Citation

Sarioglu FC, Sahin H, Pekcevik Y, Sarioglu O, Oztekin O. Eur. J. Trauma Emerg. Surg. 2018; 44(3): 351-368.

Affiliation

Department of Radiology, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, 35110, Yenisehir, Izmir, Turkey.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00068-017-0838-y

PMID

28916852

Abstract

The effects of trauma in children are different due to association with some anatomical and physiological differences compared with adults. The role of neuroimaging gains importance in early detection of traumatic brain injuries and prevention of secondary post-traumatic complications. Many algorithms are described for children with head trauma to decide the necessity of a computed tomography scan. The aims of this article are to describe differences of these algorithms, the mechanism of traumatic brain injury with radiological imaging findings in the pediatric population, and explain complications of undiagnosed traumatic brain lesions.

Language: en

Keywords

Brain injuries; CT; Craniocerebral trauma; MRI; Pediatrics