Each year, the US performs more than 93 million computed tomography (CT) scans, many of which offer limited clinical value. For patients with mild head injuries, CT scans are often ordered reflexively ...

Connecticut & New York neighbors, as we move past the Covid 19 crisis with the many worries that we have. I provide rehabilitation and neuropsychological services to children, adults, and elders with ...

Visits to emergency departments by children with sports-related head injuries have skyrocketed in the past decade, and new research finds that many patients undergo unnecessary computed tomography or ...

Older patients with traumatic blunt head injuries have a high risk for serious intracranial injuries even with low-risk mechanisms of injury, such as ground-level falls. Serious intracranial injuries ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CT head scans were ordered in approximately 175 million ED encounters. Patients who received scans were mainly ...

Hello and welcome!! I am a licensed clinical social worker with a passion for helping people who want to better their lives. I have been in practice for over 10 years and use a trauma informed and ...