Retinal hemorrhage asymmetry in inflicted head injury: A clue to pathogenesis?

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 494-499

  Gilles, Elizabeth E ^a   McGregor, Mary Lou ^b   Levy Clarke, Grace ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; AUTOPSY; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAD INJURY; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HOMONYMOUS HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC NERVE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; SURVIVAL; VISION; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0242361732     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/S0022-3476(03)00416-5     Document Type: Article

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