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Acute Physical Therapy Management Of Pediatric Patient With Traumatic Brain Injury, Michelle Holt
Acute Physical Therapy Management Of Pediatric Patient With Traumatic Brain Injury, Michelle Holt
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Background and Purpose: Traumatic brain injury can cause many deficits including decreased balance and coordination. The purpose of this case report is to describe the interventions used and subsequent outcomes for a pediatric patient following traumatic brain injury in the acute care setting. Also, this case report serves to describe the methods and tools used in a hospital that is not equipped with pediatric-specific equipment or utilities.
Case Description: This paper describes the four-day inpatient physical therapy management of a six-year-old female who fell from a horse and sustained a left open depressed frontal skull fracture with an underlying subdural …