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Pediatric Radiology
Published in: Pediatric Radiology 6/2021

01-05-2021 | Subdural Hematoma | Child abuse imaging

Abusive head trauma: neuroimaging mimics and diagnostic complexities

Authors: Jai Sidpra, Sahil Chhabda, Adam J. Oates, Aashim Bhatia, Susan I. Blaser, Kshitij Mankad

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 6/2021

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Abstract

Traumatic brain injury is responsible for approximately half of all childhood deaths from infancy to puberty, the majority of which are attributable to abusive head trauma (AHT). Due to the broad way patients present and the lack of a clear mechanism of injury in some cases, neuroimaging plays an integral role in the diagnostic pathway of these children. However, this nonspecific nature also presages the existence of numerous conditions that mimic both the clinical and neuroimaging findings seen in AHT. This propensity for misdiagnosis is compounded by the lack of pathognomonic patterns and clear diagnostic criteria. The repercussions of this are severe and have a profound stigmatic effect. The authors present an exhaustive review of the literature complemented by illustrative cases from their institutions with the aim of providing a framework with which to approach the neuroimaging and diagnosis of AHT.
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Metadata
Title
Abusive head trauma: neuroimaging mimics and diagnostic complexities
Authors
Jai Sidpra
Sahil Chhabda
Adam J. Oates
Aashim Bhatia
Susan I. Blaser
Kshitij Mankad
Publication date
01-05-2021
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Pediatric Radiology / Issue 6/2021
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-020-04940-6

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