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A Variant of the Battered Child Syndrome

John Guarnaschelli, MD; John Lee, MD; Frederick W. Pitts, MD

JAMA. 1972;222(12):1545-1546.

Abstract
A case of subdural hematoma occurred secondary to manipulation by a folk practitioner for fallen fontanelle (caida de mollera). This variation of the battered child syndrome should be a consideration when dealing with patients of Latin-American background because folk concepts of disease and their related "remedies" are sometimes important factors in case histories.

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Neurological Surgery, Los Angeles County—University of Southern California Medical Center.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Los Angeles County—University of Southern California Medical Center, Room 5046, 1200 N State St, Los Angeles 90033 (Dr. Pitts).

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