Risk factors for blunt cerebrovascular injury in children: Do they mimic those seen in adults?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 559-564

  Kopelman, Tammy R ^a   Berardoni, Nicole E ^a   O'Neill, Patrick J ^a   Hedayati, Poya ^a   Vail, Sydney J ^a   Pieri, Paola G ^a   Feiz Erfan, Iman ^a   Pressman, Melissa A ^a  

^a MARICOPA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt cerebrovascular injury; Pediatric; Risk factors; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLUNT CEREBROVASCULAR INJURY; BLUNT TRAUMA; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY INJURY; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FACE FRACTURE; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK INJURY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SKULL BASE FRACTURE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; STROKE; THORAX INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBROVASCULAR TRAUMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 80052721772     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318226eadd     Document Type: Article

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