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Crib Death: Sudden Unexplained Death of Infants - The Pathologist's Viewpoint
Crib Death Sudden Unexplained Death of Infants The Pathologist's Viewpoint Author:Giulia Ottaviani Crib death (SIDS) is the most frequent cause of death for infants during the first year. A systematic study of the autonomic nervous system and cardiac system has been performed on a large number of infants and fetuses who died suddenly and unexpectedly, as well as in age-matched control cases. The neurological and cardiac findings are described... more » here, and the relationship between SIDS and unexplained fetal death is discussed.« less