Citation

Mirabal B, De Jesús H. Bol. Asoc. Med. P. R. 1990; 82(5): 200-203.

Vernacular Title

La deteccion temprana y el rescate cognoscitivo del nino abusado.

Affiliation

Departamento de Pediatría, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Puerto Rico.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2375809

Abstract

The abused child may manifest deficiencies in his cognitive development as a result of the abuse. In this study, 22 children with a confirmed diagnosis of physical abuse and/or negligence were evaluated with the Mental Scale of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development and reevaluated subsequently. The mean age of the children in the initial phase was 8.4 months. The initial mental development index (MDI) was 98.6 +/- 22.8. The reevaluation was performed within a mean period of 10.8 months. The MDI at reevaluation was 97.9 +/- 23.8. The study did not detect significant cognitive deficiencies in these children. We conclude that early detection and intervention in the abused child favors an adequate cognitive development.

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