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A disputed diagnosis that sends parents to prison for abuse

In recent years, the Shaken Baby Syndrome diagnosis has come under intense scrutiny.

Aired 03/23/2015 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

A disputed diagnosis that sends parents to prison for abuse

Clip: 3/23/2015 | 10m 42s

In recent years, the Shaken Baby Syndrome diagnosis has come under intense scrutiny.

For decades, when a child appeared in an emergency room with certain symptoms, including bleeding behind the eyes and bleeding around the brain, many doctors assumed violent shaking to be the cause. But in recent years, the Shaken Baby Syndrome diagnosis has come under intense scrutiny, and so have many of the resulting prosecutions and convictions. Special correspondent Jackie Judd reports.

Aired 03/23/2015 | Rating NR

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