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Nutriture hypothesis
An additional, alternative explanation for some incidents contemplated as shaken baby syndrome has been proposed. This explanation suggests that a vitamin C deficiency may sometimes play a role,[1] citing that the current SBS pathology determination may be seriously flawed or incomplete [2],[3]. This contested hypothesis is often based upon a speculated marginal, near scorbutic condition or lack of essential nutrient(s) repletion. The proponents of such hypotheses often question the adequacy of nutrient tissue levels, especially vitamin C, for those children currently or recently ill, those with higher individual requirements, those suffering from environmental challenges (e.g. allergies), and perhaps transient vaccination related stresses.[4]

As scientific and legal matters, a few medical personnel recommend that all SBS pathology determinations should address vitamin C repletion history and histamine levels. Some medical personnel have recommended additional vitamins and nutrients as preventive measures, particularly vitamin C, especially for children with known, projected or suspected stresses that may deplete certain nutrients.

Some medical witnesses assert that present day conditions, trends, physiological stresses and nutritional deficits can accelerate skeletal and hemorrhagic pathologies that mimic SBS, even before birth. These views are not widely-accepted in conventional medicine. Nevertheless, favorable court rulings and evidentiary commentary on some flawed SBS determinations have occurred.


 * 2 Patel N and Moorjani B. 2005. "Neonatal Injuries in Child Abuse." Emedicine.com. Available.
 * 3 Ricci LR and Botash AS. 2005. "Pediatrics, Child Abuse." Emedicine.com. Available.

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An additional, alternative explanation for some incidents contemplated as shaken baby syndrome has been proposed. This explanation suggests that a vitamin C deficiency may sometimes play a role,[1],[2],[3],[4],[5] citing that the current SBS pathology determination may be seriously flawed or incomplete [6],[7],[8]. This contested hypothesis is based upon a speculated marginal, near scorbutic condition or lack of essential nutrient(s) repletion and a potential elevated histamine level.[9],[10],[11], The proponents of such hypotheses often question the adequacy of nutrient tissue levels, especially vitamin C,[12],[12],[14] for those children currently or recently ill, bacterial infections, those with higher individual requirements, those suffering from environmental challenges (e.g. allergies), and perhaps transient vaccination related stresses.[15]

As for scientific and legal matters, a number of medical personnel recommend that all SBS pathology determinations should include vitamin C repletion history and histamine/vitamin C levels. Additional medical recommendations for the use of vitamins and nutrients as a preventive measure, particularly vitamin C, should be used especially for children with known, projected or suspected stresses/conditions (vaccines) that may deplete certain nutrients.[16],[17],[18] Although a Barlow’s disease variant (infantile scurvy) may be the most common disease, other diagnoses such as fragile bone disease, hemorrhagic disease of the newborn (vitamin K deficiency) and glutaric aciduria type 1 must also be considered. Gestational problems affecting both mother and fetus, the birthing process, prematurity and nutritional deficits can accelerate skeletal and hemorrhagic pathologies that can also mimic SBS, even before birth.[19] These views are not widely known, utilized or explored in conventional medicine. Nevertheless, favorable court rulings[20] and evidentiary commentary on flawed SBS determinations have been demonstrated by biomechanical studies over the years.[21][22][23][24][25][26][27]

