Epidemiology and Outcomes of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury

Vol. 28, No. 4-5, 2006

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Clinical Research

Epidemiology and Outcomes of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
Heather T. Keenan, Susan L. Bratton

Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

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Dev Neurosci 2006;28:256-263 (DOI: 10.1159/000094152)

Key Words

Pediatric traumatic brain injury
Epidemiology
Neuropsychological outcomes

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability in the pediatric age group. Causes of injury vary with child developmental age, with more inflicted injuries in infants, fall-related injuries among toddlers, sports-related injuries among middle-school-aged children and motor vehicle crashes in older children. Prevention strategies exist for some pediatric traumatic brain injury; however, all suffer from lack of compliance and enforcement. Neuropsychological and behavioral outcomes for injured children vary with the severity of injury, child age at injury, premorbid child characteristics, family factors and the families' socioeconomic status. Each of these factors needs to be taken into account when designing rehabilitation strategies and assessing factors related to outcome.

Author Contacts

Heather T. Keenan, MDCM, PhD
Department of Pediatrics, 295 Chipeta Way
PO Box 581289
Salt Lake City, UT 84158-0189 (USA)
Tel. +1 801 587 7611, Fax +1 801 581 8686, E-Mail heather.keenan@hsc.utah.edu

Article Information

Received: November 22, 2005
Accepted: February 7, 2006
Number of Print Pages : 8
Number of Figures : 0, Number of Tables : 0, Number of References : 61

Medline Abstract (ID 16943649)

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