Electroretinography combined with spectral domain optical coherence tomography to detect retinal damage in shaken baby syndrome

Yuri Nakayama; Tadashi Yokoi; Nishina Sachiko; Makiko Okuyama; Noriyuki Azuma

doi:10.1016/j.jaapos.2013.02.011

Electroretinography combined with spectral domain optical coherence tomography to detect retinal damage in shaken baby syndrome

J AAPOS. 2013 Aug;17(4):411-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2013.02.011. Epub 2013 Jul 17.

Authors

Yuri Nakayama¹, Tadashi Yokoi, Nishina Sachiko, Makiko Okuyama, Noriyuki Azuma

Affiliation

¹ National Center for Child's Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan. nakayama-y@ncchd.go.jp

PMID: 23871295
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2013.02.011

Abstract

In order to correlate anatomical changes with visual function in shaken baby syndrome, we performed electroretinography and spectral domain optical coherence tomography on a 2-month-old girl and a 9-month-old girl after the retinal hemorrhages absorbed. Both patients had significant abnormalities in spectral domain optical coherence tomography images of the macular area. The amplitudes of the focal macular electroretinograms were more severely decreased than those of the full-field electroretinograms. Combining spectral domain coherence tomography with focal macular electroretinograms might better estimate the functional damage to the macula in patients with shaken baby syndrome.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Electroretinography / methods*
Female
Humans
Infant
Retinal Hemorrhage / diagnosis*
Retinal Hemorrhage / etiology
Retinal Hemorrhage / physiopathology
Shaken Baby Syndrome / complications*
Tomography, Optical Coherence / methods*