Non-accidental subdural haemorrhage in Hong Kong: Incidence, clinical features, management and outcome

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 593-598

  Sun, David T F ^a   Zhu, X L ^a   Poon, W S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Head injury; Non accidental head injury; Retinal haemorrhage; Subdural haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; SEIZURE; SKIN BRUISING; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646749884     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-006-0094-7     Document Type: Article

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