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Shaken Baby Syndrome Cases
There are many different negative effects of abusive head trauma (shaken baby syndrome) on a baby or child, including effects on the baby’s vision. Specifically, a shaken baby may suffer retinal hemorrhages (bleeding into the retina) and retinal detachment (the peeling away of the retina from the layer of support tissue beneath it). If not [...]
Although treatment for shaken baby syndrome varies depending on the specific situation and other factors, including the age of the child and the extent and type of injuries involved, some of the immediate treatments are relatively common among shaken baby syndrome victims. An infant or child who has been shaken should be taken and admitted [...]
As an experienced shaken baby syndrome lawyer, Chris Keane is familiar with the serious effects of the condition, specifically brain damage and traumatic brain damage (TBI). Due to rapid motion of the brain inside the skull, the brain experiences inflammation and even the bleeding and tearing of nerve fibers, which have resulted in permanent impairment [...]
In order to inform those who would like to know more about shaken baby syndrome, child injury lawyer Christopher Keane of San Francisco, California, explains in a video how abusive head trauma (shaken baby syndrome) can cause long term disabilities. Many parents of shaken baby survivors do not know that their child’s symptoms may change [...]
Shaken baby syndrome has caught the attention of the ABC Action News crew, who just posted an article on their website stating the facts of the condition as well as how frustrated parents can find help before they take those frustrations out on their children. Among the highlighted facts on the site are the following:
Formally [...]
According to the News Channel 13 website, cases of child abuse have increased in El Paso County, Colorado, this year. As a result, the El Pomar Foundation is providing a total of $34,000 in grant money to three child abuse prevention or child protection organizations in the county. Among the recipients is the Kids’ Place [...]
There is no greater tragedy than losing a child, and knowing that the wrongful death of your child resulted from someone’s negligence or abuse is a burden that no parent or caregiver should have to bear. Although the Keane Law Firm handles many cases in which a victim of shaken baby syndrome has been seriously [...]
Traumatic brain injury results from a traumatic event that injures the brain of an accident or abuse victim. Although the leading causes of traumatic brain injury are car accidents and falls, shaken baby syndrome–now formally called “abusive head trauma” to describe more vividly what occurs when a baby is shaken–can result in a form of [...]
The father of a two-month-old baby was arrested and faces a charge of homicide by child abuse due to the death of the child which may have resulted from shaken baby syndrome, according to the WIS 10 news website. According to the site, the Orangeburg, SC, father told authorities that he tripped while holding his [...]
Although certain factors may increase the likelihood that a child may become a victim of abusive head trauma (also called shaken baby syndrome), shaken baby syndrome can occur in any place, at any time, and under the care of any person. As a result, it is important to know the common signs and symptoms of [...]
