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A study* released by a team of WFUSM researchers led by Dr. Lantz questions the use of certain autopsy findings to definitively diagnose non-accidental shaking injuries, or 'shaken-baby syndrome.' Published in the British Medical Journal, the study examines an occurrence of a particular eye injury (perimacular retinal folds) widely held to be linked only to child-abuse deaths caused by shaking. The March 27, 2004 issue of the British Medical Journal includes an editorial on the subject ("The evidence base for shaken baby syndrome: we need to question the diagnostic criteria") in addition to Dr. Lantz' paper and several others on the subject.
Other articles and interviews with Dr. Lantz:
"Doubt over shaken-baby diagnosis" (BBC)
"'Diagnostic' child abuse sign can be misleading" (NewScientist.com)
Recent Publications:
Lantz PE. A simple model for teaching postmortem monocular indirect ophthalmoscopy. J Forensic Sci. 2009 May;(54(3):676-7.
Lantz PE, Stanton CA. Comment on ocular manifestations of crush head injury in children. Eye. 2009 Jan;23(1):235-6; author reply 236-7.
Yang Z, Lantz PE, Ibdah JA. Post-mortem analysis for two prevalent beta-oxidation mutations in sudden infant death. Pediatr Int. 2007 Dec;49(6):883-7.
Krugman SD, Lantz PE, Sinal S, De Jong AR, Coffman K. Forced suffocation of infants with baby wipes: a previously undescribed form of child abuse. Child Abuse Negl. 2007 Jun;31(6):615-21.
Lantz PE, Adams GG. Postmortem monocular indirect ophthalmoscopy. J Forensic Sci. 2005 Nov;50(6):1450-2.
Ririe DG, Lantz PE, Glazier SS, Argenta LC. Transfusion-related acute lung injury in an infant during craniofacial surgery. Anesth Analg. 2005 Oct;101(4):1003-6, table of contents.
Lantz PE. The evidence base for shaken baby syndrome: response to Reece et al from 41 physicians and scientists. BMJ. 2004 Sep 25;329(7468):741-2.
*Lantz PE, Sinal SH, Stanton CA, Weaver RG. Perimacular retinal folds from childhood head trauma. BMJ, Mar 2004; 328: 754-6.
Lantz PE. Diffusion-weighted MRI in shaken baby syndrome. Am J Ophthalmol. 2002 Sep;134(3):472; author reply 472-3.
Abraham TP, Warner JG Jr, Kon ND, Lantz PE, Fowle KM, Brooker RF, Ge S, Nomeir AM, Kitzman DW. Feasibility, accuracy, and incremental value of intraoperative three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in valve surgery. Am J Cardiol. 1997 Dec 15;80(12):1577-82.
Reynolds P, Walker FO, Eades J, Smith JD, Lantz PE. Food embolus. Neurol Sci. 1997 Aug;149(2):185-90.
Denic N, Huyer DW, Sinal SH, Lantz PE, Smith CR, Silver MM. Cockroach: the omnivorous scavenger. Potential misinterpretation of postmortem injuries. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1997 Jun;18(2):177-80.
Jason DR, Lantz PE, Preisser JS. A national survey of autopsy cost and workload. J Forensic Sci. 1997 Mar;42(2):270-5.
Prahlow JA, Lantz PE, Cox-Jones K, Rao PN, Pettenati MJ. Gender identification of human hair using fluorescence in situ hybridization. J Forensic Sci. 1996 Nov;41(6):1035-7.
Prahlow JA, Scharling ES, Lantz PE. Postmortem coronary subtraction angiography. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1996 Sep;17(3):225-30.
Pettenati MJ, Rao PN, Schnell S, Hayworth-Hodge R, Lantz PE, Geisinger KR. Gender identification of dried human bloodstains using fluorescence in situ hybridization. J Forensic Sci. 1995 Sep;40(5):885-7.
Lantz PE, Jason D, Davis GJ. Decreasing the organ donor shortage. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1995 Sep;16(3):257-9; discussion 259-60.
Steffee CH, Lantz PE, Flannagan LM, Thompson RL, Jason DR. Oleoresin capsicum (pepper) spray and "in-custody deaths". Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1995 Sep;16(3):185-92.
Dorthe NJ, Blumenthal TD, Jason DR, Lantz PE. The use of next-of-kin in assessing handedness. Percept Mot Skills. 1995 Aug;81(1):203-8. |