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If my baby fell out of bed on the floor and is now acting just fine couls this have caused shaken baby syndrome?
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Shaken Baby: A fall off of the dressing table to the floor is not type of mechanism that causes "shaken baby syndrome". This is a violet and repetitive shaking that triggers an injury of the brain that happens over a period of time.
Answered 4/23/2016
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No: As a result of shaken baby syndrome, children have poor level of responsiveness, limited activity and do not appear normal.
Answered 6/5/2015
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