Utility of computed tomography of the head following head trauma in boys with haemophilia

Haemophilia

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 560-566

  Witmer, C M ^a,b   Raffini, L J ^a   Manno, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bleeding disorders; Computed tomography; Haemophilia; Head trauma; Intracranial haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

PENTOBARBITAL; RECOMBINANT BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BLEEDING DISORDER; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; HEAD INJURY; HEMOPHILIA A; HEMOPHILIA B; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; SEDATION; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; HEMOPHILIA A; HUMANS; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548309073     PISSN: 13518216     EISSN: 13652516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2516.2007.01546.x     Document Type: Article

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