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Infant Scalp Score / scalp hematoma score in infants
Age, hematoma size, and location in infants with isolated cephalohematoma – risk of brain injury (Schutzman 2021)
Calculation aid for healthcare professionals: the calculator reproduces what the sources cited assign to the inputs. Clinical assessment and every treatment decision remain with the treating physician. Inputs and results are not stored.
Frequently asked questions
Infant Scalp Score / scalp hematoma score in infants: What does this calculator compute?
Infant Scalp Score for infants ≤ 1 year with GCS 14–15 and isolated scalp hematoma: points for age (0–3), hematoma size (0–3) and location (0–2); from 4 points, all clinically important brain injuries were captured in the validation.
Infant Scalp Score / scalp hematoma score in infants: Which sources is this calculator based on?
Schutzman SA, Nigrovic LE, Mannix R: The Infant Scalp Score: a validated tool to stratify risk of traumatic brain injury in infants with isolated scalp hematoma (Acad Emerg Med 28:92–97) (2021); Riazi A, Shahrokh G, Nasr Isfahani M: Precision in pediatrics: validating the infant scalp score for TBI detection (Sci Rep 2025) (2025)