Consensus statement on abusive head trauma in infants and young children

AK Choudhary, S Servaes, TL Slovis, VJ Palusci… - Pediatric …, 2018 - Springer
Abusive head trauma (AHT) is the leading cause of fatal head injuries in children younger
than 2 years. A multidisciplinary team bases this diagnosis on history, physical examination …

Benign external hydrocephalus: a review, with emphasis on management

SM Zahl, A Egge, E Helseth, K Wester - Neurosurgical review, 2011 - Springer
Benign external hydrocephalus in infants, characterized by macrocephaly and typical
neuroimaging findings, is considered as a self-limiting condition and is therefore rarely …

Subdural hematomas in infants with benign enlargement of the subarachnoid spaces are not pathognomonic for child abuse

PD McNeely, JD Atkinson, G Saigal… - American journal …, 2006 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Patients who have benign enlargement of the
subarachnoid spaces (BESS) have long been suspected of having an increased propensity …

Subdural hematoma in infants: can it occur spontaneously? Data from a prospective series and critical review of the literature

M Vinchon, I Delestret, S DeFoort-Dhellemmes… - Child's Nervous …, 2010 - Springer
Background Subdural hematomas (SDH) in infants often result from nonaccidental head
injury (NAHI), which is diagnosed based on the absence of history of trauma and the …

[HTML][HTML] Benign enlargement of subarachnoid space in infancy:" a review with emphasis on diagnostic work-up"

N Khosroshahi, A Nikkhah - Iranian journal of child neurology, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Macrocephaly is one of the most frequent reasons for referral to a pediatric neurologist.
Benign enlargement of subarachnoid space (BESS) in infancy is the most common cause of …

A pitfall in the diagnosis of child abuse: external hydrocephalus, subdural hematoma, and retinal hemorrhages

JH Piatt - Neurosurgical focus, 1999 - thejns.org
External hydrocephalus has been associated with subdural hematomas in infancy, and the
hematomas have been noted to be secondary to minor trauma or have even been described …

Benign external hydrocephalus in infants: a single centre experience and literature review

MA Marino, R Morabito, S Vinci… - The …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
External hydrocephalus (EH) is a benign clinical entity in which macrocephaly is associated
with an increase in volume of the subarachnoid space, especially overlying both frontal …

Is external hydrocephalus a possible differential diagnosis when child abuse is suspected?

J Scheller, K Wester - Acta neurochirurgica, 2021 - Springer
Background Criteria for diagnosing abusive head trauma (AHT) or “shaken baby syndrome”
are not well defined; consequently, these conditions might be diagnosed on failing …

Examining perinatal subdural haematoma as an aetiology of extra‐axial hygroma and chronic subdural haematoma

SM Zahl, K Wester, S Gabaeff - Acta Paediatrica, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Benign external hydrocephalus (BEH), hygroma and chronic subdural haematoma are
extra‐axial fluid collections in infants. MRI studies have shown that almost half of all new …

Influence of the benign enlargement of the subarachnoid space on the bridging veins strain during a shaking event: a finite element study

JS Raul, S Roth, B Ludes, R Willinger - International journal of legal …, 2008 - Springer
There is controversy regarding the influence of the benign enlargement of the subarachnoid
space on intracranial injuries in the field of the shaken baby syndrome. In the literature …