The Shaken Baby Syndrome : A Multidisciplinary Approach

ISBN-13: 9780789013514 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 440 str.

Stephan Lazoritz; Vincent J. Palusci

Opis

Current research in shaken baby syndrome (SBS) is reviewed in this reference for social workers, police investigators, attorneys, and physicians. Early chapters offer a historical perspective and review the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and public health implications of shaken baby syndrome. Later chapters look at characteristics of perpe

Spis treści

• About the Contributors
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter One. Overview of Shaken Baby Syndrome
• Chapter Two. Historical Perspectives
• Chapter Three. The Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics, and Public Health Implications of Shaken Baby Syndrome
• Chapter Four. Who Are the Perpetrators and Why Do They Do It?
• Chapter Five. Biomechanics of Abusive Head Trauma
• Chapter Six. Neurologic Sequelae of Shaken Baby Syndrome
• Chapter Seven. Radiographic Evaluation
• Chapter Eight. Ophthalmic Manifestations of Shaken Baby Syndrome
• Chapter Nine. Medical Management of the Shaken Infant
• Chapter Ten. Brain Injury Rehabilitation in Children with Non-Accidental Trauma
• Chapter Eleven. Pathological Findings in Fatal Shaken Impact Syndrome
• Chapter Twelve. The Medical Social Worker, Child Advocacy, and the Shaken Baby
• Chapter Thirteen. Law Enforcement Investigative Issues
• Chapter Fourteen. Legal Considerations in Shaken Baby Cases
• Chapter Fifteen. Prosecuting the Shaken Infant Case
• Chapter Sixteen. Ethical Challenges in the Care of the Shaken Baby
• Chapter Seventeen. Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome
• Chapter Eighteen. Controversies in Shaken Baby/Shaken Impact Syndrome
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

O autorze

Vincent J. Palusci, Stephen Lazoritz