Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2021 Abusive head trauma (AHT) represents a commonly misdiagnosed condition. In fact, there is no pathognomonic sign that allows the diagnosis in children. Therefore, it is such an important medico-legal challenge to evaluate reliable diagnostic tools.
Aniello Maiese +6 more
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Clinical and Forensic Investigation Protocols for Diagnosing Abusive Head Trauma: A Literature Review [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2023 Abusive head trauma (AHT) represents a very serious global public health problem. Prevention of these episodes is essential to reduce the morbidity and mortality of this phenomenon.
Matteo Antonio Sacco +4 more
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‘Compressed Baby Head’: A New ‘Abusive Head Trauma’ Entity? [PDF]
Children, 2023 Background: Child abuse represents an important issue in the medico-legal and social context. In the last few decades, various aspects and mechanisms have been identified in child abuse case studies; however, constant research is needed in the field ...
Enrica Macorano +12 more
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Forensic Autopsy in a Long-Term Survivor of Abusive Head Trauma: An Unusual Case Report [PDF]
DiagnosticsBackground and Clinical Significance: Abusive head trauma (AHT), formerly known as Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS), is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in infants and young children.
Jessika Camatti +6 more
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Abusive head trauma: a consensus statement on a shared workflow model within the Balkan network for quality improvement in forensic medicine [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsAbusive head trauma (AHT), is considered a leading cause of fatalities resulting from physical abuse in infants under 2 years of age, with a peak incidence between 1 and 2 months after birth.
Monica Concato +7 more
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Exploration of circulating metabolites in infants with abusive head trauma [PDF]
Current Research in NeurobiologyAbusive head trauma (AHT) is a severe form of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and causes significant brain lesions by vigorous shaking. It is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in children under 2 years of age.
Estelle Maret +7 more
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A critical review of the American Academy of Pediatrics technical report on abusive head trauma [PDF]
Forensic Science International: SynergyIn 2025, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released a Technical Report (TR) providing guidance for diagnosing abusive head trauma (AHT). We critically examined the primary research studies cited in the TR, focusing on how cases of AHT were ...
Chris Brook +5 more
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Evidence for significant misdiagnosis of abusive head trauma in pediBIRN data [PDF]
Forensic Science International: Synergy, 2023 Independently witnessed events are used as a reference standard to robustly categorize accidental or non-abusive head trauma (non-AHT) cases in the pediBIRN data set of acutely symptomatic infants with closed head injuries. Findings in such independently
Chris Brook
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Data‐driven evidence shows truthful caregiver histories and significant overdiagnosis of abusive head trauma [PDF]
Annals of the Child Neurology Society, 2023 Objective We analyzed the veracity of caregiver‐provided histories when infants present with intracranial pathologies and abusive head trauma (AHT) is suspected.
Chris B. Brook
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Neuroradiological findings in children with subdural hematoma and suspected abusive head trauma [PDF]
Annals of the Child Neurology Society, 2023 Aim Abusive head trauma (AHT) is often suspected in infants with subdural hematoma (SDH). Other neuroradiological findings have also been reported in assumed AHT, such as hypoxic–ischemic injury (HII), cortical vein thrombosis, and subarachnoid ...
Sverre Morten Zahl +3 more
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