Brain and retinal injury from violent shaking of an infant.
- Specialty
- Pediatrics
- Subspecialty
- Pediatrics / Child abuse pediatrics
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected, male predominance; Female: affected; Children: yes, mostly under 1 year
- Gene(s) involved
- None recorded
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Abusive head trauma
Etiology & mechanism
Rotational acceleration-deceleration injury with subdural hemorrhage.
Gene(s) involved (0)
No gene recorded for this syndrome.
Symptoms & signs (8)
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3 shared
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lethargy, seizures, vomiting
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irritability, seizures
2 shared
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irritability, seizures
2 shared
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lethargy, vomiting
1 shared
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seizures
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1 shared
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seizures
1 shared
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seizures
Shares genes with
None.
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