Abusive Head Trauma in Infants and Children details the application of medical science to the investigation and prosecution of these cases, as well as issues of long-term outcome, developmental and educational needs, and strategies for community-based education and prevention. This ebook features a four minute video explaining the mechanism of injury in shaken baby syndrome.

630 pages, 611 images, 38 contributors

Abusive Head Trauma in Infants and Children combines the best clinical writing with high-quality photographic content found in color atlases -- a wealth of knowledge bound in one concise edition. This ebook features a four minute video explaining the mechanism of injury in shaken baby syndrome.

This reference addresses all aspects of abusive head trauma cases in one complete reference for clinicians, investigators, prosecutors, and social workers. More than 600 clinical photographs illustrate inflicted child head injuries with case studies and multidisciplinary analyses, including discussions of shaken baby syndrome, shaken impact syndrome, differential diagnoses, forensic analysis, autopsies, prosecutorial issues, long-term care of survivors, and the role of social services.

1. Current Perspectives on Abusive Head Trauma
2. Epidemiology of Traumatic Brain Injury: Recognizing Unintentional Head Injuries in Children
3. Unintentional Head Injuries: Case Studies
4. Biomechanics
5. Abusive Head Trauma as a Medical Diagnosis
6. Neuroradiology
7. Neuroradiology: Case Studies
8. Neurosurgical Interventions
9. Neurosurgery: Case Studies
10. Ophthalmology
11.Ophthalmology: Photographic Examples
12. Associated Injuries
13. Associated Injuries: Case Studies
14. Medical Disorders That Mimic Abusive Head Trauma
15. Medical Disorders That Mimic Abusive Head Trauma: Case Studies
16. Nursing Care
17. Social Services
18. Collaborative Medical and Mental Health Risk Assessment
19. Autopsy Findings
20. Pathology: Case Studies
21. Forensic Investigations
22. Investigation: Case Studies
23. Prosecuting a Case
24. Untrue Defenses
25. Use of Technology in Presenting Evidence
26. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Abusive Head Trauma
27. Outcomes: Case Studies
28. Prevention and Education
29. Putting it All Together: A Hypothetical Case
30. Illustrative Case Studies