Spinal subdural haematomas in children with non- Accidental head injury

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 216-219

  Koumellis, P ^a   McConachie, N S ^a   Jaspan, T ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE INJURY; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL, SPINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 61449111964     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.141671     Document Type: Article

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