[Extradural hematoma in children under 1 year of age]

The authors report 3 cases of epidural hematoma in infants under one year of age. The trauma had been minimal with a long symptom-free interval preceding the first clinical symptoms: anemia and its consequences, pallor, bradycardia, and finally shock. CT scan revealed the hematoma. In one case, it showed an asymptomatic hematoma which posed a therapeutic problem.