Retinal hemorrhages: advances in understanding.
Retinal hemorrhage is a cardinal manifestation of abusive head injury characterized by repetitive acceleration-deceleration with or without blunt head impact. Detailed description of the hemorrhages and documentation are critical to diagnosis. Vitreoretinal traction appears to be the major causative factor. Outcome is largely dependent on brain and optic nerve injury.
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Ocular Genetics, Wills Eye Institute, 840 Walnut Street, 12th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107-5109, USA. alevin@willseye.org
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D001497:Battered Child Syndrome / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002669:Child Welfare; D049429:Forensic Pathology / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D020198:Intracranial Hemorrhage, Traumatic / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States