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Consensus statement on abusive head trauma in infants and young children

Overview of attention for article published in Pediatric Radiology, May 2018
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Title
Consensus statement on abusive head trauma in infants and young children
Published in
Pediatric Radiology, May 2018
DOI 10.1007/s00247-018-4149-1
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Arabinda Kumar Choudhary, Sabah Servaes, Thomas L. Slovis, Vincent J. Palusci, Gary L. Hedlund, Sandeep K. Narang, Joëlle Anne Moreno, Mark S. Dias, Cindy W. Christian, Marvin D. Nelson, V. Michelle Silvera, Susan Palasis, Maria Raissaki, Andrea Rossi, Amaka C. Offiah

Abstract

Abusive head trauma (AHT) is the leading cause of fatal head injuries in children younger than 2 years. A multidisciplinary team bases this diagnosis on history, physical examination, imaging and laboratory findings. Because the etiology of the injury is multifactorial (shaking, shaking and impact, impact, etc.) the current best and inclusive term is AHT. There is no controversy concerning the medical validity of the existence of AHT, with multiple components including subdural hematoma, intracranial and spinal changes, complex retinal hemorrhages, and rib and other fractures that are inconsistent with the provided mechanism of trauma. The workup must exclude medical diseases that can mimic AHT. However, the courtroom has become a forum for speculative theories that cannot be reconciled with generally accepted medical literature. There is no reliable medical evidence that the following processes are causative in the constellation of injuries of AHT: cerebral sinovenous thrombosis, hypoxic-ischemic injury, lumbar puncture or dysphagic choking/vomiting. There is no substantiation, at a time remote from birth, that an asymptomatic birth-related subdural hemorrhage can result in rebleeding and sudden collapse. Further, a diagnosis of AHT is a medical conclusion, not a legal determination of the intent of the perpetrator or a diagnosis of murder. We hope that this consensus document reduces confusion by recommending to judges and jurors the tools necessary to distinguish genuine evidence-based opinions of the relevant medical community from legal arguments or etiological speculations that are unwarranted by the clinical findings, medical evidence and evidence-based literature.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 237 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Other 33 14%
Researcher 32 14%
Student > Master 18 8%
Student > Bachelor 14 6%
Student > Ph. D. Student 13 5%
Other 58 24%
Unknown 69 29%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 106 45%
Neuroscience 8 3%
Nursing and Health Professions 7 3%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 6 3%
Social Sciences 6 3%
Other 21 9%
Unknown 83 35%
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