Abusive head trauma
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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.
Clinical triad: -Retinal haemorrhage. -SDH. -Brain swelling.
Pathologic triad: -SDH. -Retinal haemorrhage. -Retro-orbital haemorrhage. (???)
Subcortical slit-like haemorrhages:[1] - Classically frontal lobe. - Shear force. - Associated with shaken baby.
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References
- ↑ 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.