Background: Head trauma is one of the most common pediatric emergencies. While the
psychological effects of severe head injuries are well studied, the psychological …

Objective To review the recent empirical literature concerning development of posttraumatic
stress symptoms following pediatric injury and summarize risk and predictive factors that will …

Objectives: To investigate outcome in children with mild traumatic head injury (THI) at 1
week and 3 months postinjury and to identify factors associated with persisting problems …

Even minor physical trauma can lead to significant psychological difficulties in children and
adolescents, which are often overlooked. Their immediate reactions include behavioural …

Background Children and adolescents have an increased risk of post-traumatic stress
following exposure to traumatic events. Thus, timely, valid and reliable assessment of the …

The aim of this study is to investigate predictive factors of post-traumatic syndrome in
children with minor head injury. Prospective neurological, electroencephalographic and …

Background. Late sequelae of minor head injury in children has received little attention in
the literature. Authors presenting their experience use different criteria of MHI, hence a …

Many children suffer an injury to the head at some time, but relatively few of these cause
major problems. However, in a few cases the sequelae can be far reaching. This review …

Growing empirical evidence indicates that injury (both intentional and unintentional) is a
primary risk factor for posttraumatic stress in children. Most injured children do well, drawing …

Objective: Mild head and brain injuries have gained increasing attention from health
professionals and researchers. Little is known about mild injuries, which may not always be …