Paediatric head injury: a clinico-epidemiological review

Journal Title: The Indian Practitioner - Year 2014, Vol 67, Issue 5

Abstract

The incidence of paediatric head injury is growing larger day by day due to various reasons in this era of mechanisation. We tried to evaluate the various aspects of head injury in children like incidence, severity, its clinical and radiological correlation, fatality and outcome etc. in our Institute IPGME&R, Kolkata. One third of total head injured patients were in paediatric age group in our study and it was evident that early evaluation of the injured child with CT scan and referral to neurosurgical centre can save many lives.

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S Pal, KS Chakrabarty, C Chatterjee

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S Pal, KS Chakrabarty, C Chatterjee (2014). Paediatric head injury: a clinico-epidemiological review. The Indian Practitioner, 67(5), 285-290. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-582976