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Shaken Baby Syndrome: Diagnosis and Treatment

Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) is a form of child abuse often associated with retinal hemorrhage and subdural hemorrhage or hematoma. It affects between 1200 and 1600 infants and children in the United States each year. About 20% of SBS victims die of their injuries, and many of the rest have significant disabilities. This article reviews the mechanism of injury in SBS, clinical signs and symptoms of the syndrome, imaging techniques and other methods used in its diagnosis, differential diagnoses, prognosis and management.

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