Unsubstantiated belief in the diagnostic accuracy of the triad of abusive head trauma may lead to incorrect diagnoses of alleged abuse cases.

Two days after admission, a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan confirmed chronic SDH and showed radiological characteristics of BEH (Figure 1C), which, however, were not noticed or described. Abbreviations AHT abusive head trauma BEH benign external hydrocephalus HC head circumference SDH subdural haematoma Benign external hydrocephalus (BEH) is a subtype of hydrocephalus. [Extracted from the article]