Traumatic Brain Injury Caused by Toy: Abuse or Accidental?

A 9-month-old child presented with frequent crying and delayed developmental milestones. Computed tomography of the skull showed chronic subdural hematoma caused by playing with a rattle toy. Conservative treatment was decided with good results. The main differential diagnosis in these traumatic brain injuries is abuse, although in these cases subdural hematomas are usually multiple and have specific locations.

Automated summary

A 9-month-old child presented with frequent crying and delayed developmental milestones due to chronic subdural hematoma caused by playing with a rattle toy. Conservative treatment was decided with good results in this case. The main differential diagnosis for these traumatic brain injuries is abuse, but subdural hematomas in such cases are usually multiple and have specific locations.