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The evaluation of geriatric patients with headache admitted to the emergency unit

Acil servise başağrısı yakınması ile başvuran yaşlı hastaların değerlendirilmesi

Filiz KOÇ
Zeynep KEKEÇ
Seranat BÜYÜK
Pages
1–4
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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Thus, patients complaining of a headache should be investigated etiologically.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: Neurological problems are common in the elderly, especially in the emergency unit.
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Key Findings & Data:We aimed to retrospectively examine the patients admitted to the emergency room with a complaint of headache only, and to collect data for epidemiological studies.Materials and Method: Age and gender besides the type and cause of headache, rate of hospitalization and distribution of patients admitted to the Emergency Room with a complaint of headache were examined from their records.Results: Eighty-four patients out of 3851, accepted to the Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency between January 2006 and December 2007, had a complaint of headache.
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Introduction: Neurological problems are common in the elderly, especially in the emergency unit. Headache is one of them, and it can be the first and sometimes the only symptom of a serious disease. We aimed to retrospectively examine the patients admitted to the emergency room with a complaint of headache only, and to collect data for epidemiological studies.Materials and Method: Age and gender besides the type and cause of headache, rate of hospitalization and distribution of patients admitted to the Emergency Room with a complaint of headache were examined from their records.Results: Eighty-four patients out of 3851, accepted to the Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency between January 2006 and December 2007, had a complaint of headache. Forty nine (58.3%) of the cases were female while 35 (41.6%) of them were male. The onset was acute in 66 cases and subacute in 18 cases. The most common causes of headache were hypertensive attacks and cerebrovascular diseases. Fifty-one (60.1%) cases were hospitalized while 29 (34.5%) were sent home with a prescription, and four (4.7%) patients refused hospitalization.Conclusion: In the elderly population, headache is predominant in females and mainly develops secondary to another disease. Thus, patients complaining of a headache should be investigated etiologically.

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Giriş: Yaşlı hastalarda nörolojik sorunlara özellikle acil poliklinikte sıkça rastlanmaktadır. Başağrıları bu problemlerden biri olup bazen ciddi bir hastalığın ilk ve hatta tek belirtisi olabilir. Bu çalışmada amaç; yalnızca başağrısı yakınması ile acil servise başvuran hastaların geriye dönük olarak incelenmesi epidemiyolojik çalışmalar için ön veri toplanmasıdır.Gereç ve Yöntem: Başağrısı nedeniyle acil servise kabul edilen hastaların kayıtlarından yaş ve cinsleri yanı sıra başağrısı tipi, nedenleri ve hastaneye yatış oranları incelenmiştir.Bulgular: 01.01.2006-1.12.2007 yılları acil servise kabul edilen toplam 3851 olgunun 84'ünü yalnızca başağrısı ile sı yakınması ile acile kabul edilmiştir. Olguların 49'u (% 58.3) kadın, 35'i (%41.6) erkektir. Başağrısı olgulardan 66'sında (%78.5) akut, 18'i (%21.4) subakut olarak başlamıştır. Başağrısının en sık nedeni hipertansiyon ve serebrovasküler hastalıklardır. Elli bir hasta (%60.1) hastaneye yatırılmış, 29'u (%34.5) reçete düzenlenerek eve gönderilmiştir. Dört hasta (%4.7) yatışı kabul etmemiştir.Sonuç: Yaşlı popülasyonunda başağrısı daha çok kadınlarda ve sekonder nedenlere bağlı olarak ortaya çıkmakta olup başağrılı hastaların etyolojik yönden irdelenmesi gerekmektedir.

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KOÇ, F., KEKEÇ, Z., BÜYÜK, S. (2022). The evaluation of geriatric patients with headache admitted to the emergency unit. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, Cilt: 13 - Sayı: 1, 1–4. https://ajindex.com/articles/624110

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