Pathophysiology of sudden upper airway obstruction in sleeping infants and its relevance for SIDS

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1988:533:314-28. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1988.tb37261.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Airway Obstruction / physiopathology*
  • Asphyxia / physiopathology
  • Chemoreceptor Cells / physiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Larynx / physiopathology
  • Sleep / physiology*
  • Sleep Apnea Syndromes / physiopathology
  • Sudden Infant Death / etiology*
  • Syncope / physiopathology
  • Valsalva Maneuver