RESUMO
El maltrato infantil es uno de los problemas y fenómenossociales más relevantes y dramáticos de laactualidad. El síndrome de niño sacudido (SDNS) esuna forma de maltrato infantil. Se caracteriza básicamentepor la triada trauma craneal cerrado, daño delsistema nerviosos central y hemorragia retiniana. Lavaloración del segmento anterior y oftalmoscópica esvital para el diagnóstico diferencial de la hemorragiaretiniana y el SDNS. Los profesionales de la salud,en especial de la salud visual y ocular, deben conocercómo actuar en caso de detectar un episodio demaltrato infantil, principalmente SDNS.
The physical abuse is one of the most relevant and dramatic problem and social phenomena at the present time. The Battered child syndrome (BCS) is a form of infantile physical abuse. It is characterized basically by three aspects: closed craneal trauma, damage of the central system nervous and retinal hemorrhage. The evaluation of the anterior and posterior segment is important for the differential diagnosis of the retinal hemorrhage and the BCS. The health professional, specially the visual and ocular health care professional, must know what to do in case of detecting an episode of child abuse, mainly BCS.
