Fall-related traumatic brain injury in a Nigerian pediatric population.

Background: Accidental falls are a common cause of disability and trauma-related death in the pediatric population, accounting for a large number of pediatric emergency hospital admissions. This multicenter study assesses the clinical characteristics, management outcomes of pediatric falls-related traumatic brain injury and associated factors in Nigeria.

Methods: A retrospective study of pediatric patients (age less than 18-years) with falls over a 2-year period.