Sudden death in toddlers associated with developmental abnormalities of the hippocampus: A report of five cases

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 208-223

  Kinney, Hannah C ^a   Armstrong, Dawna L ^b   Chadwick, Amy E ^c   Crandall, Laura A ^d   Hilbert, Chelsea ^d   Belliveau, Richard A ^a   Kupsky, William J ^e   Krous, Henry F ^c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d CJ Foundation for SIDS   (United States)

^e WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Febrile seizure; Hippocampus; Sudc (sudden unexplained death in childhood)

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CHILD DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEAD INJURY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SLEEP; SUDDEN DEATH; SUDDEN UNEXPLAINED DEATH IN CHILDHOOD; TEMPORAL LOBE; TODDLER; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CASE REPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; INFANT; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AUTOPSY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH, SUDDEN; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SEIZURES, FEBRILE;

EID: 34447634892     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: 16155742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2350/06-08-0144.1     Document Type: Article

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