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  • Title: [Differential diagnosis of traumatic skull findings in infants: residues after vacuum extraction].
    Author: Rupp W, Ropohl D, Bohnert M.
    Journal: Arch Kriminol; 2005; 215(3-4):70-6. PubMed ID: 15887779.
    Abstract:
    If autopsy findings in an infant show traumatic changes on the skullcap, these are not always the result of a postnatal trauma due to child abuse, a fall or another accidental event. With regard to differential diagnosis a birth trauma should also be kept in mind, so that the history of the delivery is important. The spectrum of possible residues after vacuum extraction (circular fracture and/or elevation of the outer table of skull bones, subperiostal and intraossal haematoma, extradural and subdural haemorrhage) is demonstrated by means of three examples from the forensic autopsy material.
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