Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Week 6 (MIDTERMS)

also known as cot death or crib death

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

is the sudden unexplained death of a child less than one year of age

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

diagnosis requires that the death remains unexplained even after a thorough autopsy and detailed death scene investigation

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

usually occurs during sleep

SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (SIDS)

CARDIO

irregular heartbeat (QTc) associated with SIDS

CORTEX

maintains sleep, responds to wake-up signal

RESPIRATORY

signals danger to subcortex when blocked

SUBCORTEX

sends wake-up signal to cortex