"Sudden Infant Death" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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)
| Descriptor ID |
D013398
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.260.322.625 C23.550.260.657.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Sudden Infant Death- Sudden Infant Death
- Cot Death
- Cot Deaths
- Death, Cot
- SID
- SIDS
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
- Death, Sudden Infant
- Infant Death, Sudden
- Crib Death
- Death, Crib
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sudden Infant Death" by people in Profiles.
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Comparing the Risk of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death to Common Causes of Childhood Injury Death. J Pediatr. 2019 09; 212:224-227.e5.
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Protecting Infants From Sleep-Related Deaths: A Wake-up Call. JAMA Pediatr. 2018 08 01; 172(8):714-715.
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Types of Objects in the Sleep Environment Associated With Infant Suffocation and Strangulation. Acad Pediatr. 2017 Nov - Dec; 17(8):893-901.
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Analysis of PAC1 receptor gene variants in Caucasian and African American infants dying of sudden infant death syndrome. Acta Paediatr. 2013 Dec; 102(12):e546-52.
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Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in African Americans: polymorphisms in the gene encoding the stress peptide pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP). Acta Paediatr. 2009 Mar; 98(3):482-9.
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Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS): kindred disorders of autonomic regulation. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2008 Dec 10; 164(1-2):38-48.
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HTR2A variation and sudden infant death syndrome: a case-control analysis. Acta Paediatr. 2009 Jan; 98(1):58-61.
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Genetic variation in the HTR1A gene and sudden infant death syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2008 Apr 01; 146A(7):930-3.
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Sudden infant death syndrome: rare mutation in the serotonin system FEV gene. Pediatr Res. 2007 Aug; 62(2):180-2.
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: review of implicated genetic factors. Am J Med Genet A. 2007 Apr 15; 143A(8):771-88.