Factor XIII deficiency: A differential diagnosis to be considered in suspected nonaccidental injury presenting with intracranial hemorrhage

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 385-387

  Gordon, Morris ^a,b   Prakash, Nandhini ^a   Padmakumar, Beena ^a  

^a ROYAL OLDHAM HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Deficiency; Factor XIII; Nonaccidental injury; Subdural hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; HEMOPHILIA A; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

CONTUSIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACTOR XIII; FACTOR XIII DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 42049118063     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922807309065     Document Type: Article

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