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Síndrome de la niña y el niño sacudidos: hallazgos anatomoclínicos / Shaken baby syndrome: anatomoclinic features
Bonilla Montero, Rául A; Vargas Sanabria, Maikel; Mora Guevara, Alejandro.
Affiliation
  • Bonilla Montero, Rául A; Poder Judicial. Departamento Medicina Legal de Costa Rica. CR
  • Vargas Sanabria, Maikel; Poder Judicial. Departamento Medicina Legal de Costa Rica. CR
  • Mora Guevara, Alejandro; Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social. Hospital Escalante Pradilla. CR
Med. leg. Costa Rica ; 23(1): 103-112, mar. 2006.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-585432
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RESUMEN
El síndrome del niño sacudido es una de las formas más severas de maltrato infantil que ocurre principalmente en niños menores de un año. Por la vulnerabilidad de las víctimas y por las secuelas que puede producir, incluyendo la muerte, es necesario, en el abordaje clínico, tener presente la sospecha diagnóstica ante lesiones de explicación insatisfactoria por parte de los encargados del menor. Asimismo si se trata de un abordaje médico legal deben tenerse las consideraciones necesarias para documentar las lesiones, tanto en el paciente vivo, como en los casos de homicidio, para colaborar con la administración de justicia. Para ello se debe tratar de implementar una metodología homogénea para la realización de dichas pericias, tanto en la parte clínica como patológico forense. En este artículo se describe la forma habitual de presentación clínica del síndrome del niño sacudido y se expone una guía básica para la realización de autopsias medico legales en casos de muertes por esta causa.
ABSTRACT
The shaken baby syndrome is one of the most severe presentations of child abuse that is seen in children especially under the first year of age. The great vulnerability of this group of patients and the serious consequences that they may encounter in the future, including death, are enough reason to inquire, during the clinical approach, about the possibility that the patient being attended may be a victim of physical abuse. From a medico-legal evaluation, it is pertinent to document and describe thoroughly the physical lesions in the living patient and in cases of homicide, in order to contribute scientifically in the administration of justice. For that reason it is essential to follow a uniform methodology in the management of both the clinical and the forensic assessment. This article reviews the usual clinical presentation of the shaken baby syndrome and proposes a basic guide to evaluate the autopsies in cases of deaths originated by this cause.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: LILACS Main subject: Spouse Abuse / Child Abuse / Child Advocacy / Child Care / Child Reactive Disorders / Forensic Medicine Type of study: Practice guideline Limits: Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Central America / Costa Rica Language: Spanish Journal: Med. leg. Costa Rica Journal subject: Jurisprudence Year: 2006 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Costa Rica Institution/Affiliation country: Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social/CR / Poder Judicial/CR
Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: LILACS Main subject: Spouse Abuse / Child Abuse / Child Advocacy / Child Care / Child Reactive Disorders / Forensic Medicine Type of study: Practice guideline Limits: Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Central America / Costa Rica Language: Spanish Journal: Med. leg. Costa Rica Journal subject: Jurisprudence Year: 2006 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Costa Rica Institution/Affiliation country: Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social/CR / Poder Judicial/CR
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