Minor Pediatric Head Trauma in the Emergency Unit
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Prediction of Clinically Important Traumatic Brain Injury in Pediatric Minor Head Trauma; proposing Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury (PTBI) Prognostic Rule
Background: The present study assesses independent predictors of clinically important traumatic brain injury (ciTBI) in order to design a prognostic rule for identification of high risk children with mild head injury. Materials and Methods: In a retrospective cross-sectional study, 3,199 children with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) brought to emergency ward of three hospitals in Tehran, Iran...
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Minor head injury is a common occurrence in children of all ages; however, controversy exists regarding the management of these children. Reports of neurologically intact children with intracranial injuries have caused many to recommend cautious management, while the infrequency of serious intracranial injuries after minor head trauma have prompted others to be less conservative. Based on recen...
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head trauma is the most common form of accidental injury among children, which is a source of concern for parents and pediatricians. after head trauma, children may be loss of intellectual function. most head trauma in children is minor and not related with brain injury or long-term outcome. however, a small number of children may have a clinically important traumatic brain injury. the incidenc...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine: Open Access
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2165-7548
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7548.1000222