shaken baby syndrome

shak·en baby syndrome

noun \ˈshā-kən-\

Definition of SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME

: one or more of a group of symptoms (as limb paralysis, epilepsy, vision loss, or mental retardation) that tend to occur in an infant which has been severely shaken but that may also result from other actions (as tossing) causing internal trauma (as hemorrhage, hematoma, or contusions) especially to the brain region, and that may ultimately result in the death of the infant—called also shaken infant syndrome; compare battered child syndrome