MR Imaging of Shaken Baby Syndrome Manifested as Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
- Author:
Yul LEE
1
;
Kwan Seop LEE
;
Dae Hyun HWANG
;
In Jae LEE
;
Hyun Beom KIM
;
Jae Young LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Case Reports
- Keywords: Brain, MR; Children, central nervous system; Children, injunies
- MeSH: Brain/pathology; Case Report; *Child Abuse; Chronic Disease; Female; Hematoma, Subdural/diagnosis/*etiology; Human; Infant; *Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology 2001;2(3):171-174
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) is a form of child abuse that can cause significant head injuries, of which subdural hematoma (SDH) is the most common manifestation. We report the MRI findings of chronic SDH in three cases of SBS, involving two-, three- and eight-month-old babies. The SDH signal was mostly low on T1-weighted images and high on T2-weighted images, suggesting chronic SDH. In chronic SDH, a focal high signal on T1-weighted images was also noted, suggesting rebleeding. Contrast-enhanced MRI revealed diffuse dural enhancement.
