Subdural Hygromas in Abusive Head Trauma: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Forensic Implications

D. Wittschieber; B. Karger; T. Niederstadt; H. Pfeiffer; M.L. Hahnemann

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Subdural Hygromas in Abusive Head Trauma: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Forensic Implications

D. Wittschieber, B. Karger, T. Niederstadt, H. Pfeiffer and M.L. Hahnemann

American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2015, 36 (3) 432-439; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3989

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vol. 36 no. 3 432-439

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D. Wittschiebera,
B. Kargera,
T. Niederstadtb,
H. Pfeiffera and
M.L. Hahnemannc

^aFrom the Departments of Forensic Medicine (D.W., B.K., H.P.)
^bClinical Radiology (T.N.), University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
^cDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology (M.L.H.), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.

Please addresss correspondence to Daniel Wittschieber, MD, Department of Forensic Medicine, University Hospital Münster, Röntgenstraße 23, 48149 Münster, Germany; e-mail: daniel.wittschieber{at}ukmuenster.de

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