Clinically-important brain injury and CT findings in pediatric mild traumatic brain injuries: A prospective study in a Chinese reference hospital

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 3493-3506

  Zhu, Huiping ^a   Gao, Qi ^a   Xia, Xin ^b   Xiang, Joe ^c   Yao, Hongli ^d   Shao, Jianbo ^d  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Wuhan Children's Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Children; Clinically important brain injury; CT scan; Emergency department; Mild traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CHILD HEALTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INJURY; MEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEATH; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; FEMALE; GENDER; HOME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTUBATION; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; WALKING;

CHINA; HUBEI; WUHAN;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84897147860     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110403493     Document Type: Article

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