Children with TBIAn infant's brain is incredibly vulnerable to injury. The violent shaking of shaken baby syndrome can cause severe brain injury, disabling that child forever.
Posted on BrainLine July 23, 2010. Reviewed December 20, 2017.
Produced by Vicky Youcha and Brian King, BrainLine.
About the author: Jeffrey Barth, PhD
Jeffrey Barth, PhD, is a Professor Emeritus in the UVA Medical School and the Brain Injury and Sports Concussion Institute.
