• Critical care clinics · Jul 1997

    Review

    Head injuries in children and adults.

    • R T Mansfield.
    • Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA.
    • Crit Care Clin. 1997 Jul 1; 13 (3): 611-28.

    AbstractMotor vehicle-related accidents account for the largest number of head injuries in all ages. This article reviews types of injury, neurologic assessment, secondary injury, brain swelling, seizures, resuscitation, and intensive care.

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