Spontaneous Rapid Resolution of an Epidural Hematoma Associated with an Overlying Skull Fracture and Subgaleal Hematoma in a 17-Month-Old Child

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 160-165

  Malek, Adel Moiissa ^a   Barnett, Faith H ^a   Schwanz, Marc S ^a   Scott, R Michael ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental injury; Compartment syndrome; Epicranial fluid; Extra axial fluid; Fall; Head trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL FRACTURE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, CRANIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; SKULL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030710627     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: 14230305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000121182     Document Type: Article

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