Table 1:
Alterations of the G-Mt in Perinatal and Infant Deaths
DN, ION, RN Neuropathological Alterations
Sudden Unexplained Death (SIUD + SNUD + SIDS) n = 28
Control Perinatal and Infant Death n = 16
p Value
hypoplasia
11
-
0.035
c-fos positivity
*
10
-
0.048
Apoptosis positivity
*
12
2
0.040
SIUD = sudden intrauterine unexplained death; SNUD = sudden neonatal unexplained death; SIDS = sudden infant death syndrome.
*
= >25% of immunopositive neurons.