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Research Article

Age differences in brain injury characteristics

, PhD
Pages 315-321 | Received 14 May 2010, Accepted 24 May 2010, Published online: 09 Sep 2010
 

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.

Propósito: El traumatismo cráneo-encefálico (TBI) es una importante causa de morbilidad y mortalidad en niños. A pesar de la alta incidencia de lesiones a la cabeza entre niños, la tasa de mortalidad es baja. Hay una falta de estudios de describan los síntomas relacionados con la edad en relación con el resultado. El propósito es investigar si otros síntomas documentados pueden ser utilizados como factores pronóstico de lesión intracraneal en niños.

Métodos: Revisión retrospectiva de la información de todos los niños ingresados por una lesión cerebral durante un año.

Resultados: Durante un año 724 niños visitaron la sala de urgencias debido a una lesión cerebral. Se encontró una diferencia significativa entre los grupos de edad y otros síntomas inicialmente documentados, pero ningún solo síntoma pudo ser utilizado como factor pronóstico de lesión cerebral.

Conclusión: En niños, la pérdida del conocimiento como un factor de predicción de lesión cerebral debe de ser utilizada con cautela. Se encontraron diferencias significativas en otros síntomas documentados por grupos de edad.

Palabras clave: lesión cerebral, síntomas, tratamiento inicial, niño

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