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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability in children. TBI in children result in a range of traumatic injuries to the scalp, skull, and brain that are comparable to those in adults but differ in both pathophysiology and management. | Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability in children. TBI in children result in a range of traumatic injuries to the scalp, skull, and brain that are comparable to those in adults but differ in both pathophysiology and management<ref>Araki T, Yokota H, Morita A. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5341344/ Pediatric traumatic brain injury: characteristic features, diagnosis, and management.] Neurologia medico-chirurgica. 2016:ra-2016.</ref>.Although children have better survival rates than adults with TBI, the long-term sequelae and consequences are often more devastating in children because of their age and developmental potential.<ref>Case-Smith, J. and O'Brien, J. (n.d.). ''Occupational therapy for children''. 6th ed. Mosby Elsevier, pp.167-168.</ref> | ||
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability in children. TBI in children result in a range of traumatic injuries to the scalp, skull, and brain that are comparable to those in adults but differ in both pathophysiology and management[1].Although children have better survival rates than adults with TBI, the long-term sequelae and consequences are often more devastating in children because of their age and developmental potential.[2]
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- ↑ Araki T, Yokota H, Morita A. Pediatric traumatic brain injury: characteristic features, diagnosis, and management. Neurologia medico-chirurgica. 2016:ra-2016.
- ↑ Case-Smith, J. and O'Brien, J. (n.d.). Occupational therapy for children. 6th ed. Mosby Elsevier, pp.167-168.
