Coagulation disorder in children and adolescents with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury

Coagulation disorder in children and adolescents with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury.

OBJECTIVES To describe the epidemiological profile of children and adolescents with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury admitted to an intensive care unit; to describe the frequency of coagulation disorders in these patients; to determine the relationship between coagulopathy and trauma severity; to assess the factors associated with coagulopathy; and to assess the effect of coagulopathy ...

Coagulation disorder in moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries

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Brain activation during a social attribution task in adolescents with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury.

The ability to make accurate judgments about the mental states of others, sometimes referred to as theory of mind (ToM), is often impaired following traumatic brain injury (TBI), and this deficit may contribute to problems with interpersonal relationships. The present study used an animated social attribution task (SAT) with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine structures med...

Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic Brain Injury in Children and Adolescents

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children and adolescents (hereafter referred to as children) is a major public health problem. The incidence of TBI in children younger than 15 years is 400 cases per 100,000 each year. Psychiatrists have a crucial role in the management of young persons who have a TBI. In children with a TBI or other injuries, such as orthopedic injury fractures, there is a high...