Nine-week-old Beth was brought to the emergency room of the hospital unresponsive. There were no obvious injuries on her body. A CAT scan of her head showed bleeding and bruising of the brain. Beth might be a victim of

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Nine-week-old Beth was brought to the emergency room of the hospital unresponsive.  There were no obvious injuries on her body.  A CAT scan of her head showed bleeding and bruising of the brain.  Beth might be a victim of

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The CAT scan showing bleeding and bruising of the brain suggests that Beth may be a victim of shaken infant syndrome, where an infant is violently shaken, causing brain injury. Munchausen's syndrome by proxy involves a caregiver inducing or fabricating illness in a child, apnea is a cessation of breathing, and lead poisoning would show up on a blood test or X-ray.

Nine-Week-Old Beth Was Brought to the Emergency Room of the Hospital