Kahn A, Rebuffat E, Sottiaux M, Muller M F
Pediatric Sleep Unit, University Children's Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
Lung. 1990;168 Suppl:920-4. doi: 10.1007/BF02718228.
Epidemiological studies of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) reveal a progressive increase in the incidence of cases, suggesting that the in utero environment and postneonatal care were less than optimal. Subtle differences in symptoms could indicate that, since birth, the SIDS infants are different from control infants, some having an autonomic dysfunction of the airway controls. These observations could contribute to a better understanding of some of the causes of sudden death in infants and could eventually lead to new therapeutic approaches.
婴儿猝死综合征（SIDS）的流行病学研究显示病例发生率呈逐步上升趋势，这表明子宫内环境和新生儿期后的护理并非最佳。症状上的细微差异可能表明，自出生起，SIDS婴儿就与对照婴儿不同，有些存在气道控制的自主神经功能障碍。这些观察结果有助于更好地理解婴儿猝死的一些原因，并最终可能带来新的治疗方法。
