title: CNS child abuse: epidemiology and prevention.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA. eperez@neurosurgery.wayne.edu
authors.forename: Eimir
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Perez-Arjona
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dujovny
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Viñas
authors.forename: Hun K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lizarraga
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Fernando G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Diaz
mesh_terms: 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