Radiographic Findings in Abusive Head Trauma

Learn about the mechanisms of injury, clinical findings, and imaging patterns suggestive of abusive head injury

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Released:

March 26, 2015

Audience:

Physicians, Paramedics

Learning Objectives

Understand the various clinical presentations of children with abusive head trauma
Understand the various mechanisms of injury that may cause abusive head trauma
Recognize imaging patterns on CT and MRI that are suggestive of abusive head trauma

Author(s)

Michelle M. Silvera, MD

Comittee Member MRI Safety, Department of Radiology | Mayo Clinic

Comittee Chair, 2025 ASPNR Gold Medal Award Committee | American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology | Mayo Clinic

Aleksandra E. Olszewski, MD
Physician, Assistant Professor of Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics, Department of Critical Care Medicine | UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH

Co-Director, OPENPediatrics; Co-Director, Center for Educational Excellence and Innovation; Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children’s Hospital

Associate Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School

Citation

Silvera M, Olszewski AE, Wolbrink TA. Radiographic Findings in Abusive Head Trauma. 3/2015. Online Video. OPENPediatrics. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/3024/radiographic-findings-in-abusive-head-trauma.