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PEDIATRIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
Volume 56, Issue 2, Pages 317-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2009.02.001
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Child abuse; Abusive head trauma; Pediatric traumatic brain injury; Shaken baby syndrome; Nonaccidental trauma
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Child physical abuse that results in injury to the head or brain has been described using many terms, including battered child syndrome, whiplash injuries, shaken infant or shaken impact syndrome, and nonmechanistic terms such as abusive head trauma or nonaccidental trauma. These injuries sustained by child abuse victims are discussed in detail in this article, including information about diagnosis, management and outcomes. The use of forensics, the use imaging studies, and associated injuries are also detailed.
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