TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Seizures, medical child abuse, and the pediatric neurologist
JO  - Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
A1  - Goulbourne, Mica
A1  - Huber, Catherine M.
SP  - e101137
EP  - e101137
VL  - 50
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1071-9091
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spen.2024.101137
ID  - ref1
ER  -