Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Children: Complications and Rehabilitation Strategies

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2015, Pages e1-e7

  Popernack, Myra L ^a   Gray, Nicola ^b   Reuter Rice, Karin ^c  

^a PENN STATE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Glasgow Coma Score; Outcome; Pediatric; Rancho; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN INJURIES, TRAUMATIC; CHILD; COMPLICATION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY DYSAUTONOMIAS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN INJURIES, TRAUMATIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL CARE; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMARY DYSAUTONOMIAS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84928054555     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2014.09.003     Document Type: Article

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