"Shaken Baby Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Brain injuries resulted from vigorous shaking of an infant or young child held by the chest, shoulders, or extremities causing extreme cranial acceleration. It is characterized by the intracranial and intraocular hemorrhages with no evident external trauma. Serious cases may result in death.
| Descriptor ID |
D038642
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.900.300.087.850 C26.915.300.200.825
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Response to Vinchon et al. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Feb; 27(2):205-6; author reply 207-8.