title: Management of pediatric head injury.
abstract: This article on management of pediatric head injury reviews the pathophysiology and current therapy for traumatic brain injury in children. There is an emphasis on clinical protocols and algorithms that guide therapy to prevent or attenuate the deleterious effects of secondary brain injury as intracranial hypertension, hypotension, and hypoxia.
authors.affiliation: Aitken Neurosurgery Laboratory, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ghajar
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Hariri
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004635:Emergency Medicine; D006801:Humans; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010372:Pediatrics