TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Menace of childhood non-accidental traumatic brain injuries: a single unit report
JO  - African journal of paediatric surgery
A1  - Ibrahim, Musa
A1  - Mu'azu, Adamu Ladan
A1  - Idris, Nura
A1  - Rabiu, Musa Uba
A1  - Jibir, Binta Wudil
A1  - Getso, Kabir Ibrahim
A1  - Mohammad, Mohammad Aminu
A1  - Owolabi, Femi Luqman
SP  - 23
EP  - 28
VL  - 12
IS  - 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: Childhood traumatic brain injury (TBI) has high rate of mortality and morbidity worldwide. There are dearths of reports from developing countries with large paediatric population on trauma; neurosurgery trauma of nonaccidental origin is not an exemption. This study analysed menace of non-accidental TBI in the paediatric population from our center. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a single unit, retrospective study of the epidemiology of non-accidental TBI in children starting from September, 2008 to March, 2014. The management outcomes of the epidemiology of the non-accidental TBI were analysed. <br><br>RESULTS: Total of 109 children age range from 0 (intra-natal) to 16 years with a mean of 5.8 ± 4.6 years (median, 5 years) were enrolled into the study. 34 (31.2%) were domestic violence, 26 (23.9%) street assaults, 16 (14.7%) were due to animal assaults and mishaps, 17 (15.6%) fall from heights. Seven (6.4%) cases of collapsed buildings were also seen during the period. Four (3.7%) industrial accidents and two (1.8%) were self-inflicted injuries. There were also three (2.8%) cases of iatrogenic TBI out of which two infants (1.8%) sustained TBI from cesarean section procedure while one patient (0.9%) under general anaesthesia felt from the operation bed resulting to severe TBI. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Child abuse, unprotected child labour, parental/care-givers negligence are the main cause of nonaccidental TBI. Human right activists and government agents should be incorporated in curtailing the menace.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0189-6725
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0189-6725.150943
ID  - ref1
ER  -