Crib Death Sudden Unexplained Death of Infants — The Pathologist’s Viewpoint /

• Main Author: Ottaviani, Giulia (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Emergency medicine.; Forensic medicine.; Obstetrics.; Pathology.; Pediatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Forensic Medicine.; Emergency Medicine.; Obstetrics/Perinatology.

Crib death (SIDS) is the most frequent cause of death for infants during the first year, striking 1 out of every 700-1,000. Scarce knowledge in the field of SIDS and its pathology has led to a continued and growing concern with finding an explanation, with the goal of being able to either predict or...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction and Aims. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
• Sudden Intrauterine Unexplained Death (SIUD)
• Cardiac Conduction System (CCS)
• Central, peripheral and autonomic nercous systems
• Material and Methods: Clinical and Pathological Information Form
• Post Mortem Regulation on SIDS
• Necropsy Proedures
• 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
• Cases Analyzed
• Statistical Analysis. Results: Epidemiological Results
• Cardiac Conduction Findings
• Central Autonomic Nervous System Findings
• Peripheral Autonomic Nervous System Findings.-Discussion: Cardiac Conduction Pathology
• Neuropathology
• Conclusion.