Isolated Linear Skull Fractures in Children With Blunt Head Trauma

C. Powell, Elizabeth; M. Atabaki, Shireen; L. Wootton‐Gorges, Sandra; H. Wisner, David; Mahajan, Prashant; F. Glass, Todd; Miskin, Michelle; Stanley, Rachel; Jacobs, Elizabeth; S. Dayan, Peter; F. Holmes, James; Kuppermann, Nathan

doi:10.1542/peds.2014-2858

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Isolated Linear Skull Fractures in Children With Blunt Head Trauma

Published in PEDIATRICS • Mar 17, 2015

Authors:

Elizabeth C. Powell

Shireen M. Atabaki

Sandra L. Wootton‐Gorges

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Children and adolescents with minor blunt head trauma and isolated skull fractures are often admitted to the hospital. The objective of this study was to describe the injury circumstances and frequency of clinically important neurologic complications among children with min...

Subject

Medicine

Glasgow Coma Scale

Skull fracture

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