Sudden Unexplained Nocturnal Death Syndrome: Epidemiological and Morphological Characteristics in Thai Autopsy Cases
| Autor: | Supawon Srettabunjong |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Sudden Unexplained Nocturnal Death Syndrome Autopsy Urinary incontinence Coronary Artery Disease 01 natural sciences Pathology and Forensic Medicine Sudden cardiac death 03 medical and health sciences Death Sudden Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Age Distribution Seizures Epidemiology Genetics Medicine Humans 030216 legal & forensic medicine Occupations Forensic Pathology Lung Retrospective Studies Heart weight Smokers business.industry Mortality rate Myocardium 010401 analytical chemistry Snoring Non-Smokers Organ Size Middle Aged medicine.disease Thailand 0104 chemical sciences Urinary Incontinence Acute pancreatitis Blood Alcohol Content Seasons medicine.symptom business Sleep |
| Zdroj: | Journal of forensic sciences. 64(3) |
| ISSN: | 1556-4029 |
| Popis: | With limited knowledge on epidemiological and morphological characteristics of sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome (SUNDS), this study was aimed to identify such data in Thai SUNDS autopsy cases. All the cases were men and nondrug abusers aged 20-49 years old. Most cases were originated in the Northeastern region of Thailand. Half of them were found dead from midnight to 6 a.m., with a peak time at 2 a.m. The death rate was relatively higher in May and June. Most SUNDS cases were blue-collar workers (93.2%) and nonsmokers (60%), with a normal BMI (72.1%). Approximately one-fifth of the cases had detectable blood alcohol concentrations. Symptoms before death were respiratory difficulty, seizures, and urinary incontinence. Their mean heart weight was 329.8 ± 35.1 g. Their lungs (88.6%) had some degree of congestion. Acute pancreatitis was not found in these SUNDS cases, and approximately half (40.9%) of the cases had their gastric content |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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