Neck injuries in young pediatric homicide victims: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 232-239

  Brennan, Laura K ^a,d   Rubin, David ^a   Christian, Cindy W ^a   Duhaime, Ann Christine ^b   Mirchandani, Haresh G ^c   Rorke Adams, Lucy B ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c City of Philadelphia   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abusive head trauma; Cervical cord injury; Neck injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; AVULSION INJURY; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN STEM INJURY; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANTICIDE; MENINGEAL HEMORRHAGE; NECK INJURY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; UNITED STATES;

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NECK INJURIES; PHILADELPHIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 64849105489     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2008.11.PEDS0835     Document Type: Article

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