Associated injuries and intracerebral neur radiology findings in the group of children with apnoea and those without apnoea
| Associated injuries | Apnoea n=22 | No apnoea n=43 | All n=65 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extracranial injury | 19 | 35 | 54 | 0.421 |
| Bone fractures | 10 | 17 | 27 | 0.583 |
| Evidence of impact injury to head (skull fracture/bruising to head) | 11 | 18 | 29 | 0.364 |
| Skull fracture | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0.034 |
| Neuroradiological findings (n=63) | Apnoea n=21 | No apnoea n=42 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebral swelling | 9 | 7 | 16 | |
| Hypoxic/ischaemic change | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Infarction | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Contusion | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Diffuse axonal injury | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Intraparenchymal haematoma | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| White matter change | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Mixed picture | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Cerebral atrophy | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Total cases with intracerebral damage | 13 | 18 | 31 | |
| No intracerebral damage | 8 | 24 | 32 |