Abusive head trauma: two cases and mini-review of the current literature

Tiplamaz S., Beygirci A., Arslan M. N., İNANICI M. A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.62, sa.5, ss.872-878, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 62 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.24953/turkjped.2020.05.023
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.872-878
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: shaken baby syndrome, retinal hemorrhage, subdural hemorrhage, forensic, BRAIN-INJURY, CHILD MALTREATMENT, RETINAL HEMORRHAGE, YOUNG-CHILDREN, INFANTS, ADMISSIONS, DAMAGE, RISK
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background. Abusive head trauma (AHT) is the leading cause of fatal head injuries and are responsible for more than half of serious or fatal traumatic brain injury cases in children younger than 2 years of age. Long-term outcomes of AHT are death, spastic hemiplegia or quadriplegia, intractable epilepsy, microcephaly with corticosubcortical atrophy, visual impairment, language disorder and cognitive, behavioral and sleep disorders.