Shaken Baby Syndrome - Epidemiology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Long-term outcome of the shaken baby syndrome and medicolegal consequences: a case report.

13 Apr 2009 INTRODUCTION: Studies of long-term outcome of the shaken baby syndrome (SBS) are scarce, but they usually indicate poor outcome. OBJECTIVES: To describe long-term outcome of a child having sustained a SBS, to ascertain possible delayed sequelae and ... Read more...

Do educational materials change knowledge and behaviour about crying and shaken baby syndrome? A randomized controlled trial.

28 Feb 2009 BACKGROUND: Shaken baby syndrome often occurs after shaking in response to crying bouts. We questioned whether the use of the educational materials from the Period of PURPLE Crying program would change maternal knowledge and behaviour related to ... Read more...

Shaken baby syndrome and a baby's cry.

5 Apr 2008 The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between crying of an infant and inflicted head injury by shaking and/or impact. During the period between January 1, 1997 and December 31, 2003, 26 cases of shaken baby syndrome (SBS) were ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Shaken Baby Syndrome - Epidemiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Preventing shaken baby syndrome: a multidisciplinary response to six tragedies. 30 Jul 2009
• Long-term outcome of the shaken baby syndrome and medicolegal consequences: a case report. 13 Apr 2009
• Do educational materials change knowledge and behaviour about crying and shaken baby syndrome? A randomized controlled trial. 28 Feb 2009
• Shaken baby syndrome: facts, education, and advocacy. 30 May 2008
• Shaken baby syndrome and a baby's cry. 5 Apr 2008
• Inflicted childhood neurotrauma. 30 Mar 2008
• Passive surveillance of shaken baby syndrome using hospital inpatient data. 30 Mar 2008
• Incidence and demography of non-accidental head injury in southeast Scotland from a national database. 30 Mar 2008
• What are we trying to measure? The problems of case ascertainment. 30 Mar 2008
• The challenges of assessing the incidence of inflicted traumatic brain injury: a world perspective. 30 Mar 2008
• Inflicted childhood neurotrauma: the problem set and challenges to measuring incidence. 30 Mar 2008
• [The shaken baby syndrome: a serious diagnosis on an insecure foundation?] 28 Feb 2008
• Myths and facts... About shaken baby syndrome. 28 Feb 2008
• Comparative study of the cognitive sequelae of school-aged victims of Shaken Baby Syndrome. 28 Feb 2008
• Shaken baby syndrome in New Zealand, 2000-2002. 10 Dec 2007
• A community program to fight child abuse: the Fort Wayne Children's Foundation and Kids' Law. 29 Sep 2007
• Age-related incidence of publicly reported shaken baby syndrome cases: is crying a trigger for shaking? 30 Jul 2007
• Outcome of infants with inflicted traumatic brain injury (shaken baby syndrome) in Estonia. 16 Jun 2007
• Re: Age-related incidence curve of hospitalized Shaken Baby Syndrome cases: convergent evidence for crying as a trigger to shaking (Barr, Trent, & Cross, 2006). 27 May 2007
• Nonaccidental head trauma in infants. 15 Mar 2007

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Technical information about 'Shaken Baby Syndrome'

Definition: Brain injuries resulted from vigorous shaking of an infant or young child held by the chest, shoulders, or extremities causing extreme rotational cranial acceleration. It is characterized by the intracranial and intraocular hemorrhages with no evident external trauma. Serious cases may result in death.

Descriptor UI: D038642

Alternative terms: Shaken Baby Syndrome;

Related Mesh Headings: Child Abuse;

Allowable Qualifiers: history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics;

Tree Number: C10.900.300.087.850; C21.866.260.118.825; C21.866.915.300.200.825;

History Note: 2003