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01-03-2019 | Letter to the Editor

In order to ensure that evidence is unbiased it is sometimes necessary to retreat to the scientific ivory tower

Authors: Niels Lynøe, Anders Eriksson

Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Issue 1/2019

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Dr. Bilo maintains that the Swedish SBU report does not add anything new that might help him within forensic pediatrics [1]. This claim is, however, based on his personal interpretation of the SBU report and the research question addressed, namely: With what certainty can it be claimed that the triad, subdural hematoma, retinal hemorrhages and encephalopathy is attributable to isolated traumatic shaking [2]? The research question is certainly not identical to Dr. Bilo’s second question: “Is the triad, if present in a child, always caused by, or proof of shaking?” The word “always” makes the answer almost self-evident. …

Bilo RAC. The Swedish Agency for health technology-report about traumatic shaking: much ado about nothing? Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-018-0006-7.

Lynøe N, Elinder G, Hallberg B, Rosén M, Sundgren P, Eriksson A. Insufficient evidence for ‘shaken baby syndrome’ - a systematic review. Acta Paediatr. 2017;106:1021–7.CrossRef

Lynøe N, Eriksson A. Is focusing on the triad in suspected child abuse cases really irrelevant and of no practical use? Acta Paediatr. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.14442.

Title: In order to ensure that evidence is unbiased it is sometimes necessary to retreat to the scientific ivory tower
Authors: Niels Lynøe
Anders Eriksson
Publication date: 01-03-2019
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology / Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 1547-769X
Electronic ISSN: 1556-2891
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-018-0037-0

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