title: Why should we study the infant 'near miss for Sudden Infant Death'?
abstract: The use of 'near miss for Sudden Infant Death syndrome' infants as a model toward understanding the Sudden Infant Death syndrome has been questioned. Although there are numerous problems in delineating this patient population and defining events occurring during sleep, continuous polygraphic monitoring demonstrates potentially life-threatening events.
mesh_terms: D001919:Bradycardia / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D012008:Recurrence; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D012895:Sleep, REM; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen