Acute symptomatic seizures caused by either diffuse or focal perinatal hypoxic–ischemic
insults and intracranial hemorrhage in term newborns make up the large majority of all …

At the outset it must be acknowledged that the term ''perinatal trauma''has been used by a
variety of investigators to describe a myriad of situations and, thus, if it is to be understood in …

Traumatic head injury is a common cause of mortality and acquired neurological impairment
in children. However, pediatric epidural hematomas (EDHs) are not common and few series …

Background: Head injury is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in the
developing as well as developed countries. Extradural hematoma is seen in 1–2% of cases …

Background Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is a rare birth injury in term infants. Newborn
infants with cephalohematoma (CH) associated with ICH, however, have frequently been …

Epidural hematomas are rare birth injuries, and spontaneous presentation is exceptional.
We present 2 cases of newborns with spontaneous epidural hematomas after delivery. In …

Delivery room emergencies due to birth injuries are serious, usually unexpected, and can be
distressing situations that necessitate immediate action to reduce neonatal morbidity and …

Objective: Unusual clinical course Background: Neonatal in-hospital falls occur relatively
frequently, although they are likely underreported. Significant intracranial head trauma from …

Birth injury is defined as an impairment of the neonate's body function or structure due to an
adverse event that occurred at birth. Injury may occur during labor, delivery, or after delivery …

A newborn presented on day 15 of life with an epidural hematoma, extending through a
diastatic sutura squamosa in an external cephalhematoma. There was no skull fracture. The …