Factors associated with hemispheric hypodensity after subdural hematoma following abusive head trauma in children

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 31, Issue 19, 2014, Pages 1625-1631

  Foster, Kimberly A ^a   Recker, Matthew J ^a   Lee, Philip S ^a   Bell, Michael J ^a,b   Tyler Kabara, Elizabeth C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

abusive head trauma; hemispheric hypodensity; intracranial hypertension; severe traumatic brain injury; subdural hematoma

Indexed keywords

ABUSIVE HEAD TRAUMA; ACUTE DISEASE; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAIN DISEASE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEAD INJURY; HEART ARREST; HEMISPHERIC HYPODENSITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROIMAGING; PEDIATRIC INTENSITY LEVEL OF THERAPY SCORE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SKULL FRACTURE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN; COMPLICATION; INFANT; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY;

CEREBRUM; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84907253043     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2014.3372     Document Type: Article

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