What is shaken baby syndrome (SBS)?
Shaken baby syndrome refers to a type of brain injury that happens when a baby or a toddler is shaken violently. Shaking can cause bleeding in the brain (subdural hemorrhages) or bleeding in the retinas (retinal hemorrhages). Additional injury happens when the shaken baby is thrown down onto a surface, resulting in shaken impact syndrome.When a child is shaken, the brain bounces back and forth against the sides of the skull. Infants’ heads are very large and heavy in proportion to the rest of their bodies. This causes swelling, bruising, and bleeding in the brain.
The potential consequences of shaking babies or toddlers are extreme. They include:
- Brain damage
- Blindness
- Hearing loss
- Speech and learning disorders, including mental retardation
- Seizures
- Neck and spinal cord damage, which can lead to motor dysfunction ranging in severity from clumsiness to paralysis
- Death
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