title: Severe Acute Subdural Hematoma in a Child following a Minor Head Trauma in the Context of a Recent Antecedent Head Injury: A Case Report.
abstract: Knowledge of the force required to generate a subdural hematoma is important when considering the veracity of histories given by family members of young children. Traditional wisdom is that a substantial impact is required to cause an acute subdural hematoma. We present a case of acute subdural hematoma following a low-level fall in a 3-year-old patient. An antecedent head injury associated with normal CT scan might have had some bearing on this outcome.
authors.affiliation: Manchester Royal Infirmary, Central Manchester Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Adam T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Hexter
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shepherd
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Heppner
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D020199:Hematoma, Subdural, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index