Head trauma is one of the most feared conditions for the parents of infant or children. However, most of the events of head trauma cases in childhood are minor and generally do not have sequelae. But, clinical evaluation must be performed as minor head trauma can have a clinically important traumatic brain (ciTBI) injuries. This article will provide the strategy for evaluation of minor brain injuries.
Head trauma in children is fearsome experience for both parents and children. Though the majority of the cases do not appear to cause clinically significant consequences, it is still important to evaluate infant and older children as chances of clinically important traumatic brain injuries (ciTBI) have been recognized. The main challenge for evaluating minor head trauma in pediatric patients is to detect those infants and children with ciTBI while limiting unnecessary radiographic imaging…
