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Erschienen in: Pediatric Radiology 8/2015

01.08.2015 | Review

Bridging veins and autopsy findings in abusive head trauma

verfasst von: Caroline Rambaud

Erschienen in: Pediatric Radiology | Ausgabe 8/2015

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Abstract

Bridging veins are crucial for the venous drainage of the brain. They run as short and straight bridges between the brain surface and the superior sagittal sinus in the subdural compartment. Subdural bleeding is a marker for a traumatic mechanism (i.e., acceleration/deceleration, rotational and shearing forces due to violent shaking) causing rupture of the bridging veins. Demonstration of bridging vein rupture allows the unequivocal diagnosis of a traumatic mechanism and should therefore be a routine part of the postmortem in cases of subdural hemorrhage.
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Metadaten
Titel
Bridging veins and autopsy findings in abusive head trauma
verfasst von
Caroline Rambaud
Publikationsdatum
01.08.2015
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Pediatric Radiology / Ausgabe 8/2015
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-015-3285-0

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