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SUBMITTER: Rowland J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7434235 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rowland Jonathan J Fouchia Dean D Favot Mark M
Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine 20200801 3
<h4>Case presentation</h4>An eight-week-old infant presented to the emergency department in cardiac arrest. Return of spontaneous circulation was obtained and the patient subsequently began seizing. Point-of-care ultrasound of the anterior fontanelle revealed an extra-axial fluid collection consistent with subdural hematoma (SDH).<h4>Discussion</h4>Abusive head trauma is still frequently missed on initial presentation. In addition to validated screening clinical prediction rules, point-of-care c ...[more]