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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Oct 10.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2013 Feb 8;11(4):438–444. doi: 10.3171/2012.12.PEDS12289

TABLE 2:

Demographics and measurements of SDH in children with enlargement of the extraaxial spaces*

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
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.