Blunt Head Trauma and Headache
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Headache in traumatic brain injuries from blunt head trauma.
OBJECTIVE To determine the risk of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in children with headaches after minor blunt head trauma, particularly when the headaches occur without other findings suggestive of TBIs (ie, isolated headaches). METHODS This was a secondary analysis of a prospective observational study of children 2 to 18 years with minor blunt head trauma (ie, Glasgow Coma Scale scores of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Neurology Briefs
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2166-6482,1043-3155
DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-29-4-5