A witnessed short fall mimicking presumed shaken baby syndrome (inflicted childhood neurotrauma)

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 434-

  Gardner, Horace B ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; BRAIN EDEMA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILDHOOD; LETTER; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; CHILD ABUSE; FALLING; HUMAN; INFANT; NOTE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; CHILD ABUSE; HUMANS; INFANT; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME;

EID: 50449109809     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000149917     Document Type: Letter

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