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When a baby cries on and on, we don’t necessarily know why. Sometimes the person caring for that baby becomes exasperated and angry and shakes the baby too hard, trying to make it be quiet. This can cause Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). A young baby’s neck muscles are not strong yet and give little support to the head. So the head flops about violently. The baby’s brain is knocked against the skull, breaking tiny blood vessels, tearing nerves, and bruising the brain tissue.
The baby may indeed stop crying, but not for a good reason. Brain injury may render it unconscious, and the injury could cause permanent impairment to the baby’s development, and even death. If the child survives, it may have hearing loss, seizures, impaired intellect, speech problems, learning problems, or blindness, just to give a few examples.
If your baby was in the care of somebody who inflicted TBI by shaking it too hard, you may never know. You may wonder what’s causing the child’s personality troubles and learning difficulties. Be very careful whose care you leave your baby in. Contact us if you worry about your baby, and whether it might have SBS. We can start investigating.
If you have questions or comments please contact us.
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