Abusive head trauma in infants and children
Subtitle: a medical, legal, and forensic reference
By: Lori Frasier ... [et al.].
Contributors: Frasier, Lori, 1955-
Publisher: G.W. Medical Pub.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: St. Louis, MO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 596
ISBN-13: 9781878060686; 9781878060648
Subjects: Child abuse -- Diagnosis -- Case studies; Battered child syndrome -- Diagnosis -- Case studies; Head -- Wounds and injuries -- Case studies; Children -- Wounds and injuries -- Case studies; Infants -- Wounds and injuries -- Case studies; Child Abuse -- diagnosis -- Case Reports; Craniocerebral Trauma -- Case Reports; Child Abuse -- legislation & jurisprudence -- Case Reports; Child Abuse -- prevention & control -- Case Reports; Child; Infant
Genres: Case studies.; Case Reports.
Notes: Accompanied by Supplementary CD-ROM

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Table of contents: title: Current perspectives on abusive head trauma; title: Epidemiology of traumatic brain injury: recognizing unintentional head injuries in children; title: Unintentional head injuries: case studies; title: Biomechanics; title: Abusive head trauma as a medical diagnosis; title: Neuroradiology; title: Neuroradiology: case studies; title: Neurosurgical interventions; title: Neurosurgery: case studies; title: Ophthalmology; title: Ophthalmology: photographic examples; title: Associated injuries; title: Associated injuries: case studies; title: Medical disorders that mimic abusive head trauma; title: Medical disorders that mimic abusive head trauma: case studies; title: Nursing care; title: Social services; title: Collaborative medical and mental health risk assessment; title: Autopsy findings; title: Pathology: case studies; title: Forensic investigations; title: Investigation: case study; title: Prosecuting a case; title: Untrue defenses; title: Use of technology in presenting evidence; title: Neurodevelopmental outcomes of abusive head trauma; title: Outcomes: case studies; title: Prevention and education; title: Putting it all together: a hypothetical case; title: Illustrative case studies.