August 2022. Parental knowledge on infant crying and abusive head trauma and relevant shaking behaviors in China. Pediatric Neurology. Shaken baby syndrome is completely preventable. Circumstances of injury in children with abusive versus non-abusive injuries. Imaging and reporting considerations for suspected physical abuse (non-accidental injury) in infants and young children. Non-accidental head injury of infants: legal implications for the pediatric neurosurgeon. The vessel injury leads to brain bleeding, or subdural hemorrhages. Short term outcomes of children with abusive head trauma two years post injury: A retrospective study. Child Abuse & Neglect. Violence against children in the time of COVID-19: What we have learned, what remains unknown and the opportunities that lie ahead. Davison, M.A, Button, K.D., Benzel, E.C., et al. Thackeray JD, Wannemacher J, Adler BH, Lindberg DM. Overturned abusive head trauma and shaken baby syndrome convictions in the United States: Prevalence, legal basis, and medical evidence. Pediatric skull fractures: could suture contact be a sign of abuse? It can lead to brain damage and death. Disability and visual outcomes following suspected abusive head trauma in children under 2 years. B., Marine, M.B., Jones, R.H., et al. The list below contains the most recent research relevant to SBS/AHT published during the past few years. Intracranial Injury Among Children with Abuse-Related Long Bone Fractures. Kelli McDorman. Pediatric cervical spine injuries on CT: difference in accuracy of interpretations by pediatric versus non-pediatric radiologists. September 2022. Ashraf, I.J., Ackley, F., Razawich, D., et al. Jenny. Scientific Reports. Abusive Head Trauma: Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) is the group of signs and symptoms experienced by very young children who are shaken. Edwards GA, Maguire SA, Gaither JR, & Leventhal JM. A Biomechanical Assessment of Shaken Baby Syndrome: What About the Spine? [Epub ahead of print]. Child abuse-related homicides precipitated by caregiver use of harsh physical punishment. November 2022. Income inequality and child maltreatment rates in US counties, 20092018. Messing-Junger, M., & Alhourani, J. with shaking her baby to death By . Pediatric Radiology. November 2017. Child Abuse & Neglect. Journal of Pediatric Emergency Care. Christian, C.W., & Binenbaum, G. Child's Nervous System. Chang, Y.T., Feng, J.Y., Chang, H.Y., et al. Infant mortality is defined as death occurring during the first year of life and is an important summary reflecting social, political, health care delivery and medical outcomes in a geographic area. Screening for pediatric abusive head trauma: Are three variables enough? Harris, C.K., & Stagner, A.M. The detection of significant fractures in suspected infant abuse. Pediatric abusive head trauma: ThinkFirst national injury prevention foundation. December 2018. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health. Horton, D., Burrell, T., Moffatt, M.E., et al. Learn more about SBS and how to . Child Abuse Review. April 2017. July 2017. Determining the Tractional Forces on Vitreoretinal Interface Using Computer Simulation Model in Abusive Head Trauma. Neurotrauma Reports. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. Cohrs AC, Agbese E, Leslie DL, Hymel KP. However, SIDS deaths can happen anytime during a baby's first year. Disparities in detection of suspected child abuse. Gunda D, Cornwell BO, Dahmoush HM. Zhang, S., Xu, Y., Hong, J.S., et al. Bhardwaj G, Jacobs MB, Martin FJ, et al. Depallens, S., Favrod, C., Maeder, P., et al. The Shaken Baby Alliance; National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome; Call for Help. There are approximately 6700 newborn deaths every day, amounting to 47% of all child deaths under the age of 5 years, up from 40% in 1990. Pediatric Radiology: 2014, George Edwards. Paddock M, Sprigg A, Offliah AC. The Effectiveness of Parenting Programs in Preventing Abusive Head Trauma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Child's Nervous System. Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Initiatives: A Literature Review. January2021. Hymel, KP., Armijo-Garcia, V., Musick, M., et al. Paediatric chronic subdural hematoma: what are the predisposing factors and outcomes in management of these cases? G., et al. Facing the loss of siblings in childhood: Interactions and dynamics between bereaved siblings and their parents. Rossant, C., & Brook, C. Forensic Science International: Synergy. Child abuse-related homicides precipitated by caregiver use of harsh physical punishment. A systematic autopsy survey of human infant bridging veins. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse. Bringing it to her mouth, little Rehma Sabir's eyes widened as she realized her good fortune. Journal of Family Violence. July 2018. Lee HC, Chong A, Lee JY, et al. The eye in child abuse. Abusive and positive parenting behavior in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic under the state of emergency. Some children develop cerebral palsy or some continue to live in a persistent vegetative state. Flawed Swedish study on traumatic shaking is already being used by defence lawyers and its findings must be ignored. Pediatric Research. Afifi K, Bellanger G, Buyck PJ, et al. September 2022. Occurrence of traumatic brain injury due to short falls with or without a witness by a nonrelative in children younger than 2 years. Utility of three-dimensional and reformatted head computed tomography images in the evaluation of pediatric abusive head trauma. Academic Emergency Medicine. Acceptance of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma as Medical Diagnoses. Seminars in Ophthalmology. The outcomes for victims of SBS/AHT largely depend on the severity of the abuse. July 2016. Diagnostic testing for and detection of physical abuse in infants with brief resolved unexplained events. The Challenge of Identifying Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma During the COVID-19 Pandemic. . BMC Psychiatry. Overview. September 2020. Multi-modality imaging characteristics of costochondral fractures, a highly specific rib fracture for child abuse. Failure to diagnose SBS increases the likelihoodof recurrence. X., et al. Pediatric Radiology. Brckenvenenverletzungen bei Schtteltrauma [Bridging vein injuries in shaken baby syndrome]Wittschieber, D., Muggenthaler, H., Mall, G, et al. When soothing succeeds: Simulating a risk for repeated shaking in abusive head trauma in infants. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that 1,545 infants died from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in 2014 (the most recent year for which data are available).1 SIDS was the leading cause of death in children between 1 month and 1 year of age in 2013.2 The majority (90%) of SIDS deaths occur before a child is 6 months old, with most happening between 1 month . The association of subcortical brain injury and abusive head trauma. Trends in Homicide Rates for US Children Aged 0 to 17 Years, 1999 to 2020. Orru' E, Huisman TAGM, and Izbudak I. Morgan, E.A., Bahgat, R.S., & Dawood, B.M. The monthly incidence of abusive head trauma, inflicted skeletal trauma, and unexplained skin lesion in children in six French university hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. November 2022. January 2022. December 2015. August 2022. A statewide nurse training program for a hospital based infant abusive head trauma prevention program. Predisposing factors in Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma (SBS/AHT)? The hotline is toll-free 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Nonaka, M., & Asai, A. June 2022. Pan African Medical Journal. Pediatric Radiology 2017. Pediatrics. Sandeep Narang, et al. Child Abuse & Neglect. Cowley, L.E., & Adesman, A. Child Abuse & Neglect. Advanced Cervical Spine Imaging in Abusive Head Trauma: An Update on Recent Literature and Future Directions. Many children are left with blindness, profound reduced mental capacity, spastic diplegia (paralysis of both sides), or quadriplegia (all sides). What is the outcome or prognosis of victims of Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma (SBS/AHT)? The incidence of abusive head injury in children is highest in infancy and less frequently seen in children over 3 years of age. Delteil, C., Tuchtan, L., Scavarda, D., et al. June 