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Abusive head trauma in infants and young children

Last reviewed: 15 Aug 2025
Last updated: 22 Mar 2024

Summary

定义

病史和体格检查

关键诊断因素

  • age <3 years
  • altered mental status: irritability/lethargy/coma
  • clinical findings inconsistent with carer history
  • retinal/vitreal hemorrhages or retinoschisis
  • apnea
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其他诊断因素

  • no known history of trauma
  • seizure
  • vomiting
  • loss of muscle tone
  • brisk or asymmetric reflexes
  • unexplained bruising
  • increasing head circumference
  • bulging fontanelle
  • long-bone fractures
  • mucosal injury or torn labial/lingual frenulum
  • anogenital signs and symptoms
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危险因素

  • age <1 year
  • peak of normal crying curve
  • male caregiver
  • unrelated adult household member
  • male sex
  • socioeconomic stressors
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诊断性检查

首要检查

  • cranial CT scan
  • CBC
  • liver function tests
  • toxicology screen
  • prothrombin time (PT)/activated PTT/fibrinogen/von Willebrand testing
  • urinalysis
  • cerebrospinal fluid analysis
  • cranial MRI
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需考虑的检查

  • spinal MRI
  • cranial ultrasound
  • skeletal survey
  • complementary imaging
  • blood culture
  • serum calcium
  • serum 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D levels (calcidiol)
  • serum inorganic phosphorus
  • serum parathyroid hormone (PTH)
  • serum alkaline phosphatase
  • skin biopsy/fibroblast culture
  • postmortem exam
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治疗流程

急症处理

all patients

撰稿人

作者

Barney Scholefield, MBBS, BSc, MSc, MRCPCH, PhD

Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care

NIHR Clinician Scientist

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

Birmingham

UK

利益声明

BS receives grant funding from the UK NIHR Clinician Scientist Fellowship programme.

鸣谢

Dr Barney Scholefield would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Joe Brierley, Dr Gavin Wooldridge, and Dr Alice Newton, previous contributors to this topic.

利益声明

JB, GW, and AN declare that they have no competing interests.

同行评议者

Amy Goldberg, MD

Attending Physician

Child Protection Team

Hasboro Children's Hospital

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Alpert Medical School

Brown University

Providence

RI

利益声明

AG declares that she has no competing interests.

Rebecca Moles, MD

Division Chief

Child Protection Program

UMass Memorial Medical Center

Worcester

MA

利益声明

RM declares that she has no competing interests.

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关键文献

Narang SK, Fingarson A, Lukefahr J; Council on Child Abuse and Neglect. Abusive head trauma in infants and children. Pediatrics. 2020 Apr;145(4):e20200203.全文  摘要

Nuño M, Pelissier L, Varshneya K, et al. Outcomes and factors associated with infant abusive head trauma in the US. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2015 Nov;16(5):515-22.全文  摘要

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK). Child maltreatment: when to suspect maltreatment in under 18s. October 2017 [internet publication].全文

Piteau SJ, Ward MG, Barrowman NJ, et al. Clinical and radiographic characteristics associated with abusive and nonabusive head trauma: a systematic review. Pediatrics. 2012 Aug;130(2):315-23. 摘要

Christian CW, Levin AV, Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect, et al. The eye examination in the evaluation of child abuse. Pediatrics. 2018 Aug;142(2):e20181411.全文  摘要

American College of Radiology. Practice parameter for the performance and interpretation of skeletal surveys in children. 2021 [internet publication].全文

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