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Brain Anomaly Linked to Sudden Infant Death
Brain Anomaly Linked to Sudden Infant Death
The discovery could explain why babies lying face down are more likely to die.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - An abnormality in part of the brain that controls breathing, arousal and other reflexes may be what causes sudden infant death syndrome, a finding that could lead to a preventive treatment, a study said on Tuesday.
The discovery could explain why babies lying face down are more likely to die, because in that position an infant's reflexes, including head turning and arousal, are harder to trigger when breathing is challenged, the report from Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School said.
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