Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

[Sudden infant death: from the unexplained to the explained].

O Mouterde1

  • 1Centre de référence de Haute-Normandie, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Rouen.

La Revue Du Praticien
|September 15, 1992
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Dramatic Increase in Incidence of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease (1988-2011): A Population-Based Study of French Adolescents.

The American journal of gastroenterology·2017
Same author

[Constipation in infants and children: How should it be treated?].

Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie·2016
Same author

[Risk-benefit of anti-reflux therapy in the premature infant].

Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie·2015
Same author

Association of N-acetylcysteine and glucagon during percutaneous cholangiography in the treatment of inspissated bile syndrome.

Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie·2015
Same author

[Let's stop proton pump inhibitor prescriptions for suspected GERD in non-validated indications!].

Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie·2014
Same author

[Symptoms of Celiac disease in childhood].

Pathologie-biologie·2011

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) affects 1,300–1,500 French infants annually. Most SIDS deaths remain unexplained due to difficulties in diagnosing underlying autonomic nervous system dysfunction.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Pathology
  • Neurology

Context:

  • Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) accounts for a significant number of infant deaths in France, with 1,300 to 1,500 cases annually.
  • A majority of these deaths, over two-thirds, remain unexplained by current clinical, paraclinical, or post-mortem examinations.

Purpose:

  • To explore the underlying causes of unexplained sudden infant deaths.
  • To investigate the role of transient abnormalities in autonomic nervous system maturation in SIDS.

Summary:

  • SIDS is characterized by a temporary dysfunction in the maturation of the vegetative nervous system.
  • Non-specific factors can trigger or facilitate death in infants with this underlying vulnerability.
  • Current diagnostic methods lack the accuracy to identify this maturational abnormality, hindering prediction and definitive cause attribution.

Related Experiment Videos

Impact:

  • Highlights the need for improved diagnostic tools to identify autonomic nervous system dysfunction in infants.
  • Emphasizes the limitations in predicting and definitively explaining SIDS cases with current medical knowledge.
  • Underscores the importance of continued research into the pathophysiology of SIDS to reduce infant mortality.