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This article covers '''abusive head trauma''' in infants. It commonly goes by the name '''shaken baby syndrome''', abbreviated '''SBS'''. | This article covers '''abusive head trauma''' in infants. It commonly goes by the name '''shaken baby syndrome''', abbreviated '''SBS'''. A common alternate term is '''shaken-impact syndrome'''; this is advocated by some as it is uncertain shaking alone is sufficient to cause the classic pattern of injuries. | ||
==Defining features== | ==Defining features== | ||
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===Subcortical hemorrhage=== | ===Subcortical hemorrhage=== | ||
*Associated with | *Associated with cerebral vein thrombosis.<ref name=pmid7622677>{{Cite journal | last1 = Keiper | first1 = MD. | last2 = Ng | first2 = SE. | last3 = Atlas | first3 = SW. | last4 = Grossman | first4 = RI. | title = Subcortical hemorrhage: marker for radiographically occult cerebral vein thrombosis on CT. | journal = J Comput Assist Tomogr | volume = 19 | issue = 4 | pages = 527-31 | month = | year = | doi = | PMID = 7622677 }}</ref> | ||
===Blood work of shock=== | ===Blood work of shock=== | ||