17-ketosteroids and Brain-Concussion

A total of 334 children aged 8 months to 14 years with a history of cerebral concussions were examined. The clinical symptomatology of the acute period was revealed to be dependent on the age and the premorbid state of the child, especially on prenatal and intranatal pathology. Electroencephalographic, ultrasonic and biochemical (concentration of 17-ketosteroids in diurnal urine) findings are taken into consideration in the diagnosis and expert medical evaluation of the patients' status as well as in the determination of the treatment procedures. To prevent post-trauma complications, an adequate period of hospitalization is primarily essential, to be followed later by such conditions as the sparing regime, treatment at rehabilitation health resorts and long-term outpatient follow up.

Topics: 17-Ketosteroids; Adolescent; Adrenal Medulla; Age Factors; Brain Concussion; Child; Child, Preschool; Electroencephalography; Female; Humans; Infant; Intracranial Pressure; Male; Seasons; Sympathetic Nervous System