Roberson took her to hospital ... an autopsy report concluded that baby Nikki had died following severe abuse at the hands of Roberson – specifically from shaken baby syndrome.
Rather than shaken baby syndrome, his lawyers contend, her condition could have been explained by a lack of oxygen, which could cause brain swelling, and efforts at the hospital to restart her ...
But when Roberson took Nikki to a hospital, doctors and nurses immediately ... call that a misdiagnosis – and also discredit shaken baby syndrome on its face, despite broad consensus among ...
The inmate’s attorneys call that a misdiagnosis – and also discredit shaken baby syndrome on its face, despite broad consensus among pediatricians it is legitimate. The lawyers say, too, Roberson’s ...
Robert Roberson of Texas is scheduled to die by lethal injection despite doubts over shaken baby syndrome, the scientific theory used to convict him in the death of his daughter.
A proposal was made to have Roberson testify by video conference ... The diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome, made at the hospital where Roberson's chronically ill daughter died, was erroneous ...
Scans taken at the hospital showed subdural bleeding, brain swelling and retinal hemorrhages. The three conditions, taken together, have been used in the past to infer abuse in shaken baby cases.
Compton testified that prosecutors in Roberson’s trial and sentencing focused tightly on the shaken baby diagnosis given to his daughter ... the 57-year-old inmate would only testify via video. The ...
Roberson’s case has renewed debate over shaken baby syndrome, known in the medical ... case of avian influenza acquired in Canada is in hospital in critical condition, provincial health officer ...
Even before the Texas man’s death sentence became a political lightning rod, law enforcement and medical experts had ...