@article{ref1,
title="Seizures, medical child abuse, and the pediatric neurologist",
journal="Seminars in Pediatric Neurology",
year="2024",
author="Goulbourne, Mica and Huber, Catherine M.",
volume="50",
number="",
pages="e101137-e101137",
abstract="Previously known as Munchausen syndrome by proxy, medical child abuse is a form of child maltreatment whereby the caregiver creates an environment in which medical care harms or threatens the wellbeing of a child. Approximately 40-50 % of medical child abuse cases involve neurological symptoms, with fabricated or induced seizures accounting for a significant proportion. Identifying fictitious seizures is often difficult even for the most experienced clinicians. Therefore, having a low threshold for clinical suspicion is essential in the timely diagnosis of medical child abuse. This article provides a review of the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of medical child abuse when it involves seizures.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1071-9091",
doi="10.1016/j.spen.2024.101137",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spen.2024.101137"
}