Computed tomography of pediatric head trauma: acute general cerebral swelling.
Publication/Presentation Date
2-1-1978
Abstract
General cerebral swelling was the most common CT finding in 100 pediatric patients with acute head injury, and was demonstrated by CT as absence or compression of the lateral and third ventricles and perimesencephalic cisterns. Up to 50% of the children who die from head injury are conscious on admission. The most common pathological findings are diffuse cerebral swelling, loss of cerebrospinal fluid spaces, and venous congestion of the cortex.
Volume
126
Issue
2
First Page
403
Last Page
408
ISSN
0033-8419
Published In/Presented At
Zimmerman, R. A., Bilaniuk, L. T., Bruce, D., Dolinskas, C., Obrist, W., & Kuhl, D. (1978). Computed tomography of pediatric head trauma: acute general cerebral swelling. Radiology, 126(2), 403–408. https://doi.org/10.1148/126.2.403
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
622489
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics
Document Type
Article