Background Recent cases of child abuse reported in the media have underlined the
importance of unambiguous diagnosis and appropriate action. Failure to recognize abuse …

In the decades since Dr. John Caffey described a series of children with chronic subdural
hematoma and long bone fractures, there has been a substantial increase in the medical …

Objectives Falls are commonly reported in children who present with both accidental and
inflicted brain injuries. Short falls rarely result in serious or life-threatening injuries. Our …

Update on shaken baby syndrome: ophthalmology : Current Opinion in Ophthalmology Update
on shaken baby syndrome: ophthalmology : Current Opinion in Ophthalmology Log in or …

Abusive head trauma (AHT) is a leading cause of abusive deaths in children under age one.
AHT can include intracranial hemorrhages, hypoxic ischemic injury, or parenchymal …

Uncertainty in the diagnosis of abuse can have profound implications for the health and
safety of the child, the emotional burden of a family, and investigative and criminal …

Abusive head trauma (AHT) is the leading cause of child physical abuse fatalities, and
survivors frequently face life-long consequences. Victims of AHT are typically infants, and …

4. Green MA, Lieberman G, Milroy CM, Parsons MA. Ocular and cerebral trauma in non
accidental injury in infancy: underlying mechanisms and implications for paediatric practice …

There is little middle ground in the dispute between those who believe violent shaking to be
a cause of infant mortality and those who deny any link between the two. This brief report …

Abstract Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma (AHT) incidence and related fatalities may be
underestimated if public health surveillance methods exclude those children that have injury …