from Section 6 - Postface
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 June 2023
In 1971 Dr Norman Guthkelch hypothesised a causal link between shaking infants, a relatively common practice in the UK at the time, and findings of retinal and subdural haemorrhage with no or minimal of trauma (see Chapter 2). The link between shaking and a ‘triad’ of retino-dural haemorrhage and encephalopathy would come to be known as shaken baby syndrome (SBS). This book has taken a broad overview and analysis of the state of SBS, addressing global medical, scientific, social, and legal aspects of the determination.
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