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This article covers '''traumatic brain injury in infants''' that suspected to be due to abuse, [[AKA]] '''shaken baby syndrome''' and '''shaken-impact syndrome'''.
This article covers '''traumatic brain injury in infants''' that suspected to be due to abuse, [[AKA]] '''shaken baby syndrome''' and '''shaken-impact syndrome'''.


Clinical triad:
==Clinical triad==
*Retinal haemorrhage.
*Retinal haemorrhage.
*SDH.
*Subdural haemorrhage (SDH).
*Brain swelling.
*Acute encephalopathy.
**Some say ''brain swelling''.<ref>David Ramsay. 9 September 2010.</ref>


Pathologic triad:
==Pathologic triad==
*SDH.
*Subdural haemorrhage (SDH).
*Retinal haemorrhage.
*Retinal haemorrhage.
*Retro-orbital haemorrhage. (???)
*Retro-orbital haemorrhage. (???)


Subcortical slit-like haemorrhages:<ref>URL: [http://books.google.com/books?id=0tZIcDDe6bAC&pg=PA481&lpg=PA481&dq=slit+white+matter+hemorrhage&source=bl&ots=1v-PVo2cmI&sig=HCnZBVYvyst8vC-ZcXL396pTrIk&hl=en&ei=oh2JTMy-NsSqlAf78qyBDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBEQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=slit%20white%20matter%20hemorrhage&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=0tZIcDDe6bAC&pg=PA481&lpg=PA481&dq=slit+white+matter+hemorrhage&source=bl&ots=1v-PVo2cmI&sig=HCnZBVYvyst8vC-ZcXL396pTrIk&hl=en&ei=oh2JTMy-NsSqlAf78qyBDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBEQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=slit%20white%20matter%20hemorrhage&f=false]. Accessed on: 9 September 2010.</ref>
==Other features==
Subcortical slit-like haemorrhages:<ref>URL: [http://books.google.com/books?id=0tZIcDDe6bAC&pg=PA481&lpg=PA481&dq=slit+white+matter+hemorrhage&source=bl&ots=1v-PVo2cmI&sig=HCnZBVYvyst8vC-ZcXL396pTrIk&hl=en&ei=oh2JTMy-NsSqlAf78qyBDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBEQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=slit%20white%20matter%20hemorrhage&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=0tZIcDDe6bAC&pg=PA481&lpg=PA481&dq=slit+white+matter+hemorrhage&source=bl&ots=1v-PVo2cmI&sig=HCnZBVYvyst8vC-ZcXL396pTrIk&hl=en&ei=oh2JTMy-NsSqlAf78qyBDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBEQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=slit%20white%20matter%20hemorrhage&f=false]. Accessed on: 9 September 2010.</ref><ref>David Ramsay. 9 September 2010.</ref>
*Classically frontal lobe.
*Classically frontal lobe.
*Shear force.
*Shear force.
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==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Forensic pathology]]
[[Category:Forensic pathology]]

Revision as of 05:07, 12 September 2010

This article covers traumatic brain injury in infants that suspected to be due to abuse, AKA shaken baby syndrome and shaken-impact syndrome.

Clinical triad

  • Retinal haemorrhage.
  • Subdural haemorrhage (SDH).
  • Acute encephalopathy.
    • Some say brain swelling.[1]

Pathologic triad

  • Subdural haemorrhage (SDH).
  • Retinal haemorrhage.
  • Retro-orbital haemorrhage. (???)

Other features

Subcortical slit-like haemorrhages:[2][3]

  • Classically frontal lobe.
  • Shear force.
  • Associated with shaken baby.

See also

References