Outcome after a shaken baby syndrome

The Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) is a severe inflicted brain injury due to an adult violently shaking an infant. Diagnostic guidelines have been recently published by the "Haute Autorité de santé". The mortality rate after SBS is 21.6 % and the long-term outcome is good for only 8 to 36 % pa...

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Published inArchives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Société française de pédiatrie Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 446 - 448
Main Authors Lind, K, Laurent-Vannier, A, Toure, H, Brugel, D-G, Chevignard, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 01.04.2013
Subjects
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Prognosis
Shaken Baby Syndrome - complications
Time Factors
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Summary:The Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) is a severe inflicted brain injury due to an adult violently shaking an infant. Diagnostic guidelines have been recently published by the "Haute Autorité de santé". The mortality rate after SBS is 21.6 % and the long-term outcome is good for only 8 to 36 % patients followed over more than 5 years. The aim of this article is to describe sequelae after a SBS, their mechanisms, prognostic factors and recommendations for a better long-term care of the patients.
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ISSN:1769-664X
DOI:10.1016/j.arcped.2012.04.019