TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Do children with Glasgow 13/14 could be identified as mild traumatic brain injury?
JO  - Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
A1  - Melo, Jose Roberto Tude
A1  - Lemos-Júnior, Laudenor Pereira
A1  - Reis, Rodolfo Casimiro
A1  - Araújo, Alex O.
A1  - Menezes, Carlos W.
A1  - Santos, Gustavo P.
A1  - Barreto, Bruna B.
A1  - Menezes, Thomaz
A1  - Oliveira-Filho, Jamary
SP  - 381
EP  - 384
VL  - 68
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To identify in mild head injured children the major differences between those with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 15 and GCS 13/14. METHOD: Cross-sectional study accomplished through information derived from medical records of mild head injured children presented in the emergency room of a Pediatric Trauma Centre level I, between May 2007 and May 2008. RESULTS: 1888 patients were included. The mean age was 7.6 + or - 5.4 years; 93.7% had GCS 15; among children with GCS 13/14, 46.2% (p<0.001) suffered multiple traumas and 52.1% (p<0.001) had abnormal cranial computed tomography (CCT) scan. In those with GCS 13/14, neurosurgery was performed in 6.7% and 9.2% (p=0.001) had neurological disabilities. CONCLUSION: Those with GCS 13/14 had frequently association with multiple traumas, abnormalities in CCT scan, require of neurosurgical procedure and Intensive Care Unit admission. We must be cautious in classified children with GCS 13/14 as mild head trauma victims.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0004-282X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -