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Fırat Tıp Dergisi
2015, Cilt 20, Sayı 2, Sayfa(lar) 092-095
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Should We Want Cranial Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) For All Patients Who Have Headache and Come To Neurology Department
Halil AY1, Yılmaz İNANÇ2, Yusuf İNANÇ3, Tülay DOĞANTÜRK4, Özcan KOCATÜRK5
1Şanlıurfa Özel Ursu Hastanesi, Nöroloji Kliniği, Şanlıurfa, Türkiye
2Kahramanmaraş Özel Hayat Hastanesi, Nöroloji Kliniği, Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye
3Başkent Üniversitesi Adana Araştırma ve Uygulama Hastanesi, Nöroloji Kliniği, Adana, Türkiye
4Şanlıurfa Özel Ursu Hastanesi, Radyoloji Kliniği, Şanlıurfa, Türkiye
5Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, Şanlıurfa, Türkiye

Objective: Headache in childhood and adult age group is a common complaint. Nowadays, cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become the commonly performed first step examination by the patients complaining of headache. In this study, we aimed to evaluate MRI findings in patients who admitted to Neurology clinic with the complaint of headache.

Material and Method: Between January 2013 and December 2013, cranial MRI findings of 1613 patients who admitted to the Neurology outpatient clinic with the complaint of headache, were prospectively recorded. Cranial MRI findings were compared by age and sex.

Results: A total of 1613 patients, 620 male and 993 female, were included in the study. The mean age of the patients was 43.23±16.81 years. Cranial MRI findings in female patients revealed more results with no pathology compared to the findings of the male patients which was statistically significant (p=0.001).

Conclusion: Patients who present with headache mostly have a diagnosis of primary headache and their MRI examinations are normal. The cause or type of most headaches can be determined by a careful history taking, physical and neurological examination. Further diagnostic tests should only be performed when needed.


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