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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome-Reply

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome-Reply This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract We are in agreement with many of the points which Dr. Shaw made in his letter. In fact, I thought that we had made many of those points in the article. The dive reflex is certainly a conservative reflex, and cannot be blamed for death in terms of its normal operation. The striking feature of our experiments was that, when the initial stimulus was removed, two of the very young monkeys did not spontaneously recover. Respirations had to be established by resuscitation. It is this aspect that we emphasized in our speculation about cause for sudden infant death (SID). The ease with which the very young monkey could give up respiration, with a potentially fatal outcome, raises the possibility of reversion of the control of respiration to a stable "off position," similar to the fetal state. Although Dr. Shaw rightly points out that fetal animals make respiratory movements, these are http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Diseases of Children American Medical Association

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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1972 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0002-922X
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10.1001/archpedi.1972.02110170165029
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Abstract

This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract We are in agreement with many of the points which Dr. Shaw made in his letter. In fact, I thought that we had made many of those points in the article. The dive reflex is certainly a conservative reflex, and cannot be blamed for death in terms of its normal operation. The striking feature of our experiments was that, when the initial stimulus was removed, two of the very young monkeys did not spontaneously recover. Respirations had to be established by resuscitation. It is this aspect that we emphasized in our speculation about cause for sudden infant death (SID). The ease with which the very young monkey could give up respiration, with a potentially fatal outcome, raises the possibility of reversion of the control of respiration to a stable "off position," similar to the fetal state. Although Dr. Shaw rightly points out that fetal animals make respiratory movements, these are

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American Journal of Diseases of Children – American Medical Association

Published: Nov 1, 1972

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