Is external hydrocephalus a possible differential diagnosis when child abuse is suspected?

Background: Criteria for diagnosing abusive head trauma (AHT) or "shaken baby syndrome" are not well defined; consequently, these conditions might be diagnosed on failing premises.

Methods: The authors have collected a total of 28 infants, from the US (20) and Norway (8), suspected of having been violently shaken, and their caregivers had been suspected, investigated, prosecuted or convicted of having performed this action. Among 26 symptomatic infants, there were 18 boys (69%) and 8 girls (31%)-mean age 5.

Nonconvulsive Seizures in Abusive Head Trauma.

The article by Oh et al describes the EEG findings in a group of infants diagnosed with abusive head trauma but does not pay attention to the symptoms that triggered admission.

Neuroimaging of infectious disease.

This article provides an imaging overview of several of the common central nervous system (CNS) infections. Neurologic clinicians who provide acute care for patients should be familiar with the range of imaging findings for patients with acute neurologic infections, including knowledge of the appropriate study and the best protocol and views to show the disorder, and the ability to properly interpret them. This requirement applies particularly for CNS infections, as in stroke, in which a rapid appreciation of the exact cause of a patient's infection may play a major role in reducing mortality and morbidity.