TABLE 2:
Case No. | Age at Imaging (mos), Sex | Presenting Symptoms | Imaging Modality | Location of SDH | Nature of SDH | Width of SDH in mm† | Width of SAS in mm† | Results of Evaluation for Suspected Abuse | Neurosurgical Intervention |
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1 | 8, F | macrocephaly | CT | bilat | hyperdense | 12.3 (rt), 7.6 (lt) | 13.3 (rt), 10.6 (lt) | negative | drainage of SDH via bur hole |
2 | 5, M | macrocephaly | CT | bilat, frontal | mildly hyperdense | 13.5 (rt), 14.1 (lt) | 11.9 (rt), 7.1 (lt) | negative | lost to neurosurgical follow-up |
3 | 6, M | increasing HC | MRI | lt | slightly hyperdense | 5.1 (lt) | 14.5 (rt), 14.1 (lt) | negative | none |
4 | 14, M | emesis, lethargy | CT | none | NA | NA | 9.2 (rt), 8.4 (lt) | NA | none |
18, M | increasing HC | CT | bilat, rt holohemi-spheric | hyperdense | 26.7 (rt), 16.2(lt) | 11.1 (rt), 12.8 (lt) | multiple healing posterior & lat rib fractures; upper-extremity fracture | none |
HC = head circumference; NA = not applicable; SAS = subarachnoid space.
Measured from the gyral surface at the point of maximum SDH width.