Ensayos clínicos

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children with intracranial hemorrhage not felt to be due to abusive head trauma will be included if they have acutely elevated intracranial pressure.
• Children who are initially suspected to be victims of abuse, which is later ruled out, will be included.

Exclusion Criteria: 

• Other disorders such as severe hyper- or hyponatremia (sodium < 125 or > 155mEq/L) to avoid confounding assignment of potential pathophysiology:
  • Additional testing to rule out these conditions will not be performed unless clinically indicated.
• Under 1 year chronologic age born prior to 36 weeks gestation.
• Less than 4 weeks postpartum, as retinal hemorrhage can be a normal finding at this age due to birth.
• Parents/guardians who speak languages other than English or Spanish:
  • For Spanish-speaking parents/guardians the enrolling institution will need to use medical translating services to draft a translated version of their English consent form.