@article{ref1,
title="Age differences in brain injury characteristics",
journal="Developmental neurorehabilitation",
year="2010",
author="Falk, Ann-Charlotte",
volume="13",
number="5",
pages="315-321",
abstract="Purpose: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children. Despite the high incidence of head injury among children, the mortality rate is low. There is a lack of studies that describe children's age-specific symptoms in relation to outcome. The purpose is to investigate if other described symptoms could be used as a predictor of intracranial injury in children. Methods: Retrospective review of data from all children who during 1 year were admitted due to a brain injury. Results: During 1 year 724 children visited the ED due to a brain injury. A significant difference was found between age groups and other documented initial symptoms, but no single symptoms could be used as a predictor for intracranial injury. Conclusion: Unconsciousness as a predictor for brain injury should be used with caution in children. Significant differences were found in other documented symptoms between age groups.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1751-8423",
doi="10.3109/17518423.2010.496766",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17518423.2010.496766"
}