Citation

Lindberg DM. J. Pediatr. 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.08.052

PMID

32828884

Abstract

The current clinical approach to abusive head trauma (AHT) largely follows the diagnostic process for other types of traumatic brain injury (TBI), except when it comes to social management. Although it is important to protect the child from further injury, the argument goes, the brain injury is the brain injury, right? With these assumptions, it is logical to suspect abuse based largely on factors like an inconsistent or implausible history, to diagnose AHT with similar methods used for other TBI, and to manage AHT using the same medicines, procedures and algorithms...

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