Open AccessPediatric head injury: A study of 403 cases in a tertiary care hospital in a developing country
Author(s) -
Abrar Ahad Wani,
Arif Hussain Sarmast,
Muzaffar Ahangar,
Nayil K. Malik,
Sarabjit Singh Chhibber,
Sajad Arif,
Altaf Ramzan,
Bashir Ahmed Dar,
Zulfiqar Ali
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/jpn.jpn_80_17
Subject(s) - medicine , glasgow coma scale , head injury , traumatic brain injury , neurosurgery , neurological examination , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , population , physical examination , surgery , physics , environmental health , psychiatry , optics
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Falls are the most common type of injury, followed by motor vehicle-related accidents and child abuse.