Diseases

Sudden Infant Death

The abrupt and unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant under one year of age, remaining unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the clinical history. (Pediatr Pathol 1991 Sep-Oct;11(5):677-84)

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Abstract

The abrupt and unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant under one year of age, remaining unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the clinical history. (Pediatr Pathol 1991 Sep-Oct;11(5):677-84)

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Cot Death
  • Crib Death
  • Death, Sudden Infant
  • SID
  • SIDS
  • Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
  • Cot Deaths
  • Death, Cot
  • Death, Crib
  • Infant Death, Sudden

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, diagnosis, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, immunology, pathology, prevention & control.

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History Note

75; SID was see SUDDEN INFANT DEATH 1993

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  • Death, Sudden (1966-1974)

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  1. C23.550.260w.322.625w
  2. C23.550.260w.657w.500w

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WS 430

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sudden Infant Death. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013398. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013398
  2. Sudden Infant Death. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIDS
  3. Sudden Infant Death. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161801