Inflicted traumatic brain injury in infants and young children

Brain Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 571-582

  Case, Mary E ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abusive injuries; Head injury; Retinal hemorrhages; Subdural hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ARACHNOID; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN VEIN; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; DURA MATER; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROTRAUMATOLOGY; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME; SKULL; SKULL FRACTURE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRAL VEINS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE;

EID: 51249104455     PISSN: 10156305     EISSN: 17503639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2008.00204.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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