Decompressive surgery in abusive head injury: experience from a Singapore Children's Hospital and a review of literature - Cheong TM, Lim JX, Vinchon M, Ng LP, Low DCY, Seow WT, Low SYY.

PURPOSE: Abusive head trauma (AHT) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children. Studies on pediatric head injury observe that AHT patients often have a higher incidence of malignant cerebral oedema and, overall, worse prognosis. There are limit...
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