TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - A lucid interval in a victim of abusive head trauma with multiple parenchymal lacerations
JO  - Journal of forensic and legal medicine
A1  - Kachelski, Cree
A1  - Gavin, Kelsey
A1  - Head, Hayden
A1  - Horton, Danielle
A1  - Anderst, James
SP  - e102638
EP  - e102638
VL  - 101
IS  - 
N2  - Abusive head trauma (AHT) is a leading cause of abusive deaths in children under age one. AHT can include intracranial hemorrhages, hypoxic ischemic injury, or parenchymal lacerations. Most infants with parenchymal lacerations present with acute neurological symptoms. There has been some published literature on lucid intervals in cases of AHT; however, there has not been a described lucid interval with parenchymal lacerations. Parenchymal lacerations typically present with acute symptomatology such as seizures, alteration in mental status, or increased fussiness/lethargy given the damage to neurons and brain structure. We present a case of a healthy 2-month-old who ultimately was diagnosed with AHT and three parenchymal lacerations and had a 2.5 hour period of normal neurological status prior to acute decompensation.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1752-928X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102638
ID  - ref1
ER  -