Traumatic dissection of the vertebral artery in a toddler following a short fall

Forensic Science International

Volumn 221, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages

  Kristoffersen, Stine ^a   Vetti, Nils ^a   Morild, Inge ^b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Abusive head trauma; Accidental head trauma; Forensic pathology; Subarachnoid haemorrhage; Traumatic vertebral artery dissection

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD DEATH; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FALLING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; NECK INJURY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; SKULL BASE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 84864341787     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.04.023     Document Type: Article

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