Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis to Assess Characteristics, Mechanisms, and Risk Factors
Pediatric traumatic brain injury (pTBI) represents a major cause of child injuries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This review aims to assess pTBIs in the MENA region and reports their clinical severity and outcomes. A search was conducted using major electronic databases, includi...
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| author | Samar Al-Hajj Sarah H. Farran Batoul Dekmak Layal Hneiny Hussein Abou Abbas Aya Hassoun Nadine Youness Sarah Ghalayini Nour Abou Khalil Fiona Lecky Shima Shahjouieh Layal Ghamlouche Zainab Nasrallah Firas Kobeissy |
| author_facet | Samar Al-Hajj Sarah H. Farran Batoul Dekmak Layal Hneiny Hussein Abou Abbas Aya Hassoun Nadine Youness Sarah Ghalayini Nour Abou Khalil Fiona Lecky Shima Shahjouieh Layal Ghamlouche Zainab Nasrallah Firas Kobeissy |
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| description | Pediatric traumatic brain injury (pTBI) represents a major cause of child injuries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This review aims to assess pTBIs in the MENA region and reports their clinical severity and outcomes. A search was conducted using major electronic databases, including Medline/Ovid, PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and SCOPUS. Abstracts were screened independently and in duplicate to detect original research. The objective and study findings for each article were recorded, along with the mechanism of pTBI, patient age and sex, injury assessment tool(s) used, and outcome. A total of 1345 articles were retrieved, of which 152 met the criteria for full-text review, and 32 were included in this review. Males predominantly suffered from pTBIs (78%). Motor vehicle accidents, followed by child abuse, were the leading causes of pTBI. Overall, 0.39% of cases were mild, 0.58% moderate, 16.25% severe, and 82.27% unclassified. The mortality rate was 13.11%. Most studies used the computed tomography scan, Glasgow Coma Scale, Abbreviated Injury Scale, and Injury Severity Score as investigation methods. This review reports on the alarming rate of child-abuse?related pTBI and offers further understanding of pTBI-associated risk factors and insight into the development of strategies to reduce their occurrence, as well as policies to promote child well-being. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0a1721fb2d9344dca5388b62380398e22024-01-26T04:41:43ZengMary Ann LiebertNeurotrauma Reports2689-288X2023-10-014169371410.1089/NEUR.2023.0007Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis to Assess Characteristics, Mechanisms, and Risk FactorsSamar Al-HajjSarah H. FarranBatoul DekmakLayal HneinyHussein Abou AbbasAya HassounNadine YounessSarah GhalayiniNour Abou KhalilFiona LeckyShima ShahjouiehLayal GhamloucheZainab NasrallahFiras KobeissyPediatric traumatic brain injury (pTBI) represents a major cause of child injuries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This review aims to assess pTBIs in the MENA region and reports their clinical severity and outcomes. A search was conducted using major electronic databases, including Medline/Ovid, PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and SCOPUS. Abstracts were screened independently and in duplicate to detect original research. The objective and study findings for each article were recorded, along with the mechanism of pTBI, patient age and sex, injury assessment tool(s) used, and outcome. A total of 1345 articles were retrieved, of which 152 met the criteria for full-text review, and 32 were included in this review. Males predominantly suffered from pTBIs (78%). Motor vehicle accidents, followed by child abuse, were the leading causes of pTBI. Overall, 0.39% of cases were mild, 0.58% moderate, 16.25% severe, and 82.27% unclassified. The mortality rate was 13.11%. Most studies used the computed tomography scan, Glasgow Coma Scale, Abbreviated Injury Scale, and Injury Severity Score as investigation methods. This review reports on the alarming rate of child-abuse?related pTBI and offers further understanding of pTBI-associated risk factors and insight into the development of strategies to reduce their occurrence, as well as policies to promote child well-being.https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/NEUR.2023.0007MENAmeta-analysispediatric traumatic brain injurysystemic review |
| spellingShingle | Samar Al-Hajj Sarah H. Farran Batoul Dekmak Layal Hneiny Hussein Abou Abbas Aya Hassoun Nadine Youness Sarah Ghalayini Nour Abou Khalil Fiona Lecky Shima Shahjouieh Layal Ghamlouche Zainab Nasrallah Firas Kobeissy Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis to Assess Characteristics, Mechanisms, and Risk Factors Neurotrauma Reports MENA meta-analysis pediatric traumatic brain injury systemic review |
| title | Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis to Assess Characteristics, Mechanisms, and Risk Factors |
| title_full | Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis to Assess Characteristics, Mechanisms, and Risk Factors |
| title_fullStr | Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis to Assess Characteristics, Mechanisms, and Risk Factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis to Assess Characteristics, Mechanisms, and Risk Factors |
| title_short | Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis to Assess Characteristics, Mechanisms, and Risk Factors |
| title_sort | pediatric traumatic brain injury in the middle east and north africa region a systematic review and meta analysis to assess characteristics mechanisms and risk factors |
| topic | MENA meta-analysis pediatric traumatic brain injury systemic review |
| url | https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/NEUR.2023.0007 |
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