title: Diagnosing abusive head trauma: the challenges faced by clinicians.
abstract: This article highlights five important aspects of the clinical problem of evaluating young children who are suspected of having abusive head trauma: 1) the clinical questions to be addressed, 2) challenges when evaluating young children with suspected abuse, 3) key aspects of clinical practice and data collection, 4) a framework for decision-making and 5) key articles in the literature that can help inform a sound clinical decision about the likelihood of abuse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St., P.O. Box 208064, New Haven, CT, 06520-8064, USA, john.leventhal@yale.edu.
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Leventhal
authors.forename: Andrea G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Asnes
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pavlovic
authors.forename: Rebecca L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Moles
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003657:Decision Making; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States