title: [Apparent life threatening events (ALTE): prelude to SIDS? Description of 14 cases].
abstract: The peak incidence of the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is between 2 and 4 months of age. Its pathology is extremely heterogenous, infection, hypoxia and many others factors are all implicated. We examine here the possible relation between SIDS and Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE). We describe 14 cases that we have observed to establish a primary connection between these two situations and to identify a risk-group for an accurate follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Pediatrica, Università degli Studi, Pisa.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baracchini
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rossomando
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chiaravalloti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Buti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ceccarelli
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: ALTE: preludio alla SIDS? Descrizione di 14 casi.