Book contents
- Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- About This Book
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 Prologue
- Section 2 Medicine
- Chapter 3 The Neuropathology of Shaken Baby Syndrome or Retino-Dural Haemorrhage of Infancy
- Chapter 4 The Importance of the Correlation between Radiology and Pathology in Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Chapter 5 Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Chapter 6 Shaken Baby Syndrome or Benign External Hydrocephalus
- Chapter 7 Are Some Cases of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Incorrectly Diagnosed as Shaken Baby Syndrome?
- Chapter 8 Abusive Head Trauma
- Chapter 9 How I Became a Shaken Baby Syndrome Sceptic Paediatrician
- Section 3 Science
- Section 4 Law
- Section 5 International
- Section 6 Postface
- Appendix: Frequently Repeated Claims concerning Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Chapter 4 - The Importance of the Correlation between Radiology and Pathology in Shaken Baby Syndrome
from Section 2 - Medicine
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 June 2023
Edited by
Waney Squier and
Book contents
- Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- About This Book
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 Prologue
- Section 2 Medicine
- Chapter 3 The Neuropathology of Shaken Baby Syndrome or Retino-Dural Haemorrhage of Infancy
- Chapter 4 The Importance of the Correlation between Radiology and Pathology in Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Chapter 5 Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Chapter 6 Shaken Baby Syndrome or Benign External Hydrocephalus
- Chapter 7 Are Some Cases of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Incorrectly Diagnosed as Shaken Baby Syndrome?
- Chapter 8 Abusive Head Trauma
- Chapter 9 How I Became a Shaken Baby Syndrome Sceptic Paediatrician
- Section 3 Science
- Section 4 Law
- Section 5 International
- Section 6 Postface
- Appendix: Frequently Repeated Claims concerning Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Summary
This chapter focuses on the correlation of radiologic imaging with pathologic findings in infants and children with brain insults. Imaging is usually obtained while the child is alive, often shortly after a change in mental status. The imaging studies can therefore serve as a powerful tool to diagnose alterations of the macroscopic anatomy contributing to brain dysfunction. It is often not the anatomic abnormalities seen on imaging that are disagreed upon in cases of suspected shaken baby syndrome (SBS) or abusive head trauma (AHT); instead, the disagreements centre around what conclusions can be drawn from the anatomic alterations that have been identified. This chapter explores the strengths and weaknesses of radiologic imaging in the context of suspected AHT and emphasises the importance of understanding the pathologic basis of diagnoses made on imaging studies.
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- Shaken Baby SyndromeInvestigating the Abusive Head Trauma Controversy, pp. 66 - 84Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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