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| == Syndromes == | |||
| At least twelve sudden death syndromes have been reported:<ref>{{Cite book|title = Sudden Death in Epilepsy: Forensic and Clinical Issues|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=xXTcQ-TyK6MC|publisher = CRC Press|date = 2011-01-18|access-date = 2015-04-14|isbn = 9781439802236|language = en|first = Claire M.|last = Lathers|first2 = Paul L.|last2 = Schraeder|first3 = Michael W.|last3 = Bungo|first4 = Jan E.|last4 = Leestma|page = xv}}</ref> | |||
| * ] (SUDEP) | |||
| * sudden death in middle aged men | |||
| * ] (SUNDS) | |||
| * sudden death from fright | |||
| * ] (SIDS) | |||
| * sudden death in young athletes | |||
| * sudden death associated with drug use | |||
| * ] | |||
| * sudden death during sedative drug (including alcohol) withdrawal | |||
| * sudden death during delirium | |||
| * sudden death from stroke (including subarachnoid hemorrhage) | |||
| * sudden death from head injury | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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A sudden death is a natural, unexpected death in an apparently healthy person, or a person for whom a relatively minor disease is not expected to result in death. It is not death due to complications of a known disease, such as an infection that worsens over time. To be a sudden death, symptoms can appear no more than 60 minutes before the death.
Most sudden deaths are due to heart diseases, especially sudden cardiac death. Some sudden deaths are caused by epilepsy or other conditions. A typical classification subdivides sudden deaths into arrhythmic, circulatory, and non-cardiac deaths. However, it is sometimes difficult to properly classify any given death, as some neurological diseases may produce symptoms of cardiac arrhythmia.
Causes
The following are the most common diseases for sudden unexpected death.
- Myocardial infarction and other heart problems
- Brochial asthma
- Brain stroke
- Epilepsy
- Acute renal failure
The most common causes depend upon the age and health of the affected person.
Syndromes
At least twelve sudden death syndromes have been reported:
- sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)
- sudden death in middle aged men
- sudden unexpected nocturnal death syndrome (SUNDS)
- sudden death from fright
- sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
- sudden death in young athletes
- sudden death associated with drug use
- sudden cardiac death
- sudden death during sedative drug (including alcohol) withdrawal
- sudden death during delirium
- sudden death from stroke (including subarachnoid hemorrhage)
- sudden death from head injury
References
- Brugada, Ramon (2010-01-18). Clinical Approach to Sudden Cardiac Death Syndromes. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 91. ISBN 9781848829275.
- Allen, Hugh D. (2008). Moss and Adams' Heart Disease in Infants, Children, and Adolescents: Including the Fetus and Young Adult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 343. ISBN 9780781786843.
- Lathers, Claire M.; Schraeder, Paul L.; Bungo, Michael W.; Leestma, Jan E. (2011-01-18). Sudden Death in Epilepsy: Forensic and Clinical Issues. CRC Press. p. xv. ISBN 9781439802236. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
External links
- http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sudden-cardiac-arrest/in-depth/sudden-death/art-20047571
- http://www.sads.org.uk/sudden_death.htm
- http://pathology.jhu.edu/scd/disease.html
- https://poptop.hypermart.net/sudden.html