title: Annual incidence of shaken impact syndrome in young children.
abstract: We looked at the incidence and demography of nonaccidental head injury in children in a prospective population-based study of paediatric units in Scotland during 1998-99. Shaken impact syndrome occurs with an annual incidence of 24.6 per 100000 children younger than 1 year (95% CI 14.9-38.5). Cases are more common in urban regions, and during autumn and winter months. The risk of a child suffering non-accidental head injury by age 1 year is one in 4065. These brain injuries occur almost exclusively in young infants (median age 2.2 months).
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Barlow
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Minns
mesh_terms: D002649:Child Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012606:Scotland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012621:Seasons; D014505:Urban Population