Aoki 1

Infantile Acute Subdural Hematoma, Clinical Analysis of 26 Cases

Citation:

Aoki N, Masuzawa H: Infantile acute subdural hematoma, clinical analysis of 26 cases. Journal of Neurosurgery 61:273-280, August 1984.

Notes:

This study includes 26 cases of infantile acute subdural hematoma with apparently mild impact to the head, no loss of consciousness, and a solid or liquid hematoma.
None of the patients had a significant medical history or were subjects of child abuse previously.
The most common cause was a fall backward while sitting or standing and hitting the head against a soft item such as a Japanese tatami mat.
The period between head trauma and the onset of convulsions was from several seconds to an hour.
All 26 patients had retinal hemorrhages.
The majority of patients presented with a complaint of generalized convulsions occurring soon after apparently mild head trauma and had retinal and preretinal hemorrhage.