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Pathophysiology of Brain Injury

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TBI is the most common cause of pediatric traumatic death. Incidence increased in children <four-years-old and 15–19-years-old.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Geisinger Wyoming Valley, 100 E. Mountain Dr., Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18711, USA

    Konstantina A. Svokos DO, MS

  2. Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Janet Weis Children’s Hospital, 100 N. Academy Av. MC 14-05, Danville, PA, 17822, USA

    Amir Kershenovich MD

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Janet Weis Children’s Hospital Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA

    Christopher P. Coppola

  2. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Janet Weis Children’s Hospital Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA

    Alfred P. Kennedy, Jr.

  3. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Janet Weis Children’s Hospital Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA

    Ronald J. Scorpio

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Svokos, K.A., Kershenovich, A. (2014). Pathophysiology of Brain Injury. In: Coppola, C., Kennedy, Jr., A., Scorpio, R. (eds) Pediatric Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04340-1_11

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