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 * 1 Clemetson CAB (Jul 2004). ""Capillary Fragility as a Cause of Substantial Hemorrhage in Infants."" (PDF). Medical Hypotheses And Research 1 (2/3): 121-129.
 * 2 Scheibner V (Aug 2001). ""Shaken Baby Syndrome Diagnosis on Shaky Ground."" (PDF). Journal of the Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine 20 (2): 5-8,15.
 * 3 Hess, A. (1920). Scurvy Past and Present.. J.P. Lippincott Company. Philadelphia and London. 1920.
 * 4 (December 17, 1983) "“Medical History - Infantile scurvy: the centenary of Barlow's disease”" (PDF). British Medical Journal 287.
 * 5 Rajakumar K (2001). ""Infantile Scurvy: A Historical Perspective”" (PDF). Pediatrics 108: 76.
 * 6 Patel N and Moorjani B. 2005. "Neonatal Injuries in Child Abuse." Emedicine.com. Available.
 * 7 Ricci LR and Botash AS. 2005. "Pediatrics, Child Abuse." Emedicine.com. Available.
 * 8 Fung ELW, Sung RYT, Nelson EAS, Poon WS (Jul 2002). "Unexplained subdural. hematoma in young children: is it always child abuse?". "Pediatr. Int." 44 (1): 37-42.
 * 9 Clemetson CA (2004). "Was it "shaken baby" or a variant of Barlow's disease?" (PDF). J Am Phys Surg" 9: 78-80.
 * 10 Clemetson CA (Spring 2006). "Caffey Revisited: A Commentary on the Origin of "Shaken Baby Syndrome."" (PDF). J Am Phys Surg 11 (1): 20-1.
 * 11 Johnston, C.S. (1996). “Chapter 10) The Antihistamine Action of Ascorbic Acid”, Ascorbic Acid; Biochemistry and Biomedical Cell Biology. Plenum Press, page 189. ISBN 978-0-306-45148-5.
 * 12 Australas Nurses J. 1978 Mar;7(7):2-5 Factor "X", sub-clinical scurvy and S.I.D.S. Historical. Part 1.Dettman G.
 * 13 Australas Nurses J. 1978 Mar;7(7):6-8. No abstract available The sudden infant death syndrome. Part 2. Definition. Further clinical observations. [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
 * 114 Med J Aust. 1976 Jul 3;2(1):31-2. Links Sudden death in infancy syndrome in Western Australia.Kalokerinos A, Dettman G. [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
 * 15 "Adverse Effects of Pertussis and Rubella Vaccines" Chapter 6 "Evidence Concerning Pertussis Vaccines and Other Illnesses and Conditions  Institute of Medicine" (IOM) The National Academies Press Adverse
 * 16 The Answer to Crib Death “Sudden Infant Death Syndrome” (SIDS) Joseph G. Hattersley, Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine Volume 8, Number 4, 1993, pp.229-245
 * 17 The Infant Survival Guide: Protecting Your Baby from the Dangers of Crib Death, Vaccines and Other Environmental Hazards by Lendon H. Smith, MD and Joseph Hattersley, Smart Publications; 1st edition (August 30, 2000) ISBN-10: 1890572128 - ISBN-13: 978-1890572129
 * 18 How to Raise a Healthy Child by Lendon H. Smith, MD, M. Evans and Company, Inc. (January 25, 1998) ISBN-10: 0871318229 - ISBN-13: 978-0871318220
 * 19 Clemetson CAB (Jul 2004). ""Capillary Fragility as a Cause of Substantial Hemorrhage in Infants."" (PDF). Medical Hypotheses And Research 1 (2/3): 121-129.
 * 20 Commonwealth Of Kentucky VS. Christopher A. Davis, Greenup Circuit Court
 * 21 Ommaya AK, Faas F, Yarnell P (1968). "Whiplash injury and brain damage: an experimental study.". JAMA 22 (204(4)): 285-9
 * 22 Duhaime A, Gennarelli T, Thibault L, Bruce D, Margulies S, Wiser R (1987). "The shaken baby syndrome. A clinical, pathological, and biomechanical study.". J Neurosurg 66 (3): 409-15.
 * 23 Prange M, Coats B, Duhaime A, Margulies S (Mar 2003). "Anthropomorphic simulations of falls, shakes, and inflicted impacts in infants.". J Neurosurg 99 (1): 143-50.
 * 24 Uscinski R "The Shaken Baby Syndrome" J Am Phys Surg Fall 2004 (3): 76-7.
 * 25 Ommaya A, Goldsmith W, Thibault L (Jun 2002). "Biomechanics and neuropathology of adult and paediatric head injury.". Br J Neurosurg 16 (3): 220-42
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 * 27 Bandak F (February 2006). "Response to the Letter to the Editor". Forensic Sci Int. 157

reference 15

refs 15,21-23 are incomplete, 6 & 7 especially need hot linking although as many hot linking as many citations/abstracts as possible is a good idea. Especially on topics like this. They will obviously want you to use their cite template, a (slave) "labor of love". Try it at SBS.--TheNautilus 04:25, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

An additional, alternative explanation for some incidents contemplated as shaken baby syndrome has been proposed. This explanation suggests that a vitamin C deficiency may sometimes play a role,   citing that the current SBS pathology determination may be seriously flawed or incomplete

This contested hypothesis is based upon a speculated marginal, near scorbutic condition or lack of essential nutrient(s) repletion and a potential elevated histamine level.

The proponents of such hypotheses often question the adequacy of nutrient tissue levels, especially vitamin C,  for those children currently or recently ill, bacterial infections, those with higher individual requirements, those suffering from environmental challenges (e.g. allergies), and perhaps transient vaccination related stresses.

As for scientific and legal matters, a number of medical personnel recommend that all SBS pathology determinations should include vitamin C repletion history and histamine/vitamin C levels. Additional medical recommendations for the use of vitamins and nutrients as a preventive measure, particularly vitamin C, should be used especially for children with known, projected or suspected stresses/conditions (vaccines) that may deplete certain nutrients.

Although a Barlow’s disease variant (infantile scurvy) may be the most common disease, other diagnoses such as fragile bone disease, hemorrhagic disease of the newborn (vitamin K deficiency) and glutaric aciduria type 1 must also be considered. Gestational problems affecting both mother and fetus, the birthing process, prematurity and nutritional deficits can accelerate skeletal and hemorrhagic pathologies that can also mimic SBS, even before birth. These views are not widely known, utilized or explored in conventional medicine. Nevertheless, favorable court rulings and evidentiary commentary on flawed SBS determinations have been demonstrated by biomechanical studies over the years.