Neuroimaging for paediatric minor closed head injuries
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Pediatric minor closed head injury.
Many studies have found conflicting evidence over the use of clinical indicators to predict intracranial injury in pediatric mild head injury. Although altered mental status, loss of consciousness, and abnormal neurologic examination have all been found to be more prevalent among head-injured children, studies have observed inconsistent results over their specificity and predictive value. Child...
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عنوان ژورنال: Paediatrics & Child Health
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1205-7088,1918-1485
DOI: 10.1093/pch/12.6.482