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Paediatric Head Injury: A Clinico-epidemiological Review


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1 Neurosurgery, Medical college, Kolkata, India
2 Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India
3 Dept. of Microbiology, Burdwan Medical College, India
4 Dept. of Neurosurgery, I.P.G.M.E.R, S.S.K.M & BIN, Kolkata, India
     

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The incidence of paediatric head injury is growing larger day by day due to various reasons in this era of mechanisation. We tried to evaluate the various aspects of head injury in children like incidence, severity, its clinical and radiological correlation, fatality and outcome etc. in our Institute IPGME&R, Kolkata. One third of total head injured patients were in paediatric age group in our study and it was evident that early evaluation of the injured child with CT scan and referral to neurosurgical centre can save many lives.

Keywords

Head Injury, Children, Neurosurgery
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Authors

S. Pal
Neurosurgery, Medical college, Kolkata, India
S. Chatterjee
Neurosurgery, Medical college, Kolkata, India
K. S. Chakrabarty
Neurosurgery, Medical college, Kolkata, India
S. Chatterjee
Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India
C. Chatterjee
Dept. of Microbiology, Burdwan Medical College, India
S. Ghosh
Dept. of Neurosurgery, I.P.G.M.E.R, S.S.K.M & BIN, Kolkata, India

Abstract


The incidence of paediatric head injury is growing larger day by day due to various reasons in this era of mechanisation. We tried to evaluate the various aspects of head injury in children like incidence, severity, its clinical and radiological correlation, fatality and outcome etc. in our Institute IPGME&R, Kolkata. One third of total head injured patients were in paediatric age group in our study and it was evident that early evaluation of the injured child with CT scan and referral to neurosurgical centre can save many lives.

Keywords


Head Injury, Children, Neurosurgery