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This article covers '''traumatic brain injury in infants''' that are 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<ref name=pmid18365221>{{cite journal |author=Oehmichen M, Schleiss D, Pedal I, Saternus KS, Gerling I, Meissner C |title=Shaken baby syndrome: re-examination of diffuse axonal injury as cause of death |journal=Acta Neuropathol. |volume=116 |issue=3 |pages=317–29 |year=2008 |month=September |pmid=18365221 |doi=10.1007/s00401-008-0356-4 |url=}}</ref>== | ||
*Retinal haemorrhage. | *Retinal haemorrhage. | ||
*Subdural haemorrhage (SDH). | *Subdural haemorrhage (SDH). | ||
Revision as of 18:21, 6 October 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[1]
- Retinal haemorrhage.
- Subdural haemorrhage (SDH).
- Acute encephalopathy.
- Some say brain swelling.[2]
Pathologic triad
- Subdural haemorrhage (SDH).
- Retrobullbar nerve sheath hemorrhage (pathologic correlate to retinal hemorrhage).
- ???
Other features
Subcortical slit-like haemorrhages:[3][4]
- Classically frontal lobe.
- Shear force.
- Associated with shaken baby.
See also
References
- ↑ Oehmichen M, Schleiss D, Pedal I, Saternus KS, Gerling I, Meissner C (September 2008). "Shaken baby syndrome: re-examination of diffuse axonal injury as cause of death". Acta Neuropathol. 116 (3): 317–29. doi:10.1007/s00401-008-0356-4. PMID 18365221.
- ↑ 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.