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![]() | Media file 1: CT scan shows a subdural hematoma. |
![]() | Media file 2: CT scan shows cerebral edema with loss of gray matter–white matter distinction. |
![]() | Media file 3: T1-weighted MRIs reveal bilateral chronic subdural hematomas as well as severe encephalomalacia involving the parietal, occipital, and temporal lobes. |
![]() | Media file 4: T1-weighted MRIs show chronic bilateral subdural hematomas. |
![]() | Media file 5: T2-weighted MRIs show encephalomalacia after shaken baby syndrome. |
![]() | Media file 6: Sagittal MRIs show chronic subdural hematoma. |
![]() | Media file 7: Funduscopic image shows intraretinal hemorrhages, subhyaloid hemorrhages, localized hemorrhagic choroid detachments, and thin retinal folds. |
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shaken baby syndrome, shaken-baby syndrome, SBS, shaking, neurologic injury in child abuse, battered child syndrome, battered-child syndrome, child abuse, shaken infant, shaking impact syndrome, shaking-impact syndrome, retinal hemorrhage














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