Cerebral traumatism with a playground rocking toy mimicking shaken baby syndrome

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 479-482

  Sauvageau, Anny ^a   Bourgault, André ^a   Racette, Stéphanie ^a  

^a Laboratoire de Sciences Judiciaires et de Medecine Legale   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Shaken baby syndrome; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY REGIONS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD ABUSE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MENINGEAL HEMORRHAGE; MICROSCOPY; OPTIC NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SWELLING; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

AXONS; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGES; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; RETINAL HEMORRHAGE; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 41149101189     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00664.x     Document Type: Article

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