Value of CT and MRI in the Epidemiological Characteristics Study of
Headache in Outpatient Department
LEI Aidi1, ZHOU Heng2
1.Department of Neurology, The Fifth Hospital of Xiamen, Xiamen Fujian 361100, China; 2.Department of Neuroinfection and
Immunology, Center of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
Abstract：Objective To summarize the characteristics of headache patients and to evaluate the application value of neuroimaging
techniques (such as CT and MRI) in epidemiological study according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders
version 2. Methods A total of 5482 patients with headache from the outpatient department of neurology at tiantan hospital were
reviewed. Their clinical characteristics were analyzed. Results In this group of patients, 97.9% underwent head CT scan, 1.3%
underwent CTA scan, 81.1% underwent MRI scan of head, primary headache accounted for 71.2%, and secondary headache
accounted for 19.5%. The number of patients caused by non-vascular intracranial lesions and caused by infection was the top two
among patients with secondary headache. Conclusion In the epidemiological study of neurology headache patients, the importance
of neuroimaging techniques such as CT and MRI should be fully emphasized in order to improve the accuracy of the study.
雷爱弟1， 周衡2. CT及MRI在神经内科门诊头痛患者的流行病学研究中的应用价值[J]. 中国医疗设备, 2018, 33(1): 75-77.
LEI Aidi1, ZHOU Heng2. Value of CT and MRI in the Epidemiological Characteristics Study of
Headache in Outpatient Department. China Medical Devices, 2018, 33(1): 75-77.
