Bilateral fourth-nerve palsy occurring after shaking injury in infancy.
The shaken baby syndrome is a serious form of child abuse that typically results in serious short- and long-term neurological sequelae. Isolated cranial nerve palsies have been reported after shaking injuries in infants. We report a child with bilateral fourth cranial nerve palsy that developed after a shaking injury.
Cackett
Peter
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Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Fleck
Brian
B
Mulhivill
Alan
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D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D015835:Ocular Motility Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D038642:Shaken Baby Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D020432:Trochlear Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*