Shaken Baby Syndrome

"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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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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
MeSH Number(s)	C10.900.300.087.850 C26.915.300.200.825
Concept/Terms	Shaken Baby Syndrome Shaken Baby Syndrome

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Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Trauma, Nervous System [C10.900]
Craniocerebral Trauma [C10.900.300]
Brain Injuries [C10.900.300.087]
Shaken Baby Syndrome [C10.900.300.087.850]
Wounds and Injuries [C26]
Trauma, Nervous System [C26.915]
Craniocerebral Trauma [C26.915.300]
Brain Injuries [C26.915.300.200]
Shaken Baby Syndrome [C26.915.300.200.825]

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