Pattern, management and outcome of cervical spine injuries associated with head injuries in paediatric patients

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-92

  Oluigbo, C O ^a   Gan, Y C ^a   Sgouros, S ^a   Chapman, S ^a   Kay, A ^a   Solanki, G ^a   Walsh, A R ^a   Hockley, A D ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical spine injury; Head injury; Pediatric; Spinal injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AXONAL INJURY; BRACE; BRAIN CONTUSION; BRAIN HEMATOMA; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DISLOCATIONS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMANS; INFANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36549041003     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-007-0412-8     Document Type: Article

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