Incomplete Arousal Processes in Infants Who Were Victims of Sudden Death

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 168, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1298-1303

  Kato, Ineko ^b   Franco, Patricia ^b   Groswasser, Jose ^b   Scaillet, Sonia ^b   Kelmanson, Igor ^b   Togari, Hajime ^b   Kahn, Andre ^a  

^a HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Apnea; Arousal; Death; Sleep; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

APNEA; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NIGHT SLEEP; NONREM SLEEP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; TIME; WAKEFULNESS;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP AROUSAL DISORDERS; SLEEP, REM; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0345172342     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200301-134OC     Document Type: Article

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