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The authors aimed to elucidate trends in the mechanisms and anatomical locations of PHT using clinical data across all injury severity levels.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n METHODS<\/jats:title>\n The medical records of 146 PHT patients aged 0\u201314 years treated by the authors\u2019 neurosurgery department were analyzed, excluding cases of suspected abuse. Clinical data and injury mechanisms were reviewed, and 152 PHTs were assessed to identify the trauma frequencies for 17 different anatomical locations of the head. The authors compared actual to expected PHT hits per region based on area ratios to determine the regions more susceptible to PHT.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n Most PHTs were minor, without even subcutaneous hematomas. Radiological imaging was performed in 32.2% of patients, revealing abnormalities in 19.2% of those cases. Larger hematomas correlated with these abnormalities, although there was no correlation between vomiting and imaging findings. Notably, 65.7% of the traumas occurred within a horizontal band from the frontal to the occipital region, similar to the area covered by a sports headband. The high injury concentration in this area was particularly focused on the center-forehead region, where susceptibility was significant (p < 0.001). Children younger than 6 years of age had a greater bias toward specific PHT-prone regions. This diminished with age, suggesting changing PHT mechanisms as children mature.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n Certain head regions are more prone to accidental PHT, with region-specific susceptibility varying by age. 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