2020. January 2022. September 2022. Brain injury biomechanics and abusive head trauma. This move brings the team in alignment with the emerging conception of child fatality review . What are CT scans and MRIs and how are they used to diagnose Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma (SBS/AHT)? In 25% of diagnosed SBS cases, the victim's injuries will prove fatal. Protzenko, T., &Salomo, J.F. Alzahrani, N.M., Jeanes, A., Paddock, M., et al. February 2023. June 2020. July 2022. Retinal hemorrhages in abusive head trauma with atraumatic neuroimaging. Incidence of hospitalization for abusive head trauma in Chiba City, Japan. Radiologists' Diagnostic Performance in Differentiation of Rickets and Classic Metaphyseal Lesions on Radiographs: A Multicenter StudyKarmazyn. Wright, J., Painter, S., Kodagali, S.S. Archives of Disease in Childhood. November 2022. Retinal haemorrhage in infants with pertussis. July 2020. Y.H., et al. Pediatric Radiology. The CAPNET multi-center data set for child physical abuse: Rationale, methods and scope. Pediatr Radiol. Multiple giant retinal tears due to inflicted injury in a neonate. Identification of Initial and Subsequent Injury in Young Infants. November 2015. Pediatrics. Factors Associated With Referral of Children With a Femur Fracture to a Social Worker by an Orthopedist for Suspected Child Abuse. Evaluation of nonaccidental trauma in infants presenting with skull fractures: a retrospective review. Developmental Outcomes Following Abusive Head Trauma in Infancy: A Systematic Review. The Association Between Maternal Shaking Behavior and Inappropriate Infant Parenting: The Japan Environment and Children's Study. Arnaud C. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. Timely recognition of retinal hemorrhage in pediatric abusive head trauma evaluation. Sampei, M., Fujiwara, T., & Isumi, A.Japanese Journal of Public Health. Cureus. Sherief, S.T., Dhoot, A.S., Schwartz, S., et al. So, what should you be aware of, what should you watch for? Data Description. Baerg J, Thirumoorthi A, Vannix R. et al. An infants brain has a higher water content and less myelination than an adult brain and is more gelatinous and is easily compressed and distorted within the skull during a shaking episode. April 2021. Rebbe R, Mienko JA, & Martinson ML. [Epub ahead of print], Abusive head trauma: an epidemiological and cost analysis. December 2019. Rise in the incidence of abusive head trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic. Notrica DM, Kirsch L, Misra S, et al. April 2017 [Epub ahead of print]. Shaken baby syndrome in Italy: socio-cultural and medico-legal perspective. Pediatric Emergency Care. Shaken baby syndrome can occur from as little as 5 seconds of shaking. February 2021. Neuroimaging differential diagnoses to abusive head trauma. Delteil C. Kolopp M, Torrents J, et al. 2018. Journal of Family Violence. Bone Development and Disease in Infants. This type of bleeding can only be viewed by a doctor using specialized equipment. Lawson, M., Tully, J., Ditchfield, M., et al. May 2022. January 2017. Academic Pediatrics. Laurent-Vannier A & Chevignard M. Archives de Pediatrie. Christian CW; Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect, American Academy of Pediatrics. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on child abuse and neglect: A cross-sectional study in a French Child Advocacy Center. Exploring the Vitreoretinal Interface: a Key Instigator of Unique Retinal Hemorrhage Patterns in Pediatric Head Trauma. Eight-year outcome of implementation of abusive head trauma prevention. Child Abuse Review. Annals of Emergency Medicine. Orman, G., Kralik, S.F., Desai, N.K. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. September 2022. Characteristics associated with spine injury on magnetic resonance imaging in children evaluated for abusive head trauma. Retina hemorrhages typically happen in both eyes (bilateral) but can also be unilateral (one eye). Child's Nervous System. Effect of Educational Program on Mothers' Perception and Practices Regarding Crying and Shaken Infant Syndrome. December 2022. Koti, A.S., Vega, S., Johnson, K., et al. Violent Infant Surrogate Shaking: Continuous High-Magnitude Centripetal Force and Abrupt Shift in Tangential Acceleration May Explain High Risk of Subdural Hemorrhage. Forensics Science International. Pediatrics International. Minns, R.A., Jones, P.A., Fleck, B.W., et al. Early developmental, behavioral, and quality of life outcomes following abusive head trauma in infants. Developmental Outcomes Following Abusive Head Trauma in Infancy: A Systematic Review. Henry KM, French B, Feudtner, C, et al. April 2022. How many times do you have to shake an infant or young child to cause damage? Child Abuse & Neglect. Differences BetweenViral Meningitis and Abusive Head Trauma. Birth-related subdural hemorrhage: prevalence and imaging morphology. February 2016. Journal of Pediatrics. American Journal of Roentgenology. Even, K.M., Hymel, K.P., Armijo-Garcia, V., et al. Journal of Child Neurology. Complex Pathophysiology of Abusive Head Trauma with Poor Neurological Outcome in Infants. Forensic Science Med Pathology: 2009, Joelle Moreno and Brian Holmgren. Trends in Abusive and Nonabusive Injury Hospitalizations in Young Children in Texas, 2004-2018. 2022 Annual Report. Identifying Predictors of Physical Abuse Evaluation of Injured Infants. With approximately 1,300 cases of shaken baby syndrome reported each year in the US, it's the leading cause of physical child abuse deaths in this country. Crying is the #1 Trigger. High prevalence of non-accidental trauma among deceased children presenting at Level I trauma centers in the Netherlands. June 2022. 2016, A.K. December 2021. How many deaths in Texas in 2021? Journal of Pediatric Surgery. Runyan DK. August 2022. December 2020. Other children have seizure disorders, developmental, or mental delays. DFPS tracking the rise in sudden infant death syndrome 2 years 1 month 3 weeks ago Thursday, December 31 2020 Dec 31, 2020 December 31, 2020 9:24 PM December 31, 2020 in News - Local By: Marisol . Clinical history, physiologic data, and imaging are the three (3) sources physicians use to establish the timing of head injuries. A review of current imaging techniques used for the detection of occult bony fractures in young children suspected of sustaining non-accidental injury. Every child, every time: hospital-wide child abuse screening increases awareness and state reporting, Prevalence of metaphyseal injury and its mimickers in otherwise healthy children under two years of age, Cerebellar lesions in pediatric abusive head trauma, Frequency of macroscopic intradural hemorrhage with and without subdural hemorrhages in early childhood autopsies, Abusive head trauma, healthcare, and childhood professionals' lack of knowledge is detrimental to the child's interest, Infant skull fracture risk for low height falls, Classic Metaphyseal Lesions among Victims of Abuse, Fracture incidence in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome - A population-based case-control study, Characteristics that distinguish abusive from nonabusive cases of sudden unexpected infant deaths, Modeling of inflicted head injury by shaking trauma in children: what can we learn? The Journal of Pediatrics. March 2019. The second look was largely thanks to a 2013 state law, dubbed the "junk science law," which allows Texas courts to overturn a conviction when the scientific . Throwing the baby out with the bath water - response to the Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services (SBU) report on traumatic shaking. A suspected case of shaken baby syndromeclinical management in Germany: a case-based overview. Rabbitt AL, Kelly TG, Yan K, et al. September 2021. Discrepancies between children's and caregivers' child maltreatment reporting and their associations with child wellbeing. Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Trends in public interest in child abuse in the United States: An infodemiology study of Google Trends from 2004 to 2022. Stewart TC, Gilliland J, Parry NG, Fraser DD. February 2023. Child Abuse & Neglect. Practice Variation in Use of Neuroimaging Among Infants With Concern for Abuse Treated in Childrens Hospitals. Cureus. Shaken baby injuries most often occur in children younger than 2 years old, but may be seen in children up to 5 years old. Pathology of Permiacular Folds due to Vitreoretinal Traction in Abusive Head Trauma. Mild abusive head injury: diagnosis and pitfalls. Kelly, J.P., Feldman, K.W., & Weiss, A. Retinal Cases and Brief Reports. Costine-Bartell, B., Price, G., Shen, J., et al. April 2016 [Epub ahead of print]. Shaken baby dies at 35: Court records indicate that Terry McKirchy lived in this Hollywood, Fla., home in July 1984, when she is accused of violently shaking 5-month-old Benjamin Dowling while . March 2018. July 2018. Universal Child Care as a Policy to Prevent Child Maltreatment. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine. Optimizing imaging in the pediatric trauma patient, part 1: head and neck trauma. December 2020. Blumenthal, A. Pediatric Ophthalmologists' Experiences With Abusive Head Trauma. Throwing the baby out with the bath water - response to the Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services (SBU) report on traumatic shaking. Doswell, A., Anderst, J., Tieder, J.S., et al. 74% of infants were covered by Medicaid. Oct 2016. Child Abuse Review. Early Diagnosis of Abusive Head Trauma to Avoid Repetitive Shaking Events. Adamsbaum C, de Boissieu P, Teglas JP, et al. February 2016. Toma M, Dehesa-Baeza A, Chan-Akaley, et al. Experts have since backtracked on the science used in part to win his conviction. SIDS is sometimes known as crib death because the infants often die in their cribs. Paediatric Neuroradiology. Subdural hemorrhage in a cohort with cerebral sinovenous thrombosis: Application to abusive head trauma. Awareness and knowledge of pediatric abusive head trauma among healthcare professionals in Taiwan. Skip to content. We'll bring in families of victims of abuse and victims themselves to discuss their stories, world experts in various medical fields to discuss current research and past experiences as well as other guests with legal and prevention backgrounds. Ophthalmologic Concerns in Abusive Head Trauma. Prevalence of metaphyseal injury and its mimickers in otherwise healthy children under two years of age. Sept 2016. Incidence and Risk Factors for Abusive Head Trauma A Population-Based Study. Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology. June 2020. Burtard, C., Panks, J., Silverman, L.B., et al. Anderst, J., Carpenter, T.A., Frazier, T., et al. Jalloul, R.J., Vigil, A., Chen, H.Y., et al. Identification of Initial and Subsequent Injury in Young Infants. Complex Pathophysiology of Abusive Head Trauma with Poor Neurological Outcome in Infants. Ocular Injuries in Pediatric Patients Admitted with Abusive Head Trauma. Lee G.S, Lindberg, D.M., Frasier, L., et al. Orthopedic manifestations of child abuse. Pediatric Emergency Care. Pediatric traumatic brain injury and ocular injury. Photographic assessment of retinal hemorrhages in infant head injury: the Childhood Hemorrhagic Retinopathy Study. Medicolegal issues in abusive head trauma for the pediatric neurosurgeon. Metz JB, Otjen JP, Perez F, et al. Journal of Forensic Legal Medicine 2015. Chahla S & Ortega H. The Journal of Emergency Medicine. October 2020. It is caused by violent shaking or blunt impact. Parental attachment and emotional intelligence mediates the effect of childhood maltreatment on callous-unemotional traits among incarcerated male adolescents. Porto L, Bartles MB, Zwaschka J, et al. Head biomechanics of video recorded falls involving children in a childcare setting. October 2021. Serious brain injury and even death can occur. Stoltz HE, Brandon DJ, Wallace HS, Tucker EA. MRI Findings in Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma: A Review. Pediatric Radiology. Short-Term Effects of Tax Credits on Rates of Child Maltreatment Reports in the United States. Identifying abusive head trauma and its mimics: diagnostic nuances. Predictors for Nonaccidental Trauma in Child with a Fracture - A National Inpatient Database Study. Discrepancies in Physician and Coroner Findings in Cases of Fatal Suspected Physical Child Abuse. April 2022. Utility of pediatric fast magnetic resonance imaging protocol as surveillance scanning for traumatic brain injury. Traumatic axonal injury: neuropathological features, postmortem diagnostic methods, and strategies. Sept 2016. February 2020. Gericho was a biracial child and extremely light . Children. Journal of Children Neurology. She previously had been . These are some of the most relevant research articles about Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma that will aid a lay person wanting to learn more about this form of child abuse. November 2017. Perception of male and female infant cry aversiveness by adult men. Zensho K, Yamamoto H, Tsukahara K. Pediatrics International. December 2022. Salokorpi, N., Sinikumpu, J.J., & Serlo, W. Child's Nervous System. February 2022. Shaken baby syndrome in Italy: socio-cultural and medico-legal perspective. 20. An unusual blunt force trauma pattern and mechanism to the cranial vault: Investigation of an atypical infant homicide. Orthopedic manifestations of child abuse. ICD-10-CM Codes for the Identification of Abusive Head Trauma in Administrative Datasets. 19. Usefulness of 3-D computed tomography for diagnosis of abusive head trauma. October 2020. Puls, H.T., Chung, P.J., & Anderson, C. Journal of Pediatrics. Pediatric Neurosurgery. September 2021. A National Analysis of Ophthalmic Features and Mortality in Abusive Head Trauma. Raoof N, Pereira S, Dai S, Neutze J, Grant CC, Kelly P. BMJ: Archives of Disease in Childhood. Byard, R.W., & Tan, L. Acta Pediatrica. Fracture-Associated Bruising and Soft Tissue Swelling in Young Children With Skull Fractures. May 2021. Long-term outcome in a case of shaken baby syndrome. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology. Accidental and Abusive Mandible Fractures in Infants and Toddlers. were indicative of violent shaking resulting in an infant's death. Long-term visual outcomes following abusive head trauma with retinal hemorrrhage. Increased Mortality in Very Young Children with Traumatic Brain Injury Due to Abuse: A Nationwide Analysis of 10,965 Patients. The legal challenges to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome or how to counter 12 common fake news. Reasonable suspicion in reporting child maltreatment: a survey among German healthcare professionals. Facebook; Twitter; . Effect of a Protocol to Reduce Radiographic Imaging in Pediatric Patients With Suspected Fractures. Child's Nervous System. American Journal of Neuroradiology. Pediatric Surgery International. JAMA Pediatrics. Development of a screening MRI for infants at risk for abusive head trauma. American Journal of Neuroradiology. Ruest S, Kanaan G, Moore J, & Goldberg AP. Gise R, Truong T, Poulsen DM, et al. A child suspected of abusive head injury is referred by paediatricians to an ophthalmologist for evaluation. February 2019. European Journal of Ultrasound. Lawson, M., Tully, J., Ditchfield, M., et al. March 2021. [ RELATED: Campaign to end Shaken Baby Syndrome ] . Menna, G., Tamburrini, G., & Bianchi, F. Child's Nervous System. Photosensitive cells calls rods and cones in the retina convert light energy into signals that are carried to the brain by the optic nerve. Fracture Patterns Differ Between Osteogenesis Imperfecta and Routine Pediatric Fractures. Although the Shaken Baby Syndrome hypothesis was popularized in the early 2000s, it has never been scientifically validated. Abusive Head Trauma: Understanding Head Injury Maltreatment. April 2022. April 2023. Abusive head trauma follows witnessed infant shaking. June 2017. Christian CW and Levin AV. Toma M, Dehesa-Baeza A, Chan-Akaley R, et al. Sidpra J, ul Owase Jeelani N, Ong J, et al. February 2020. Unexplained mechanism of subdural hematoma with convulsion suggests nonaccidental head trauma: A multicenter, retrospective study by the Japanese Head injury of Infants and Toddlers study (J-HITs) group. Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome: Evaluation of a Multiple-Setting Program. Legal Industry; 6 minute read April 30, 2021 1:15 AM UTC Last Updated ago Pro Bono Heroes: How Keker team won freedom for a father in 'shaken baby syndrome' case Chen M, Barr RG, Miller E, et al. Pediatric Emergency Care. June 2022. Parasagittal vertex clots on head CT in infants with subdural hemorrhages as a predictor for abusive head trauma. What is Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma (SBS/AHT)? Chen, S.Y., Gao, L., Imagawa, K.K., et al. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Infants with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury and Associations with Abusive Head Trauma. Dominguez, M.M., Moore, J.L., Cook, M., et al. Paediatric abusive head trauma in the emergency department: A multicentre prospective cohort study. Berthold, O., Jud, A., Jarczok, M, et al. Child's Nervous System. Journal of Pediatrics. [Epub ahead of print]. Abed Alnabi W, Tang GJ, Eagle RC, et al. Postmortem computed tomography plus forensic autopsy for determining the cause of death in child fatalitiesSpeelman, A.C., Engel-Hills, P.C., Martin, L.J., et al. October 2022. Injury Epidemiology. Nonaccidental Trauma is an Independent Risk Factor for Mortality Among Injured Infants. June 2022. In Bexar County, 88 infants have died in the past from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, which is when a child dies unexpectedly before their first birthday. Spinal lesions caused by abusive trauma in young children. SBS occurs when a baby is shaken repeatedly, often by a frustrated caretaker in . Neuroradiology. Perception of male and female infant cry aversiveness by adult men. June 2015. A Washington Post investigation turned up 1,600 shaken baby syndrome convictions of parents and caregivers since 2001, 16 of which were subsequently overturned. Shaking makes the fragile brain bounce back and forth inside the skull and causes bruising, swelling, and bleeding, which can lead to permanent, severe brain damage or death. February 2023. Amyloid Precursor Protein in Abusive Head Trauma Suspects. April 2022. Hosting of the Tarrant County Child Fatality Review Team at the medical examiner's office took place from its formation in 1992 until January 1, 2016, when administrative responsibility was transferred to the Tarrant County Public Health Department. Lifetime Cost of Abusive Head Trauma at Ages 0-4, USA. Cheshire EC, Biggs MJP, Hollingbury FE, et al. The detection of significant fractures in suspected infant abuse. Journal of Neurosurgery. March 2022. Child Abuse and Neglect. Journal of Child and Family Studies. Child Abuse & Neglect. February 2017. March 2021. One shake is all it takes to cause traumatic brain injuries in an infant. The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. Evaluation of the Hypothesis that Choking/ALTE May Mimic Abusive Head Trauma. Growth recovery lines: a specific indicator of child abuse and neglect? Critical Care Medicine. Cartocci, G., Fineschi, V., Padovano, M., et al. International Journal of Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice. Nocera M, Shanahan M, Murphy RA, Sullivan KM, Barr M, Price J, Zolotor A. September 2022. August 2015. Peddada KV, Sullivan BT, Margalit A, et al. Pediatrics. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. The Eye Examination in the Evaluation of Child Abuse. Infant death data are tabulated to the . Kisely, S., Strathearn, L., & Najman, J.M. Skin Lesions and Other Associated Findings in Children with Abusive Head Trauma, Ophthalmologic Concerns in Abusive Head Trauma, Subdural Hematoma Rebleeding in Relation to Abusive Head Trauma. Underestimating isolated bilateral hygroma as non-accidental head injury with dramatic consequences: a case presentation. October 2022. November 2022. Safeguarding children in trauma and orthopaedics. Weiss, R., He, C.H., Parsikia, A., et al. The Journal of Pediatrics. June 2021. Abusive head trauma, healthcare, and childhood professionals' lack of knowledge is detrimental to the child's interest. How can Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma (AHT) be prevented? A bad time for kids in lockdown: The relationship between negative pandemic events, parenting stress, and maltreatment related parenting behaviors. Neurochirurgie. January 2023. Retinal Haemorrhages in Childhood Encephalopathies: Review of a Prospective Research Programme. Manan, M.R., Rahman, S., Komer, L., et al. [PubMed: 32241102] 30. Shaken baby syndrome in an infant treated for retinopathy of prematurity with anti-VEGF injection. 4,507. The condition can be fatal for infants. Med Sci Law. June 2021. 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