title: The relation between neurological trauma parameters and long-term outcome in children with closed head injury.
abstract: In a study of 54 children with closed head injury, the relation between neurological severity indicators and the occurrence of long-term sequelae was investigated. Patient data were recorded during the clinical phase and during a 2 year follow up period. A correlation analysis identified early predictors for the occurrence of long-term sequelae. In particular, the duration of coma and of post-traumatic amnesia correlated strongly with the occurrence of neurological, behavioural and intellectual residual sequelae but not with the more subjective complaints.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurology, St. Radboud University Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Ruijs
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Gabreëls
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Keyser
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003128:Coma / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D010551:Personality; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies