Medical findings and symptoms in infants exposed to witnessed or admitted abusive shaking: A nationwide registry study

Background Many physicians regard the combination of encephalopathy, subdural haemorrhage (SDH), retinal haemorrhage (RH), rib fractures, and classical metaphyseal lesions (CML) as highly specific for abusive head trauma (AHT). However, without observed abuse or other criteria that are independent of these findings, bias risk is high. Methods Infants subjected for examination under the suspicion of maltreatment during the period 1997–2014 were...