Cranial computed tomography scan findings in head trauma patients in Enugu, Nigeria
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Do children with blunt head trauma and normal cranial computed tomography scan results require hospitalization for neurologic observation?
STUDY OBJECTIVE Children evaluated in the emergency department (ED) with minor blunt head trauma, defined by initial Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores of 14 or 15, are frequently hospitalized despite normal cranial computed tomography (CT) scan results. We seek to identify the frequency of neurologic complications in children with minor blunt head trauma and normal ED CT scan results. METHODS W...
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عنوان ژورنال: Surgical Neurology International
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2152-7806
DOI: 10.4103/2152-7806.91137