Sudden death, febrile seizures, and hippocampal and temporal lobe maldevelopment in toddlers: A new entity

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 455-463

  Kinney, Hannah C ^a   Chadwick, Amy E ^b   Crandall, Laura A ^c   Grafe, Marjorie ^d   Armstrong, Dawna L ^e   Kupsky, William J ^f   Trachtenberg, Felicia L ^g   Krous, Henry F ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CJ Foundation for SIDS   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

^g NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammon's horn sclerosis; Microdysgenesis; Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP); Sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC); Temporal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; TEMPORAL LOBE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH, SUDDEN; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PRONE POSITION; SEIZURES, FEBRILE; SLEEP; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 76149106812     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: 16155742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2350/08-09-0542.1     Document Type: Article

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