Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Epidemiology of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury in Brazil

AimIn response to the coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) pandemic, governments worldwide implemented measures to prevent infection, resulting in restricted school activities, restricted children’s freedom of movement, and increased risk of violence and injuries at home, including traumatic brain in...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2023-11, Vol.15 (11), p.e48896-e48896
Main Authors: Ferreira Furtado, Leopoldo Mandic, Da Costa Val Filho, José Aloysio, Da Silva Pereira, Victor, Coimbra, Yasmin S, Caldas, Vitor Hugo R, Magalhães, Anne R, De Carvalho, Bruna Athayde S, Moreira, Saulo G, Teixeira, Antônio L, De Miranda, Aline Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
COVID-19
Epidemiology
Mortality
Pediatrics
Traumatic brain injury
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Summary:AimIn response to the coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) pandemic, governments worldwide implemented measures to prevent infection, resulting in restricted school activities, restricted children’s freedom of movement, and increased risk of violence and injuries at home, including traumatic brain injury (TBI), among children. In Brazil, the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the causes, severity, and mortality of pediatric TBI have not yet been investigated. Thus, our study aimed to determine whether the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the epidemiology of pediatric TBI among Brazilian children.Materials and methodsWe investigated the patients with TBI aged
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.48896