Sudden Unexpected Postnatal Collapse of Newborn Infants: A Review of Cases, Definitions, Risks, and Preventive Measures

Translational Stroke Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 236-247

  Herlenius, Eric ^a   Kuhn, Pierre ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Birth asphyxia; Cardiorespiratory control; Hypoxia; Prone; Prostaglandin; Sudden unexpected postnatal collapse

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; PHENOBARBITAL;

APPARENT LIFE THREATENING EVENT; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING MECHANICS; COLLAPSE; CYANOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; INCIDENCE; MALE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SUDDEN UNEXPECTED POSTNATAL COLLAPSE; TACHYPNEA; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TRANSIENT TACHYPNEA OF THE NEWBORN;

ADENOSINE; BIRTH ASPHYXIA; CARDIORESPIRATORY CONTROL; HYPOXIA; PRONE; PROSTAGLANDIN; SUDDEN UNEXPECTED POSTNATAL COLLAPSE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 84875051026     PISSN: 18684483     EISSN: 1868601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12975-013-0255-4     Document Type: Review

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