Sudden infant death triggered by dive reflex
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CASE REPORT Sudden infant death triggered by dive reflex
The dive reflex is the reflex mechanism most frequently considered in the aetiopathogenesis of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). This seems to persist in human beings as an inheritance from diver birds and amphibians. It has been reported that washing the face with cold water or plunging into cold water can provoke cardiac deceleration through the intervention of the ambiguus and the vagal d...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0021-9746
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2004.020867