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→Head injuries: +commotio medullaris
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*Shaken-impact syndrome. | *Shaken-impact syndrome. | ||
*Shaken baby syndrome. | *Shaken baby syndrome. | ||
===Commotio medullaris=== | |||
Features:<ref name=Ref Shkrum613>{{Ref Shkrum|613}}</ref> | |||
*Sudden death after head trauma that is insufficient to explain death. | |||
*Etiology: unknown - thought to be related to apnea. | |||
*Analogous to ''commotio cordis'' (see ''blunt force trauma''). | |||
==Excited delirium== | ==Excited delirium== | ||