Abusive Head Injury as a Cause of Apparent Life-Threatening Events in Infancy
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Abusive head injury as a cause of apparent life-threatening events in infancy.
BACKGROUND An apparent life-threatening event (ALTE) refers to the sudden occurrence of a breathing abnormality, color change, or alteration in muscle tone or mental status in an infant. Several patients with ALTEs admitted to our institution were found to have sustained abusive head injuries. OBJECTIVE To systematically examine the possible causes of ALTEs and their relative frequencies. S...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1072-4710
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.157.10.1011