Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria in the abusive head trauma group

*Suspected by brain edema

Table 1 gives an overview of the criteria for AHT and lists additional criteria that support the diagnosis of AHT. In three out of six cases there was also a legal medical report which, taking all findings into account, assumes AHT. One case of confessed “shaken-impact-syndrome” was included (AHT 6)