Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ545914
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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Cervical Spine MRI in Abused Infants.
Feldman, Kenneth W.; And Others
Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, v21 n2 p199-205 Feb 1997
This study attempted to use cervical spine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to detect cord injury in 12 dead children with head injury from child abuse. Eighty percent of children autopsied had small cervical spine hemorrhages; MRI did not identify them and did not identify cord injury in any child studied, indicating that MRI scans are probably unwarranted in such cases. (Author/PB)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Diagnostic Tests, Head Injuries, Injuries, Neurological Impairments
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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