Complications of Shaken Baby Syndrome
| About complications: Complications of Shaken Baby Syndrome are secondary conditions, symptoms, or other disorders that are caused by Shaken Baby Syndrome. In many cases the distinction between symptoms of Shaken Baby Syndrome and complications of Shaken Baby Syndrome is unclear or arbitrary. |
Complications list for Shaken Baby Syndrome: The list of complications that have been mentioned in various sources for Shaken Baby Syndrome includes:
- Permanent brain damage (type of Brain damage)
- Death
- Retinal damage (see Retina symptoms)
- Vision loss
- Mental retardation
- Cerebral palsy
Complications of Shaken Baby Syndrome:
Most will be left with considerable disability. Retinal
damage may cause loss of vision. If the child survives, he or she may
require lifelong medical care for brain damage injuries such as mental
retardation or cerebral palsy.
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Footnotes:
1. excerpt from NINDS Shaken Baby Syndrome Information Page: NINDS
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