Disappearing subdural hematomas in children

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 116-122

  Duhaime, Ann Christine ^a   Christian, Cindy ^a   Armonda, Rocco ^a   Hunter, Jill ^a   Hertle, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Child abuse; Head injury; Infant; Mechanism; Retinal hemorrhage; Subdural hematoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; SKULL FRACTURES; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 0030431024     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: 14230305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000121108     Document Type: Article

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