Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
(SIDS) Or COT death
(SIDS) Or COT death
Def:- Sudden unexpectrd death in infant of appearant good health,without giving a commonly accepted cause at autopsy.
The cause:- undefinite but may be:-
The cause:- undefinite but may be:-
- Suffocation.
- Infections:fulminant viral infections.
- Impaired respiratory reflexes.
- Diet : Improper diet causing nutritional deficiences or hypernatremia.
- Sensetivity to milk proteins.
- Cardiac conduction disorders.
- Co or Co2 poisoning.
- Overlying in the early life.
- Thermal: Hyper or hypothermia.
*Features of the syndrome:
- Age: () 2weeks and 2 years with a peak 2-3 months of life.
- Sex : males more than females.
- Social level: low socioeconomic level more than high socioeconomic level.
- Whether: cold winter more than hot summer.
- Twins more than single babies due to:
- increase icidence prematurity.
- low birth weight.
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