title: [Nocturnal sudden death].
abstract: Sudden death is natural death which is rapid and unexpected. Various epidemiological surveys indicate that the incidence of sudden death in Japan is about 100,000 annually, of which 60-70% are due to cardiovascular causes. One third of the victims die while sleeping in the night. Several disorders which may cause nocturnal sudden death, including "Pokkuri disease", are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Internal Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical School.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yoshimoto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000453:epidemiology