title: Child abuse - some aspects for neurosurgeons.
abstract: Neurosurgeons are mainly concerned with child abuse in cases of severe cranio-cerebral trauma. Aim of the present paper is to highlight the clinical picture and symptoms in cases of child abuse and our multidisciplinary approach to reveal a solid diagnosis. The detection of child abuse requires a high index of suspicion, especially in cases of subtle injuries. Besides reporting to the appropriate agencies primary goals are to terminate suspected abuse and to prevent further harm to the child. All this requires a confirmed diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Madea
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noeker
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Franke
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D009493:Neurosurgery