Natural history and clinical implications of nondepressed skull fracture in young children

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 166-169

  Hassan, Saif F ^a   Cohn, Stephen M ^a   Admire, John ^a   Nunez Cantu, Olliver ^a   Arar, Yousef ^a   Myers, John G ^a   Dent, Daniel L ^a   Eastridge, Brian J ^a   Cestero, Ramon F ^a   Gunst, Mark ^a   Markowski, Helen ^a   Keric, Natasha ^a   Liao, Lillian ^a   Mueller, Deborah L ^a  

^a University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Depressed skull fractures; Glasgow Coma Scale; neurologic deficit; neurosurgical intervention; nondepressed skull fractures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSED SKULL FRACTURE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HISTORY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; NONDEPRESSED SKULL FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL FRACTURE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; SKULL FRACTURES;

EID: 84903772652     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000256     Document Type: Article

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