Risk of traumatic brain injuries in children younger than 24 months with isolated scalp hematomas

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 153-162

  Dayan, Peter S ^a   Holmes, James F ^b   Schutzman, Sara ^c   Schunk, Jeffrey ^d   Lichenstein, Richard ^e   Foerster, Lillian A ^f   Hoyle, John ^g   Atabaki, Shireen ^h   Miskin, Michelle ^d   Wisner, David ^b   Zuspan, Sallyjo ^d   Kuppermann, Nathan ^b  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g HELEN DEVOS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HEMATOMA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTUBATION; ISOLATED SCALP HEMATOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEUROSURGERY; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SKIN BLEEDING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

AGE FACTORS; BRAIN INJURIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SCALP; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84904976009     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.02.003     Document Type: Article

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