The symptoms and signs of head injuries in children vary depending on the specific type, severity, and location of the injuries involved, but some of the neurological symptoms common among head- or brain-injured children are listed below (adapted from the Community Connect to Research site):
headache
dizziness
seizures or convulsions
unresponsiveness
drowsiness
loss of consciousness or “passing out”
confusion
memory loss
slurred speech
vomiting [...]
Some of the leading causes of head injuries in young children are falls from shopping carts, according to a report from the WIBW news website. The majority of injuries from shopping carts in the U.S. involve children from ages one to two, with those injuries ranging from head and brain injuries to broken bones. According [...]
According to the Union-Bulletin Editorial Board, more and more children (at least in the board’s area of Walla Walla, Washington) are riding bikes without wearing helmets. The board believes that the decreasing numbers of children wearing helmets while riding bicycles is due in part to a lack of emphasis on the importance of safety while [...]
Many of the several thousand CT scans conducted per year on children who have suffered head injuries may be unnecessary, according to a new study described on the Brain and Spinal Cord website. Although CT scans have been the traditional way to detect serious brain injuries in children and other head trauma victims, the new [...]
Although custody rights are still to be determined for the child, an infant boy who suffered serious brain injuries due to abuse from his parents has been released from the hospital in Des Moines and placed in long-term care, according to the Des Moines Register online. The article reports that baby Ethan Neiderbach, now four [...]
