Mohammad Javad Hajighanbari

Department of Emergency Medicine, Hafte Tir Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Prediction of Clinically Important Traumatic Brain Injury in Pediatric Minor Head Trauma; proposing Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury (PTBI) Prognostic Rule

Background: The present study assesses independent predictors of clinically important traumatic brain injury (ciTBI) in order to design a prognostic rule for identification of high risk children with mild head injury. Materials and Methods: In a retrospective cross-sectional study, 3,199 children with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) brought to emergency ward of three hospitals in Tehran, Iran...

[ 2 ] - Validation of CRASH Model in Prediction of 14-Day Mortality and 6-Month Unfavourable Outcome of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury

Background: Value of Corticosteroid Randomisation after Significant Head Injury (CRASH) prognostic model has not been assessed in children with traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study is designed to examine the value of CRASH model in prediction of 14-day mortality and 6-month unfavourable outcome of pediatric TBI. Materials and Methods: </stron...