Differences Between Viral Meningitis and Abusive Head Trauma

To evaluate the hypothesis that viral meningitis may mimic abusive head trauma (AHT) by comparing the history of present illness (HPI) and clinical presentation of young children with proven viral meningitis to those with AHT and those with subdural hemorrhage (SDH) only. We hypothesized that signif...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2022-07, Vol.150 (1), p.1
Main Authors: Horton, Danielle, Burrell, Tanya, Moffatt, Mary E, Puls, Henry T, Selvarangan, Rangaraj, Hultman, Lyndsey, Anderst, James D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aseptic meningitis
Child abuse & neglect
Demography
Head injuries
Hemorrhage
Meningitis
Pediatrics
Trauma
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Summary:To evaluate the hypothesis that viral meningitis may mimic abusive head trauma (AHT) by comparing the history of present illness (HPI) and clinical presentation of young children with proven viral meningitis to those with AHT and those with subdural hemorrhage (SDH) only. We hypothesized that significant differences would exist between viral meningitis and the comparison groups. We performed a 5-year retrospective case-control study of subjects aged
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2021-054544