ArticleJournal of pediatric neurosciences2013
Can an abnormal CT scan be predicted from common symptoms after mild head injury in children?
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- Scandinavian guidelines for initial management of minor and moderate head trauma in children.BMC medicine · 2016Guideline
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- Surgical management of traumatic extradural hematomas in children: an analysis of 201 patients at a tertiary neurosurgical center.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2019Article
- Through the looking glass: early non-invasive imaging in TBI predicts the need for interventions.Trauma surgery & acute care open · 2016Article
- Computed Tomography Profile and its Utilization in Head Injury Patients in Emergency Department: A Prospective Observational Study.Journal of emergencies, trauma, and shockArticle
- Correlation of clinical features with neuroimaging in children with mild head injury.Journal of neurosciences in rural practiceArticle
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Abstract
introductionChildren have non specific symptoms after mild head injury (MHI). It is difficult to define indication of CT scan among them. We aimed at identification of predictors of CT scan findings after MHI. MATERIALS AND
methodsChildren aged ≤12 years with GCS 13-15 after head injury were retrospectively evaluated for their clinical and CT scan findings during January to March 2010. The variables used for detection of abnormal (positive) CT scan were age, gender, cause of injury (road traffic accident, fall, and assault), loss of consciousness, vomiting, ear or nose bleed, seizure, and GCS score.
resultsA total of 133 children were included in study. Sixty nine (51.9%) children had abnormal CT findings. There was no statistical difference in patients with normal vs abnormal CT scan for presence of any of the variables evaluated.
conclusionAn abnormal CT scan cannot be reliably ruled out in a child with MHI based on symptoms; hence a policy of liberal CT scan based on clinical acumen is advisable.
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