Neurosurgical Aspects of Nonaccidental Injury in Children

2020 ◽  
pp. 1321-1336
Author(s):  
Johannes Nicholaas Enslin ◽  
Anthony Figaji
Keyword(s):  
Nonaccidental Injury

Vitrectomy in Cases of Nonaccidental Injury

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Waheeda Rahman ◽  
Sarah Osbourne ◽  
Anna Bhan ◽  
Gavin M. Orr ◽  
Richard Gregson
Keyword(s):  
Nonaccidental Injury

Fatal Exsanguination Following Rupture of an Iliac Artery Aneurysm in an Infant With Menkes Disease

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 486-491
Author(s):  
Rachel Ng ◽  
Dilharan Eliezer ◽  
Ricardo Vilain ◽  
Benjamin Kamien ◽  
Aniruddh V Deshpande
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Testing ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Connective Tissue ◽  
Iliac Artery ◽  
Artery Aneurysm ◽  
Menkes Disease ◽  
Male Infant ◽  
Neurological Complications ◽  
Iliac Artery Aneurysm ◽  
Nonaccidental Injury

Menkes disease (MD) usually presents in infancy with respiratory and neurological complications. Severe isolated vasculo-connective tissue involvement in infancy is rare, and hence the precise and timely diagnosis is difficult. We report a case of an 8-week-old male infant who succumbed to acute, severe exsanguination, and hemorrhagic shock secondary to a large retroperitoneal hematoma due to rupture of a right iliac artery aneurysm. Perimortem musculoskeletal findings raised suspicion of nonaccidental injury. However, postmortem review of facial traits raised the suspicion of MD. MD was subsequently confirmed on genetic testing. Child health clinicians must remain aware of MD as a rare cause of infant vasculopathy or atypical skeletal abnormalities.

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