Ch 10 SIDS

Question 1

SIDS

Answer 1

“the sudden death of an infant under 1 year of age which remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the clinical history

Question 2

morphology

Answer 2

Multiple petechiae are the most common finding - present on thymus, visceral and parietal pleura, and epicardium
Congested lungs w/ vascular engorgement w/ or w/o pulmonary edema
CNS - astrogliosis of the brainstem and cerebellum Hypoplasia of the arcuate nucleus or decrease in brain stem neuronal populations

Question 3

pathogenesis

Answer 3

males and those who died of SIDS are at greater risk
immediate prior history of mild respiratory tract infection
maternal and environmental