Shaken Baby Syndrome

Shaken Baby Syndrome: Introduction

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Shaken Baby Syndrome: A condition caused by violent shaking of a baby. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Shaken Baby Syndrome is available below.

Symptoms of Shaken Baby Syndrome

• Changes in behavior
• Irritability
• Lethargy
• Loss of consciousness
• Pale skin
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 29 symptoms of Shaken Baby Syndrome

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Shaken Baby Syndrome:

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  • Home Diabetes Tests
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  • Sleep Apnea Tests
  • Home Strep A Tests
  • Home Hearing Tests
  • Home Ear Infection Tests
• Cold & Flu: Home Testing:
  • Home Fever Tests
  • Home Ear Infection Test Kits
  • Home Flu Tests
• Menopause: Related Home Testing:
  • Home Menopause Tests
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• Vaginal Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Vaginal Infection Tests
  • Home Vaginal PH Tests
  • Home Yeast Infection Tests
  • Home Candida Kits
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Test Kits
  • Home Bladder Test Kits
• Breast Cancer: Related Home Tests:
  • Home Breast Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Breast Lump Detection
• more tests...»

Shaken Baby Syndrome: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Shaken Baby Syndrome:

• Permanent brain damage
• Death
• Retinal damage (see Retina symptoms)
• Vision loss
• Mental retardation
• Cerebral palsy
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Shaken Baby Syndrome

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Shaken Baby Syndrome?

• Misdiagnosis of Shaken Baby Syndrome
• Failure to diagnose Shaken Baby Syndrome
• Hidden causes of Shaken Baby Syndrome (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Shaken Baby Syndrome

Shaken Baby Syndrome: Medical Mistakes

• Women's Health Mistakes:
  • Womens Health -- Health Mistakes
  • Contraception -- Health Mistakes
  • Fertility -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Shaken Baby Syndrome: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Shaken Baby Syndrome:

• Mom & Baby
• Pregnancy
• Womens Health
• more product offers...»

Shaken Baby Syndrome: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Shaken Baby Syndrome

Mild worm infections undiagnosed in children: Human worm infestations, esp. threadworm, can be overlooked in some cases, because it may cause only mild or even absent symptoms. Although the most common symptoms are anal itch (or ...read more »

Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed (it can, of...read more »

Rare type of breast cancer without a lump: There is a less common form of breast cancer called inflammatory breast cancer. Its symptoms can be an inflammation of the breast tissue, such as with a breast...read more »

Tremor need not be Parkinson's disease: There is the tendency to believe that any tremor symptom, or shakiness, means Parkinson's disease. The reality is that there are...read more »

Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test blood pressure. The "cuff"...read more »

Rare diseases misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease: A rare genetic disorder is often misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease for men in their 50's. The disease Fragile X disorder can show only...read more »

Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed. It...read more »

Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients. These patients are not the typical...read more »

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Shaken Baby Syndrome: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Pregnancy & Fertility Health Specialists:
  • Maternal & Fetal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• Baby & Newborn Health Specialists:
• Womens Health Specialists:
  • Gynecological Oncology
• Child Health Specialists (Pediatrics):
  • Pediatrics (Child Health Specialist)
  • Adolescent Medicine (Teen Health)
  • Pediatric / Adolescent Psychiatry (Child/Teen Mental Health)
  • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (Child Allergies / Immune Diseases)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
  • Pediatric Dentistry (Child Dental Health)
  • Pediatric Dermatology (Child Skin Health)
  • Pediatric Developmental Behavioral Health (Child Behavior)
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • Pediatric Endocrinology (Child Hormones)
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Shaken Baby Syndrome

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Shaken Baby Syndrome:

• Womens Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Child Health (Pediatrics) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Shaken Baby Syndrome, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Shaken Baby Syndrome: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Shaken Baby Syndrome

• Child abuse
• Infanticide (type of Homicide)
• Throwing baby in the air
• Jogging with a baby in a backpack
• more causes...»

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More information about causes of Shaken Baby Syndrome:

• Underlying causes of Shaken Baby Syndrome
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Shaken Baby Syndrome

Treatments for Shaken Baby Syndrome

• Emergency treatment
• Hospitalization
• more treatments...»

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News Archives for Shaken Baby Syndrome

Medical news articles related to Shaken Baby Syndrome include:

• Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome
• Health Tip: Choosing Baby's Changing Table
• Mom and Baby Alike May Benefit From Exercise
• Babies Come Packed With Natural Knowledge
• Health Tip: Taking Care of Baby's Dandruff
• Health Tip: Choosing Baby's Playpen
• Combo Treatment Eases Wheezing in Babies
• More Single Women Are Having Babies
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Shaken Baby Syndrome

Medical research articles related to Shaken Baby Syndrome include:

• Multidisciplinary Guidelines on the Identification, Investigation and Management of Suspected Abusive Head Trauma
• Skull, Fractures
• Pediatrics, Child Abuse (Follow-up)
• Mental Retardation (Overview)
• Subdural Hematoma
• more research...»

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Prognosis for Shaken Baby Syndrome

Prognosis for Shaken Baby Syndrome: prompt treatment greatly improves prognosis

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Reseach about Shaken Baby Syndrome

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Clinical Trials for Shaken Baby Syndrome

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Shaken Baby Syndrome include:

• Parents Helping Infants Study: Educational Intervention to Change the Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviour of New Parents About Early Infant Crying - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

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Shaken Baby Syndrome: Broader Related Topics

• Physical conditions
• Brain conditions
• more types...»

Types of Shaken Baby Syndrome

Stories from Users Related to Shaken Baby Syndrome

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Article Excerpts about Shaken Baby Syndrome

Shaken baby syndrome is a severe form of head injury that occurs when a baby is shaken forcibly enough to cause the baby's brain to rebound (bounce) against his or her skull. This rebounding may cause bruising, swelling, and bleeding (intracerebral hemorrhage) of the brain, which may lead to permanent, severe brain damage or death. The condition is usually the result of non-accidental trauma or child abuse. In rare instances it may be caused by tossing a baby in the air or jogging with a baby in a backpack. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Shaken Baby Syndrome Information Page: NINDS)