The relationship of drug abuse to unexplained sudden death.

Unexplained sudden death and the likelihood of drug abuse.

The common history of drug abuse in adults with an undetermined cause of death has led us to hypothesize that chronic drug abuse increases the risk of sudden death. To begin evaluating this hypothesis, we conducted a retrospective case-control study of 61 decedents whose cause of death remained undetermined following autopsy matched one to one to a control group of pedestrians or passengers kil...

[Efforts to gain further insight into unexplained deaths among children].

Child abuse can be overlooked as a cause of death, particularly in cases in which there is initially no known cause of death and the death remains unexplained. To rectify this serious situation, both the government and member of parliament Arib have developed proposals to amend the procedures found in the Burial and Cremation Act regarding the deaths of minors. The government hopes to promote c...

Prevalence and the Relationship between Characteristics and Parental Conditions with Risk Factors for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Introduction  Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is a disease which causes unexpected death of infants aged less than 1 year. Given the undeniable role of parents in the presence or absence of SIDS risk factors, the present study aimed to studythe prevalence and the relationship between characteristics and conditions of parent’s infants with SIDS risk factors. Materials and Methods  In this cr...

Alcohol and drug abuse: causes of sudden death.

Syncope and risk of sudden death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

BACKGROUND The prognostic significance of syncope has not been investigated systematically in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and treatment strategies have been based largely on intuition and experience. METHODS AND RESULTS We assessed the relationship between syncope and sudden death in 1511 consecutive patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Unexplained (n=153) or neurally mediated (n=52) s...