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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 are suspected to be due to abuse, [[AKA]] '''shaken baby syndrome''' and '''shaken-impact syndrome'''. | ||
==Clinical triad== | ==Clinical triad== | ||
Revision as of 05:07, 12 September 2010
This article covers traumatic brain injury in infants that are 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
- ↑ David Ramsay. 9 September 2010.
- ↑ 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. Accessed on: 9 September 2010.
- ↑ David Ramsay. 9 September 2010.