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Are lethal audiogenic seizures a missing link to the sudden infant death syndrome?
Medical hypotheses - 1 Jan 2004
Rubens Daniel D
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenesis of human seizure disorders has largely been derived from rodent models. A number of rodent and chick strains exhibit a genetic predisposition for lethal audiogenic seizures (AGSs) in the first year of life. Consideration is warranted that this disorder may be linked to the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Factors that carry a strong association with SIDS such as hyperthermia and the prone...
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