Football-related injury also tied to higher risk for recurrence and substantial neurological and psychiatric sequelae.

Compared with other sports, football-related brain injuries carry the highest risk for neurologic and psychiatric outcomes in adolescents.

A study showed that a pediatric nurse practitioner-led outpatient clinic for head injury care within the department of neurosurgery improved hospital resource utilization and continuity of care ...

Khimberly Zavaleta, 12, died days after suffering a severe head injury during an alleged bullying altercation at her school, ...

Children who died soon after moderate or severe TBI had more bilateral brain swelling than adults. At autopsy, pediatric TBI patients had predominantly microvascular blood-brain barrier disruption. In ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Dr. Matthew Pearson, chief of pediatric neurosurgery with USA Health, discusses pediatric falls and how to avoid pediatric head injuries.

Falls, vehicle accidents, and assaults are the top causes of skull fractures [1]. Nausea, seizures, and consciousness changes may indicate brain injury [2]. Pediatric skull fractures often require ...

Each year, the US performs more than 93 million computed tomography (CT) scans, many of which offer limited clinical value. For patients with mild head injuries, CT scans are often ordered reflexively ...