Risks of Brain Injury after Blunt Head Trauma

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-18-6-9

Risks of Brain Injury after Blunt Head Trauma

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 18 (2004): Issue 6

By: J Gordon Millichap

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|Jun 2004

Abstract

The association of loss of consciousness (LOC) and/or amnesia with traumatic brain injury (TBI) identified on CT and TBI requiring acute intervention was evaluated in 2043 children <18 years old enrolled prospectively in a level 1 trauma center ED at University of California, Davis School of Medicine, CA.

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Palchak MJ Holmes JE Vance CW Gelber RE Schauer BA Harrison MJ Does an isolated history of loss of consciousness or amnesia predict brain injuries in children after blunt head trauma? Pediatrics 2004 Jun 113 6 e507 e513 10.1542/peds.113.6.e507 15173529
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Davis RL Hughes M Gubler KD Waller PL Rivara FP The use of cranial CT scans in the triage of pediatric patients with mild head injury Pediatrics 1995 Mar 95 3 345 349 7862471
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Articles in this issue

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-18-6-9 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 47 - 48

Published on: Jun 1, 2004

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Traumatic Brain Injury,

Blunt Head Trauma,

Scalp Hematomas

© 2004 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Volume 18 (2004): Issue 6