Pediatric head trauma

Head injury in children accounts for a large number of emergency department visits and hospital admissions. Falls are the most common type of injury, followed by motor-vehicle-related accidents. In the present study, we discuss the evaluation, neuroimaging and management of children with head trauma...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Alexiou, George A, Sfakianos, George, Prodromou, Neofytos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
Materias:
Symposium
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3162713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21887034
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.83872
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Sumario:Head injury in children accounts for a large number of emergency department visits and hospital admissions. Falls are the most common type of injury, followed by motor-vehicle-related accidents. In the present study, we discuss the evaluation, neuroimaging and management of children with head trauma. Furthermore, we present the specific characteristics of each type of pediatric head injury.

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