okada, Sage R Myers, Jane K Soung, Lynn Babcock, Eileen J Klein, Dale W Steele, Danny G Thomas, Jacqueline M Grupp-Phelan, Tiffani J Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-11-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/11/e079040.full

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