Imaging of Abusive Head Trauma: A Radiologists’ Perspective

Jung Eun Cheon, Ji Hye Kim

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Abstract

Abusive head trauma (AHT) is the most common and serious form of child abuse and a leading cause of traumatic death in infants and young children. The biomechanics of head injuries include violent shaking, blunt impact, or a combination of both. Neuroimaging plays an important role in recognizing and distinguishing abusive injuries from lesions from accidental trauma or other causes, because clinical presentation and medical history are often nonspecific and ambiguous in this age group. Understanding common imaging features of AHT can increase recognition with high specificity for AHT. In this review, we discuss the biomechanics of AHT, imaging features of AHT, and other conditions that mimic AHT.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)397-407
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
Volume65
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2022

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Keywords

  • Child abuse
  • Infant
  • Neuroimaging

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