title: Neonatal neurosurgical trauma.
abstract: Birth injury has been defined as any condition that adversely affects the fetus during labor or delivery. This article discusses neonatal injury that results in a condition that requires neurosurgical management. The majority of these conditions result from a primary mechanical injury to the central or peripheral nervous system.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, California 90027, USA.
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Harpold
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: McComb
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Levy
mesh_terms: D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*