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Shaken baby syndrome. Shaken baby syndrome ( SBS ), also known as abusive head trauma ( AHT ), is a medical condition in children younger than five years old, [3] generally caused by blunt trauma, vigorous shaking, or a combination of both. [1] SBS is the leading cause of fatal head injuries in children under two, [4] with a risk of death of ...
Retinal hemorrhage (UK English: retinal haemorrhage) is a disorder of the eye in which bleeding occurs in the retina, the light sensitive tissue, located on the back wall of the eye. [ 1] There are photoreceptor cells in the retina called rods and cones, which transduce light energy into nerve signals that can be processed by the brain to form ...
CAT scans revealed a set of internal head conditions: bleeding in the brain, brain swelling, and retinal hemorrhages. Child abuse specialists consider these the definitive "triad" of symptoms for AHT.
Louise Woodward, born in 1978 (age 45–46), is a British former au pair, who at the age of 18 was charged with murder, but was subsequently convicted of the involuntary manslaughter (reduced from the jury trial verdict) of eight-month-old baby Matthew Eappen, in Newton, Massachusetts, United States of America. [ 1]
By then, the field's greatest contribution—the "discovery" of shaken baby syndrome (SBS)—had come under fire. ... retinal hemorrhage, and brain swelling as having been shaken. As a result ...
Intraocular hemorrhage may be caused by physical trauma (direct injury to the eye); ocular surgery (such as to repair cataracts); or other diseases, injuries, or disorders (such as diabetes, hypertension, or shaken baby syndrome). [2] Severe bleeding may cause high pressure inside the eye, leading to blindness.
Toledo, Ohio, U.S. Occupation. Pediatric neurosurgeon. Known for. Describing shaken baby syndrome. Arthur Norman Guthkelch (September 2, 1915 – July 28, 2016) [1] was a British pediatric neurosurgeon. He is sometimes known as the first British pediatric neurosurgeon. He was the first physician to make a connection between shaking an infant ...
Vitreous hemorrhage is the extravasation, or leakage, of blood into the areas in and around the vitreous humor of the eye. [ 1] The vitreous humor is the clear gel that fills the space between the lens and the retina of the eye. A variety of conditions can result in blood leaking into the vitreous humor, which can cause impaired vision ...