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Re: leptomeningeal cysts


Seth and Eve Switzer wrote:

> Thanks for the input..
>
> I've taken care of this child since he was born and the family is
> well-known to me.  I know that the skeletal survey is the right thing to do
> but I'm wondering how to approach it with the family...
>

You're worried they will think you think they abused the kid.  That's because
you think of a skeletal survey as being only for abuse.  But what if we have a
case of OI here?  Or undermineralization for whatever reason?  Just tell them
that you want to make sure no further damage was done.

In cases where I am reporting for abuse, I tell the families that certain
injuries are required by law to be reported, no matter what I think happened.
Most parents understand that.

Vicki