CNS child abuse: epidemiology and prevention.
The problem of child abuse and the central nervous system implications are reviewed from a multidimensional approach. Statistics regarding prevalence, risk factors, epidemiological considerations, and physiological aspects are studied. The incidence is reviewed in the United States and in other countries where incidence and social services are also described. Implications for prevention efforts are considered.
Perez-Arjona
Eimir
E
Department of Neurological Surgery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA. eperez@neurosurgery.wayne.edu
Dujovny
Manuel
M
Viñas
Federico
F
Park
Hun K
HK
Lizarraga
Sandra
S
Park
Thomas
T
Diaz
Fernando G
FG
D000367:Age Factors; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality / Q000639:trends; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D015995:Prevalence; D044469:Racial Groups; D012307:Risk Factors