Delayed traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in children.
This report describes delayed traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in five pediatric patients. The phenomenon has been considered extremely rare in children. Cranial computed tomography preceding and following the ictal hemorrhages provides the best documentation of this phenomenon and suggests some insights into the pathogenic mechanism.
D000293:Adolescent; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000150:complications*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed