ArticleArquivos de neuro-psiquiatria2025
Characteristics of traumatic brain injury in children and adolescents hospitalized in a Brazilian trauma reference center: a retrospective cross-sectional study.
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- Abusive head trauma in children under 2 years of age in Latin America: a systematic review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026Pooled it
- Caregiving ability of parents of TBI children at discharge: status quo and derived care strategies.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- Addressing pediatric traumatic brain injury in Brazil: a call for targeted prevention.Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundApproximately 20% of victims of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Brazil are children and adolescents, with more than 900 deaths per year.
objectiveTo describe the characteristics and epidemiological profile of children and adolescents with TBI in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, according to age groups and metropolitan area of occurrence of the events leading to trauma.
methodsWe conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study with a review of consecutive medical records of children and adolescents with TBI hospitalized and treated at a level-1 trauma center in São Paulo between 2019 and 2023.
resultsIn the period proposed for the study, 196 children and adolescents suffered TBIs. They had a median age of 5 (interquartile range [IQR] 10-1.75) years and were predominantly boys (71%), of white skin color/race (55%), and coming from the north zone of the metropolitan region of São Paulo (44%). Domestic accidents were the main causes of TBI (61%), followed by traffic accidents (24%). The mean length of hospital stay was of 13 (standard deviation [SD] ± 26) days, and the in-hospital mortality rate was of 3%.
conclusionWe found a predominance of children and adolescents with TBI coming from the north zone of the metropolitan region of São Paulo, with a prevalence of falls from heights above the ground among children ≤ 9 years of age and trampling among children older than this age. Preventive actions must be established after reflections on socioeconomic issues and considering the metropolitan area where the accidents occur and the age group.
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