Mehmet Gencturk1, Huseyin Gurkan Tore2, David R Nascene2, Lei Zhang3, Yasemin Koksel2, Alexander M McKinney2. 1. Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota Medical Center, 420 Delaware St. SE, 55455, Minneapolis, MN, USA. genct003@umn.edu. 2. Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota Medical Center, 420 Delaware St. SE, 55455, Minneapolis, MN, USA. 3. Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Differentiating Abusive Head Trauma (AHT) from Non-abusive Head trauma (NAHT) has profound clinical prognostic and legal implications, as certain imaging findings can individually be more suggestive of NAHT, while others are more suggestive of AHT. This study was set out to evaluate for an association between the various imaging findings in AHT with outcome. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Over 7-years, 55 children (age 0-4 years') with head trauma and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were included as either: abusive (n = 16), non-abusive (n = 35), or indeterminate (n = 4). Two pediatric neuroradiologists jointly reviewed the imaging. The frequency of imaging findings and their association with ≥6 months' outcome were calculated. RESULTS: Comparing abusive versus non-abusive head trauma, complex subdural hematoma was present in 81% (n = 13/16) and 29% (n = 10/35), hypoxic-ischemic injury in 44% (n = 7/16) and 6% (n = 2/35), and diffuse axonal injury in 12% (n = 2/16) and 26% (n = 9/35), respectively. Susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) retinal hemorrhages were absent in non-abusive trauma (0/35), but present in 44% (n = 7/16) of the abusive group. In abuse, simple subdural hematomas were absent. Significant associations were found between the presence of abusive trauma with both hypoxic ischemic insult (OR = 12.83, p = 0.0024) and complex subdural hematoma (OR = 10.83, p = 0.0007). The presence of hypoxic ischemic injury (HII) did correlate significantly with clinical outcome (p = 0.017), while retinal hemorrhages on SWI and complex subdural hematoma did not (p = 0.1696-p = 0.2496). CONCLUSION: Neuroimaging findings can be helpful in discriminating these two conditions on presentation, as well as in helping solidify the suspicion of AHT. Regarding eventual outcome in AHT, the most important predictor is clearly HII.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Differentiating Abusive Head Trauma (AHT) from Non-abusive Head trauma (NAHT) has profound clinical prognostic and legal implications, as certain imaging findings can individually be more suggestive of NAHT, while others are more suggestive of AHT. This study was set out to evaluate for an association between the various imaging findings in AHT with outcome. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Over 7-years, 55 children (age 0-4 years') with head trauma and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were included as either: abusive (n = 16), non-abusive (n = 35), or indeterminate (n = 4). Two pediatric neuroradiologists jointly reviewed the imaging. The frequency of imaging findings and their association with ≥6 months' outcome were calculated. RESULTS: Comparing abusive versus non-abusive head trauma, complex subdural hematoma was present in 81% (n = 13/16) and 29% (n = 10/35), hypoxic-ischemic injury in 44% (n = 7/16) and 6% (n = 2/35), and diffuse axonal injury in 12% (n = 2/16) and 26% (n = 9/35), respectively. Susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) retinal hemorrhages were absent in non-abusive trauma (0/35), but present in 44% (n = 7/16) of the abusive group. In abuse, simple subdural hematomas were absent. Significant associations were found between the presence of abusive trauma with both hypoxic ischemic insult (OR = 12.83, p = 0.0024) and complex subdural hematoma (OR = 10.83, p = 0.0007). The presence of hypoxic ischemic injury (HII) did correlate significantly with clinical outcome (p = 0.017), while retinal hemorrhages on SWI and complex subdural hematoma did not (p = 0.1696-p = 0.2496). CONCLUSION: Neuroimaging findings can be helpful in discriminating these two conditions on presentation, as well as in helping solidify the suspicion of AHT. Regarding eventual outcome in AHT, the most important predictor is clearly HII.
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