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shaken baby syndrom
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Physiology
Undergraduate 3
05/31/2012

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shaken baby syndrom
Definition

1200-1600 children each year in the US

- tramatic brain injury that happens when a baby is violently shaken

-crying is the means of communication and number 1 cause of baby homicide

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symtoms of SBS
Definition
extreme irritability poor feeding, breathing problems, conusion, vomiting, and pale or bluish skin
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Long term problems of SBS
Definition

-1 out of 4 die from injuries

- seizers

- muscle stiffness

-mental retardation

- blindness or trouble seeing

- delays in physically or emotionally

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treatments of SBS
Definition

Oxygen therapy

Brain surgery

 Both stop progression or baby from dying, but no repair

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Glutaric Aciduria
Definition
rare inherited error in metabolism similar symptoms to shaken baby syndrom
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early experiments on the brain
Definition
depressed brain activity has been found in children who grow up in a depried enviornment.. founded in ethology and rat experiments
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ethology
Definition
animal moddels to better understand humans
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rat experiments solitary vs communal playground
Definition
findings that more enriched enviornments help increase neural connections
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