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SIDS: Permissive or Privileged "Diagnosis"?

SIDS: Permissive or Privileged "Diagnosis"? plausible ones, have been dismissed or ignored because Beckwith’s proposal is somewhat similar to the Sta- not all SIDS cases fit into 1 single category. vanger definition we suggested in 1995 (ie, sudden death The third issue that continues to frustrate SIDS re- in infancy unexplained after a review of the clinical his- searchers is the scarcity of suitable controls; deaths of tory, examination of the circumstances of death, and post- healthy infants of comparable age are exceedingly rare. mortem examination). Perhaps the Stavanger definition Therefore, the definition of suitable controls for SIDS stud- could be used as the generic definition encompassing the ies may be equally important. 3 categories of SIDS suggested by Beckwith. I strongly support Beckwith’s suggestion to orga- nize a meeting of pathologists with experience in SIDS Torleiv Ole Rognum, MD, PhD to address the various issues raised in his article. Hope- Institute of Forensic Medicine fully a solution will be found so that SIDS research can University of Oslo benefit from the unprecedented recent advances in mod- The National Hospital ern cellular and molecular biology. Examples include the 0027 Oslo discovery of defects in cardiac potassium (K ) channels, Norway mitochondrial DNA, and enzymopathies http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Pediatrics American Medical Association

SIDS: Permissive or Privileged "Diagnosis"?

Berry, P. J.
JAMA Pediatrics , Volume 157 (3) – Mar 1, 2003
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plausible ones, have been dismissed or ignored because Beckwith’s proposal is somewhat similar to the Sta- not all SIDS cases fit into 1 single category. vanger definition we suggested in 1995 (ie, sudden death The third issue that continues to frustrate SIDS re- in infancy unexplained after a review of the clinical his- searchers is the scarcity of suitable controls; deaths of tory, examination of the circumstances of death, and post- healthy infants of comparable age are exceedingly rare. mortem examination). Perhaps the Stavanger definition Therefore, the definition of suitable controls for SIDS stud- could be used as the generic definition encompassing the ies may be equally important. 3 categories of SIDS suggested by Beckwith. I strongly support Beckwith’s suggestion to orga- nize a meeting of pathologists with experience in SIDS Torleiv Ole Rognum, MD, PhD to address the various issues raised in his article. Hope- Institute of Forensic Medicine fully a solution will be found so that SIDS research can University of Oslo benefit from the unprecedented recent advances in mod- The National Hospital ern cellular and molecular biology. Examples include the 0027 Oslo discovery of defects in cardiac potassium (K ) channels, Norway mitochondrial DNA, and enzymopathies

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Published: Mar 1, 2003

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