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Knut Wester

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Articles 95
Citations 670
Followers 0
Related Specialties
Neurology
General Medicine
Pediatrics
Top 10 Co-Authors
Christian A Helland
Terje Sundstrom
Ingemar Thiblin
Ulf Hogberg
Jacob Andersson
Eirik Helseth
Sverre Morten Zahl
Bertil Romner
Goran Hogberg
Abenezer Tirsit
Published In
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen
Acta Paediatr
World Neurosurg
J Neurotrauma
Acta Neurochir (Wien)
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Recent Articles
1.
Responding to concerns about the methodology used in a study on retinal haemorrhages in suspected infant abuse
Thiblin I, Andersson J, Wester K, Hogberg G, Hogberg U
Acta Paediatr . 2022 Jul; 112(8):1820-1821. PMID: 35841369
No abstract available.
2.
Corrigendum to the paper 'Re-evaluation of medical findings in alleged shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma in Norwegian courts fails to support abuse diagnoses'
Wester K, Wikstrom J
Acta Paediatr . 2022 Feb; 111(4):798-799. PMID: 35102594
No abstract available.
3.
How do we know that infant abusive head trauma has occurred?
Thiblin I, Andersson J, Wester K, Hogberg G, Hogberg U
Acta Paediatr . 2021 Dec; 111(4):888-889. PMID: 34929053
No abstract available.
4.
Demanding clarification that venous thrombosis is representative of vascular trauma
Zahl S, Mack J, Rossant C, Squier W, Wester K
Acta Paediatr . 2021 Dec; 111(4):893-894. PMID: 34919293
No abstract available.
5.
External Hydrocephalus as a Cause of Infant Subdural Hematoma: Epidemiological and Radiological Investigations of Infants Suspected of Being Abused
Andersson J, Wikstrom J, Hogberg U, Wester K, Thiblin I
Pediatr Neurol . 2021 Nov; 126:26-34. PMID: 34736060
Background: Acute subdural hematoma (ASDH) and chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) in infants have been regarded as highly specific for abuse. Other causes of CSDH have not been investigated in a...
6.
Retinal haemorrhage in infants investigated for suspected maltreatment is strongly correlated with intracranial pathology
Thiblin I, Andersson J, Wester K, Hogberg G, Hogberg U
Acta Paediatr . 2021 Oct; 111(4):800-808. PMID: 34617346
Aim: To test the two prevailing hypotheses regarding the aetiology of infant retinal haemorrhage: (a) traction forces exerted by the lens and/or corpus vitreum on the retina during infant shaking...
7.
Re-evaluation of medical findings in alleged shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma in Norwegian courts fails to support abuse diagnoses
Wester K, Stridbeck U, Syse A, Wikstrom J
Acta Paediatr . 2021 May; 111(4):779-792. PMID: 34041784
Aim: The criteria for diagnosing abusive head trauma (AHT) are not well defined and this condition might be diagnosed on failing premises. Our aim was to review criminal AHT cases...
8.
Thrombosis is not a marker of bridging vein rupture in infants with alleged abusive head trauma
Zahl S, Mack J, Rossant C, Squier W, Wester K
Acta Paediatr . 2021 May; 110(10):2686-2694. PMID: 33964045
Aim: Thrombosis of bridging veins has been suggested to be a marker of bridging vein rupture, and thus AHT, in infants with subdural haematoma. Methods: This is a non-systematic review...
9.
Unsubstantiated belief in the diagnostic accuracy of the triad of abusive head trauma may lead to incorrect diagnoses of alleged abuse cases
Wester K, Wikstrom J, Lynoe N, Eriksson A
Acta Paediatr . 2021 May; 111(4):809-811. PMID: 33955067
No abstract available.
10.
Is external hydrocephalus a possible differential diagnosis when child abuse is suspected?
Scheller J, Wester K
Acta Neurochir (Wien) . 2021 Mar; 164(4):1161-1172. PMID: 33710381
Background: Criteria for diagnosing abusive head trauma (AHT) or "shaken baby syndrome" are not well defined; consequently, these conditions might be diagnosed on failing premises. Methods: The authors have collected...