Traumatic brain injuries in children are complex and high‑stakes for clinical negligence work. In this expert‑led session, Mr Ibrahim Jalloh shares practical clinical insight and expert witness guidance to help solicitors assess causation, liability and long‑term outcomes in catastrophic paediatric cases.

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About the Speaker

Mr Ibrahim Jalloh is a Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon with specialist expertise in traumatic and congenital brain and spinal conditions. He regularly provides expert witness reports in complex medico-legal cases involving catastrophic paediatric injury. His clinical practice includes the management of hydrocephalus, spina bifida, Chiari malformation, spinal cord injury, and brain and spinal tumours.

Key Themes from the Webinar

• Children ≠ small adults: Mechanisms, thresholds and responses differ from adults - adult TBI frameworks can’t be applied wholesale to paediatrics.
• Imaging & escalation matter: Missed scans and delayed escalation (against NICE criteria) frequently underpin breach arguments.
• Head–spine linkage: Paediatric head injury often co‑exists with high cervical trauma; early exclusion is critical.
• Preventable secondary injury: Hypoxia and raised ICP worsen outcomes; scrutinise pre‑hospital/ED/ICU records.
• Right place, right time: Failure to transfer to a Major Trauma Centre can raise liability exposure.
• Beyond mobility: Consider cognitive/language deficits, endocrine dysfunction, autonomic dysregulation, and long‑term epilepsy risk.

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