Crib death-- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) [electronic resource] : sudden infant and perinatal unexplained death: the pathologist's viewpoint / Giulia Ottaviani.

INTRODUCTION
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Sudden Intrauterine Unexplained Death (SIUD)
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Clinical and pathological information form
Post mortem regulation on SIDS
Necropsy procedures
Cardiac sampling and study of the conduction system
Brainstem sampling and inherent techniques
Study of the carotid bifurcation, ganglia and paraganglia
Lung: evaluation of the development stage
Immunohistochemistry and other techniques
RESULTS
Epidemiological results
Cardiac Conduction findings
Central autonomic nervous system findings
Hypoplasia and agenesis of the arcuate nucleus
Combined pulmonary and arcuate nucleus hypoplasia
Peripheral autonomic nervous system findings
DISCUSSION
Cardiac conduction pathology
Neuropathology
CONCLUDING REMARKS.