Epidemiology of traumatic brain injury in children and adolescents in south-western Sweden

The objectives of this study were to outline the incidence, gender distribution, external causes, severity and early outcome of traumatic brain injury (TBI). The subjects were children and adolescents in the southwestern Swedish health care region, aged 0–17 y in 1987–1991 and fulfilling the criteri...

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Published in:Acta Paediatrica 1997-07, Vol.86 (7), p.730-735
Main Authors: Emanuelson, I, Wendt, L. V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents
Adolescent
Age Distribution
Analysis of Variance
Biological and medical sciences
Brain Injuries - epidemiology
Brain Injuries - etiology
Brain Injuries - physiopathology
Brain injury
Child
Child, Preschool
children
Confidence Intervals
epidemiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Incidence
Injuries of the nervous system and the skull. Diseases due to physical agents
Injury Severity Score
Male
Medical sciences
Prognosis
Risk Factors
Sex Distribution
Survival Rate
Sweden - epidemiology
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
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Summary:The objectives of this study were to outline the incidence, gender distribution, external causes, severity and early outcome of traumatic brain injury (TBI). The subjects were children and adolescents in the southwestern Swedish health care region, aged 0–17 y in 1987–1991 and fulfilling the criteria for TBI. Identification was made from the discharge registers of the hospitals in the region admitting patients with TBI, and outcome data were obtained from medical records. The mean incidence rate was 12/100 000 for TBI. The dominant external cause was traffic (60%), followed by falls (22%). At discharge, 49% of those surviving were healthy, 48% suffered from one functional impairment and 52% suffered from two or more impairments. In conclusion, although the incidence rate of TBI is low in Sweden, the condition causes permanent functional impairment in 6/100 000 cases every year.
ISSN:0803-5253
1651-2227
DOI:10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb08576.x