The battered child syndrome. IV. Summary.

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Battered Child Syndrome; a Case Study

One of the important and usual missed causes of pediatric traumas is child abuse. This ominous phenomenon, which can be presented physically, psychologically, sexually, and emotionally has grown significantly in recent years. Many children are not diagnosed in the early stages of evaluation. Battered Child Syndrome is used to describe the clinical condition of the child serious physical abuse b...

‘The bones tell a story the child is too young or too frightened to tell’: The Battered Child Syndrome in Post-war Britain and America

This article traces the emergence of child abuse as a medical concern in post-war Britain and America. In the early 1960s American paediatricians and radiologists defined the 'battered child syndrome' to characterise infants subjected to serious physical abuse. In the British context, paediatricians and radiologists, but also dermatologists and ophthalmologists, drew upon this work and sought t...

[The battered child syndrome].

The Battered-Child Syndrome

The Battered Child Syndrome is a term used by us to characterise a clinical condition in young children who have received serious physical abuse, generally from a parent or foster parent. The condition has also been described as “unrecognised trauma” by radiologists, orthopaedists, paediatricians, and social service workers. It is a significant cause of childhood disability and death. Unfortuna...