Medicolegal issues in abusive head trauma for the pediatric neurosurgeon
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Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma
Pediatric abusive head trauma – once commonly known as the shaken baby syndrome – is a form of child abuse that results in traumatic brain injury. The peak incidence of pediatric abusive head trauma appears to be in children between the ages of 2 to 4 months; the exact incidence of this injury is not known. Pediatric abusive head trauma often results in severe and permanent neurological damage,...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurosurgical Focus
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1092-0684
DOI: 10.3171/2020.8.focus20599