Abusive head trauma: two cases and mini-review of the current literature
| Autor: | Murat Nihat Arslan, Sıtkı Tiplamaz, Abdülvehhap Beygirci, Mehmet Akif Inanici |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Microcephaly Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Traumatic brain injury business.industry Visual impairment Poison control Infant medicine.disease Head trauma Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Injury prevention medicine Craniocerebral Trauma Humans Language disorder Female Child Abuse medicine.symptom Spastic hemiplegia business Child |
| Zdroj: | The Turkish journal of pediatrics. 62(5) |
| ISSN: | 2791-6421 |
| Popis: | Background Abusive head trauma (AHT) is the leading cause of fatal head injuries and are responsible for more than half of serious or fatal traumatic brain injury cases in children younger than 2 years of age. Long-term outcomes of AHT are death, spastic hemiplegia or quadriplegia, intractable epilepsy, microcephaly with corticosubcortical atrophy, visual impairment, language disorder and cognitive, behavioral and sleep disorders. Cases Herein we present two cases of AHT (7-month-old boy, 7-month-old girl) according to forensic analysis, and discuss them in light of the current literature and share our experience. Inconsistency between the presenting history and the clinical findings were typical in both cases; follow-up histories and detailed workup revealed the diagnosis of AHT. The first case was deceased; the second case was discharged with neurological deficits. Conclusion A multidisciplinary approach is critical for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of AHT. |
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