| Infant’s seizures and skull fracture could point to child abuse |
| THE CASE: A 5-month-old Hispanic male presented to the emergency department at a children’s hospital in the Northeast United States directly from his daycare after caretakers witnessed 2 shaking, seizure-like episodes. The episodes lasted 1 to 2 minutes in the setting of a fever as palpated by the parents. |
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FIGURE Two-dimensional computed tomography image shows posterior parietal lesion concerning for nondisplaced fracture.
Credit: AUTHOR SUPPLIED
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