Long-term outcome of the shaken baby syndrome and medicolegal consequences: A case report

Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 436-447

  Laurent Vannier, A ^a   Toure, H ^a   Vieux, E ^b   Brugel, D G ^a   Chevignard, M ^a,c,d  

^a Hospital National de Saint Maurice   (France)

^b Cour d'appel de Paris ^*  (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Child protection; Diagnosis; Non accidental head injury; Prognosis; Shaken baby syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME;

BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; CAREGIVERS; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, INSTITUTIONALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRANCE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; INFANT; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MANDATORY REPORTING; PROGNOSIS; RETINAL HEMORRHAGE; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME;

EID: 67650450187     PISSN: 18770657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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