Ocular manifestations of crush head injury in children

Eye

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-10

  Gnanaraj, L ^a   Gilliland, M G F ^b   Yahya, R R ^a   Rutka, J T ^a   Drake, J ^a   Dirks, P ^a   Levin, A V ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crush head injury; Retinal haemorrhage; Subdural haemorrhage; Traumatic retinoschisis

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CRUSH TRAUMA; EYE INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; RETINA FOLD; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; RETINOSCHISIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGEON; TELEVISION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 33846062926     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702174     Document Type: Review

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