Inflicted Childhood Neurotrauma (Shaken Baby Syndrome): Ophthalmic Findings

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Forbes, Brian J ^a,b   Christian, Cindy W ^a   Judkins, Alexander R ^a   Kryston, Kasia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLUNT TRAUMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FRACTURE; HEAD INJURY; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAOCULAR HEMORRHAGE; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; REVIEW; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME;

EID: 1642405378     PISSN: 01913913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0191-3913-20040301-07     Document Type: Review

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