In our study, the most common age group involved in
head trauma was in the first decade of life, contributing to 20% of all patients, followed by 5th and 3rd decade of life.
In patients with
head trauma, CT evaluation advantages include sensitivity to bone injuries and acute hemorrhage, widespread availability, short scanning time, and compatibility with medical devices.
Early objective diagnostic testing of patients who have experienced
head trauma allows for more rapid and appropriate treatment decisions, while potentially reducing unnecessary head CT scans.
A provisional cause of death was given as severe
head trauma.
Keywords:
Head trauma, Cortical contusions, Traumatic brain injuries, Blast injuries.
Part of a two-volume set, this pocket atlas contains 20 chapters contributed by pediatricians from the US, who address the evaluation of pediatric abusive
head trauma, focusing on the recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of traumatic injuries in this volume.
Keywords: Child abuse,
head trauma, retinal hemorrhage
Given the rarity of abusive
head trauma for clinicians who are not child abuse specialists, it is important to be able to explicitly define which combination of clinical features carries a high probability of abuse when a clinical work-up has been conducted," wrote Laura Elizabeth Cowley of Cardiff (Wales) University and her associates.
Of these, 133 children had nonabusive
head trauma and 65 children had abusive
head trauma, confirmed on the basis of a case conference or court proceedings, admission by a perpetrator, report of an independent witness, or adherence to criteria with a multidisciplinary assessment.
The researchers analyzed the records for symptoms associated with
head trauma such as headache, memory problems and other neurological symptoms.
Subjects and Methods: One hundred and thirty five indoor and outdoor cases fulfilling the inclusion criteria reporting to the radiology department after
head trauma were included in the study after seeking written informed consent.
Minor
head trauma is a very rare cause of ischemic stroke in the pediatric population.
Of the 448 people without any thinking or memory problems, 17 percent reported a brain injury and 18 percent of the 141 with memory and thinking difficulties reported a concussion or
head trauma.
So much so that one advocate for football player safety says the football establishment needs to take a 90-degree turn on
head trauma prevention.
A post mortem was carried out which showed the baby had suffered significant
head trauma.
