Abusive head trauma

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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.

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

  1. ↑ David Ramsay. 9 September 2010.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ David Ramsay. 9 September 2010.
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