What is Inflicted Traumatic Brain Injury (Shaken Baby Syndrome)?

“The Triad” of Common Injuries in ITBI

Inflicted Traumatic Brain Injury is sometimes associated with three – a “triad” – of common injuries:

Retinal Hemorrhages (bleeding in the eye)

Subdural Hematomas (bleeding on the brain)

Cerebral Edemas (swelling of the brain)

SOURCES: Child abuse pediatrician Robert W. Block, past president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome.
GRAPHIC: Alberto Cuadra/The Washington Post