Carter G, Jancar J
Psychol Med. 1984 Aug;14(3):691-5. doi: 10.1017/s0033291700015300.
Trends in the incidence and causes of sudden deaths in a hospital group for the mentally handicapped were identified during a 50-year period, and the two halves of the period were compared. There were significantly more deaths in the second 25-year period than in the first. Longevity was greater during the second period, and a decrease in deaths due to status epilepticus was outweighed by an increase in deaths from arterial degenerative disease in the larger number of older patients. In the second period there was also a significant rise in sudden deaths due to asphyxia, probably attributable to modern medication with side-effects giving rise to feeding difficulties.
在50年的时间里，确定了一家智障患者医院群体中猝死的发生率和原因趋势，并对该时间段的前半段和后半段进行了比较。在第二个25年期间的死亡人数明显多于第一个25年期间。第二个时期的寿命更长，癫痫持续状态导致的死亡人数减少，被大量老年患者中动脉退行性疾病导致的死亡人数增加所抵消。在第二个时期，窒息导致的猝死也显著增加，这可能归因于现代药物的副作用导致喂养困难。
