TY - JOUR PY - 2014// TI - Pediatric neurotrauma JO - International journal of critical illness and injury science A1 - Kannan, Nithya A1 - Ramaiah, Ramesh A1 - Vavilala, Monica S. SP - 131 EP - 137 VL - 4 IS - 2 N2 - Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability in children over 1 year of age. Knowledge about the age-specific types of injury and how to manage children with neurotrauma is essential to understanding and recognizing the extent and degree of injury and to optimize outcomes. In this article, we review the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical management of pediatric neurotrauma.
Language: en
LA - en SN - 2229-5151 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5151.134152 ID - ref1 ER -