The cause is violent shaking. The culprit, usually, is a parent or other caregiver. Shaken baby syndrome is not new. Parents have always had stress. There will always be some who respond badly.
Experts say modern American life compounds the problem.
Furthermore, Bell County s incident rate for shaken baby syndrome is at least eight times the estimated national average. At least 11 cases including three fatalities were reported in Bell County in 2000. Mrs. Wilson has been a member of the board since the early 1970s and has helped with everything from fund-raising to grocery shopping, she said. Three bomb-stuffed cars exploded almost simultaneously Saturday, killing at least 21 people and injuring more than 150 in the worst act of terror to hit Russia outside warring Chechnya in months. Russian officials accused Chechen insurgents of the bombings in three southern towns near the breakaway republic.