The acute reversal sign: Comparison of medical and non-accidental injury patients

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 495-501

  Rao, P ^a   Carty, H ^a   Pierce, A ^a  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute Reversal sign; Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury; Non accidental injury; Subdural haematoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

EID: 0032857510     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9260(99)90845-0     Document Type: Article

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