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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
D. Wittschieber
aFrom the Departments of Forensic Medicine (D.W., B.K., H.P.)
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T. Niederstadt
bClinical Radiology (T.N.), University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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D. Wittschieber, B. Karger, T. Niederstadt, H. Pfeiffer, M.L. Hahnemann
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Mar 2015, 36 (3) 432-439; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3989

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