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'''Sudden infant death syndrome''', abbreviated '''SIDS''', is an unexplained rapid (and unexpected) death of a person less than one year old, that is ''not'' explained after a full [[autopsy]] and correlations with the death scene and (clinical) history.<ref>{{Ref PCPBoD8|251}}</ref> | '''Sudden infant death syndrome''', abbreviated '''SIDS''', is an unexplained rapid (and unexpected) death of a person less than one year old, that is ''not'' explained after a full [[autopsy]] and correlations with the death scene and (clinical) history.<ref name=Ref_PCPBOD8_251>{{Ref PCPBoD8|251}}</ref> | ||
==Pathogenesis== | |||
It is not understood. One hypothesis for SIDS is: immaturity of the arcuate nucleus of medulla (which control respiratory frequency).<ref name=Ref_PCPBOD8_251>{{Ref PCPBoD8|251}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 04:27, 13 May 2011
Sudden infant death syndrome, abbreviated SIDS, is an unexplained rapid (and unexpected) death of a person less than one year old, that is not explained after a full autopsy and correlations with the death scene and (clinical) history.[1]
Pathogenesis
It is not understood. One hypothesis for SIDS is: immaturity of the arcuate nucleus of medulla (which control respiratory frequency).[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mitchell, Richard; Kumar, Vinay; Fausto, Nelson; Abbas, Abul K.; Aster, Jon (2011). Pocket Companion to Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease (8th ed.). Elsevier Saunders. pp. 251. ISBN 978-1416054542.