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When my son was diagnosed with shaken baby syndrome [1], I investigated the science of this diagnosis and found out horrifying mistakes in French diagnosis guid
by rossant 3y ago
When my son was diagnosed with shaken baby syndrome [1], I investigated the science of this diagnosis and found out horrifying mistakes in French diagnosis guidelines, especially in physics-based arguments. These guidelines were written by medical doctors who did not seem to have the slightest understanding of basic physics, resulting in gross unit conversion errors, absurd comparisons, contradictory reasonings, and so on [2]. These flawed arguments led to flawed conclusions regarding differential diagnoses of pediatric head injuries, resulting in hundreds of erroneous medical diagnoses and allegations of abuse in the country.
[1] https://www.cambridgeblog.org/2023/05/a-journey-into-the-shaken-baby-syndrome-abusive-head-trauma-controversy/ https://www.cambridgeblog.org/2023/05/a-journey-into-the-sha...
[2] see e.g. https://adikia.fr/2018/05/biomecanique-des-chutes/ https://adikia.fr/2018/05/biomecanique-des-chutes/ (in French)