Children who died soon after moderate or severe TBI had more bilateral brain swelling than adults. At autopsy, pediatric TBI patients had predominantly microvascular blood-brain barrier disruption. In ...

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A study showed that a pediatric nurse practitioner-led outpatient clinic for head injury care within the department of neurosurgery improved hospital resource utilization and continuity of care ...

Football-related injury also tied to higher risk for recurrence and substantial neurological and psychiatric sequelae.

New guidelines emphasize selective imaging, cautious surgical decision-making, and more in penetrating traumatic brain injury management.

Compared with other sports, football-related brain injuries carry the highest risk for neurologic and psychiatric outcomes in adolescents.

Falls, vehicle accidents, and assaults are the top causes of skull fractures [1]. Nausea, seizures, and consciousness changes may indicate brain injury [2]. Pediatric skull fractures often require ...

The biomechanics of head injury in youths (5 to 18 years of age) have been poorly understood. A new study reported in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics set out to determine what biomechanical ...