Abusive head trauma

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:

• Classically frontal lobe.
• Shear force.
• Associated with shaken baby.

See also

• Forensic pathology.
• Intracranial hematoma.