Ophthalmology of shaken baby syndrome.
Retinal hemorrhages are an important indicator of Shaken Baby syndrome. However, a thorough description which includes the number, type, and distribution pattern of hemorrhages can be useful in determining their specificity. In particular, numerous pre-retinal, intraretinal, and subretinal hemorrhages extending out to the edges of the retina and/or splitting of the retina (traumatic retinoschisis) seem to be particularly indicative of shaking with a very narrow differential diagnosis. Shaking appears to be a key element in creating hemorrhagic retinopathy.
Levin
Alex V
AV
Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital for Sick Children, Departments of Paediatrics, Genetics, and Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. alex.levin@sickkids.ca
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003941:Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D038642:Shaken Baby Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology