Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. From Pathophysiological Prospects (Hardcover)

ABOUT THIS BOOK

Includes both physiological aspects and pathological aspects of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Based on a prospective study of SIDS, evaluates arousal deficiency as a causal factor
Provides updated and comprehensive information on SIDS research and related science

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is characterised by the sudden death of an infant that is not predicted by prior medical history and it is still responsible for a large percentage of infant mortalities. The exact causes have long remained unknown, though some risk factors such as including exposure to tobacco smoke, no breast feeding, and prone sleeping position, have been identified. However an analysis linking neurophysiological and neuropathological aspects in a prospective study of SIDS suggests that one of the causes of SIDS is arousal deficiency. This unique book provides the latest, comprehensive information on SIDS research from epidemiology to physiology.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Sudden infant death syndrome and the pedunculpontine tegmental nucleus2. Developmental alteration of hypocretins (orexins) in the brainstem in the sudden infant death syndrome3. Sleep deprivation in infants, children and adolescents4. Sleep disturbance in children resulting from noises exposure5. Sudden infant death syndrome from the perspective of arousal deficiency6. Cerebral blood oxygenation changes over the occipital and frontal cortexes during sucking in infants: an optical topographic study7. Mismatch negativity in healthy neonates and premature babies