Sudden death in infancy, childhood, and adolescence

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ISBN: 0521825822, 9780521825825, 9780511165672

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Roger W. Byard0521825822, 9780521825825, 9780511165672

Including 1200 new references, 300 new illustrations and an extensively revised chapter on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), this new edition covers the complete range of natural causes of death, and their pathological investigation, taking into consideration current advances in our understanding of genetic susceptibility and pathophysiology. Individual sections consider in detail deaths due to inflicted and non-inflicted injuries as well as to natural diseases. First Edition Hb (1994): 0-521-42031-8

Table of contents :
Cover……Page 1
Contents……Page 8
Foreword……Page 10
Preface……Page 12
Preface to the first edition……Page 14
Acknowledgments……Page 16
Part I Introduction……Page 20
1 Sudden pediatric death: an overview……Page 22
Part II Unintentional trauma……Page 28
2 Accidents……Page 30
Part III Intentional trauma……Page 94
3 Homicide and suicide……Page 96
Part IV Natural disease……Page 184
4 Infectious conditions……Page 186
5 Cardiac conditions……Page 221
6 Vascular conditions……Page 268
7 Respiratory conditions……Page 347
8 Neurologic conditions……Page 369
9 Hematologic conditions……Page 412
10 Gastrointestinal and genitourinary conditions……Page 431
11 Metabolic and endocrine conditions……Page 457
12 Miscellaneous conditions……Page 488
Part V Sudden infant death syndrome……Page 508
13 Sudden infant death syndrome……Page 510
Appendix I Autopsy information pamphlet……Page 595
Appendix II Pediatric forensic autopsy guidelines……Page 597
Appendix III The Sudden Unexplained Infant Death Investigation Report Form……Page 605
Appendix IV International Standardized Autopsy Protocol……Page 616
Appendix V Autopsy checklist for possible non-accidental injury……Page 631
Appendix VI Autopsy checklist for possible metabolic disorders……Page 632
Appendix VII Autopsy checklist for possible sepsis……Page 634
Appendix VIII Autopsy checklist for possible poisoning……Page 636
Index……Page 638

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