scholarly journals Do risk factors differ between explained sudden unexpected death in infancy and sudden infant death syndrome?

2006 ◽  
Vol 92 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Vennemann ◽  
T Bajanowski ◽  
T Butterfass-Bahloul ◽  
C Sauerland ◽  
G Jorch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ◽  
Infant Death ◽  
Sudden Infant Death ◽  
Sudden Unexpected Death ◽  
Sudden Infant ◽  
Unexpected Death

Sudden unexpected death 12 years after “near-miss” sudden infant death syndrome in infancy

1986 ◽  
Vol 58 (11) ◽  
pp. 1104-1105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry J. Maron ◽  
Deborah J. Barbour ◽  
John V. Marraccini ◽  
William C. Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ◽  
Infant Death ◽  
Sudden Infant Death ◽  
Near Miss ◽  
Sudden Unexpected Death ◽  
Sudden Infant ◽  
Unexpected Death

SID, SIDS, and SUDS

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1972 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 664-664
Author(s):  
Donald L. Fields
Keyword(s):  
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ◽  
Infant Death ◽  
Sudden Infant Death ◽  
Sudden Unexpected Death ◽  
Sudden Infant ◽  
Unexpected Death

Just when we became familiar with the meaning of SUDS (Sudden Unexpected Death Syndrome) we find in the same issue of Pediatrics (June 1972) SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) and SID (Sucrase Isomaltase Deficiency). Nothing is sacred.

Sudden Unexpected Death in Childhood: A Report of 50 Cases

2005 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 307-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry F Krous ◽  
Amy E. Chadwick ◽  
Laura Crandall ◽  
Julie M. Nadeau-Manning
Keyword(s):  
Family History ◽  
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ◽  
Infant Death ◽  
Sudden Infant Death ◽  
Postmortem Examination ◽  
Sudden Unexpected Death ◽  
Sudden Infant ◽  
Unexpected Death ◽  
Live Births ◽  
History Of

Sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC) is rare, with a reported incidence in the United States of 1.5 deaths per 100,000 live births compared with 56 deaths per 100,000 live births for sudden infant death syndrome in 2001. The objectives of this study include a proposal for a general definition for SUDC and presentation of 36 cases of SUDC and 14 cases of sudden unexpected death in childhood. Cases were accrued through referrals or unsolicited via our Web page ( www.sudc.org ). Our analyses tentatively suggest a SUDC profile characterized by cases being 1 to 3 years in age, predominantly male, and frequently having a personal and family history of seizures that are often associated with a fever. A history of recent minor head trauma is not uncommon. They are usually born at term as singletons and occasionally have a family history of sudden infant death syndrome or SUDC. Most are found prone, often with their face straight down into the sleep surface. Minor findings are commonly seen at postmortem examination but do not explain their deaths. Comprehensive review of the medical history and circumstances of death and performance of a complete postmortem examination including ancillary studies and extensive histologic sampling of the brain are critical in determining the cause of death in these cases of sudden unexpected childhood death. Legislation enabling research and formation of a multicenter research team is recommended to unravel the mystery of SUDC.

Sudden unexpected death in infancy: aetiology, pathophysiology, epidemiology and prevention in 2015

2015 ◽  
Vol 100 (10) ◽  
pp. 984-988 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J Fleming ◽  
Peter S Blair ◽  
Anna Pease
Keyword(s):  
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ◽  
Infant Death ◽  
Sudden Infant Death ◽  
Current Understanding ◽  
Sudden Unexpected Death ◽  
Sudden Infant ◽  
Unexpected Death ◽  
Infant Deaths ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Review Current

Despite the fall in numbers of unexpected infant deaths that followed the ‘Back to Sleep’ campaigns in the early 1990s in the UK and many other countries, such deaths remain one of the largest single groups of deaths in the postneonatal period in many Western countries. Changes in the ways in which unexpected infant deaths are categorised by pathologists and coroners, and increasing reluctance to use the term ‘sudden infant death syndrome’, make assessment of nationally and internationally collected data on incidence potentially inaccurate and confusing. In this paper, we review current understanding of the epidemiology and aetiology of unexpected deaths in infancy, and current hypotheses on the pathophysiology of the processes that may lead to death. We also review interventions that have been adopted, with variable degrees of effectiveness in efforts to reduce the numbers of deaths, and new approaches that offer the possibility of prevention in the future.

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