ArticleJournal of pediatric surgery2021
Long-term impact of abusive head trauma in young children: Outcomes at 5 and 11 years old.
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- Early Electroencephalogram to Predict Severity of Injury in Infants With Abusive Traumatic Brain Injury.Journal of child neurology · 2026Article
- Forensic Autopsy in a Long-Term Survivor of Abusive Head Trauma: An Unusual Case Report.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Practice of Shaking in Disciplining Young Children in Lower-Income Communities of Bangladesh: Cross-Sectional Exploratory Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2025Article
- Polypharmacy in spinal cord injury: Matched cohort analysis comparing drug classes, medical complications, and healthcare utilization metrics with 24-month follow-up.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2025Article
- Partner-Inflicted Brain Injury: Intentional, Concurrent, and Repeated Traumatic and Hypoxic Neurologic Insults.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Long-Term Outcomes of Intentional Head Trauma in Infants: A Comprehensive Follow-Up of Medical, Developmental, Psychological, and Legal Perspectives.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Abusive Head Trauma Module in the Child Abuse Pediatrics Curriculum for Physicians (CAP-CuP): Rehma's Story.MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources · 2025Article
- Multiorgan Dysfunction Syndrome in Abusive and Accidental Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury.Neurocritical care · 2024Article
- Evaluation and Management of Traumatic Brain Injuries in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.Advances in neurobiology · 2024Review
- Imaging of Abusive Head Trauma : A Radiologists' Perspective.Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society · 2022Article
- Parenchymal Insults in Abuse-A Potential Key to Diagnosis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundAbusive head trauma (AHT) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among young children. We aimed to evaluate the long-term impact of AHT.
methodsUsing administrative claims from 2000-2018, children <3 years old with documented AHT who had follow-up through ages 5 and 11 years were identified. The primary outcome was incidence of neurodevelopmental disability and the secondary outcome was the effect of age at time of AHT on long-term outcomes.
results1,165 children were identified with follow-up through age 5; 358 also had follow-up through age 11. The incidence of neurodevelopmental disability was 68.0% (792/1165) at 5 years of age and 81.6% (292/358) at 11 years of age. The incidence of disability significantly increased for the 358 children followed from 5 to 11 years old (+14.3 percentage points, p<0.0001). Children <1 year old at the time of AHT were more likely to develop disabilities when compared to 2 year olds.
conclusionsAHT is associated with significant long-term disability by age 5 and the incidence increased by age 11 years. There is an association between age at time of AHT and long-term outcomes. Efforts to improve comprehensive follow-up as children continue to age is important. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV.
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