Pediatric neurosurgery
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Pediatric neurosurgery · Jan 1995
Delayed and progressive brain injury in children and adolescents with head trauma.
We performed serial CT scans on 351 children and adolescents with serious closed-head injury. Delayed or progressive lesions were encountered in 145 (41%). ⋯ The presence of delayed cerebral injury had a profound influence on survival and recovery from head trauma, especially when the initial severity of the head injury was taken into account. We conclude that serial CT scans provide a reliable means of diagnosing and following the progress of delayed cerebral injury in the pediatric population.