Indications for Performing a Head CT Scan in Patient with Dementia

Age of the patient

Duration of the dementia

• a history of a bleeding diathesis (coagulopathy)?

• take anticoagulants?

• have a history of recent head trauma?

• have a history of cancer?

• have unexplained neurologic signs or symptoms?

• have an unexplained decline in cognitive function for less than 2 months?

• history of urinary incontinence and gait disorder early in the course of the dementia?

• have a new localizing sign (Babinski sign, hemiparesis)?

• have gait ataxia?