A “wear and tear” hypothesis to explain Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the leading cause of death in USA infants under one year of age accounting for approximately 2,700 deaths per year. Although formally SIDS dates back at least 2,000 years and was even mentioned in the Hebrew Bible (Kings 3:19) its etiology remains unexplained p...

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Main Author: Eran Elhaik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2016.00180/full