182: Evaluation of a Clinical Score for Skull Radiography of Young Children with Isolated Head Trauma

Isolated linear skull fractures in children with blunt head trauma.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Children and adolescents with minor blunt head trauma and isolated skull fractures are often admitted to the hospital. The objective of this study was to describe the injury circumstances and frequency of clinically important neurologic complications among children with minor blunt head trauma and isolated linear skull fractures. METHODS This study was a planned secon...

Derivation and validation of a clinical decision rule to identify young children with skull fracture following isolated head trauma.

BACKGROUND There is no clear consensus regarding radiologic evaluation of head trauma in young children without traumatic brain injury. We conducted a study to develop and validate a clinical decision rule to identify skull fracture in young children with head trauma and no immediate need for head tomography. METHODS We performed a prospective cohort study in 3 tertiary care emergency departm...

Managing isolated head trauma in young children.

evaluation of fat atrophy in patients with dermis fat graft of orbit by ct-scan

چکیده ندارد.

Evaluation of head trauma: efficacy of skull films.

A retrospective review of 1,845 patients was performed to evaluate the efficacy of skull films in acute head trauma. The implications of efficacy included effects on diagnosis, therapy, and ultimate outcome. Seventy-nine patients had skull fractures. Thirty-three patients sustained significant intracranial sequelae from their injuries, but only seven of these also sustained fractures. Twenty-si...