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Neuroimaging, physical, and developmental findings after inflicted and noninflicted traumatic brain injury in young children.

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OBJECTIVE:To characterize neuroimaging, physical, neurobehavioral, and developmental findings in children with inflicted and noninflicted traumatic brain injury (TBI) and to identify characteristic features of inflicted TBI. METHODS AND PATIENTS:Forty children, 0 to 6 years of age, hospitalized for TBI who had no documented history of previous brain injury were enrolled in a prospective longitudinal study. TBI was categorized as either inflicted (n = 20) or noninflicted (n = 20) based on the assessment of hospital and county protective services. Glasgow Coma Scale scores and neonatal history were comparable in both groups. OUTCOME MEASURES:Acute computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging studies and physical findings were evaluated. Glasgow Outcome Scale scores, cognitive development, and motor functioning were assessed an average of 1.3 months after TBI. chi2 analyses assessed differences in the distribution of findings in the inflicted and noninflicted TBI groups. RESULTS:Signs of preexisting brain injury, including cerebral atrophy, subdural hygroma, and ex vacuo ventriculomegaly, were present in 45% of children with inflicted TBI and in none of the children with noninflicted TBI. Subdural hematomas and seizures occurred significantly more often in children with inflicted TBI. Intraparenchymal hemorrhage, edema, skull fractures, and cephalohematomas were similar in both groups. Retinal hemorrhage was only identified in the inflicted TBI group. Glasgow Outcome Scale scores indicated a significantly less favorable outcome after inflicted than noninflicted TBI. Mental deficiency was present in 45% of the inflicted and 5% of the noninflicted TBI groups. CONCLUSIONS:Characteristic features of inflicted TBI included acute computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging findings of preexisting brain injury, extraaxial hemorrhages, seizures, retinal hemorrhages, and significantly impaired cognitive function without prolonged impairment of consciousness.

journal_name

Pediatrics

journal_title

Pediatrics

authors

Ewing-Cobbs L,Kramer L,Prasad M,Canales DN,Louis PT,Fletcher JM,Vollero H,Landry SH,Cheung K

doi

10.1542/peds.102.2.300

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1998-08-01 00:00:00

pages

300-7

issue

2 Pt 1

eissn

0031-4005

issn

1098-4275

journal_volume

102

pub_type

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Neuroimaging, physical, and developmental findings after inflicted and noninflicted traumatic brain injury in young children.