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In this study of 43 children who had surgery for traumatic extradural hematoma (EDH) at Frenchay Hospital, England, between 1975 and 1987, the authors attempt to outline the various clinical characteristic of EDH which are different in children (age range 1–15 years) and adults (age range 16–84 years). The results confirm that children with traumatic EDH are less likely to have injury be caused by an RTA, are less likely to remain unconscious from the time of injury to the time of the operation, and are less likely to require immediate surgery (less than 6 hours after injury). In addition, the CT scan is less likely to show in associated intradural inuury, and the outcome is significantly better.
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Jamjoom, A., Cummins, B. & Jamjoom, Z.A. Clinical characteristics of traumatic extradural hematoma: a comparison between children and adults. Neurosurg. Rev. 17, 277–281 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00306818
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