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The outcome is reported in 62 children with severe head injuries following a road traffic accident. All patients were comatose for at least 6 h; all patients were graded using the Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) or the Children Coma Score (CCS). Fifty-four patients were comatose immediately after injury, 8 after a lucid interval. Thirty patients had isolated head injuries and 32 had associated injuries, either long bone fractures or rupture of an abdominal organ. Additional information concerning main brainstem reflexes, posture and respiration was included in the study. The overall mortality was 32%. The goal of the study was to identify those clinical features available soon after injury which are important indicators of treatment and outcome.
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Zuccarello, M., Facco, E., Zampieri, P. et al. Severe head injury in children: early prognosis and outcome. Child's Nerv Syst 1, 158–162 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00735731
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