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The customary practice in studies of pediatric head trauma has been to lump together all injuries occurring beyond the immediate neonatal period. The implications of this practice are that these head injured children form a homogeneous group and that epidemiologic, pathologic, and prognostic generalizations can be made about their injuries. As further experience has been gained in studying and treating head injury in infants, however, it has become increasingly apparent that such homogeneity does not exist beyond the neonatal stage. The purpose of this chapter is to review certain aspects of brain damage resulting from pediatric head trauma, with an emphasis on those aspects unique to the infant up to 2 years of age.
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McLaurin, R.L., Towbin, R. (1986). Cerebral Damage. In: Raimondi, A.J., Choux, M., Di Rocco, C. (eds) Head Injuries in the Newborn and Infant. Principles of Pediatric Neurosurgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7183-4_13
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