2.J.1 Head injury
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Videos
- Introduction to Traumatic Brain Injury by L. DelSignore, A. Olszewski | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)Anesthesia SDVideo
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) - Medical-Surgical - Nervous System | @LevelUpRNLevel Up RNVideo
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Definition and Causes | Lecturio Critical Care NursingLecturio NursingVideo
- Raised Intracranial PressurePaediatric EmergenciesVideo
- Updates on the Management of Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain InjuryStanford CMEVideo
Guidelines and evidence
- Report Cards as a Sustainability Tool for Guideline Adherence in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury.Pediatric Quality & Safety (journal), 2026Guideline or evidence
- Commentary: Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Third Edition: Update of the Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines, Executive Summary.Brain Trauma Foundation, 2019Guideline or evidence
- Association Between Adherence to Guidelines and Patient Outcomes in Severe Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: A Scoping Review.Journal of Neurotrauma, 2025Guideline or evidence
- Head injury: assessment and early management (NICE guideline NG232)NICE, 2023Guideline or evidence
- Commentary: Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Third Edition: Update of the Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines, Executive Summary.Brain Trauma Foundation, 2019Guideline or evidence
- Incidence and risk factors of posttraumatic epilepsy following pediatric traumatic brain injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Epilepsia, 2022Guideline or evidence
- Decompressive craniectomy in paediatric traumatic brain injury: a systematic review of current evidence.Child's Nervous System (Springer), 2019Guideline or evidence
- Phase I randomized clinical trial of N-acetylcysteine in combination with an adjuvant probenecid for treatment of severe traumatic brain injury in children.PLoS One, 2017Guideline or evidence
- Italian guidelines on the assessment and management of pediatric head injury in the emergency department.Italian Society of Pediatric Emergency Medicine (SIMEUP), 2018Guideline or evidence
- A systematic review and quality analysis of pediatric traumatic brain injury clinical practice guidelines.PLoS One, 2018Guideline or evidence