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January 1, 2007Academic Emergency MedicineOpen Access

Pitfalls in the Diagnosis of Cerebellar Infarction

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Population

15 patients with cerebellar ischemic strokes that were initially misdiagnosed in the emergency department

Design

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Authors

SSSean I. SavitzThe University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonLCLouis R. CaplanUniversity of Arkansas at Little RockJEJonathan A. EdlowBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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Implication

Misdiagnosis of cerebellar infarction links to high mortality and morbidity; leaves open whether systematic ED neurologic assessment improves outcomes.

Structured PICO

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Population
15 patients with cerebellar ischemic strokes that were initially misdiagnosed in the emergency department
O
Outcome
Sources of preventable medical errors leading to misdiagnosis

Misdiagnosis of cerebellar infarction in the emergency department is associated with high mortality and severe morbidity, often due to incomplete neurologic examinations and over-reliance on normal head CT scans.

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Savitz et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a765f699d1449eda6bc4ee6https://doi.org/10.1197/j.aem.2006.06.060
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