Cerebral white matter lesions in sudden infant death syndrome.
In 21.6% of infants who died of sudden infant death syndrome, the cerebral white matter showed areas of leukomalacia. Of those infants with congenital heart disease, 24.8% had lesions, whereas 4.4% of infants who died from known acute causes had lesions. The sites of the cerebral white matter lesions, subcortical or periventricular, seem to be related to the age of the infant.
D000367:Age Factors; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D004678:Encephalomalacia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008264:Macrophages / Q000473:pathology; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000473:pathology; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013577:Syndrome