Normal skull suture variant mimicking intentional injury
The x rays were subsequently seen by a consultant radiologist, who noted a linear skull fracture on the left side underlying the soft tissue swelling and also a right parietal linear skull fracture with no associated soft tissue swelling (figure).
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Published in | BMJ Vol. 332; no. 7548; pp. 1020 - 1021 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
England
British Medical Journal Publishing Group
29.04.2006
BMJ Publishing Group LTD BMJ Publishing Group BMJ Publishing Group Ltd |
Edition | International edition |
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Summary: | The x rays were subsequently seen by a consultant radiologist, who noted a linear skull fracture on the left side underlying the soft tissue swelling and also a right parietal linear skull fracture with no associated soft tissue swelling (figure). |
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Bibliography: | istex:42F2B31E603AE2602A9EA46FF576A250DC295F18 local:bmj;332/7548/1020 Correspondence to: N J Suttner ark:/67375/NVC-LX0L5GPN-J ArticleID:bmj.332.7548.1020 href:bmj-332-1020.pdf PMID:16644830 ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 Contributors: PW and NS reviewed the literature and contributed to the writing of the article. NS was responsible for patient management and had the initial idea for the case report. DMcA provided paediatric neurosurgical input and editorial guidance and performed a specific literature search. PF put forward the diagnosis and provided neuroradiological input. NS is guarantor. Correspondence to: N J Suttner nsuttner@doctors.org.uk Competing interests: None declared. |
ISSN: | 0959-8138 0959-8146 1468-5833 1756-1833 |
DOI: | 10.1136/bmj.332.7548.1020 |