Abusive head trauma: evidence, obfuscation, and informed management.
J Neurosurg Pediatr
; 24(5): 481-488, 2019 11 01.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31675688
ABSTRACT
Abusive head trauma remains the major cause of serious head injury in infants and young children. A great deal of research has been undertaken to inform the recognition, evaluation, differential diagnosis, management, and legal interventions when children present with findings suggestive of inflicted injury. This paper reviews the evolution of current practices and controversies, both with respect to medical management and to etiological determination of the variable constellations of signs, symptoms, and radiological findings that characterize young injured children presenting for neurosurgical care.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Child Abuse
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Craniocerebral Trauma
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
Language:
En
Journal:
J Neurosurg Pediatr
Journal subject:
NEUROCIRURGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article