Diagnostic approach to children with minor traumatic brain injury.

Study Purpose: To analyse the management of minor traumatic brain injury (MTBI) in paediatric hospitals in Germany.

Methods: An electronic survey was sent to 72 children hospitals.

Results: All participating (45/72; 62.

Electroencephalogram in children with minor traumatic brain injury.

Background: Mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) is one of the most frequent causes for hospitalisation in childhood. Because of different guidelines in the management the diagnostic approach varies substantially. Apart from neuroimaging studies (CT, MRI, sonography) an electroencephalogram (EEG) is often performed without any evidence-based data supporting its use.

Laser acupuncture in children with headache: a double-blind, randomized, bicenter, placebo-controlled trial.

To investigate whether laser acupuncture is efficacious in children with headache and if active laser treatment is superior to placebo laser treatment in a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of low level laser acupuncture in 43 children (mean age (SD) 12.3 (+/-2.6) years) with headache (either migraine (22 patients) or tension type headache (21 patients)).