Outcome following subdural haemorrhages in infancy

Neuroradiological aspects of subdural haemorrhages.

AIMS To review the neuroimaging of a series of infants and young children admitted to hospital with subdural haemorrhage (SDH). METHODS Neuroradiological investigations of 74 children under 2 years of age, from South Wales and southwest England, in whom an SDH or subdural effusion had been diagnosed between 1992 and 2001, were reviewed. Two paediatric neuroradiologists blinded to the original...

Subdural haemorrhages in infants: population based study.

OBJECTIVES To identify the incidence, clinical outcome, and associated factors of subdural haemorrhage in children under 2 years of age, and to determine how such cases were investigated and how many were due to child abuse. DESIGN Population based case series. SETTING South Wales and south west England. SUBJECTS Children under 2 years of age who had a subdural haemorrhage. We excluded ne...

Extensive retinal haemorrhages in infancy--an innocent cause.

Outcome in Chronic Subdural Hematoma After Subdural vs. Subgaleal Drain.

OBJECTIVE To compare the outcome after surgery for chronic subdural hematoma when the drain is placed in subdural space or subgaleal space. STUDY DESIGN Quasi experimental study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Combined Military Hospital, Lahore, from July 2015 to June 2016. METHODOLOGY Patients with chronic subdural hematoma of both genders and age, ranging between 55 to 85 years, were inclu...

Subdural hemorrhage in infancy: keep an open mind.

In North America and the United Kingdom, putative cases of pediatric head injury are often disputed in the criminal justice system. The main issues that often arise are whether, in a specific case, the neuropathologic and ocular findings are due to: abusive head trauma [1], an accidental fall [2], or a natural condition that has mimicked a head injury. In general, there are four general types o...