کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3105313 1191680 2009 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Skull burns resulting in calvarial defects: Cognitive and affective outcomes
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی مراقبت های ویژه و مراقبتهای ویژه پزشکی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Skull burns resulting in calvarial defects: Cognitive and affective outcomes
چکیده انگلیسی

ObjectiveTo determine the extent of cognitive and affective difficulties experienced in children with full thickness burns of the calvaria caused by flame and electrical sources.MethodsMedical records were examined retrospectively to identify patients with full thickness burns of the calvaria. Data were reviewed from the acute period and long term for these patients and their matched controls.ResultsFourteen children were identified who sustained full thickness burns. The average age of injury was 7.1 ± 7.3 years and average percent TBSA was 39.7 ± 26.3. Of these 14 patients, 8 were under the age of 4 years at the time of injury and suffered flame injuries. Six children were over 11 years old at injury and suffered electrical burns. Imaging was performed on 10 patients acutely and revealed 5 with major brain injury. The youngest patients suffering flame injuries experienced significant difficulty with developmental functioning acutely and a trend towards long-term cognitive difficulty. Older children did not differ from their matched controls at any time.ConclusionsChildren with burns to the calvarium can be at risk for affective and cognitive sequalae. Therefore, we recommend comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations at multiple time points to adequately assess functioning across time.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Burns - Volume 35, Issue 2, March 2009, Pages 237–246
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