[Head trauma: clinical and diagnostic factors in pediatric emergency].
The Authors describe the clinical spectrum of head trauma. The importance of history (the way the trauma occurred) and of the intrinsic dynamics of the lesions are emphasized, as is their role for the outcome. They delineate the major intervention the pediatrician should perform in emergency, and the diagnostic and therapeutical approach. In particular, recommendations are made about the best neuroradiological test which should be done.
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Primario Emerito di Pediatria e Neonatologia, Azienda Materno Infantile G. Salesi, Ancona. caramiagm@mercurio.it
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male