Crib Death - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

INTRODUCTION.- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).- Sudden Intrauterine Unexplained Death (SIUD).- MATERIALS AND METHODS.- Clinical and pathological information form.- Post mortem regulation on SIDS.- Necropsy procedures.- Cardiac sampling and study of the conduction system.- Brainstem sampling and inherent techniques.- Study of the carotid bifurcation, ganglia and paraganglia.- Lung: evaluation of the development stage.- Immunohistochemistry and other techniques.- RESULTS.- Epidemiological results.- Cardiac Conduction findings.- Central autonomic nervous system findings.- Hypoplasia and agenesis of the arcuate nucleus.- Combined pulmonary and arcuate nucleus hypoplasia.- Peripheral autonomic nervous system findings.- DISCUSSION.- Cardiac conduction pathology.- Neuropathology.- CONCLUDING REMARKS.

"This book covers sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), sudden perinatal unexpected death (SPUD), and sudden intrauterine death (SIUD) from the standpoint of a pathologist. ... The audience includes pathologists, neonatologists, pediatricians and researchers, laboratory histotechnicians, pediatric nurses, medical students, general practitioners. ... the book also can be useful to obstetricians, emergency room physicians and nurses, cardiologists, neurologists, and neurosurgeons wishing to know more about this tragic entity. ... a good book for anyone with intellectual curiosity about this tragic entity." (Deepthi S. Rao, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2015)