[Trauma craneal no accidental en niños: costo económico directo de la atención médica en un hospital de tercer nivel].

Introduction: Abusive head trauma (AHT) is an extreme form of physical abuse that is produced by abruptly shaking an infant or toddler.

Objective: To describe the direct economic cost of care during hospitalization of 14 children with confirmed diagnosis of AHT in a pediatric hospital.

Method: Analysis of the cost of disease in patients with AHT attended to between 2001 and 2010.