title: [Pediatric craniocerebral trauma. Special characteristics, therapy and prognosis].
abstract: The mortality rate after traumatic brain injury in children ranges between 2.5% and 21%. Standardized diagnostic procedures and therapeutic strategies for the management of traumatic brain damage are presented in this article. Children with traumatic cerebral lesions have a better clinical outcome than head-injured adults. Optimized medical management and intensive rehabilitation may help to reduce the frequency of mental retardation and physical disability following such injuries in children.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Neurochirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Rudolf Virchow, Freien Universität Berlin.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maier-Hauff
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gatzounis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Börschel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate
vernacular_title: Das kindliche Schädel-Hirn-Trauma. Besonderheiten, Therapie und Prognose.