Anatomical and physiological differences between children and adults relevant to traumatic brain injury and the implications for clinical assessment and care

Frontiers in Neurology

Volumn 8, Issue DEC, 2017, Pages

  Figaji, Anthony A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Brain; Children; Head; Neurotrauma; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; OXYGEN;

ADULT; AUTOREGULATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY FLUID; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; BRAIN PERFUSION; CEREBRAL PERFUSION PRESSURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PERFUSION PRESSURE; REVIEW; SKULL; SPINE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 85038265631     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2017.00685     Document Type: Review

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