¿Es útil la tomografía computada de cerebro en niños con traumatismo encefalocraneano leve?

Abstract

Head trauma in children is a leading cause of death and disability and one of the most frequent reason for consultation atemergency departments. Most of the affected children will only suffer mild lesions and will not develop complications. Braincomputed tomography (CT) is the mainstay study for detecting intracranial lesions but it is also a costly intervention, whichoften requires sedation and can have associated health risks. After critically reviewing the literature, the author suggest thatclinical observation withholding a brain CT in low risk children with head trauma is the more appropriate management choice.