Abstract
Paediatric head injuries (PHI) are a common cause for emergency hospital admission all around the world. PHI are distinguished as traumatic or accidental brain injury and nonaccidental head injury (child abuse). According to different guidelines (NICE, SIGN, BRT, ACR, ASNR), the indication to perform head CT scan or MRI is well defined according to trauma history and clinical status. The aim of this chapter is to try to define the correct imaging management for traumatic PHI, focusing especially on minor head injuries and accidental or nonaccidental traumatic head injuries and defining different patterns.
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