Normal computerized tomography of brain in children with shaken baby syndrome.

Objective: To characterize the clinical presentation and clinical course of shaken baby syndrome (SBS) with normal cranial computerized tomography (CT) on admission and to suggest further diagnostic procedures in such circumstances.

Methods: Using a worldwide listserv designed to facilitate discussion in the field of child abuse and neglect, we solicited case information for children hospitalized in different medical centers, who were diagnosed with SBS and had a normal CT scan on admission.

Results: Nine cases were identified.

Into hot water head first: distribution of intentional and unintentional immersion burns.

Introduction: Experience with several, previously unreported, intentional face-first immersion burns led us to evaluate the distribution of inflicted and unintentional immersion scald burns in a hospital series.

Setting: (1) Authors' clinical and legal practices; (2) Burn center at regional Level 1 trauma hospital.

Subjects: : (1) Case series of face-first, inflicted immersion burn victims; (2) Consecutive hospitalized scald burn victims younger than 5 years old, 1/3/1996 to 3/25/2000.