Significance of beaten copper appearance on skull radiographs in children with isolated sagittal synostosis

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1467-1470

  Agrawal, Deepak ^a   Steinbok, Paul ^b,c   Cochrane, D Douglas ^b,c  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Copper beaten appearance; Craniosynostosis; Headache; Increased convolution markings; Intracranial hypertension; Intracranial pressure; Pediatric; Postoperative; Radiology; Sagittal synostosis; Skull radiograph; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; IRRITABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; HUMANS; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL;

EID: 36349014944     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-007-0430-6     Document Type: Article

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