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Category Archives: Pediatrics

The Importance of Forensic Pathology Part 1

Child Abuse, Criminal Law, General Medical, PediatricsBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Getting It Right – The Importance of Forensic Pathology Recently, one of our Forensic Nurse Consultants at Godoy Medical Forensics was involved in a 2016 case in Mississippi regarding a mother who was arrested, prosecuted…

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What is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome?

Child Abuse, General Medical, Pediatrics, Psych/Mental HealthBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Potential Biomarker for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is defined as a sudden and unexplained cause of death in a seemingly healthy baby that is less than a year old. This…

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Considering abuse in SIDS

Child Abuse, PediatricsBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Findings that raise suspicion for abuse include malnutrition or neglect and injuries to the skin such as bruising, traumatic lesions, and abnormalities of the head and/or body. In the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Policy on…

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SIDS: Physical/Autopsy Findings

Child Abuse, PediatricsBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Three common autopsy findings in the pathophysiology of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome are unclotted blood in the heart, intrathoracic petechiae (small red spots inside the thoracic cavity caused by bleeding), and fluid-filled heavier organs. Other findings…

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SIDS: Causes & Risk Factors

Child Abuse, PediatricsBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is typically associated with a period of sleep, and in most cases no signs of distress are apparent. Some of the causes of SIDS include low birth weight, recent respiratory infection, side…

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What is SIDS?

Child Abuse, PediatricsBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

The sudden, unexpected and unexplained death of a seemingly healthy infant under one year of age is known as SIDS. The age at peak incidence is 2-4 months, with 90% of cases being less than…

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FASD: Legal Implications

Child Abuse, Failure to Thrive, Labor & Delivery, Pediatrics, Psych/Mental Health, Psych/Mental Health (Civil), ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Individuals with FASD have difficulty with assessment, judgment, and reasoning, and often repeat the same mistakes multiple times because of their disabilities. They also do not understand the consequences of their actions. These behavioral impairments…

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What are the effects of FASD?

Child Abuse, Failure to Thrive, Labor & Delivery, Pediatrics, Psych/Mental Health, Psych/Mental Health (Civil), ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

The most serious and most common cause of mental retardation in the U.S. is fetal alcohol syndrome. The effects of FASD depend on the timing and frequency of alcohol consumption during the pregnancy. Some of…

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FASD: Who is at risk?

Child Abuse, Failure to Thrive, Labor & Delivery, Pediatrics, Psych/Mental Health, Psych/Mental Health (Civil), ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

If a woman drinks alcohol during her pregnancy, regardless of timing and amount, she is at risk of having a child with a FASD. Alcohol can affect an embryo before a woman knows she is…

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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: What is it?

Child Abuse, Failure to Thrive, Labor & Delivery, Pediatrics, Psych/Mental Health, Psych/Mental Health (Civil), ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Prenatal alcohol exposure is the single leading preventable cause of neuro-developmental disorders (Zagorski, 2015). Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a blanket term for a number of effects that can occur in an individual who was…

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Childhood Strokes

Civil Law, PediatricsBy Tara Godoy

I want to take a few minutes just to raise awareness of the possibility of strokes occuring at any age. Strokes in the elderly is widely recognized and there has been a lot of community…

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Cerebral Palsy and Neonatal Encephalopathy: Where Did Delivery Go Wrong?

Civil Law, Labor & Delivery, PediatricsBy Tara Godoy

Cerebral Palsy (CP) and Neonatal Encephalopathy (NE), both a type of brain damage, are a mother’s worst nightmare. Childbirth is supposed to be a beautiful thing, and when things go wrong in the delivery room,…

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