Mild traumatic brain injury in children

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29296/25877305-2021-08-08
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8
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2021

O. Soboleva; I. Vyshlova, Candidate of Medical Sciences; A. Karpov; Professor S. Karpov, MD
Stavropol State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia

Based on the current data available in Russian and foreign literature, the authors highlight the topical issues of epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentations, diagnosis, and treatment of mild traumatic brain injury and its consequences in children.
Keywords: 
traumatology
pediatrics
traumatic brain injury
brain concussion
epidemiology
diagnosis
treatment
children

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