Influence of the benign enlargement of the subarachnoid space on the bridging veins strain during a shaking event: A finite element study

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 337-340

  Raul, Jean Sébastien ^a,b   Roth, Sébastien ^a   Ludes, Bertrand ^b   Willinger, Rémy ^a  

^a UMR 7005   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE MÉDECINE LÉGALE   (France)

Author keywords

Benign enlargement of the subarachnoid space; Child abuse; Finite element model; Shaken baby syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD ABUSE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

CEREBRAL VEINS; CHILD; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME; SUBARACHNOID SPACE;

EID: 44949207293     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-008-0242-6     Document Type: Article

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