Pediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics (Jun 2024)
Acute Computer Tomography Findings in Pediatric Accidental Head Trauma-Review
Abstract
Cristina-Mihaela Popescu,1 Virginia Marina,2 Anisoara Munteanu,3 Floriana Popescu4 1Dental-Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, “Dunărea de Jos” University, Galati, 800201, Romania; 2Medical Department of Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, “Dunărea de Jos” University, Galati, 800201, Romania; 3Oncology Department of Emergency Hospital, Braila, Romania; 4Department of English, Faculty of Letters, “Dunărea de Jos” University, Galati, 800201, RomaniaCorrespondence: Virginia Marina, Tel +40-770-89-82-74, Email [email protected]: Head trauma in paediatric patients is a worldwide and constant issue. It is the number one cause for childhood mortality and morbidity. Children of all ages are susceptible to sustaining head trauma and the anatomical characteristics of the region put them in a high-risk category for developing severe traumatic brain injuries. Boys are more frequently victims of accidental head traumas, and their injuries are more severe than those encountered in girls. The mechanisms of the trauma are a determining factor for the types of lesions we find. The traumatic injuries fall into two categories, primary and secondary. Primary traumatic injuries can be severe and life threatening, and their presence needs to be documented in order to set the correct therapeutic conduct. Due to their importance, this pictorial review focuses on them and the images used herein are selected from the database of our hospital. It is important to distinguish each of the different injuries that can be encountered. At the same time, radiologists are advised to remember that for children up to five years of age, some non-accidental imaging findings may appear to coincide with those found in accidental head trauma.Keywords: paediatric accidental head trauma, traumatic brain injury, epidural haematoma, subdural haematoma, traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage, haemorrhagic cortical contusions