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Rev Mex Pediatr 2010; 77 (3)

Diffuse axonal injury in children with cranioencephalic trauma

Garduño HF

Language: Spanish
References: 21
Page: 128-131
PDF size: 140.43 Kb.


ABSTRACT

The diffuse axonal injury (DAI) is a frequent component in traumatic brain injury, the term is used to define the severe and diffuse structural damage of white matter of the brain, as a result of mechanical input to the head, it causes prolonged coma and finally permanent disability or death. For now the best treatment for axonal injury are prevention and the promotion of safety measures, so decrease the morbidity and death. This article reviews about DAI in children.


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