Subdural Neomembranes and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Cranial dura maters of 36 consecutive infants with sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and 16 control infants coming to the Department of Coroner were examined microscopically to determine if subdural neomembranes are associated with cases submitted as SIDS. Thirty-one percent (31%) of the infants w...

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Published in:Journal of forensic sciences 1998-03, Vol.43 (2), p.375-376
Main Authors: Rogers, CB, Itabashi, HH, Tomiyasu, U, Heuser, ET
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Birth Injuries - complications
Craniocerebral Trauma - complications
Dura Mater - injuries
Dura Mater - pathology
Hematoma, Subdural - epidemiology
Hematoma, Subdural - etiology
Hematoma, Subdural - pathology
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Sudden Infant Death - epidemiology
Sudden Infant Death - etiology
Sudden Infant Death - pathology
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Summary:Cranial dura maters of 36 consecutive infants with sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and 16 control infants coming to the Department of Coroner were examined microscopically to determine if subdural neomembranes are associated with cases submitted as SIDS. Thirty-one percent (31%) of the infants with SIDS and 13% of control infants had organizing subdural neomembranes (p > 0.05). Overall prevalence of organizing subdural neomembranes was 25% in the group examined. In all but two cases, birth trauma could be excluded as a cause of head trauma by aging neomembranes histologically. No association was found between type of delivery (vaginal or Cesarean) and presence of a subdural neomembrane. Subdural neomembranes are common in infants autopsied in a forensic setting, but they may be missed without a microscopic examination. Subdural neomembranes have no demonstrated association with SIDS.
ISSN:0022-1198
1556-4029
DOI:10.1520/JFS16149J