Infants who suffer head injuries due to abuse have worse outcomes than infants with head injuries due to other causes.
Infants who suffer head injuries due to abuse have worse outcomes than infants with head injuries due to other causes.
Researchers from Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children, Falls Church, Virginia found that children with inflicted head injuries were more likely to have greater injuries and to have heart and breathing difficulties, compared to children with accidental head injuries.
The findings come from a study of 54 children who were hospitalised for acute head injury before 36 months of age. The head trauma was classified as accidental (or noninflicted) in 30 children, inflicted in 11 and undetermined in 13.
Other findings seen in the inflicted head trauma group included lower initial neurological function scores on a standard scale, increased impairment of consciousness, and a higher degree of brain injury.
At 6-months after the injury, children with inflicted injuries had lower mental developmental index scores and gross motor scores than those with accidental injuries. Young victims of inflicted head trauma require a more thorough neurodevelopmental assessment, monitoring and follow-up.
Researchers from Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children, Falls Church, Virginia found that children with inflicted head injuries were more likely to have greater injuries and to have heart and breathing difficulties, compared to children with accidental head injuries.
The findings come from a study of 54 children who were hospitalised for acute head injury before 36 months of age. The head trauma was classified as accidental (or noninflicted) in 30 children, inflicted in 11 and undetermined in 13.
Other findings seen in the inflicted head trauma group included lower initial neurological function scores on a standard scale, increased impairment of consciousness, and a higher degree of brain injury.
At 6-months after the injury, children with inflicted injuries had lower mental developmental index scores and gross motor scores than those with accidental injuries. Young victims of inflicted head trauma require a more thorough neurodevelopmental assessment, monitoring and follow-up.
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