Classification and management of mild head trauma

Mild head trauma had been defined in patients with direct impact or deceleration effect admitted with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 13–15. It is one of the most frequent causes of morbidity in emergency medicine. Although common, several controversies persist about its clinical management. In this p...

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Autores principales: Andrade, Almir F, Paiva, Wellingson S, Soares, Matheus S, De Amorim, Robson LO, Tavares, Wagner M, Teixeira, Manoel J
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3068877/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21475628
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S13464
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author Andrade, Almir F
Paiva, Wellingson S
Soares, Matheus S
De Amorim, Robson LO
Tavares, Wagner M
Teixeira, Manoel J
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Paiva, Wellingson S
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description Mild head trauma had been defined in patients with direct impact or deceleration effect admitted with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 13–15. It is one of the most frequent causes of morbidity in emergency medicine. Although common, several controversies persist about its clinical management. In this paper, we describe the Brazilian guidelines for mild head trauma, based on a critical review of the relevant literature.
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spelling pubmed-30688772011-04-07 Classification and management of mild head trauma Andrade, Almir F Paiva, Wellingson S Soares, Matheus S De Amorim, Robson LO Tavares, Wagner M Teixeira, Manoel J Int J Gen Med Review Mild head trauma had been defined in patients with direct impact or deceleration effect admitted with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 13–15. It is one of the most frequent causes of morbidity in emergency medicine. Although common, several controversies persist about its clinical management. In this paper, we describe the Brazilian guidelines for mild head trauma, based on a critical review of the relevant literature. Dove Medical Press 2011-02-27 /pmc/articles/PMC3068877/ /pubmed/21475628 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S13464 Text en © 2011 Andrade et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd. This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited.
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De Amorim, Robson LO
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Teixeira, Manoel J
Classification and management of mild head trauma
title Classification and management of mild head trauma
title_full Classification and management of mild head trauma
title_fullStr Classification and management of mild head trauma
title_full_unstemmed Classification and management of mild head trauma
title_short Classification and management of mild head trauma
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3068877/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S13464
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