Which of the following is NOT a symptom of shaken baby syndrome?

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Which of the following is NOT a symptom of shaken baby syndrome?

Shaken baby syndrome causes symptoms that reflect brain injury and respiratory distress, not infection. The signs you’d expect are a significant change in consciousness (for example, not staying awake or responsive), disturbed breathing, irritability, poor feeding or vomiting, and abnormal movements like tremors or seizures. Fever, on the other hand, doesn’t arise from the brain injury caused by shaking and is not a typical feature of shaken baby syndrome. So fever stands out as not being a symptom.

Shaken baby syndrome causes symptoms that reflect brain injury and respiratory distress, not infection. The signs you’d expect are a significant change in consciousness (for example, not staying awake or responsive), disturbed breathing, irritability, poor feeding or vomiting, and abnormal movements like tremors or seizures. Fever, on the other hand, doesn’t arise from the brain injury caused by shaking and is not a typical feature of shaken baby syndrome. So fever stands out as not being a symptom.

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