TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 551. Trauma to the Nervous System A1 - Sobeih, Magdi M. A2 - Rudolph, Colin D. A2 - Rudolph, Abraham M. A2 - Lister, George E. A2 - First, Lewis R. A2 - Gershon, Anne A. Y1 - 2011 N1 - T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e AB - The statement that children are not small adults particularly applies when considering the developing nervous system. The nervous system is constantly changing throughout childhood. Thus the way trauma to the developing nervous system affects the child depends on where along the neuraxis the trauma occurs, at what age and developmental stage, and the mechanism of the trauma. These specifics are important to consider in the context of the most frequent causes of trauma, the implications, and the outcomes. Trauma usually results in acute deterioration in neurologic function but late sequelae or delayed effects must also be anticipated. In this section, discussion will focus on the most commonly encountered scenarios of trauma to the nervous system in pediatrics. This includes accidental traumatic brain injury, inflicted neurotrauma, spinal cord injury, and associated injury to adjacent tissues, such as bone in skull fractures and blood vessels in hemorrhage. The acute management of these injuries is further discussed in Chapter 104. Trauma to the brachial plexus during delivery will be briefly discussed. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7056597 ER -