DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT OF MILD AND MODERATE BRAIN INJURY IN CHILDREN WITH ACUTE CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA

Abstract

Authors present modern approach to the diagnostics and treatment of children with acute period of mild and moderate brain injury. It is necessary to provide timely diagnostics in children with craniocerebral trauma via neurovisualization: ultrasonic scan and computer tomography of brain (for a diagnostics of ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes), duplex ultrasonic scan and magnetic resonance imaging (for a detection of traumatic dissections of main arteries of head). The article considers main aspects of treatment of children with craniocerebral injury, describes indications to pathogenetical therapy aimed to compensation of disorders in dynamics of cerebrospinal liquor, microcirculation and antioxidant status.Key words: children, cerebrospinal injury, diagnostics, treatment.(Voprosy sovremennoi pediatrii — Current Pediatrics. 2010;9(2):90-93)