PEDIATRICS Vol. 101 No. 2 February 1998, pp. 321-323
Shaken Baby Syndrome
A Forensic Pediatric Response
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To the Editor.
As physicians who specialize in the diagnosis
and treatment of victims of child abuse, we feel compelled to speak out
regarding the scientific evidence as portrayed in the trial of Louise
Woodward for the murder of 8-month-old Matthew Eappen. Both in the
United States and in England, media publicity surrounding the case has led to considerable sentiment that she was convicted despite allegedly irrefutable scientific evidence presented by the defense that the
infant's injuries had occurred days to weeks earlier. Many in the
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