A possible cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

It is suggested that an orienting response to loud sound causes apnea, which, in already asphyxic infants, triggers a maximal secondary chemoreceptor response, with massive vagal stimulation of the heart, which causes heart arrest.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medical hypotheses 2020-03, Vol.136, p.109520-109520, Article 109520
1. Verfasser:	Blix, Arnoldus Schytte
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Altitude Animals Asphyxia - physiopathology Fetal Hemoglobin - analysis Heart - physiopathology Heart Arrest - complications Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Life Sciences & Biomedicine Medicine, Research & Experimental Rabbits Research & Experimental Medicine Science & Technology Sleep Apnea Syndromes - complications Sound Sudden Infant Death - etiology Vagus Nerve - physiopathology
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Zusammenfassung:	It is suggested that an orienting response to loud sound causes apnea, which, in already asphyxic infants, triggers a maximal secondary chemoreceptor response, with massive vagal stimulation of the heart, which causes heart arrest.
ISSN:	0306-9877 1532-2777
DOI:	10.1016/j.mehy.2019.109520