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. 2011 Jul;4(3):403-8.
doi: 10.4103/0974-2700.83872.

Pediatric head trauma

George A Alexiou  1 , George Sfakianos, Neofytos Prodromou
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Pediatric head trauma

George A Alexiou et al. J Emerg Trauma Shock. 2011 Jul.

Abstract

Head injury in children accounts for a large number of emergency department visits and hospital admissions. Falls are the most common type of injury, followed by motor-vehicle-related accidents. In the present study, we discuss the evaluation, neuroimaging and management of children with head trauma. Furthermore, we present the specific characteristics of each type of pediatric head injury.

Keywords: Children; head; trauma.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Calcified subgaleal hematoma
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Figure 2
(a) Linear skull fracture (b) Diastatic skull fracture (c) Ping - Pong and linear fracture in an infant
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Figure 3
(a) CT scan of a patient with a growing fracture (b) Intraoperative photo revealing the growing fracture (c) Surgical treatment of the fracture
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Figure 4
(a) Epidural hematoma (b) Posterior fossa epidural hematoma (c) Subdural hematoma
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Figure 5
Penetrating head trauma following gunshot in a child
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