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Pediatric Radiology
Published in: Pediatric Radiology 6/2021

01-05-2021 | Subdural Hematoma | Child abuse imaging

Spinal subdural hemorrhage in abusive head trauma: a pictorial review

Authors: Flavio Garcia-Pires, Sateesh Jayappa, Shivang Desai, Raghu H. Ramakrishnaiah, Arabinda K. Choudhary

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 6/2021

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Abstract

A growing body of evidence links abusive head trauma (AHT) to patterns of direct and indirect spinal injuries, such as spinal subdural hemorrhage (SDH). Identification of evidence of spinal injury such as spinal SDH plays a crucial role in the diagnosis and subsequent management of the index child with AHT and his or her siblings. In a value-based practice of medicine, it can be argued that adding spine imaging to identify spinal SDH in the workup of AHT adds value to both the short- and long-term management of the patient. This pictorial review describes the normal appearance of spinal SDH and challenges of identifying spinal SDH, and it explores the mechanism of spinal SDH development in AHT.
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Metadata
Title
Spinal subdural hemorrhage in abusive head trauma: a pictorial review
Authors
Flavio Garcia-Pires
Sateesh Jayappa
Shivang Desai
Raghu H. Ramakrishnaiah
Arabinda K. Choudhary
Publication date
01-05-2021
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Pediatric Radiology / Issue 6/2021
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-020-04931-7

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