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Pittsburgh Infant Brain Injury Score

Procedure: - abnormal skin exam (2 points) - age >= 3 months (1 point) - head circumference > 85th percentile (1 point) - serum hemoglobin < 11.2 g/dL (1 point) Clinical significance: - history is unreliable - physical examination findings are insensitive - abusive head trauma is difficult to diagnose

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numerical rating scale (NRS)

References

  1. Berger RP, Fromkin J, Herman B et al. Validation of the Pittsburgh Infant brain Injury score for abusive head trauma. Pediatrics 2016 PMID: 27338699 http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/138/1/e20153756