From epidemiology to physiology and pathology: Apnea and arousal deficient theories in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) - With particular reference to hypoxic brainstem gliosis

Forensic Science International

Volumn 130, Issue SUPPL., 2002, Pages 21-29

  Sawaguchi, Toshiko ^a   Franco, Patricia ^b   Kato, Ineko ^c   Shimizu, Satoru ^a   Kadhim, Hazim ^b   Groswasser, Jose ^b   Sottiaux, Martine ^b   Togari, Hajime ^c   Kobayashi, Makio ^a   Takashima, Sachio ^d   Nishida, Hiroshi ^a   Sawaguchi, Akiko ^a   Kahn, Andre ^b  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apnea; Arousal; Brainstem; Gliosis; Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GLIOSIS; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; SEPTIC SHOCK; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

EID: 0037078106     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0379-0738(02)00135-4     Document Type: Article

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