Traumatic epidural haematoma of the posterior fossa in childhood: 16 New cases and a review of the literature

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 226-229

  Berker, M ^a,b   Cataltepe O ^a   Ozcan O E ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Depression fracture; Epidural haematoma; Posterior fossa

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN SURGERY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; CRANIOTOMY; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OCCIPITAL BONE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, CRANIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; SKULL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042912752     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0268869031000153071     Document Type: Article

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