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KEY FACTS Terminology Nonaccidental trauma, abusive head trauma (AHT) Traumatic injury inflicted on infants & children by adults Imaging Direct impact injury: Direct blow to cranium or impact of skull on object Calvarial (often complex) & skull base fractures Focal brain injury deep to impact Shaking injury: Result of violent “to & fro” motion of head Subdural hematomas (SDH) in 90-98% Generalized parenchymal injuries (cytotoxic edema,…
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KEY FACTS Imaging Pointed cerebellar tonsils extending ≥ 5 mm below foramen magnum with effacement of CSF spaces ± syringohydromyelia &/or scoliosis Best tool: Head NECT may be performed acutely but MR provides best detail of posterior fossa & cervical spinal cord Top Differential Diagnoses Normal low-lying cerebellar tonsils Chiari 2 malformation Tonsillar herniation from increased intracranial pressure Intracranial hypotension Pathology Most common cause believed to…
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