Chris Brook
@cbabrook
Astrophysicist. Campaigner against junk science and for people wrongfully convicted based on junk science. Uni La Laguna + Instituto Astrofísica Canarias
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http://sci-cri.com 27-08-2014 12:57:07
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Data suggest that clinical findings widely considered to indicate violent shaking are instead markers of the degree of intracranial pathology. Read more in this new article by Chris Brook of Universidad de La Laguna: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cn… @WileyNeuro #OpenAccess #abusiveheadtrauma
My new study published in the journal Annals of the Child Neurology Society shows that clinical findings widely considered to indicate #ShakenbBabySyndrome or #AbusiveHeadTrauma (e.g. extensive retinal hemorrages) are instead markers of the degree of intracranial pathology. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…
Tonight on #abc730 our exclusive story on Robert Farquharson, convicted of murdering his three sons, set to launch a fresh appeal to overturn his conviction abc.net.au/news/2024-05-0… via ABC Australia
Academy Chief Executive Anna-Maria Arabia spoke to Michael Bachelard as part of the @TheAge and @SMH investigation into the convictions of Robert Farquharson, who was jailed for murdering his three sons. The Academy is calling for law reform in several areas, including the adoption of
‘Junk science’ is being used in Australian courtrooms, and wrongful convictions are at stake theconversation.com/junk-science-i… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand
New research article by Chris Brook: "Witnessing abusive head trauma: Accidents show higher rates of intracranial pathologies than shaking" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cn… #AbusiveHeadTrauma #ShakenBabySyndrome @WileyNeuro
The junk forensic medicine against #RobertRoberson is based primarily on confessions when specific clinical signs appear. People also confess to witchcraft. So science shows that witches exist? At least RR gets lethal injection, not burned at the stake. Shame on the American Academy of Pediatrics
📣 "Shaken Baby Syndrome Has Been Discredited. Why Is #RobertRoberson Still on Death Row?" Excellent op-ed by Jeff Kukucka and David Faigman in Scientific American Scientific American scientificamerican.com/article/shaken… #shakenbabysyndrome #innocence #txlege
"Commentary on Witnessing #AbusiveHeadTrauma: Accidents Show Higher Rates of Intracranial Pathologies Than Shaking—Caution Is Warranted" by Christopher Greeley & Jim Anderst and response by Chris Brook: doi.org/10.1002/cns3.7… doi.org/10.1002/cns3.7… #ShakenBabySyndrome Wiley Neuro
Thanks to Christopher Greeley for raising the important issue of selection bias in #AHT and #shakenbabysyndrome. Whist incorporation bias and associated circular reasoning continues to plague the field, it is also crucial to consider selection bias. #junkscience