Gliosis in neonatal SUDI cases

作者：Chiu May; Elder Dawn^*; Zuccollo Jane

来源：Acta Paediatrica, 2012, 101(1): 30-33.

DOI：10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02413.x

• Bedsharing
• Gliosis
• Neonatal care
• Sudden infant death syndrome
• Sudden unexpected infant deaths

Aim: To review sudden unexpected infant deaths (SUDI) in the first 28 days of life referred to a Coronial Perinatal Forensic Pathology Service over a 10-year period from 2000 to 2009. %26lt;br%26gt;Methods: Cases were collected from mortuary records, and a retrospective review of autopsy reports and other available infant records was undertaken. %26lt;br%26gt;Results: Twenty-four neonatal SUDI were reviewed. For eight infants, a diagnosis was made at autopsy. For the remaining 16 infants, 14 (87.5%) were bedsharing at the time of death. Maori infants and those living in deprived neighbourhoods were over-represented. Only two infants were preterm, and four were growth-restricted. At post-mortem, white matter gliosis was found in 10 of the 16 (62.5%) unexplained SUDI cases. %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusion: Sudden unexpected infant deaths occur in the first month of life in association with bedsharing. Gliosis may be an important associated risk factor, and its presence indicates a previous insult of prenatal onset.

• 出版日期2012-1