Shaken baby syndrome.
A 5-month-old infant with Shaken Baby Syndrome is reported. This form of physical child abuse is often overlooked. It should be suspected in infant who present with drowsiness, coma, seizures or apnea.
Jayakumar
Indira
I
Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital,12-A, Nageswara Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600 034. indirajayakumar@vsnl.net
Jayakumar
Idira
I
Ranjit
Suchitra
S
Gandhi
Deepika
D
D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D038642:Shaken Baby Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D035781:Siblings; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed