Question 1

can an infant survive shaken baby syndrome?

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Yes: Many fairly severe head injuries in children are recoverable.  Current research suggests that the brain has remarkable ability to recover and is considered to be more and more "plastic" than we previously thought.

Question 2

how do i know if my infant has shaken baby syndrome?

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Shaken baby syndrome: Can have a whole spectrum of sigs &amp; symptoms. At worst: Coma, paralysis, seizures, bruising of face, bleeding into eyes (can be late development. However, child may show signs of physical abuce like broken ribs. Can have symptoms of severe fussiness or irritability, poor eating, vomiting, difficulty in staying awake and general change in affect. Suspect abuce if care giver appears inappropriate.

Question 3

can my infant get shaken baby syndrome from us driving on a dirt road to get home?

Accepted Answer

Shaken Baby syndrome: It would depend how bad the road was and how fast you were going. Off Roading where there are drastic bumps and the vehicle is jolted up/down and side to side can cause problems for an infant. If it is just a gravel road and your speed is slow thus avoiding any large jolts, the infant should be fine.

Question 4

could osteogenesis imperfecta look similar to shaken baby syndrome in a deceased infant?

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Yes and No: Well, oi is a disorder of irregular collagen which leads to weaker bones and easy fractures. Most kids with oi present with multiple fractures early in life. Oi does not cause brain injury, or really contribute to significant intracranial bleeding or brain injury and does not cause significant retinal hemorrhaging. So, no, oi is not really similar at all to abusive head trauma except fractures.

Question 5

describe shaken baby syndrome?

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Shaken baby syndrome: This is a condition now known as abusive head injury, wherein a child experiences injury to the brain due to head trauma. The trauma often results from violent shaking or from blunt force injury to the head. Symptoms may vary from mild to severe, including coma and death. There are certain characteristic findings that may be present on physical exam. Imaging may aid diagnosis.

Question 6

what happens in shaken baby syndrome?

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Brain Injury: The brain bounces back and forth in the skull resulting  in bruising and brocken blood vessels.  If severe enough increase in intracranial pressure and inability to get the nutrition it needs to stay alive.   In ability for the fluid then to drain resulting in hydrocephalous.

Question 7

can an adult suffer effects of shaken baby syndrome?

Accepted Answer

No: This is unique to young children.

Question 8

what symptoms could manifest due to shaken baby syndrome?

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Like the flu: Vomiting, lethargy, irritability are all signs of the sort of injury that is caused by shaking.  These same signs are often mistaken for the flu.  Shaking causes bleeding in and around the baby's  brain that causes the symptoms.  Ct scans and mris are often necessary to confirm the diagnostic impression.  Other signs of injury may be present with bruising and rib and long bone fractures.

Question 9

what are the symptoms that result due to shaken baby syndrome?

Accepted Answer

Like the flu: Vomiting, lethargy, irritability are all signs of the sort of injury that is caused by shaking.  These same signs are often mistaken for the flu.  Shaking causes bleeding in and around the baby's  brain that causes the symptoms.  Ct scans and mris are often necessary to confirm the diagnostic impression.  Other signs of injury may be present with bruising and rib and long bone fractures.

Question 10

what is the definition or description of: shaken baby syndrome?

Accepted Answer

Child abuse: If a baby is shaken hard there is bleeding in the brain causing serious effects.

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