title: Computed tomography of the head in children: experience with 1024 scans performed in an outpatient facility.
abstract: Our experience in 1,024 computed tomography examinations of the head in 954 infants and children performed in a private office is reported. Immobilization in infants was achieved using relatively large dosages of chloral hydrate (as high as 75 mg/kg) supplemented, when necessary, by I.M. Benadryl. The usual dose of chloral hydrate recommended for children is 25 mg/kg as a sedative and 50 mg/kg as a hypnotic. Satisfactory immobilization was accomplished in 350 of the 360 children under 6 years of age. Thus, routine general anesthesia was avoided. The wide spectrum of conditions demonstrated has been tabulated and selectively illustrated.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives