Risks of Brain Injury after Blunt Head Trauma

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-18-6-9

Keywords:

Traumatic Brain Injury, Blunt Head Trauma, Scalp Hematomas

Abstract

The association of loss of consciousness (LOC) and/or amnesia with traumatic brain injury (TBI) identified on CT and TBI requiring acute intervention was evaluated in 2043 children <18 years old enrolled prospectively in a level 1 trauma center ED at University of California, Davis School of Medicine, CA.

Published

2004-06-01

Issue

Section

Traumatic Disorders