TURKISH NEUROSURGERY, vol.33, no.Ahead of print, pp.1-7, 2022 (SCI-Expanded)
Head injury (HI) is common condition causing significant
morbidity and mortality in pediatric age group (1,2). Its long term effect on social
and cognitive development of children increases its importance.
In the United States of America (USA) more than 64,000
child are hospitalized due to head injury and 650,000 pediatric patients are
admitted to the emergency department annually the annual incidence of pediatric
head injury hospitalization (3). In the USA, deaths from pediatric head trauma
are more than 3,000 per year (4). In the United Kingdom the presentation for
head injury in children were increased %10 in a decade (1).
The most common mechanism that cause head injury in
children are fall from height and traffic accidents depending on the age of the
patients. Fall and child abuse are more
common in younger children while traffic accidents and sport related injuries play
a greater role in older children. The
most of the pediatric head injuries are minor, but
small number of severe injuries may affect the individuals lifelong causing
significant emotional and physical defects.
The aim of this study is to understand the changing
trends in pediatric head injury in a university hospital comparing two decades.