Comparison of accidental and nonaccidental traumatic brain injuries in infants and toddlers: Demographics, neurosurgical interventions, and outcomes - Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 414-419

  Adamo, Matthew A ^a   Drazin, Doniel ^b   Smith, Caitlin ^c   Waldman, John B ^c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Decompressive craniectomy; Head trauma; Infant; Outcome; Toddler; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRANIECTOMY; CRANIOTOMY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NEWBORN; NONACCIDENTAL TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKULL FRACTURE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ACCIDENTS; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOTOMY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; NEW YORK; SEX FACTORS; SKULL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70449644960     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.6.PEDS0939     Document Type: Article

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