Laryngeal inflammation in the sudden infant death syndrome [PDF]
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is marked by 'the sudden death of an infant that is unexpected by history and remains unexplained after a thorough forensic autopsy and a detailed death scene investigation'. The cause is unknown.
Brock, C +3 more
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Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) from sleep-related causes is a leading cause of infant mortality worldwide. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is one of the primary causes of SUID attributed to one or more environmental or behavioral determinants ...
Aysha Jawed, Mandeep Jassal
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Dentate gyrus abnormalities in sudden unexplained death in infants: morphological marker of underlying brain vulnerability [PDF]
Sudden unexplained death in infants, including the sudden infant death syndrome, is likely due to heterogeneous causes that involve different intrinsic vulnerabilities and/or environmental factors.
Armstrong, Dawna D. +10 more
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Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy genetics: Molecular diagnostics and prevention. [PDF]
Epidemiologic studies clearly document the public health burden of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). Clinical and experimental studies have uncovered dynamic cardiorespiratory dysfunction, both interictally and at the time of sudden death due ...
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Apgar score and the risk of cause specific infant mortality: a population based cohort study of 1,029,207 livebirths [PDF]
Background<p></p> The Apgar score has been used worldwide as an index of early neonatal condition for more than 60 years. With advances in health-care service provision, neonatal resuscitation, and infant care, its present relevance is ...
Iliodromiti, Stamatina +4 more
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Investigating sudden unexpected deaths in infancy and childhood and caring for bereaved families : an integrated multiagency approach [PDF]
The sudden unexpected death of an infant or child is one of the worst events to happen to any family. Bereaved parents expect and should receive appropriate, thorough, and sensitive investigations to identify the medical causes of such deaths.
Blair, Peter S. +3 more
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Case-control study of sudden infant death syndrome in Lithuania, 1997–2000
Background To identify risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome relevant in Lithuania. Methods A nationwide case-control study surveying parents of 35 infants who died from sudden infant death syndrome during the period of 1997–2000 and parents of ...
Kėvalas Rimantas +2 more
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Sudden perinatal death that includes the victims of sudden infant death syndrome, sudden intrauterine death syndrome, and stillbirth are heartbreaking events in the life of parents.
Riffat Mehboob +5 more
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The Science (or Nonscience) of Research Into Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
This Viewpoint paper presents a timely and constructive critique of mainstream SIDS research. It is concerning that twenty-first century medical science has not provided an answer to the tragic enigma of SIDS.
Paul Nathan Goldwater
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PHOX2B polyalanine repeat length is associated with sudden infant death syndrome and unclassified sudden infant death in the Dutch population [PDF]
Unclassified sudden infant death (USID) is the sudden and unexpected death of an infant that remains unexplained after thorough case investigation including performance of a complete autopsy and review of the circumstances of death and the clinical ...
Duijn, K. (Kate) van +9 more
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