title: The significance of white-centered retinal hemorrhages in the shaken baby syndrome.
abstract: Retinal hemorrhages in healthy children with or without a history of associated trauma are a strong indicator of child abuse. This report describes six cases of battered infants who presented with white-centered retinal hemorrhages. We discuss potential mechanisms for the presence of white-centered retinal hemorrhages in battered children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-0787, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schiffman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kiang
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Woodward
mesh_terms: D001497:Battered Child Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*