Penetrating head injury in children: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 145-150

  Koestler, Jennifer ^a   Keshavarz, Reza ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; METRONIDAZOLE; NAFCILLIN; NIMODIPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN VASOSPASM; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IONIZING RADIATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CARE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL INJURY; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TRAUMATIC EPILEPSY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 0034907420     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(01)00363-8     Document Type: Article

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