Brain Injuries Among Infants, Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults

The epidemiology of paediatric head injuries: Data from a referral centre in Victoria, Australia

“…Consistent with previous studies, 1,16 younger children are more vulnerable to HI than older children. Strikingly, in our study presentations, children under 2 years of age were double that of any other age group.…”

“…The findings provide detailed information on the incidence, causes and management of HI. The HI severity percentages were similar to other studies 1,5 with mild HI common and severe HI rare. The rate of HIs attending the ED was lower than previously reported from the Australian surveillance data 6 .…”

Firearm Injuries in the Tribal Area of Pakistan. An Emerging Trend

“…Another observation is that intentional firearm cases are more common in younger age group, 44.66% cases observed in 21-40 year age group studies conducted from 1985-90 and 1990 by Fingerhut LA and Kraus JF, Rock A, Hemyari P are in support of our study (19,20). The common reason observed in this age group is that aggression, particularly among males is a dominant feature, which is age bound.…”

Milk for babies and children

“…The activity of the dopamine-fi-hydroxylase was similar to that reported by Ben-Chetrit et al 5 This is the second report showing no diagnostic specificity for dopamine-4-hydroxylase values, suggesting that we should look for alternative biochemical markers for the diagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever. PHILIP Milk for babies and children SIR,-Three points in Ms Patti Rundall's letter' require a reply: follow on milks, cost, and links with the food industry.…”