TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Age differences in brain injury characteristics
JO  - Developmental neurorehabilitation
A1  - Falk, Ann-Charlotte
SP  - 315
EP  - 321
VL  - 13
IS  - 5
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1751-8423
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17518423.2010.496766
ID  - ref1
ER  -