Medical Child Abuse: A Review by Subspecialty.

MK Egge - Advances in pediatrics, 2023 - europepmc.org
Medical child abuse (MCA), formerly called Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSP or
MSBP), occurs when a caregiver, usually the mother, falsifies or exaggerates symptoms …

Brief resolved unexplained events: a new diagnosis, with implications for evaluation and management

S Ramgopal, JY Colgan, D Roland, RD Pitetti… - European journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Brief resolved unexplained events (BRUE) are concerning episodes of short duration
(typically< 1 min) characterized by a change in breathing, consciousness, muscle tone …

Risk prediction after a brief resolved unexplained event

N Nama, M Hall, M Neuman, E Sullivan… - Hospital …, 2022 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES Only 4% of brief resolved unexplained events (BRUE) are caused by a
serious underlying illness. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines do not …

Explanatory diagnoses following hospitalization for a brief resolved unexplained event

R Bochner, JS Tieder, E Sullivan, M Hall… - …, 2021 - publications.aap.org
METHODS This was a multicenter retrospective cohort study of infants hospitalized with a
BRUE after an ED visit between October 1, 2015, and September 30, 2018. We included …

A prospective study of brief resolved unexplained events: risk factors for persistent symptoms

DR Duncan, E Liu, AS Growdon, K Larson… - Hospital …, 2022 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE The risk of persistent symptoms after a brief resolved unexplained event
(BRUE) is not known. Our objective was to determine the frequency and risk factors for …

Outcome prediction of higher-risk brief resolved unexplained events

AM DeLaroche, R Haddad, A Farooqi… - Hospital …, 2020 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES: Brief resolved unexplained events (BRUEs) are classified as higher risk on
the basis of patient and event characteristics, but there is limited evidence to guide …

Diagnostic testing for evaluation of brief resolved unexplained events

MK Mittal, JS Tieder, K Westphal… - Academic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Since the publication of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) clinical
practice guideline for brief resolved unexplained events (BRUEs), a few small, single‐center …

Accuracy of diagnostic codes for identifying brief resolved unexplained events

AM DeLaroche, M Hall, MK Mittal… - Hospital …, 2021 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES To evaluate International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10)
coding strategies for the identification of patients with a brief resolved unexplained event …

[HTML][HTML] Is there a common denominator for brief resolved unexplained events, sudden infant death syndrome, and alleged shaken baby syndrome?

N Lynøe, A Eriksson - Medical Hypotheses, 2020 - Elsevier
We propose the medical hypothesis that a common denominator may be the precursor for
Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (BRUE), cases of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome …

Diagnostic testing for and detection of physical abuse in infants with brief resolved unexplained events

A Doswell, J Anderst, JS Tieder, BE Herman, M Hall… - Child abuse & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background A Brief Resolved Unexplained Event (BRUE) can be a sign of occult
physical abuse. Objectives To identify rates of diagnostic testing able to detect physical …