Table 2

Head CT findings and indications

No (%)
Total no of scans520 (100)
Head CT indications
Low risk (altered mental status)408 (78.5)
High risk112 (21.5)
Fall, trauma or syncope67 (12.9)
Focal neurological deficit(s)28 (5.4)
Headache9 (1.7)
Others6 (1.2)
Head CT findings
Acute intracranial abnormality13 (2.5)
Acute ischaemic stroke7 (1.3)
Haemorrhagic stroke2 (0.4)
Subdural haemorrhage4 (0.8)
Focal neurological deficits
By type:
Seizure14 (2.7)
Speech deficits6 (1.2)
Motor deficits3 (0.6)
Visual deficits2 (0.4)
Combination of more than one deficit2 (0.4)
Sensory deficits1 (0.2)