Intracranial Hemorrhages in Infants: Child Abuse or a Congenital Coagulation Disorder?

Citation:

Bach KP, Schouten-van Meeteren AY, Smit LM, Veenhuizen L, Gemke RJ: Intracranial hemorrhages in infants: child abuse or a congenital coagulation disorder? Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 145(17):809-13, April 2001.

Abstract

Notes:

• This article is in Dutch.
• Three children, aged 8, 5, and 6 months, presented with intracranial hemorrhages without external signs of head trauma.
• After thorough investigation, it was found that:
  • one child shaken baby syndrome
  • one child had hemophilia B, not previously diagnosed
  • one child had factor V deficiency, not previously diagnosed
• "Child abuse and congenital coagulation disorders may present with similar neurological symptoms and radiological findings. In these patients coagulation tests are mandatory."

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