@inbook{13bb65c2c0da4e32919cdba4ef0f527b,
title = "Head",
abstract = "Head injuries are defined as injuries to the soft tissues of the orofacial region and the scalp and/or the bony tissues of the skull (calvarium, base, and orofacial bones) and/or the intracranial contents (meninges, brain) due to mechanical or nonmechanical trauma. Most head injuries in paediatric patients are caused by mechanical trauma, irrespective whether these injuries concern soft tissues, bony tissues, or the intracranial content. Mechanical trauma may be due to static loading, dynamic impact loading or dynamic impulse loading. This chapter describes the circumstances under which head injuries occur before, during and after birth with emphasis on the differentiation between accidental and non-accidental trauma.",
keywords = "Basilar fractures, Calvarium fractures, Cause and manner of head injuries and fractures, Dental trauma, Differential diagnosis, Epidemiology, Intracranial injuries, Orofacial bone fractures, Scalp injuries",
author = "Bilo, {Rob A. C.} and Robben, {Simon G. F.} and {van Rijn}, {Rick R.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2010, 2023.",
year = "2023",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12041-1_5",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783031120404",
series = "Forensic Aspects of Paediatric Fractures: Differentiating Accidental Trauma from Child Abuse, Second Edition",
publisher = "Springer International Publishing",
pages = "93--201",
booktitle = "Forensic Aspects of Paediatric Fractures",
}