1. TRAUMATISMO ENCEFALOCRANEANO EN NIÑOS ATENDIDOS EN UN HOSPITAL NACIONAL DE LIMA, PERÚ 2004-2011.
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Guillén-Pinto, Daniel, Zea-Vera, Alonso, Guillén-Mendoza, Daniel, Situ-Kcomt, Miguel, Reynoso-Osnayo, Carolina, Milla-Vera, Luis M., Bravo-Padilla, Erika, Espinoza, Iván O., and Medina-Alva, María del Pilar
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BRAIN injuries , *PEDIATRICS , *HOSPITAL care , *PUBLIC health , *AGE groups , *EPIDURAL hematoma - Abstract
In order to describe the characteristics of traumatic brain injury (TEC) in children seen at the Cayetano Heredia National Hospital from 2004 to 2011, a case study was conducted. 316, 14 year-old minors were included, the median age was 4 ± 3 years old. 63.9% were male. The main causes of TEC were falls (80.1 %) and car accidents (10.4%). 42.4% (134/316) occurred in the afternoon. There was a higher incidence of falls at home (59.2%). The epidural hematoma (26.9%) was the most common intracraneal injury. Intensive care management and neurosurgical interventions were required in 15.8 and 14.2% of cases respectively. It is concluded that domestic falls were the main cause of accidents for TEC and epidural hematoma the most common intracranial injury where children under 5 were the most affected. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013