The average victim is between three and eight months old. This syndrome is primarily seen in children younger than age two, with the majority of cases occurring before the baby’s first birthday. Fractures to other bones, including the ribs, collarbone and limbs bruising to the face, head and entire body.Skull fractures resulting from impact when the baby is thrown against a hard or soft surface.Retinal hemorrhages ranging from a few scattered hemorrhages to extensive hemorrhages involving multiple layers of the retina.Other injuries related to this abuse include: Further damage to the brain cells when injured nerve cells release chemicals that add to oxygen deprivation to the brain.Further irreversible damage to the brain substance from the lack of oxygen if the child stops breathing during shaking.Shearing off or breakage of nerve cell branches (axons) in the cortex and deeper structures of the brain caused by violent motion to the brain.Direct trauma to the brain substance itself, caused when the brain strikes the inner surfaces of the skull.Subarachnoid hemorrhage, which is bleeding between the arachnoid (web-like membrane surrounding the brain filled with spinal fluid) and the brain.Subdural hematoma, which is a collection of blood between the surface of the brain and the dura (the tough, fibrous outer membrane surrounding the brain.) This occurs when the veins that bridge from the brain to the dura are stretched beyond their elasticity, causing tears and bleeding.Shaking, with or without the sudden deceleration of the head when it impacts a surface, can cause the following: These forces are exaggerated if the shaking is interrupted by the baby’s head hitting a surface. Severe shaking causes the baby’s head to move violently back and forth, resulting in serious and sometimes fatal brain injury. It usually occurs when a parent or other caregiver shakes a baby out of anger or frustration, often because the baby will not stop crying.īabies have very weak neck muscles that cannot fully support their proportionately large heads.
Shaken Baby Syndrome (also known as Shaken Impact Syndrome) is a serious form of abuse inflicted upon a child. Shaken Baby Syndrome | American Association of Neurological Surgeons
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