Computed tomography characteristics in pediatric versus adult traumatic brain injury

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 307-314

  Sarkar, Korak ^a   Keachie, Krista ^a   Nguyen, Uyenthao ^a   Muizelaar, J Paul ^a   Zwienenberg Lee, Marike ^a   Shahlaie, Kiarash ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Computed tomography; Pediatric; Trauma; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BASAL CISTERN; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; DISEASE REGISTRY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SKULL FRACTURE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, CRANIAL; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE, TRAUMATIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL FRACTURES; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84895452537     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2013.12.PEDS13223     Document Type: Article

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