TY - JOUR PY - 2011// TI - Pediatric head trauma JO - Journal of emergencies, trauma and shock A1 - Alexiou, George A. A1 - Sfakianos, George A1 - Prodromou, Neofytos SP - 403 EP - 408 VL - 4 IS - 3 N2 - Head injury in children accounts for a large number of emergency department visits and hospital admissions. Falls are the most common type of injury, followed by motor-vehicle-related accidents. In the present study, we discuss the evaluation, neuroimaging and management of children with head trauma. Furthermore, we present the specific characteristics of each type of pediatric head injury.
Language: en
LA - en SN - 0974-2700 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.83872 ID - ref1 ER -