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Subdural Hematoma in Non-accidental Head Injury

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Subdural hematoma in infants and young children happens most frequently, but not exclusively, in the setting of non-accidental head injury. Irrespective of the etiology, this injury type can be associated with a variety of pathophysiologic changes, including those which appear to affect the relationship between substrate delivery and metabolic demand. The exact underpinnings and necessary conditions for these changes remain incompletely understood but appear to be specific for children during early development. This chapter will review the clinical presentation, spectrum of mechanisms, and neuroanatomic and cerebrovascular considerations for this common and often serious injury type.

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    Jennifer C. Munoz Pareja

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    Josephine Lok

  3. Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Natan Noviski

  4. Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Ann-Christine Duhaime

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Pareja, J.C.M., Lok, J., Noviski, N., Duhaime, AC. (2014). Subdural Hematoma in Non-accidental Head Injury. In: Lo, E., Lok, J., Ning, M., Whalen, M. (eds) Vascular Mechanisms in CNS Trauma. Springer Series in Translational Stroke Research, vol 5. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8690-9_25

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