Neck extension and rotation in sudden infant death syndrome and other natural infant deaths

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 154-159

  Krous, Henry F ^a,b   Nadeau, Julie M ^a   Silva, Patricia D ^a   Blackbourne, Brian D ^b,c  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Office of the Medical Examiner   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain stem ischemia; Neck position; Other natural infant death; Sudden infant death syndrome; Vertebral artery compression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM INFARCTION; CHILD DEATH; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; VERTEBRAL ARTERY STENOSIS;

FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NECK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; TORSION;

EID: 0035126093     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100240010136     Document Type: Article

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