BuddyLeesWife Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 Exerpts from the CNN report on SIDS. The study was published in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association.CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- In a small study with big implications, researchers found some of the strongest evidence yet that sudden infant death syndrome -- a medical and sometimes legal mystery once known as crib death -- may be caused by brain stem abnormalitiesThe brain stem abnormalities involve an imbalance in the way the brain uses the neurotransmitter serotonin. The brain chemical plays a role in regulating mood and is the target for many depression-fighting drugs. But it also influences breathing, body temperature and arousal from sleep.http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/10/31/sids....h.ap/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylortotmom Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 I had the same thought- interesting.Carmen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukkychrm42 Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 I heard elsewhere that SIDS was thought to be related to autonomic abnormalities, but I'll have to read this and see what it says. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poohbear Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 My Sleep specialist said SIDS is definately ANS related and he said most of us with ANS dysfunction will not have normal sleep studies. For myself, I do not get the deep stages of sleep. The Dr's explanation is that the ANS has to take over when you are in the deeper stages of sleep....my body/ANS system can't handle that. My study showed that my brain was waking me up very quickly after entering a deeper stage of sleep. The Dr said as long as the ANS doesn't work right it will try to wake you up so that you continue to breath. He said in infants, the difference is more pronounces and their ANS system is wired bad and the ANS system CAN'T wake the baby up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyLeesWife Posted November 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 Maybe some good will come of this:First, if they are able to prevent the tragic loss from SIDS and secondly, if it is autonomic related, maybe we will benefit from more research.Another Article from WebMD http://www.webmd.com/content/article/129/1...CFSA6SQodGQKenwClue to Sudden Infant Death SyndromeBrain Stem Abnormality Seen in SIDS Babies, Study Shows "Normal babies wake up when the air they breathe contains too much carbon dioxide and not enough oxygen, but the thinking is that babies susceptible to SIDS lack this arousal reflex."And Still Another: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/545200Preterm Infants and Sleeping PositionWilliam T. Basco, Jr, MD, FAAP Effect of Prone and Supine Position on Sleep, Apneas, and Arousal in Preterm InfantsAccording to Bhat and colleagues, previous research has demonstrated that, in preterm infants, prone sleeping position is associated with a marked increase in rates of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).[1] This study sought to examine a larger number of preterm infants than that included in other studies in order to determine how sleep position might be associated with apneas or sleep quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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