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Five Generations of Ill-treated Children in One Family Pedigree

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

J. E. Oliver
Affiliation:
Burderop Hospital, Wroughton, and Pewsey Hospital, Pewsey, Wilts
Audrey Taylor
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Swindon, Wilts

Extract

A 3½ month old baby boy was admitted to the children's ward with subdural and subarachnoid haemorrhages which had impaired his hearing and vision, with permanent damage to the brain. Further investigations confirmed the child as a battered baby (Generation VI No. 2 on Fig. 1., No. 12 on Fig. 2).

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1971 

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