Pediatric radiology
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Pediatric radiology · Aug 2010
Association between linear skull fractures and intracranial hemorrhage in children with minor head trauma.
To determine whether skull fractures can be used to associate intracranial hemorrhage with minor head trauma (MHT). ⋯ The presence of a linear skull fracture is an independent risk factor for intracranial hemorrhage. However, all the intracranial hemorrhages associated with the skull fractures were small and did not require any neurosurgical interventions.