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Citation

Phang I, Mathieson C, Sexton I, Forsyth S, Brown J, St George EJ. Scott. Med. J. 2012; 57(3): 152-156.

Affiliation

Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Royal Society of Medicine Press)

DOI

10.1258/smj.2012.012021

PMID

22859807

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability in childhood. A retrospective study of all paediatric head injuries admitted to the neurosurgical unit for the West of Scotland over a 10-year period was performed to assess the impact of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence head injury guidelines on the admission rate and to determine the associated risk factors, causes, severity and outcomes of these injuries. There were 564 admissions between 1998 and 2007. The median age at presentation was nine years and two months. There was no change in the admission rate, injury mechanism or severity of head injury admitted over the period studied. A relationship was observed between the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation Score and the incidence of head injury (P = 0.05). Alcohol was reported as a causative factor in only a small number of cases, and moderate to severe head injuries were more commonly identified as a result of road traffic accidents.


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